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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,503 --> 00:00:04,936 (Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams' "Without Us" playing) 2 00:00:12,246 --> 00:00:14,557 ♪ I'll bet We've been together ♪ 3 00:00:14,581 --> 00:00:17,761 ♪ For a million years ♪ 4 00:00:17,785 --> 00:00:20,030 ♪ And I'll bet We'll be together ♪ 5 00:00:20,054 --> 00:00:23,100 ♪ For a million more ♪ 6 00:00:23,124 --> 00:00:25,935 ♪ Ooh, it's like I started breathin' ♪ 7 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:28,739 ♪ On the night we kissed ♪ 8 00:00:28,763 --> 00:00:34,511 ♪ And I can't remember What I ever did before ♪ 9 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:37,247 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 10 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:38,770 ♪ Without us? ♪ 11 00:00:39,774 --> 00:00:42,352 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 12 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:45,022 ♪ Without us? ♪ 13 00:00:45,046 --> 00:00:47,657 ♪ And there ain't No nothin' ♪ 14 00:00:47,681 --> 00:00:50,026 ♪ We can't love Each other through ♪ 15 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:51,327 ♪ Ooh-hoo ♪ 16 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:54,197 ♪ What would we do, baby ♪ 17 00:00:54,221 --> 00:00:56,633 ♪ Without us? ♪ 18 00:00:56,657 --> 00:01:00,159 ♪ Sha-la-la-la ♪ 19 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:05,208 Uh, mail call. 20 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:08,177 Gas bill, electric bill. Ah, where's Andrew? 21 00:01:08,201 --> 00:01:09,713 I've got his diaper bill. 22 00:01:09,737 --> 00:01:11,380 You'll have to give it to him in the morning, 23 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:12,916 Mallory and Nick are putting him to bed. 24 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:15,485 Elyse, some college catalogues came for you. 25 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:17,154 Oh, good, I was waiting for those. 26 00:01:17,178 --> 00:01:19,222 You going to live here or at the dorm? 27 00:01:19,246 --> 00:01:20,657 I ordered them for Mallory. 28 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:22,959 I think it's about time she got her applications together. 29 00:01:22,983 --> 00:01:26,430 Ohio State, Rutgers, Bloomingdale's. 30 00:01:26,454 --> 00:01:28,031 Mallory sent for that one. 31 00:01:28,055 --> 00:01:30,489 Oh, well, we know she can get in there. 32 00:01:32,192 --> 00:01:33,737 Hey, Ma, hope it's all right, 33 00:01:33,761 --> 00:01:35,439 I invited Skippy over for dinner tonight. 34 00:01:35,463 --> 00:01:36,572 His parents went out. 35 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,642 Oh, that's nice. What's the occasion? 36 00:01:38,666 --> 00:01:39,976 Well, they said they wanted to eat 37 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,212 in the company of civilized human beings. 38 00:01:42,236 --> 00:01:44,748 Ah, well, we don't feel that way here. 39 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:45,916 Welcome. 40 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:47,984 Well, we finally got Andrew to sleep. 41 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:49,385 Nick read to him. 42 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:50,720 Oh, what did you read to him, Nick? 43 00:01:50,744 --> 00:01:54,357 Uh, Motorcycle Maintenance, Volume I. 44 00:01:54,381 --> 00:01:56,225 I hope you left out the dirty parts. 45 00:01:56,249 --> 00:01:58,182 (laughing) 46 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:04,222 Ah, Nick. 47 00:02:07,227 --> 00:02:09,973 Hey, Al-ex. 48 00:02:09,997 --> 00:02:12,843 How my little friend? 49 00:02:12,867 --> 00:02:14,933 Hey, Ni-ick. 50 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:19,382 I'm fine, thank you. 51 00:02:19,406 --> 00:02:21,418 Hey, I noticed you're all dressed up again, you know? 52 00:02:21,442 --> 00:02:24,588 Uh, that's a cute little outfit you got on there. 53 00:02:24,612 --> 00:02:27,123 I was hoping you'd notice. 54 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,325 Who is that? 55 00:02:28,349 --> 00:02:30,660 That's Nick, Mallory's new boyfriend. 56 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:33,596 Hey, I'm outta here. I'll see you later, babe. 57 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:34,898 Bye, Nick. 58 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:35,965 Hey. 59 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:37,509 (together): Hey. 60 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:41,027 Hey. 61 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:45,808 Oh, Mallory, a lot of catalogues came for you today. 62 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:48,111 You probably wanna start looking through them. 63 00:02:48,135 --> 00:02:50,813 Oh, my Bloomingdale's catalogue! Thanks, Mom. 64 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:53,283 Honey, I was referring to the college catalogues. 65 00:02:53,307 --> 00:02:55,585 You have to start deciding where you wanna apply. 66 00:02:55,609 --> 00:02:57,621 Oh, there's no real rush, Mom. 67 00:02:57,645 --> 00:02:59,455 Oh, look, this is too important to put off, Mal. 68 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:02,492 You don't wanna find yourself scrambling at the last minute. 69 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:03,626 That's right, Mal. 70 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:05,228 A lot of those schools in the Philippines 71 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:06,418 fill up pretty quick. 72 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:13,336 I'll tell you what, I'll divide the catalogues into categories 73 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,505 of the schools, uh, that are sure things, 74 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:17,674 possibilities and long shots. 75 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,310 Well, you really don't have to go to all that trouble, Mom. 76 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:21,645 Are you kidding, honey? 77 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:25,248 I have been looking forward to this moment for 17 years. 78 00:03:25,272 --> 00:03:27,250 Great. 79 00:03:27,274 --> 00:03:29,085 Look at this catalogue for Pembroke. 80 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:30,086 They have one of the most 81 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:31,721 progressive curriculums in the country. 82 00:03:31,745 --> 00:03:33,723 Now, they emphasize creativity and individuality 83 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:35,759 over grade point average. 84 00:03:35,783 --> 00:03:38,016 What a revolting concept. 85 00:03:39,286 --> 00:03:41,431 This is such a great time to be a young woman. 86 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:43,700 You know, everything is open to you. 87 00:03:43,724 --> 00:03:46,135 There is so much you can do. 88 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:47,404 (chuckles) 89 00:03:47,428 --> 00:03:48,505 All right, I'm sorry. 90 00:03:48,529 --> 00:03:50,006 I know I tend to get a little emotional 91 00:03:50,030 --> 00:03:52,708 when I think of everything that's in store for you here. 92 00:03:52,732 --> 00:03:54,165 (chuckling) 93 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:00,816 Alex, I need your advice. 94 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,018 I have to break Mom's heart 95 00:04:02,042 --> 00:04:06,022 and I know you can tell me the best way to do it. 96 00:04:06,046 --> 00:04:07,646 You flatter me. 97 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:10,326 Alex, what would you say if I told you 98 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:12,895 I didn't wanna go to college. 99 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:17,055 I'd say, I think the academic world could survive the blow. 100 00:04:18,259 --> 00:04:19,669 Well, what about Mom? 101 00:04:19,693 --> 00:04:21,738 It'll kill her. 102 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,773 Why is it so important for her that I go to college? 103 00:04:23,797 --> 00:04:25,041 Come on, Mallory. 104 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:28,678 Look, no one is expecting you to go to Harvard. 105 00:04:28,702 --> 00:04:31,581 Y-you put in a few years at a junior college, 106 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,583 you come out with a diploma, 107 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:36,107 everybody's happy and you're none the smarter. 108 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:41,579 What do you say? 109 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:45,528 Alex, I've already made up my mind. 110 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:47,497 I'm not going to college. 111 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:49,532 What are you gonna do, Mallory? 112 00:04:49,556 --> 00:04:51,600 Are you gonna marry Nick? 113 00:04:51,624 --> 00:04:52,769 I mean, did it ever occur to you 114 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:55,093 that at least one of you should know how to read? 115 00:04:58,932 --> 00:05:01,711 Alex, I'm not marrying Nick. I have big plans, you know. 116 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:03,613 I'm gonna work my way up to Assistant Manager 117 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:05,882 of the boutique, and then I'll be manager, 118 00:05:05,906 --> 00:05:08,317 and then I'll become a buyer, and then I'll have my own shop, 119 00:05:08,341 --> 00:05:09,686 and then I'll have a chain of shops, 120 00:05:09,710 --> 00:05:10,920 and then I'll keep expanding 121 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:12,855 till I'm the largest retailer in the country. 122 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:16,581 And a major fashion trendsetter in the entire world. 123 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:18,417 Then what? 124 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:21,230 Alex, I'm serious. 125 00:05:21,254 --> 00:05:22,232 Well, then, uh... 126 00:05:22,256 --> 00:05:23,732 (sighs) 127 00:05:23,756 --> 00:05:26,903 I think you should say to Mom what you just said to me. 128 00:05:26,927 --> 00:05:30,106 With the same passion and the same conviction. 129 00:05:30,130 --> 00:05:32,642 Every time I start to, I chicken out. 130 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:36,212 Well, Mom is no dope, you know. 131 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:40,383 Come next fall, she's gonna notice you're still here. 132 00:05:40,407 --> 00:05:42,585 I know, I know. 133 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:44,153 I'm gonna tell her. 134 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:46,455 All right. You got a plan of attack? 135 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:47,556 No. 136 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:49,125 Well, do you have any statistics 137 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:50,994 to back up your position? 138 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:52,295 No. 139 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:53,329 Do you have any idea at all 140 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,663 what you're gonna say to her? 141 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:56,132 No. 142 00:05:56,156 --> 00:05:57,689 Enjoy college. 143 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:06,008 Mom, I just don't feel right about this. 144 00:06:06,032 --> 00:06:09,011 Oh, honey, this is your first college interview, 145 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:11,447 it's understandable if you're a little nervous. 146 00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:13,183 But I'm here with you. 147 00:06:13,207 --> 00:06:14,583 Mom, before we go through with this, 148 00:06:14,607 --> 00:06:16,485 there's something I've been meaning to tell you. 149 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:17,720 I haven't said it before 150 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:19,489 'cause I haven't known exactly how to put it. 151 00:06:19,513 --> 00:06:21,091 Elyse, good to see you again. 152 00:06:21,115 --> 00:06:22,091 Oh. How are you? 153 00:06:22,115 --> 00:06:23,326 Fine. Fine, Frances. 154 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:24,728 This is my daughter, Mallory. 155 00:06:24,752 --> 00:06:25,962 Frances Wilder. 156 00:06:25,986 --> 00:06:27,997 Hello, Mallory. It's a pleasure to meet you. 157 00:06:28,021 --> 00:06:29,587 Please, sit down. 158 00:06:30,958 --> 00:06:32,335 Oh, Elyse, you can stay a few minutes 159 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:33,469 while we get acquainted. 160 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:36,940 Then Mallory and I will have a private interview. 161 00:06:36,964 --> 00:06:40,410 So, Mallory, tell me about yourself. 162 00:06:40,434 --> 00:06:46,015 Well, um, I'm 17, I have two brothers and a sister... 163 00:06:46,039 --> 00:06:50,174 No, no, no, no. I mean, tell me about yourself. 164 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,056 Uh, I think what Frances wants to hear 165 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,190 is something more personal, 166 00:06:54,214 --> 00:06:55,859 about your hopes, your dreams, your fears. 167 00:06:55,883 --> 00:06:57,215 That kind of thing. 168 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:04,433 Oh. Do we have to start with such a hard one? 169 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:06,502 No. We... We can start with something else. 170 00:07:06,526 --> 00:07:10,139 Um, what did you enjoy most about high school? 171 00:07:10,163 --> 00:07:13,042 I don't like high school very much. 172 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:14,810 Well, honey, I know that's not true. 173 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:16,745 I know you're enjoying your senior year. 174 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:18,047 Don't worry, Elyse. 175 00:07:18,071 --> 00:07:20,016 Mallory's not the first person to sit in that chair 176 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,417 and say she didn't like high school. 177 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,419 Takes courage to be honest. 178 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:24,420 I hated high school. 179 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,810 (chuckles) 180 00:07:28,215 --> 00:07:31,761 So, Mallory, uh, did you find high school dull? 181 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:33,529 Not exactly dull. 182 00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:34,830 Unchallenging. 183 00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:36,833 No, not that either. 184 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:37,967 Mundane? 185 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:39,969 Excuse me? 186 00:07:39,993 --> 00:07:42,638 You know, "mundane," of or pertaining to the world 187 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:47,165 characterized by the practical, the transitory, the ordinary. 188 00:07:50,504 --> 00:07:53,972 Uh, no, not exactly. 189 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:00,490 Well, what, then? 190 00:08:00,514 --> 00:08:03,092 Hard. Hard. 191 00:08:03,116 --> 00:08:06,796 Difficult. Not easily yielding to understanding. 192 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,664 Elyse, I know what "hard" means. 193 00:08:08,688 --> 00:08:09,965 Sorry. 194 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:13,869 Exactly what do you find hard about high school? 195 00:08:13,893 --> 00:08:15,738 Exactly everything. 196 00:08:15,762 --> 00:08:16,762 Look, I... 197 00:08:18,364 --> 00:08:20,810 I'm not a good student. I'm not very smart. 198 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:22,912 Well, Mallory's always had trouble applying herself 199 00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:24,247 but she's got a lot of potential. 200 00:08:24,271 --> 00:08:25,848 I mean, all of her teachers have said that 201 00:08:25,872 --> 00:08:27,016 from the very beginning. 202 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,686 She's... She's creative in so many ways. 203 00:08:29,710 --> 00:08:30,753 Mom, really. 204 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:32,021 Well, it's true, honey. 205 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:34,023 Remember that poem that you wrote in the third grade 206 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:36,292 and you got up and recited it in front of the whole class? 207 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:37,481 It was a good poem. 208 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:40,830 Recite it for Frances now. 209 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:42,899 Mom, this is embarrassing. 210 00:08:42,923 --> 00:08:44,767 No, go on. I'm sure she'd love to hear it. 211 00:08:44,791 --> 00:08:46,869 I'll start you out. 212 00:08:46,893 --> 00:08:49,639 Snow is falling all around 213 00:08:49,663 --> 00:08:51,974 From the sky Down to the ground 214 00:08:51,998 --> 00:08:55,032 Never the other way around 215 00:08:57,971 --> 00:09:00,316 Mom, the poem is ten years old. 216 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:01,539 Holds up. 217 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:06,289 Mallory, have you written any poems recently? 218 00:09:06,313 --> 00:09:07,323 No, I'm not good at that. 219 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:09,058 I'm not good at anything in school. 220 00:09:09,082 --> 00:09:10,393 Honey, that is perfectly... 221 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:11,861 Come on, Mom, I'm not smart. 222 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:14,130 Why am I the only one who can accept that? 223 00:09:14,154 --> 00:09:15,130 (stammers) 224 00:09:15,154 --> 00:09:16,465 Because it's not true. 225 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:18,968 Yes, it is true. Look, I don't wanna go to Pembroke. 226 00:09:18,992 --> 00:09:21,170 I'm sorry, Ms. Wilder. 227 00:09:21,194 --> 00:09:23,438 Honey, there are lots of other schools. 228 00:09:23,462 --> 00:09:24,974 No offense, Frances. 229 00:09:24,998 --> 00:09:27,110 Look, I don't wanna go to any other schools either, Mom. 230 00:09:27,134 --> 00:09:28,811 I don't wanna go to college. 231 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:30,346 Mallory, you can't mean that. 232 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:32,047 Yes, I can. I'm only here today 233 00:09:32,071 --> 00:09:34,683 because I didn't have the guts to tell you sooner. 234 00:09:34,707 --> 00:09:37,486 You're the one who wants to go to college, not me. 235 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:38,609 I just wanna go home. 236 00:09:44,851 --> 00:09:48,063 Hi, Mal. How'd the interview go? 237 00:09:48,087 --> 00:09:50,407 Hi, Elyse. How'd the interview go? 238 00:09:51,491 --> 00:09:53,811 Hey, Alex. How'd the interview go? 239 00:09:55,462 --> 00:09:57,773 Mallory, I'd appreciate it if you would stand still 240 00:09:57,797 --> 00:10:00,157 while I'm talking to you. 241 00:10:00,533 --> 00:10:01,910 Thank you. 242 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:04,480 Now, go to your room. 243 00:10:04,504 --> 00:10:06,616 Gladly. I won't have to listen to you lecture me anymore 244 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,374 on the importance of a college education. 245 00:10:11,578 --> 00:10:13,789 How'd the interview go? 246 00:10:13,813 --> 00:10:15,558 I'll tell you how the interview went. 247 00:10:15,582 --> 00:10:17,660 Steven, your daughter wants to throw away her life. 248 00:10:17,684 --> 00:10:19,261 She doesn't wanna go to college. 249 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:20,729 I can't believe it. 250 00:10:20,753 --> 00:10:23,232 Well, it's true, Mom. She told me last week. 251 00:10:23,256 --> 00:10:25,000 You knew she didn't wanna go to college, 252 00:10:25,024 --> 00:10:26,869 why didn't you tell us? 253 00:10:26,893 --> 00:10:29,739 Well, because I didn't think it was my place to interfere. 254 00:10:29,763 --> 00:10:32,642 When has that ever stopped you before? 255 00:10:32,666 --> 00:10:33,776 Wait a minute, wait a minute. 256 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,144 Mom, come on, don't take it out on me 257 00:10:35,168 --> 00:10:36,479 because you're angry at Mallory. 258 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:37,813 I'm not angry at Mallory. 259 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:40,182 I am surprised and angry. 260 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:41,451 (sighs) 261 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:43,752 Look, I know how much this means to you, Elyse, 262 00:10:43,776 --> 00:10:45,954 but we can't always expect Mallory 263 00:10:45,978 --> 00:10:47,857 to do what we'd like her to do. 264 00:10:47,881 --> 00:10:49,225 Don't you start caving in, Steven. 265 00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:51,594 This is very important to Mallory's future. 266 00:10:51,618 --> 00:10:52,929 Who's caving in? 267 00:10:52,953 --> 00:10:54,497 You are! I can tell by your posture. 268 00:10:54,521 --> 00:10:57,155 You're taking on that "let's-be-reasonable" slouch. 269 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,920 She's right, Dad. You're slouching. 270 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,874 That is just my normal slouch. 271 00:11:05,898 --> 00:11:08,010 I have no intention of being reasonable. 272 00:11:08,034 --> 00:11:09,545 Good. 273 00:11:09,569 --> 00:11:11,314 Although, if I were going to be reasonable, 274 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:13,616 I would have to say I'm... I'm not completely sure 275 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,219 we should force Mallory to go to college. 276 00:11:16,243 --> 00:11:17,387 I knew it. 277 00:11:17,411 --> 00:11:19,022 It may not be the right thing for her. 278 00:11:19,046 --> 00:11:21,526 Dad, you're slouching again. 279 00:11:24,050 --> 00:11:26,528 Before I go to my room, I have to say one thing. 280 00:11:26,552 --> 00:11:27,864 Go ahead. 281 00:11:27,888 --> 00:11:30,133 A lot of successful people didn't go to college. 282 00:11:30,157 --> 00:11:33,703 Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison... 283 00:11:33,727 --> 00:11:35,292 Moses. 284 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:41,910 Moses? 285 00:11:41,934 --> 00:11:44,668 Moses, Dad. The guy who parted the Red Sea. 286 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,708 Didn't he go to Dartmouth? 287 00:11:52,445 --> 00:11:54,223 All I'm saying, if I'm not good at something, 288 00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:55,858 why should I do it? 289 00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:59,128 Mallory, you're 17 years old. 290 00:11:59,152 --> 00:12:01,097 You have your whole life ahead of you. 291 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:03,099 You have no idea what kind of subjects 292 00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:04,701 might excite you in school. 293 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:06,602 What new ideas might open up to you 294 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:09,472 and new areas you've never dreamed of before. 295 00:12:09,496 --> 00:12:12,441 See this... This could be the most special time of your life 296 00:12:12,465 --> 00:12:14,510 but it comes once and then it's gone forever. 297 00:12:14,534 --> 00:12:16,478 I don't want you to miss it. 298 00:12:16,502 --> 00:12:17,947 What's going on? 299 00:12:17,971 --> 00:12:20,249 (together): Nothing! 300 00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:21,339 Oh. 301 00:12:22,542 --> 00:12:23,674 Who's winning? 302 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:28,157 Jennifer, we are in the middle of a discussion. 303 00:12:28,181 --> 00:12:29,157 What'd she do? 304 00:12:29,181 --> 00:12:30,381 I'll tell you later. 305 00:12:36,122 --> 00:12:38,166 Look, Alex, Jennifer, your mother and I 306 00:12:38,190 --> 00:12:40,068 wanna talk to Mallory alone. 307 00:12:40,092 --> 00:12:41,604 No, it's okay. They don't have to leave. 308 00:12:41,628 --> 00:12:43,539 I've already said everything I have to say. 309 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,141 To whom? Your friends? 310 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:47,442 Nick? I mean, they may not think college is important, 311 00:12:47,466 --> 00:12:50,313 but we do and you certainly haven't discussed it with us. 312 00:12:50,337 --> 00:12:53,048 Mom, leave Nick out of this. It has nothing to do with him. 313 00:12:53,072 --> 00:12:54,516 Doesn't it? Well, maybe if you 314 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:55,852 had a boyfriend who was in school, 315 00:12:55,876 --> 00:12:58,787 you might be a little more interested in going yourself. 316 00:12:58,811 --> 00:13:00,331 (together): Ooh. 317 00:13:05,619 --> 00:13:06,595 That is untrue. 318 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:07,763 Mom, I don't care what you say, 319 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:09,164 I'm not going to college. 320 00:13:09,188 --> 00:13:10,633 And I'm not going to my room. 321 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:14,870 I'm going for a walk and if I pass a college on the way, 322 00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:17,161 I'm not attending it. 323 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:21,743 (knock on door) 324 00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:23,167 Come in. 325 00:13:25,504 --> 00:13:27,182 Mallory. Hey, you're just in time 326 00:13:27,206 --> 00:13:29,652 to check out my latest sculpture. 327 00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:31,387 What do you think? 328 00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:34,257 Everything is a mess. It's horrible, Nick. 329 00:13:34,281 --> 00:13:35,680 What? Too much yellow? 330 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:38,594 No, the sculpture's beautiful. 331 00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:40,696 I've just got other things on my mind right now, okay? 332 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,032 My life is falling apart. 333 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:44,922 Hey. 334 00:13:46,660 --> 00:13:48,270 What happened? 335 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:49,838 I got in a huge fight with my parents. 336 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:52,241 They're gonna force me to go to college. 337 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:54,098 Think about that. 338 00:13:55,402 --> 00:13:57,962 Uh, can I get you something to eat? 339 00:13:58,170 --> 00:13:59,214 Let's see, I, uh... 340 00:13:59,238 --> 00:14:01,472 I think my aunt went shopping today. 341 00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:03,608 Yeah, she did. 342 00:14:05,545 --> 00:14:09,224 Some baking soda? Ketchup? 343 00:14:09,248 --> 00:14:11,249 Nick, didn't you hear what I said? 344 00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:13,751 Yeah, I heard ya. 345 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:17,232 Well, you don't have to hold anything back. 346 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:18,634 My parents are acting like tyrants. 347 00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:20,757 You can say whatever you want. 348 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:22,726 Okay. 349 00:14:23,897 --> 00:14:25,541 I think your parents are right. 350 00:14:25,565 --> 00:14:27,376 What? 351 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,446 I think you should go to college, Mallory. 352 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,515 I can't believe it. Why? 353 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:35,518 I don't know, I-I've always had this picture of you in college. 354 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:39,544 You know, like, I'd come by, you'd cut class. 355 00:14:41,147 --> 00:14:42,658 We'd go places. 356 00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:45,561 You know, see, and then at night you'd come by here 357 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:49,632 and you'd tell me what you learned and I could learn too. 358 00:14:49,656 --> 00:14:52,735 You see, it'd be just like I'd be going to college with you. 359 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:55,279 Except I wouldn't have to get up in the morning. 360 00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:59,441 I don't wanna go. 361 00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:03,546 Mallory, I think you're making a big mistake. 362 00:15:03,570 --> 00:15:06,182 Someone as smart as you should go to college. 363 00:15:06,206 --> 00:15:07,582 Are you kidding me? 364 00:15:07,606 --> 00:15:09,284 I'm not smart. 365 00:15:09,308 --> 00:15:11,320 You know how I feel when I'm in class? 366 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,056 I feel like... Like two men in suits are gonna come in 367 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:15,424 and point a finger at me and say: 368 00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:18,393 "You, get outta here. You don't belong here." 369 00:15:18,417 --> 00:15:20,551 Hey, that's what happened to me. 370 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:28,760 You know, except in my case, they were right. 371 00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:34,198 I don't know, Nick. 372 00:15:35,502 --> 00:15:37,367 Maybe I'm afraid. 373 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:41,472 Of what? 374 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:47,990 Failing. Letting my parents down. 375 00:15:48,014 --> 00:15:50,526 I'm just afraid I'm gonna be lost. 376 00:15:50,550 --> 00:15:53,183 Hey, I'll find ya. 377 00:15:58,058 --> 00:15:59,935 Do you really think I'm smart? 378 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:01,770 If you weren't, you wouldn't be able 379 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:03,672 to appreciate my sculptures. 380 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:04,907 You know, I mean, other people, 381 00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:07,009 they come up to it and they say, "What's that?" 382 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,844 Or they just make a face. 383 00:16:08,868 --> 00:16:10,780 But you know how to find something in 'em. 384 00:16:10,804 --> 00:16:12,047 You know how to see things. 385 00:16:12,071 --> 00:16:14,784 You know, that's why you should go to college. 386 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:16,786 You might be able to see things, 387 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:19,010 things that could change your life. 388 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:25,927 You know, this does kinda make me think of sailboats 389 00:16:25,951 --> 00:16:28,619 and a seashore on a summer day. 390 00:16:29,888 --> 00:16:33,902 Families playing, children, 391 00:16:33,926 --> 00:16:35,892 flowers and peace. 392 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:39,474 What do you call it? 393 00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:41,810 Twelve-Car Pile Up. 394 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:44,780 Look, the important thing is that you see something. 395 00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:46,649 It doesn't matter what. 396 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:49,051 Do you really think I'm smart? 397 00:16:49,075 --> 00:16:50,452 I know you are. 398 00:16:50,476 --> 00:16:51,476 (laughs) 399 00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:56,225 Hey, that doesn't mean I don't think you're beautiful too. 400 00:16:56,249 --> 00:16:57,225 (giggles) 401 00:16:57,249 --> 00:16:58,360 You're great, Nick. 402 00:16:58,384 --> 00:17:01,363 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 403 00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:03,932 Well, I guess I'd better be going. 404 00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:08,370 My parents are probably worried about me. 405 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:09,938 Uh, hey, Mallory? 406 00:17:09,962 --> 00:17:11,139 Could you do me a favor? 407 00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:12,775 Sure. 408 00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:15,611 Uh, just don't tell your parents that I agreed with them. 409 00:17:15,635 --> 00:17:18,836 You know, it may spoil our relationship. 410 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,246 Oh, it's just you. 411 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:33,217 Not the thrill it used to be, huh, dear? 412 00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:38,834 No sign of Mallory, huh? 413 00:17:38,858 --> 00:17:40,870 Elyse, you can't worry about Mallory 414 00:17:40,894 --> 00:17:43,605 every time she walks out that door. 415 00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:45,040 She's a big girl now. 416 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:48,477 I'm sure she's fine and she'll be home any minute. 417 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,346 How can you be so sure? 418 00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:52,236 Fathers know these things. 419 00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:56,018 It's the paternal instinct, 420 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:57,519 a sixth sense. 421 00:17:57,543 --> 00:17:59,488 Also, I called Nick. 422 00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:00,890 She left 12 minutes ago. 423 00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:03,647 If she's not home in 30 seconds I'm calling the police. 424 00:18:05,651 --> 00:18:07,763 Are you, uh...? 425 00:18:07,787 --> 00:18:08,830 You doing all right? 426 00:18:08,854 --> 00:18:10,466 Yeah, I guess so. I don't know. 427 00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:11,650 I've been better. 428 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:16,705 Look, Mallory's a terrific kid. 429 00:18:16,729 --> 00:18:20,309 She's never been a great student and she's never enjoyed school. 430 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:21,810 Subconsciously, Elyse, I think, 431 00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:24,613 uh, we both knew this was coming. 432 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:26,949 I just don't want her to miss any opportunities, Steven. 433 00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:28,317 I don't want her going through life 434 00:18:28,341 --> 00:18:30,519 wondering what might have been. 435 00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:32,154 I don't think there's a person in the world 436 00:18:32,178 --> 00:18:34,055 who doesn't wonder that from time to time. 437 00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:37,225 Except maybe Alex. 438 00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:38,460 Andrew's calling for you guys. 439 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,396 You better hurry up, he's fading fast. 440 00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:41,997 Yeah, I gave him a cup of black coffee. 441 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:44,541 That oughta hold him till you get up there. 442 00:18:50,796 --> 00:18:52,140 Hi. 443 00:18:52,164 --> 00:18:53,442 Oh, hey. 444 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:54,743 Did I miss dinner? 445 00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:58,013 Yeah, good thing too. 446 00:18:58,037 --> 00:18:59,148 We had lima beans. 447 00:18:59,172 --> 00:19:00,148 Yech. 448 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:01,249 (chuckles) 449 00:19:01,273 --> 00:19:04,520 I hid mine under the mashed potatoes. 450 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:07,856 That is the first place they look, Jennifer. 451 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,091 I saved you a lamb chop. 452 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,148 It's in Alex's briefcase. 453 00:19:13,186 --> 00:19:15,497 Thanks. 454 00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:17,933 Mom and Dad still upset? 455 00:19:17,957 --> 00:19:19,635 They're calming down. 456 00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:22,838 So how come you don't want to go to college, Mallory? 457 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:24,706 Same reason you told Mom and Dad 458 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:26,942 you don't wanna take piano lessons. 459 00:19:26,966 --> 00:19:28,343 Be a waste of time. 460 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,968 I'm starting piano lessons next Tuesday. 461 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:34,016 It was either that or I help around the house 462 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,973 an extra hour every week. 463 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:39,187 That's blackmail. 464 00:19:39,211 --> 00:19:42,146 When you're 12, they call it "creative parenting." 465 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:47,718 All right, who put the lamb chop in my briefcase? 466 00:19:49,756 --> 00:19:52,868 I don't know. It must have been the lamb-chop fairy. 467 00:19:52,892 --> 00:19:54,269 Hey, Mal, when did you get back? 468 00:19:54,293 --> 00:19:55,370 Just now. 469 00:19:55,394 --> 00:19:57,039 Listen, if you wanna avoid a confrontation 470 00:19:57,063 --> 00:19:58,707 with Mom and Dad, you better get outta here. 471 00:19:58,731 --> 00:20:00,408 They're gonna come down any minute. 472 00:20:00,432 --> 00:20:03,278 I might as well get it over with. 473 00:20:03,302 --> 00:20:08,117 Listen, you know, uh, my feeling is that they're split on this. 474 00:20:08,141 --> 00:20:10,708 You know, and you could use that to your advantage. 475 00:20:11,978 --> 00:20:14,745 I mean, play them against each other. 476 00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:20,384 You divide and conquer. 477 00:20:25,358 --> 00:20:28,303 When I, uh... When I say "divide and conquer," I... 478 00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:34,009 I-I mean that in the most respectful, obedient... 479 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:35,444 Coming! 480 00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:36,867 I'm with him. 481 00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:41,250 Hello. 482 00:20:41,274 --> 00:20:42,250 Hello. 483 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:43,641 Hi. 484 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:46,020 Sorry I was gone so long. 485 00:20:46,044 --> 00:20:49,091 I hope you weren't worried. I was at Nick's. 486 00:20:49,115 --> 00:20:50,558 Mallory, we have to talk. 487 00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:51,826 I know. 488 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:53,962 Look, I was discussing with Nick this college thing... 489 00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:56,298 What Nick says has no bearing on the situation. 490 00:20:56,322 --> 00:20:57,933 His opinion is completely irrelevant. 491 00:20:57,957 --> 00:20:59,901 He is not a member of this family. 492 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,737 He thinks I should go to college. 493 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:04,081 I've always like that boy. 494 00:21:06,298 --> 00:21:09,210 Look, I'm really confused. I don't know what to do. 495 00:21:09,234 --> 00:21:10,734 Listen to Nick. 496 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:14,015 Well, you gotta understand, 497 00:21:14,039 --> 00:21:16,651 it's not just that I don't wanna go to college. 498 00:21:16,675 --> 00:21:21,423 I have big plans. I wanna work at the store full time. 499 00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:24,759 Well, honey, you can't make a career out of that. 500 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:27,184 Well, I don't plan on being a saleswoman forever. 501 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:30,365 See, by the time I'm through, 502 00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:34,069 I plan on owning a whole chain of stores. 503 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:36,905 I even have a name for them. 504 00:21:36,929 --> 00:21:39,741 They'll be called "What's In Store." 505 00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:40,976 Do you get it? 506 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,646 What's in store and what's in the store. 507 00:21:44,670 --> 00:21:45,981 (Steven chuckles) 508 00:21:46,005 --> 00:21:47,248 That's very good, Mallory. 509 00:21:47,272 --> 00:21:49,239 I'd certainly shop there. 510 00:21:50,743 --> 00:21:53,855 Dad, it's gonna be only woman's clothing. 511 00:21:53,879 --> 00:21:56,380 Well, then I'd just browse there. 512 00:21:58,183 --> 00:22:00,262 I-I think that's a great ambition, honey. 513 00:22:00,286 --> 00:22:02,864 I... I also think there are a lot of things you could learn 514 00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:06,590 in college that would help you to run a business successfully. 515 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,293 It's not just that, Mom. 516 00:22:10,863 --> 00:22:12,941 I'm afraid I won't do well in college 517 00:22:12,965 --> 00:22:15,377 and that I'll let you down, 518 00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:17,679 that I'll be a disappointment to you. 519 00:22:17,703 --> 00:22:22,151 Mallory, don't ever think you're gonna disappoint us. 520 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:25,086 We just want you to keep your options open. 521 00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:26,121 That's all we're saying. 522 00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:27,945 Don't be afraid to try new things. 523 00:22:29,282 --> 00:22:31,960 Okay, I have a proposition for you. 524 00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:35,096 I go to college for a year, but at the end of the year, 525 00:22:35,120 --> 00:22:37,966 if I don't like it and I don't wanna go back, 526 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:40,524 you'll respect my decision and not fight me on it. 527 00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:44,372 I've gotta admit, it sounds reasonable. 528 00:22:44,396 --> 00:22:46,630 And I'm not slouching. 529 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,979 Well, I... I like the idea too. 530 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:55,116 I'm sorry, Mom. I know this has been real hard on you. 531 00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:56,352 Oh, honey, if I've acted crazy, 532 00:22:56,376 --> 00:22:59,021 it's only 'cause I want the best for you. 533 00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:01,579 And I'm gonna have it, I promise. 534 00:23:04,884 --> 00:23:06,728 Uh, listen, Mom and Dad. 535 00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:12,201 Um, about that, uh, uh, "divide and... And conquer" crack, 536 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:14,836 I didn't... 537 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:17,872 I mean, uh, surely you don't think that... 538 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:19,563 I'm coming! 539 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:31,141 ( upbeat jazz theme playing) 39076

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