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For as long as I could remember, the four of us shared everything.

Stories.

Secrets.

Laughter.

Broken hearts.

So when we found a pair of pants that, by some miracle, fit each of us

perfectly, we took it on faith they'd come into our lives for a reason.

that summer and the two that followed the pants had the magic of keeping us

together no matter where they found us

they saw

us through times of love

Times of loss

And

times of change

And

those moments where you feel your life just lift

up and take off

That fall, when we left for college, I watched each of my friends settle into a

new life.

Tibby was at NYU.

Bridget made the soccer team at Brown.

And Lena, she was on scholarship at Rhode Island School of Design.

They made it look so easy, fitting right in and making new friends, while I was

at Yale just waiting for something to feel real or familiar.

I was lost without them, especially when it felt like my mom was moving on too.

I believed that the sisterhood could survive anything.

But maybe the pants had done just about all a pair of pants could do.

And the rest, we had to learn on our own.

How to become ourselves without losing each other.

Amen.

Costas? I'm so sorry, nena.

I know how much Bobby meant to you.

It's good to see you.

These past few months, I've just... I've missed you.

I only broke up with you because... Kostas?

Are you ready?

Nena?

This is Melia.

My wife.

and treachery in me, your queen.

Wait, Costas got married?

Yep. Apparently there's a B-A-B-Y on the way. Oh, my God.

But I think it's a whole story. You know, Lena, you practically have to

heimlich it out of her.

Well, she must be devastated.

Wait, why didn't she call me? I hardly hear from her or any of you. Yeah, well,

she was probably planning on telling you when school gets out. Hey, listen, I

gotta go.

I think I just found Bliss.

Love you.

Okay, love you too.

Here you go.

How was it?

It was great. One of your best.

Excuse me. Out of the way.

Oh, my God. There is nothing more invigorating than a full house.

Here, take it down.

I just want to get this dress off.

I can barely breathe.

Perfect. Thank you. You're welcome.

These care for you during intermission.

Oh, great.

Well? Well, at least she's consistent.

My mother always sends two dozen yellow roses every time she doesn't show up.

Let's see.

Sorry I couldn't be there, darling. See you in Vermont.

Have you ever been to Vermont?

Vermont? Yeah, I'm doing an acting internship at the Village Theatre Arts

Festival this summer.

I mean, my mom will have to go to that show. A lot of her friends will be in

it. Professional actors. We actually get to work with them.

Hey, Carmen, they're always looking for people backstage.

I could pull a few strings for you if you're interested.

Oh, wow.

That's really nice of you, but, um, I made plans to go home, because my mom's

pregnant, and we're moving, and basically my friends would kill me if I

wasn't home.

But thank you. Yeah, I understand.

Dad, home!

Dad?

Bridget!

Hey, honey.

I didn't expect you home so soon.

I know, me either.

You hungry? Want a slice?

Favorite recipe.

Uh, no, it's okay. I ate on the road.

So how's school?

Good.

Yeah.

How's everything with you?

Oh, good.

You know, same.

I guess I'll go and pack.

Get some rest.

Mom!

Mom!

What is it?

Where's my stuff?

We just wanted to get a jump start on all the packing. It's gonna be fine.

Here are your towels.

Well, it's all that theater work.

Theater work? What, acting? I always said you were a drama queen.

Well, thank you, but no, it's more behind-the-scenes stuff.

So does this mean you're going to be able to help me out with my screenplay

for summer school?

Summer school?

Well, yeah, I got an incomplete.

I was supposed to write a romantic comedy, but my characters broke up.

So that means you're going to be in New York the whole summer? Yeah, it sucks.

Well, at least Brian will come visit you every weekend.

Yeah, and have the guy worship the ground you walk on. Don't you just hate

that in a guy?

My boots.

She makes me nervous when she does this.

No!

She's a cake.

We're gonna be like 85 climbing up these stairs, we're not gonna be able to do

that again.

Okay, Tib, please come out of downward dock.

Pants?

Check.

Junk food?

Oh, wow.

Check. Add some chick.

80s music, check.

I forgot, what do we do first?

Carmen goes next, and she does the, um... Blah, blah, blah, blah, rules one,

two, and three of the pants.

Blah, blah, blah, prayer, and we hold hands.

And then we all sit around and pray.

That's very sentimental, Divvy, thank you. No, I'm just saying, we've been

doing this for a couple summers now, you know, we don't need, like, the ritual of

it every single time. Well, why not? It's not any less important. Okay, you

guys, let's just keep the same rotation.

Okay? So, what, now you guys don't care about it either? We care.

Yeah, but Karma, we've done this a million times. It's not like it's that

big of a deal anymore.

So if we just keep going as usual, then you have them for a week and you pass

them on. Yeah.

B's next.

Just don't take them on any of your digs with those corroded bones and corpses.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not painting in a studio all summer. Wait, what are you

guys talking about?

Bones and studios?

What is that?

Oh, I got accepted into this archaeological camp in Turkey.

So I'm going to go there for the summer.

Didn't you get my email?

No. I'm taking a figure-drawing class.

Cool.

What are your plans for the summer?

Um... I'm going to Vermont.

Really? Yep.

Oh, can't you take me with you to RISD? I'll die of boredom here, I swear.

Come on, I'm your sister.

I thought you were going back to Greece.

Oh, no, not until August.

Oh, God! Okay, that reminds me. What should I do about Kosos?

What do you mean?

You know, if I see him, what do I say?

Or do I not say anything?

Oh, God, I mean, what if I see him with her and she's, like, all out to hear and

everything?

I don't know.

Um... We agreed to see other people, so I knew there was a possibility that he'd

date someone, not get her pregnant and have to marry her.

God, whatever.

Just talk to him. Don't talk to him. I don't care.

Why didn't you tell me she'd been writing all these years?

Where did you get these?

Where you hid them.

Your mother and I weren't on speaking terms with Greta.

I thought it was in your best interest. My best interest?

What, to make me think my own grandmother didn't love me?

You had no right to do that to me. I had a right, Bridget.

I'm your father.

It's my job to protect you.

Protect me?

From what?

I can take care of myself, Dad, in case you hadn't noticed I've been doing it

for years.

Julia, Julia, Julia, darling.

How nice to have you back with us this season.

Thank you. How's your mother? Working?

Of course.

But she sends her love.

Tell her love should not be sent.

Carmen! This is Bill Kerr, our brilliant director.

Ah, ah, ah, ah. My actors are brilliant.

I merely facilitate them.

Carmen is one of my friends from Yale. Yale. Well, I shall try not to hold that

against you. Welcome to the theater.

Thanks. Charming.

He's like family. As you may have heard, this season on the

main stage, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale.

And... As is tradition, acting interns will be assigned roles in the ensemble,

with the exception of one sacrificial lamb.

Is he drunk?

Ladies.

Who will be cast in a leading role and have the great good fortune of working

very closely with me, Margaret.

Auditions begin tomorrow at 9 a.m.

By my troth, an hour I know not well.

I would like everyone to prepare a monologue or a scene from the play.

Oh, God, I could vomit. I'm so nervous.

Are you kidding? You're going to be fine. I'll run lines with you.

Surprise me.

Hello and welcome.

I am Professor Nasreen Mahani, director of the university program.

Let me show you where you'll be working.

Shall we?

Guessing you're a virgin?

Pardon me?

To figure drawing, I mean. You look a little nervous.

Nervous? No.

Oh, God, no.

I've never officially taken a class before, but I've been sketching people

my whole life.

I mean, it's just a model, right? It's not like I know the woman.

You normally talk that much when you're not nervous?

Actually, I don't normally talk this much, like, ever.

Good morning, everyone.

Please grab an easel and let's get started.

Leo. We're ready whenever you want.

Have fun.

Relax your strokes, Lena.

Find the areas of tension within the pose and then feel the contours as you

move through it.

Okay.

Okay, that's it for today.

Thanks, Leo.

He's a nude model, Lena, not a porn star.

Hey, Tibby, the return box is so jammed, nothing will fit through the slot. Do

you mind?

Yes, I absolutely mind.

It's inconsiderate of the customers and interferes with a timely collection of

late fees.

I'm going to call you back.

But, Tibby, just send the sketch.

Hey. Hey.

Should I have called?

No, I love surprises. Good. Tibby!

I'm with a customer!

Hi. Happy anniversary.

It's ten months today, and I thought we should celebrate.

You have a good memory.

I'm a romantic guy.

And I have a calendar myself.

Oh, God.

So how did you convince your boss to give you the weekend off? I told them

that the creators of Dragon's Lair were giving me a lifetime achievement award.

No, seriously.

I told them the truth.

And I had to see my favorite person in the world.

Oh, and you two.

Well, your favorite person in the whole wide world is clearly incompetent. Oh,

hell.

We have to... Well... Okay, that was way too simple.

How's everything so simple for you?

Everything's simple. I mean, you don't play games, you don't take three days to

call a girl back.

Would you like me to give you a simple answer?

Go on.

Because... I love you.

It's simple, huh? Yep.

It's that simple.

So you just use the L word and I'm

supposed to... swoon?

Get a little emotional?

That'd be nice.

I'm not going to fight you here.

I know you really want me to, but I can't.

So now that we have a new anniversary to celebrate I just want you to know that

even though I am a feminist I

Still do enjoy a nice box of chocolates.

And I don't hate all poetry.

You okay in there?

What's wrong?

I think, um... I think we had a malfunction.

It's not a computer. What do you mean?

It broke.

I don't understand.

Those things last forever in landfills. What... When did it break?

I don't know.

Look, I mean, I was a little preoccupied, you know? Well, are you

sure that it was a real one? Of course it was real.

I mean, my uncle gave it to me for graduation, you know? I was saving it.

For two years?

Brian!

God.

What was I, just like the first girl to say yes?

Of course not.

I wasn't the first girl?

No, I mean, of course you are.

Bastard.

Tibby, look, I understand that you're worried.

I'm not worried.

I just have to work on my script, you know, because it's due soon.

You sure?

Okay.

Can we hold the work, please?

And the rest is silence.

Ian, it's your time.

What you do still betters what is done.

When you speak, sweet, I'd have you do it ever.

And for the ordering your affairs to sing them to... Ian?

Oh, my God, I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

I don't know what happened. Are you okay?

As long as it wasn't a comment on my acting.

No, I wasn't even watching you.

Now that hurts.

No, that's not what I meant.

Um... Okay, you're fine. I'm fine.

Don't around.

Don't around.

Please. Okay.

Sorry.

Ian? I'm okay, Bill.

I think it's a jaw.

See?

Should've brushed more.

Hey guys.

Cheese!

Have a seat.

Good day in the dirt.

Oh, great. I almost have Hector all the way out.

Hector. Very heroic name.

What makes you think it's a he?

By the size of the skull. We found a female skull last week. And what did you

name her?

Cleo.

I've been searching for the last few bits of her because her skeleton's

almost complete.

It really doesn't get to you, does it?

No, why would it? I mean, these people are way long gone.

And what is way long?

How do you calculate the moment when a person's death becomes scientific rather

than emotional?

I don't know. I guess when the last person they knew died.

Oh. Then you, my friend, have a thing or two to learn from the Greeks.

Well.

Come on.

Bridget, come on. Go, go. No, only if you come. Come on. No, I'm tired. No,

you're not.

I just want to talk to you. Can you call me, please?

Hey, it's Carmen.

What rock are you hiding under?

I haven't heard from you in a while. Call me back.

Tip.

Lenny, I enclose with the pants a little bit of ancient dirt and a picture of me

with my new boyfriend, Hector.

Not exactly the lively type, but he's got the wisdom of the ages.

Aren't you a little early?

Oh. Pretty sure classes in Star feel like 12 hours or so.

Yeah, I just thought I'd come by and get in some extra studio time.

What are you doing here?

Is this yours?

In exchange for the modeling, they let me use the studio at night.

It's okay if you don't like it.

No, I like it.

I like it.

I really wish I were brave enough to try something like that. Oh, I'm sure you

have your own style.

I'm Leo, by the way. We didn't formally meet. I mean, I was at the... I saw...

McClath. Yeah.

I'm Lena.

Lena. Interesting genes, Lena.

Oh, yeah.

It's a long story.

I like long stories.

Who knows? Maybe you could tell me one over dinner sometime.

I like dinner.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Great.

Are you stalking me?

Oh, God, it's you.

Shouldn't that be my line?

Oh, no, mine would be, um, oh, bollocks, it's her.

I'm British, you know.

Oh, really?

And here I was. The gig, he does a really good accent.

I'll get some every time.

May I?

Sure.

So, did I screw up your audition?

Yes, I didn't get the part.

Really? No, not really.

It was more of a formality.

I played Mercutio in Bill's Romeo and Juliet last year.

Well, that's very impressive. Did you make a good death? Excellent.

Well, at least there aren't any street fights in A Winter's Tale. Just your

basic poisoning, child abandonment, obsessive jealousy. Yeah, I'm all

sensitive side of Shakespeare.

Have you thought about auditioning?

No.

No. I'm pretty sure I'm right where I belong.

Belong?

According to... Right.

Um, okay.

Bye.

Sorry, I don't even know your name.

Carmen.

That's definitely not a backstage name.

Look at it.

Are you okay?

Jesus, Pete, what the hell were you thinking?

We have rules

for a reason, young lady.

Okay, okay, sorry.

Won't happen again.

So any idea what the room was used for?

I'm guessing it was the gyneconitis.

Gyneconitis means women's quarter in Greek.

It is where the women spent most of their time weaving, entertaining

visitors, saying to the care and education of the children.

It is likely where your friend Cleo raised hers. Cleo had children?

You can tell that?

You can tell a lot from a skeleton.

Look.

We know that she stood at just over five feet and that she died around the age of

35. The shape of the pelvic bones rules out childbirth as the cause, so it was

most likely due to an illness of some kind.

I just never imagined her that young.

My mother died at the same age four years ago.

I'm sorry.

I can imagine how difficult that must have been.

So are we done here?

All set.

Stay out of trouble.

Wilt please you, sir, begone?

I told you what would come of this, this dream of mine, being now awake.

I shall quean it no inch farther, but milk my ewes and weep.

Excellent, Julia.

Thank you. Excellent.

Trippingly on the top.

All right. Thank you, everyone.

Thank you.

Carmen.

What do you want?

Bill. No, no, no, no. Do you have time for one more?

Are you crazy?

You won't be disappointed?

Yes, fine.

Shock me. Grill me.

Come on. What have you got to lose?

This is Carmen.

Um... Hi.

Wow, those lights are bright.

Yes.

You're Julia's friend.

Yes, I'm Carmen.

Lowell. But don't write that down. You don't have to write that down. I'm not

here to act.

I'm just doing some backstage work. I'm not an actor.

Not that I don't love the play. I love the play.

What do you love about it?

Um...

Well, I guess mostly the character of Perdita and how she doesn't really have

a true identity, but she knows what she believes in and she sticks to that.

I guess.

I don't know.

Why don't you give it a shot?

Perdita.

Page 62.

Ian, be in love and read Florizel with her.

Begin with No Shepherdess.

Ready?

I hate you.

No shepherdess, but Flora.

This your sheep-shearing is as a meeting of the petty gods, and you the queen

-aunt.

Sir, my gracious lord, your high self, the gracious mark of the land you have

obscured with a swain's wearing, and me, poor lowly maid, most goddess-like

pranked up.

But that our feasts and every mess have folly, and the feeders digest it with a

custom, I should blush to see you so attired.

Swoon, I think, to show myself a glass.

Thank you, Carmen.

Morning, sunshine.

A guy named Brian called for you. Twice.

Thank you.

Could you check the return date on these for me? I think I might be a little

late.

What'd you just say?

I said I think I'm late.

Was that supposed to be funny?

Hey, honey.

Sorry I'm late.

Okay. I'm just going to waive the late fee for these.

Cool. Don't worry about it. Thank you.

How can I help?

Can you throw a couple onions in there?

Yeah.

So what do your folks think about you going to art school?

Well, I think they probably wish I was still going just on Saturdays after

school, but they just want what's best for me.

It's that two-car garage, house in the suburbs.

Yeah, I mean, they work so hard for what they have, and it makes me feel guilty

for not wanting the same thing.

Doesn't make you ungrateful.

Just for wanting to find out for yourself.

Wow, everything looks so beautiful. You cook with so many colors.

Only another artist would even notice that.

Can I taste something?

Yeah, you can. Let's try this.

You like mushrooms?

Yeah, looks good.

Wow, that's so good. You have to give me the recipe.

Recipe. No, no recipes.

You don't use recipes? No recipes. It's like painting inside the lines, you

know? I mean, the downside is you never know what anything is going to turn out,

but it's kind of the upside.

Okay, so how can I help?

Yeah, try the saffron. Just try not to knock anything over tonight.

All right? Yeah, yeah.

Excuse me, excuse me.

At least I have a line, right?

That's good.

Hey, congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

I was actually talking to Carmen.

What?

What?

Carmen.

Perdita. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's not right.

No, I didn't... This has to be a mistake.

Did you audition?

No.

Actually, yes.

I did, but it wasn't for real. I was just standing there. I was watching you

and... Congratulations.

Thanks.

It's got to be a mistake.

It's okay. I'll be happy to help you in any way that I can.

Thanks.

Congratulations.

This is a big deal.

Come on. Let's go celebrate.

Okay. This is great. I promise.

Hi. Hi.

You okay?

I'm fine.

Because you haven't answered your phone or returned my phone calls.

I know. I've just been busy with the script.

I'm worried too, Tim.

I am.

But until we know if this is real... Real?

I don't... I don't mean that. I... I could get a job, right? I can come...

Yes, I could get a job. I could come to New York. We have options.

What about my options?

Huh? What if I wanted to take it all back? The whole night, everything, all

of it. Where's my option to do that?

What are you saying?

I think I'm just a little weird and... busy, and I think it's a bad

combination.

What does that mean? Like, what, do you need space?

Oh, God.

I hate when people say that.

Yeah, because they usually mean something else.

Like, I don't know, you want to break up with me?

I can't finish that sentence.

Then why don't you call me when you can?

The movers are coming tomorrow.

I thought we weren't moving till August.

Oh, I know, but David felt that we should move sooner.

Mom, guess what?

I got cast in a play.

No, but that's wonderful.

It was on accident, but still. Did you tell your friends?

Well, Julia knows.

No, I mean your other friends.

Yeah, no, well, they're kind of busy.

Mom, I have to go. I'm going to be late for rehearsal. Can I call you back?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

I love you. Love you, too.

Dear Karma Belle, these might have had a miracle left in them after all.

I'll email you. Love, Lena.

Hey.

You ready? The read-through starts in ten minutes.

Yep, all ready.

Wow.

What are these?

Oh, uh, nothing. They're just an old pair of pants.

Oh.

Let's go.

Hey, Margaret.

Where would you like us?

Actually, we changed the call to principals only. We just need Carmen.

The rest of you can have the day off.

Oh.

Wow. Well, good luck.

Thanks.

Carmen, your seat's next to Ian.

Hello,

dear.

You're welcome.

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I forget to say thank you?

Thank you.

How do you feel?

Like a fake.

Please. You had them at, um, high.

Morning, Nigel.

Nigel, this is Carmen Long. She's playing Perdita.

Hi. It's nice to meet you.

I'm a big fan.

Huge, actually.

Yeah, so young apprentice on the main stage.

With Nigel, you'll never know.

Margaret. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. Act one, scene one.

Hey, how is it going in the new room?

Well, apparently these women never vacuum.

I was wondering, how's it going with the team in the mortuary?

Have they found any more graves near Cleo's? Not yet.

Um, because I was thinking, you know, maybe I should transfer there just in

case they need more help.

Bridget, archaeology is more than just finding bones.

These people, they painted their pots, made their sanctuaries, told their

stories on every surface they had.

It is what I love most about them. That they left so much of themselves for us

to find.

But... Like you,

I have lost family.

And my home.

To a bloody war.

I'm just fascinated.

by what is left, what endures.

Tip here are the pants. Nothing happened, Carmen.

Great.

Give me a miracle. Give me a miracle.

And feel the miracle.

Pants, please give me a miracle.

And stretch the miracle back.

I just want a miracle, please.

Hello. Tibby!

Hey, what's going on? You haven't answered any of my emails. Are you okay?

No. Well, I'm getting in the car right now. Just hang on. Can I bring you

anything?

Pregnancy test?

Lift up your countenance as if the day of celebration of that nuptial which we

two have sworn shall come.

Oh, Lady Fortune, stand you auspicious.

God, why don't people talk like this anymore?

We've just, we've gotten so lazy.

We don't say, oh, Lady Fortune, stand you auspicious. We say, dear God, help

me. Or instead of enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber, yo, get some Zs. It's

not the same. It just, it sounds so good and it feels so good to say it's rich

and luscious and...

See? How she lays her cheek upon her hand.

Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand.

That I might touch that cheek.

See what I mean?

Yep.

Give me those flowers there, Dorcas.

Here's flowers for you.

Hot lavender.

Mint, savoury.

Now, my fairest friend, I would I had some flowers of the spring That might

become your time of day.

But these I lack to make you garlands of, And my sweet friend to strew you o

'er and o'er.

What, like a corpse?

No, like a bank for love.

to lie and play on, not like a corpse, or if not to be buried, but quick and in

mine arms.

I'm sorry, Bill. I

forgot my line.

Take a break. We'll pick it up where we left off.

Do not go to drama school.

It'll ruin you.

Well, thank you, Nigel.

I'm enjoying your work, too.

Carmen?

Do you need help? Did anybody

see that?

No, you're fine.

Guess what got here just before you did.

So I thought it'd be easier that way. Wait, you told him you weren't

pregnant in an email?

If I had called him or told him in person?

He might have thought that things could just go back the way they were, but they

can't. Well, why not? I mean, if you're not pregnant, then what's the problem?

I suck at relationships.

Should have been a guy.

Nah, a guy wouldn't worry about sucking at relationships.

You know what the problem is?

The problem is every time I try to get close to somebody, it's like there's

something out there that just says, oh, Tibby's about to be happy.

We better get her.

I'm not really sure what to say, you know?

Well, maybe you're just scared.

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, I should really get back.

And leave me in the middle of my life?

God.

I'll have another breakdown if you stay.

Tempting, but I have an early class.

Righto. Come on.

I'll walk you back.

Hello.

Dear honeybee, how is my sweetie doing?

The summer breeze blows the sweet perfume from my garden into my kitchen

and I think of you.

How you love flowers.

I'm sorry I can't visit you now, but you should know I always love you.

Dear honeybee, sometimes I want to help your mom, but she thinks it is

best if I leave her alone.

I hope that she will get well and let us visit again real soon.

Love always, Grandma.

Dear Nazreen, you deserve more than a letter, but...

As you probably guessed, I suck at goodbyes.

You said archaeology is more than finding bones.

And you were right.

People do have a power over us, even after they're gone.

When my mother took her own life, I tried to forget the past.

I ran away from the pain because, well, I guess I was afraid.

But the past is always with us, and it's time I stopped running.

Thank you for the lesson, Bridget.

Alas, Florizel, I know not between the turkey club sandwich or the hamlet and

cheese omelet. What say you?

I come not to bury Caesar, but to have a Caesar salad.

Now tell me about you.

Only child, brothers and sisters?

Only child.

Oh, no. Well, not for long. My mom is going to have a baby. It's kind of a

long story.

Or not that long of a story.

Hey. Am I interrupting?

No. No, not at all. Great. Let me take this chair.

Chair.

Sit down.

Do you know Julia, Ian?

Yeah, we've met once or twice. Ian's family are in the theater, just like

mine. And I think he went to RADA with like 20 of my friends.

RADA?

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. It's in London.

Oh.

Did you hear about Patrick O'Houlihan? Yeah, lucky bastard.

I'm having to catch the show when I go to New York. Actually, I was thinking

that we should just get a whole group of people together and surprise him. Sounds

fun.

Oh.

You know, we really should order.

We've got a rehearsal to get back to.

Caesar salad, please.

Excuse me, sir?

Uh, hi.

Greta?

Um, I'm really sorry. I should have called first, but, um, I'm, um... I

think I know my own granddaughter.

You're not running away from home, are you?

Uh, no, actually, I'm coming home from Turkey.

It's an interesting sense of direction.

So, you fix your own car?

Cars are easy.

It's the people you need a manual for.

Come on in.

You must be exhausted.

Yep. You don't even know.

Why don't you go right up and get some rest?

Hello. Hey.

Hey. Wow, you look great.

You think?

Thanks. Tell us the occasion.

Um, Ian asked me to dinner.

I mean, I can be so dense sometimes. I didn't even know that he liked me that

way.

Did you?

No.

But then again I can be pretty dense too, so I don't know I just thought he

might have said something to you because you guys have become such good friends

But you know men so so you're going then you're gonna you're going on a date.

Yeah, I mean he's gorgeous, and he's really nice and He's really real for an

actor anyway, I Just thought why not give it a chance we have so much in

common anyway, and it it might really work

I know you need a lot of sleep before rehearsal tomorrow.

I'll be really quiet when I come home, but don't wait up.

I won't.

Okay, well, have a good night.

Thanks, Greta.

Grandma, I'm sorry. I don't know what you... I haven't heard from you in 10 or

12 years. I know.

Look, my dad, he hid your letters from me.

I just found them this summer.

I see.

So I guess we can skip junior high and high school.

How's college?

Um, it's good.

I haven't declared a major yet, but... Got a fella?

No, not at the moment.

Listen, you ought to kick up some trouble now.

Because in 40 years, they'll all tell you you're old.

Oh, you made that the summer you visited.

You must have been about six or seven years old.

I've been here before.

Well, that was a long time ago.

Return December.

Super.

Oh, the fates. How would he look to see his work so noble, vilely bound up?

Stop.

Again.

Oh, the fates.

How would he look to see his work so noble? Stop.

Again. Oh, the fates.

How would he look to see his... Stop right there, Carmen. Is there a problem?

No, I don't know. Did I say the wrong line? No.

You're supposed to sound like a woman in love.

You sound like a woman who's about to have a root canal.

Again.

Oh, the fates.

How would he look to... I hear the drill.

Again.

Commonweights.

Look, I'm sorry. I don't mean to be screwing everything up like this. You've

got great instincts.

You just need to trust them.

Why don't we work on it together tonight?

No, it's okay.

I should just work on it alone. Thanks.

Oh, my God, that was torture.

Hey.

All I could think about was how I'd rather be drawing you. Well, I'm sorry

to interfere with your concentration.

No, that's okay. I don't mind.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, I guess you have to get back to class, huh?

Yes.

I guess.

I'll see you later.

I'll see you.

Lena.

There was no choice but to be married.

My grandfather, I think he could see I did not love her.

And then that day at the funeral, she saw it too.

That my heart would always belong to someone else.

And that is when she told me there never was a baby.

We had the marriage annulled.

I wanted to tell you right away.

But I... I was afraid. I didn't think I had the right to ask your forgiveness.

Maybe it's too much to hope that you could... Forgive you? I... I forgive

you.

Then I thought that I'd be waiting for you to come here No, I didn't expect

anything. I just wanted you to know the truth Well,

thank you The truth is

we loved each other a long time ago And my life is so different now

and I'm sorry

I'm so sorry. No, it's okay. It's fine.

Don't worry about it.

I have to get to class.

New York is so cool.

Mom and I, we came up to see Hairspray. Do a little shopping.

Can I get you guys anything?

Just give us a minute.

Okay.

So, you and Brian broke up, huh?

I guess.

Do you think you're over it yet?

Over him, I mean.

Like you wouldn't be upset or anything if you found out he was dating someone

else.

Effie, what's this about?

I guess it's about wanting to know if, um, if you'd be okay with me dating

Brian.

I mean, of course I said I didn't mind. I just think it's a little weird, you

know? She's not even his type.

And she's really young, which is gross.

I just, I can't believe that he would actually ask her out. Do you think that

he would ask her out?

Whatever. It wouldn't matter. I don't really care. I'm just curious, you know.

Well, it kind of sounds like you care, Tibby. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here

freaking out.

Yeah, like you're the poster girl for Even Tempers.

I'm just saying you can't have it both ways.

If you didn't want Brian dating other girls, then you probably shouldn't have

broken up with him.

Pretty simple.

You don't have a clue why Brian and I broke up.

Well, do you?

Carmen, I was just kind of hoping for some support.

About a lecture and some psychobabble.

I didn't drive all the way up here in rush hour traffic just so you could

ignore me and read your book. I'm studying my lines, Tibby. What do you

want me to do? Just stop my life?

It's not like I was exactly expecting you. I haven't heard from you in, like,

what, a month?

Where the hell is this coming from?

You know, the fact that you even have to ask that question pretty much says

everything.

Come in.

Hey, I brought you a scone.

Hi. Thank you. Uh, Julia, this is Tibby. Tibby, this is Julia.

Oh, you're the video store girl.

The video store girl.

I have to go. I have to work on my script.

Wow, so you're a writer too?

Ciao.

Nice restaurant.

Hey, you know, it's not too crowded either, which is nice. It's great.

How are you? Good.

I can't believe you did all this.

Well, nothing's too good for my muse.

What? Is that what I am?

Well, I've been feeling really inspired lately, so...

Why

do I get the feeling like something's not right? You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm sorry. I'm just thinking.

About what exactly?

Um... What's going on?

Nothing.

This idea of a muse, it's... It's romantic, isn't it?

Yeah. Yeah, it's a little romantic, I guess.

I've heard worse.

Have you ever been in love?

I love being in love.

Yeah, but do you think that there's one person that we're each meant to be with?

One person?

No, not really.

I know that's not the answer you wanted to hear.

No, it's the way you feel.

I like that you're honest.

But... You may not be into it.

No, I am.

I... I want to be.

That's two different things, right?

But, I mean, Lena, you don't need to apologize for what you want.

But I don't even know what I want. I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry I keep saying I'm sorry so much. Then stop saying you're sorry.

You don't need to apologize.

Unless you don't like the food.

Then you should definitely apologize.

Food's great.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I'm gonna wear black. What do you think I'm gonna wear? Excuse me?

Hold on, Mom.

Yes, I will be at the anniversary party. Call you later.

Do you know if this movie's any good?

Well, that depends.

I mean, yes, if you, like, nauseatingly...

Smarmy love stories that have absolutely no basis in reality.

Oh Well, what if you're in the movie, you know something romantic I would go

with Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake Works for me. Thank you I

Apologize is there something I can help

you find just forget about it man

Okay, freaking the customers out, not one of the sales techniques we

discussed.

I'm sorry.

Why don't you take the rest of the month off?

What? No, but... Yeah, things around here have been slow anyway.

Though with you gone, they might just pick up again.

Please. Please take anything you want. Take it all.

I'm lightening my load.

Thank you.

I didn't know she went to prom.

What?

Oh, yeah.

She sure did. She was so excited. She bought five dresses.

Took them all back. She bought five more.

But after that, she went into a downward spiral. Got so depressed.

Slept right through her graduation.

Yep, well, that was Marley.

Two speeds.

High or very low?

Honey.

Me.

What, honey?

What is it? What is it? I remember it now.

There was a storm just like this one, and she left me.

Even then, she didn't care about me. No, that's not true. Why didn't you stop her

from leaving me? Why didn't you try harder? It was complicated. I tried to

help her. She wouldn't let me.

But I was always trying.

Listen to me.

She loved you. Then why didn't she stay alive for me? Because she was sick.

And there was nothing that you could have done to make her better.

You hear me?

That summer, your father brought you to me.

Things had gotten bad with your mom, and he wanted you to be here while he tried

to get her into a hospital.

She wouldn't let us in her life unless we pretended that she wasn't sick.

Your father had to pretend I couldn't.

She wasn't strong like you are.

You were different.

The only reason she hung on as long as she did is because she loved you.

She loved you.

You hear me?

Brian's on his way to pick me up and I can't find my silver hoops. Can I steal

yours? Wait, Effie, you're going to Tibby's parents' anniversary party with

Brian? Yeah, she said she was over him.

Effie, that's not the point.

You don't date your friends' exes. Well, they're your friends, not mine.

Okay, you've shut me out of your little group my whole life, so that rule

doesn't really apply to me.

Hey. Hello.

You know, I didn't know if you'd be here, so, uh...

How's the script?

Good.

It's a romantic comedy.

I'm just a moxie moron.

Right.

Except...

I should probably just get... Huh? Oh, no, go ahead. What? No, I... Jinx.

I got you.

Effie's waiting for you.

What?

Effie.

I'm gonna get more quiche.

Hello?

Carmen?

Are you okay?

What's wrong?

I'm at the hospital, honey. The baby's coming early.

Now?

Well, where's David?

He's flying back from a business trip.

Oh.

Okay, okay. Coming. Mom, I'm about to start a dress rehearsal.

You know what? I'll just figure something out. I'll be there. I'm

coming. No, no, no. You do what you have to do. I'll be okay. I just wanted to

let you know.

Yes? Tibby, it's me.

Look, I'm sorry to call you like this, but I don't know who else to call.

What is it, Carmen? What's going on?

It's my mom. She just went into labor early, and I can't be at the hospital.

I'll be there in five minutes.

Okay, thank you.

I'm coming!

Squat. Look at her. You have to give her one of those, um, the needle thingies.

She elected to do natural childbirth.

Are you crazy?

Lady, dear queen, who ended when I but began.

Give me that hand of yours.

Give me that hand of yours.

To kiss. To kiss.

Stop. Okay, Christina, I'm told you are ready to push.

No, no, no, no.

No, no. I have to wait for David. She's going to wait for David. She should wait

for David. I have to wait for David. She wants to wait. Do you have something to

help her wait?

You need to stop fighting and let go.

Push. I can't. Yes, Christina, listen to me. You can. You can do this. I'm here,

okay? I'm here for you.

Okay? Just...

Start pushing. It'll be fine. I'm not going to leave you. We're going to do

this together.

Okay? You and me, we're going to do this.

Okay. Okay.

You ready?

All right. You're going to push.

Beseech you of your own state. Take care.

This dream of mine being now awake... Um...

I'll queen it no inch further, but...

Beautiful baby boy.

Oh, he's really tiny.

And purple.

Perfect.

Oh, my God, he looks like marble.

Carmen would be so proud of you.

She would have been proud of both of us.

I couldn't have done it without you, Timmy.

Thank you so much for being there, Tiff. She was so lucky to have you.

No, no, no, no, no. Don't wake her up. Just give her a kiss.

And give the baby a kiss, too.

Okay. I'll see you soon.

Good news?

Yeah, I have a baby brother.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm crying.

Ugh, God.

I just... I can't believe I wasn't there.

You know, my whole life it's been me and my mom looking after each other.

And I don't know, I just... I recently feel so far away from her

and my friends.

Not unlike Perdita.

He lost her mother for 16 years?

I guess.

I'm sorry. I don't even know why I'm telling you all of this.

It's bad enough I single-handedly am ruining our show.

Everyone knows you're upset.

Dress rehearsals are supposed to suck.

Let me take you out to dinner and we can talk about it.

I'm okay.

Besides, you probably have plans with Julia.

Julia?

I barely know the girl.

We had dinner once because she fairly begged me.

What she asked you?

Carmen, if there's anyone I've been wanting to go home with, it's you.

I understand this isn't the right time.

I'll see you tomorrow.

I am simply flummoxed.

My instincts about actors are never wrong. You can't beat yourself up.

I probably should have said something from the beginning.

I love Carmen, but she's very insecure.

At the end of the day, maybe she just doesn't have what it takes.

Dozed off?

How was, uh, how was your trip?

Good. Good.

Both of them, actually.

I went to visit Greta.

Bridget, I was only trying to... Yeah, it's okay.

She helped me so much to understand these things that you and I were never

able to talk about.

And what are these things you think you understand now?

That you love Mom more than I ever knew.

And you couldn't have saved her.

No one could have. It's just... who she was.

If we're gonna get through this, Dad, we have to start taking care of each other,

okay?

Don't you think that that's what she would've wanted?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think that's what she would've wanted.

I love you, Dad.

I love you.

I'm really sorry.

That night, I... I think I felt a little more than I bargained for.

Maybe I thought I was being punished for feeling too much.

Why didn't you just talk to me, Tib?

Because I can't lie to you as well as I can lie to myself.

You need to have a little faith, Tib.

Not everyone you love is going to leave you.

I know that now.

Want to get some breakfast?

Yeah, breakfast sounds great.

This is your baby brother, Nana.

Ryan Christopher Sands.

I tried to get him to wait a little longer, but this one's got a mind of his

own.

Just like somebody else I know.

He reminds me so much of you, Nana.

When they put you in my arms for the first time.

I never saw anything so beautiful in my whole life.

And I knew that from then on, my heart would be full.

So you go out on that stage now, and you show them how beautiful you are.

And we'll be waiting for you.

At home.

So, just want to say, um, break a leg, and, um, you

deserve your day in the sun.

So, your night in the sun.

You deserve your night in the sun.

Bye.

Jesus, Carmen, where the hell have you been? You're on in 30 seconds. Oh, my

God.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

These, your unusual weeds, to each part of you, do give a life.

This, your sheep-shearing, is as a meeting of the petty gods, and you the

queen-aunt. Sir, my gracious lord, your high self, the gracious mark of the land

you have obscured with a swain's wearing, and me, poor lowly maid, most

goddess-like, pranked up.

Oh, the fates!

How should he look to see his work so noble, vilely bound up?

What would he say?

See, your guests approach.

Address yourself to entertain them sprightly, and let's be red with mirth.

Great job. You too.

Carmen, that was incredible.

Sometimes words fail.

Effie? Effie, what's wrong?

What happened?

Brian's going back to Tibby.

Can't he see that she doesn't love him? Well, you don't know that, Effie. You

don't treat someone like that if you love them.

Well, it's not that simple.

You're actually taking her side on this, aren't you? No, I'm not taking sides.

Even though I'm your sister, you've always chosen them over me.

Effie. I just wish I was already on my way to Greece so I could be out of this

house and away from you.

You know, you've barely said two words to me all week.

What, you get a couple good reviews and suddenly I'm not good enough to be your

friend?

Actually, I didn't read the reviews.

Were they any good? That's not the point, Carmen.

In case you forgot, I brought you here.

So you wouldn't have any of this if it weren't for me.

But you didn't really give me anything.

I am who I've always been, and okay, sure, maybe for a minute I was a little

insecure.

I know you did what you could to keep me that way.

Right?

Look, Julia, I'm very sorry if my tiny bit of success feels like I've taken

something from you.

But hey, if there's one thing I've learned this summer, it's that no one

can diminish you but yourself.

And you taught me that.

So thank you.

Lena. Lena, I'm so sorry.

What's wrong?

I did something really terrible.

What did you do?

Well, I was mad at you and at Tibby and everyone, and I took them.

Took what?

The pants.

You took them? You have the pants? You have them over there in Greece?

That's the terrible part.

You see, I wore them on the ferry, and they got wet.

I never thought that... That what?

Well, I don't know if the wind blew them away or what, but they're gone.

Look, they're not lost.

She'll find them. How big is Santorini?

They're lost.

Are you sure she even really looked? This is Effie we're talking about. No

offense. Tibby, you know, but... You know, I hate to say this, Tib, but this

never would have happened if the rotation wouldn't have been screwed up.

You were supposed to send them to me, not Lena. Oh, I'm sorry I didn't get the

press release. You were an owl of frickin' Bama.

Yeah. Me, Nina. Oh, I'm sorry. It must have been lost along with Tibby has a

pregnancy scare.

Excuse me?

What pregnancy scare?

I didn't want to worry you.

Didn't seem to have a problem telling Lena. I was here.

Oh, I tried to tell you when I came up to your place. You know, I wanted to

tell you, but we got in that huge fight. I emailed everybody.

Don't look at me. It's not my fault I have a lame server.

Oh, well, thank God for email.

You can have an entire... and not even look at somebody.

Emails, guys, really?

That's lame.

You just focus on the pants.

No, maybe this is a sign, you know?

That we should just forget about it.

What are you talking about, Timmy?

The pants, okay?

The pants!

They're supposed to bring us together, and look, look at us!

Look at us.

All the more reason to try and find them.

My sister lost them.

I'll go to Greece and find them.

My beautiful granddaughter.

Is Effie inside?

Effie? Oh, that girl.

She left for Athens this morning. She was too afraid to face you. Not very

Greek of her, of course. Naturally.

Come, come. Your room is ready. Come here.

A message.

It's Effie.

Effie, what's up? Did she find the pants?

I don't know. I'm in Athens.

Listen, Carmen, I would have never taken the pants if I had known what she was

going through, but she never said a word.

So Costas isn't married?

Nope. And he went all the way to Rizzi to tell Lena that? Two weeks ago.

Effie ran into him in Greece and he told her the whole story.

I mean, he came all the way out here and Lena won't even give him a second

chance? Gee, imagine that.

Shut up.

I just wish Lena had said something to us.

No.

Well she shouldn't have to.

Yaya, how do you say lost pants in Greek?

Greek girls do not lose their pants.

Make sure this guy knows where we're going. Yep. He says we just stay on this

main path and we take a left at the third bit. Oh, so you speak Greek now.

Come on, we've got bigger problems here.

The donkeys just did something way nasty.

What are

you guys doing here? Oh, come on, you didn't think we'd let you

do this alone, did you?

Oh my god, right.

It turns out my stepdad had like a million frequent flower miles and they

were about to expire, so he gave them to us.

We haven't fun yet?

Ah, okay, that might be better.

Excuse me,

do you know somebody named Kostos?

Because everybody here is named Kostas.

Kostas Donas.

Kostas? Yes.

Nice boy.

You miss him by ten minutes.

Naturally. He go to sell his fish to restaurant.

Carmen, hey, we gotta leave. This guy over here selling fish just told us that

he loves muffins at the restaurant.

There's a tourist.

What? With the pants that I found that has the pants.

And he's at the restaurant.

So if we go to the restaurant, we are going to find this particular tourist

with the jeans who might be there, will probably be there. He'll be there.

Are you guys okay?

What?

We're fine. Let's go to the restaurant.

Hey,

hey, hey, you guys, you guys. Look, look, look, look. Green hat. Is that

him? Oh, my God.

Well, I've only seen pictures, but that totally looks like him.

He's hot. Everyone be calm, okay? I'm gonna do the talking. No. What? We'll go

and do the talking.

Um, we're going to you to warn you that Costas is standing right over there.

Oh.

Well, that's okay. We'll just, uh, very calmly and quietly turn around and just

go right down. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. He's already seen you. Go.

Go.

Effie told me you were coming.

I kept hoping I see you before I have to leave tomorrow.

I almost got to ask you to meet me at my boat, but I wasn't sure you remember

which one that was.

I remember.

So, you said you're leaving tomorrow.

I got into the graduate program at the London School of Economics.

Oh, really?

That's great.

Anyway, I should go.

It's good to see you, Lena.

I really hope you'll be happy.

You too.

Lena, there's a full moon tonight.

It's called a Sailor's Moon.

Maybe it will bring you good luck, eh?

Help you find what you are really looking for.

Well, that's that.

Let's just go.

That's that. That's that.

Okay, Lena, will you say something, please?

What... what happened?

Nothing happened.

Nothing happened? Do you have any idea how long we've been looking for this

guy?

Slick.

Wait.

That's why you guys were acting so weird? You've been planning this this

whole time?

No. No. Yes.

Yes? Lena, look, we didn't come to Greece just for the pants. Wait, I don't

believe... Why would you guys lie to me?

Because, Lena, we knew you couldn't... We knew you couldn't do it on your own.

And why didn't you tell us that Costas wasn't married, Lena?

Because it doesn't matter. Yes, it does matter.

No, it doesn't matter.

He's... It's over.

Well, it didn't look over to me. Me neither.

Nope.

Well, you don't know what you're talking about. There's no way you could possibly

understand. What's to understand?

I mean, why can't you just stop thinking about it and follow your heart?

Because... He broke my heart.

He... It hurts. I don't ever want to feel this way again. I don't think I can

go through this again.

Lena, this just happens once in a lifetime, you know?

I think that you owe it to yourself to at least try.

Lena Caligari's.

We are terrible at not loving each other.

I tried to stop, but I couldn't.

I tried to.

So what do we do?

We figured it out.

Well, now that Costas is taken care of... Oh, shut up!

What are we going to do about the pants?

I don't know.

We've been here for five days. What if we don't find them? I just hate the idea

of leaving without them. God, I hate the idea of leaving at all.

What an idiot.

Bridget? Bridget!

What are you doing? Come on. We're all going to go. Yeah, let's jump. I'm not

doing it. I'll dip my toes in the water.

Sometimes I like to think that the pants got lost on purpose, that this was their

final gift to us, bringing us back together, back to a place of

forgiveness and love and an understanding that what we shared was

all the magic we could ever need.

And as we spent those last few moments of summer looking out at the blending of

sea and sky,

I realized it was a color I knew very well.

The softly faded, essential blue of a well-worn pair of pants.

The pants had brought us together again.

The rest was in our hands.

matter how far apart we are now you can add up all the miles in between

if you take a good look all around now all you'll

see is you and me when i look at myself in the

mirror i see you standing there smiling at me and

i'm Right back at the beginning Lost inside these memories

takes you cause i'll always be right by your side

and even when darkness awaits you i'll be

there to be your light

Like the moon and stars

He's been waiting around for the weekend, figuring which club to sneak

in.

Fancy drinks and $50 cover charge.

Lately it's been a big hassle, trying to get into Newcastle.

To make sure he's fitting in and living large.

Disregard the lies that he will tell and what he's probably like. Cause it's not

hard, his charm is gonna get him through the night.

See her every makeup

and cut t-shirt every girl I wants to be her

They look the same already, why just readin' the magazine secrets,

forgettin' the topical regrets?

If she comes, I'm all alone, the night's a bust, it's a must.

The swivel in her hips and the look she gives, it's all a trust.

If only in the morning she'd be where she lives.

If she wanna rock, she rocks.

If she wanna roll, she rolls.

She can roll with the punches as long as she feels like she's in control. If she

wants to stay, she stays.

If she wants to go, she goes.

She doesn't care how she gets there. As long as she gets somewhere, she knows

I'll know.

And then I wink.

We'll be right back.

the punch as long as they feel like they're in control.

If they want to stay, they stay.

If they want to go, they go.

They don't care how they get there long. If they get somewhere, they go.

If they want to rock, they rock.

If they want to go, they go.

They can roll with the punch as long as they get somewhere, they know.

If they want to stay, they stay.