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Let's go.

You... You scared me.

I'm coming.

Why didn't you just yell up from the stairs,

like you usually do?

Well, apparently, this is more effective.

More effective? Or you just wanted to scare me?

No, I didn't want to scare you, I just wanted to hurry you.

The boys are waiting in the backyard.

Oh, no! I forgot to charge this.

Oh, well, good... then I take it

you won't be talking to anyone today,

so I can rest easy that I won't be hearing any more

life-altering secrets about any family members.

I knew it... you're still angry about Matt and Sarah.

That's why you popped up here to scare me.

Why don't you pop across to New York and scare them?

They're the ones who eloped and then lied about it

and had a wedding, not me.

And it never occurred to you that your mom

might get upset when you gave this news to us?

No. It was big news.

It's old news. It's really old news.

I mean, Matt and Sarah didn't even think

you would care, it's so old.

I do care and your mom really cares a lot.

I know that now.

I'm sorry I told you.

I'm sorry Matt and Sarah did what they did.

I'm really sorry.

Yet, I don't get the feeling you are.

Which is why you tried to scare me.

You know, I was really just trying

to move things along, just to get

you and the boys to school on time.

Dad, I can't help what Matt and Sarah did; I can't.

And if you're trying to get me to hurry up and get out of here,

why are you blocking the door?

David and Sam... didn't say anything to you

about anything, did they?

No. No? Nothing about...

my keeping something secret from your mother?

You told the boys a secret you're keeping from mom?

I did; I don't know why I did, but I did.

Then my guess is your secret will be out

by the time you get home from work.

I'd say around 3:00 to 3:30... snack time.

No, the cookies are in my briefcase

and I drank all the milk. I'm not stupid.

Yeah, so it was the cookies talking when you decided

to tell two seven-year-olds your big secret.

Look, I can't pick the boys up from school.

If they tell her,

she is just going to absolutely explode.

Your mom is already so angry at Matt and Sarah and you that...

She's ready to explode now.

Well, maybe you do something that would make her

so happy she wouldn't be angry with you

or anyone else for the rest of her life.

And that would be...?

Get Mom's new best friend Rose

to call off her marriage to Simon.

Rose may have changed,

but I know Mom still doesn't want them married.

I just know it.

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one place that you'll find ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, 7th Heaven ♪

♪ 7th Heaven. ♪

I got it.

Hello?

Hello?

Who is this?

Somebody keeps hanging up on Daddy

and Daddy's starting to get a little bit annoyed.

Where's Daddy's wedding ring?

Ahh. Ahh.

I don't care!

He told me we could have it for $400!

And then someone, I don't know, maybe this someone was you,

told him we had $500, now he wants $450!

I don't care if he thought we were borrowing the money

instead of paying cash.

No, no...

What did you say?

Hey, you listen to me, mister, and you listen good!

Wait... You tell the owner if he tries to force another

$50,000 out of me, then I curse him!

The owner of the building that I'm trying to turn

into a teen home... well, he found out that we had cash,

and now he wants more money or he's pulling the deal.

Can you believe it?

No.

You curse him?

Hello?

No, not $25,000 more!

Not one penny more!

Yes?

He what?

I need to see you outside.

Now.

I think Savannah ate my wedding ring. What do I do?

Uh, well...

Hmm, I think we better, uh, defer to Annie on this one,

but, unfortunately, at the moment, I believe she's putting a curse

on the owner of that building she wants to buy.

We have to do something. Should I give her that stuff that makes her throw up?

What stuff?

I don't know. I don't think we have any.

Go to the hospital with me.

Oh, I, I don't think she needs to go to the hospital.

Look, she's fine.

She'll probably just pass it; babies do that.

I can't just wait until she passes it,

then Lucy will know I let her eat my wedding ring.

Look, I got wedding ring problems of my own, okay?

I-I sympathize... I-I do... but...

Okay, all right.

We'll... We'll go to the hospital.

But I'm telling you,

it's not an emergency; she'll pass it.

That's all they're going to tell you. She'll pass it.

Please, can we go now?

Uh, I'm going to run an errand with Kevin.

Milk... pick up some milk.

Thank you.

"Cursed," that's what I said.

Kevin?

Hello? Hey, where are you?

Where am I? I'm with your dad.

Where are you and my dad?

We're running an errand.

Why are you running an errand with my dad?

Why not? Where are you?

Ah, I just walked in.

I left my checkbook and I want to go to the bank today.

All right, well, have fun at the bank.

Hello?

Lucy, it's me, Rose.

I've been calling and hanging up all morning.

Why?

I didn't want to talk to Kevin.

So, why didn't you just call me on my cell phone?

I didn't have that number and this one was listed.

Oh, so, anyway...

So anyway, I don't know how to ask you about this,

but are you and Kevin giving us a gift of cash for our wedding?

Oh!

It was supposed to be a surprise.

How did you find out?

Some little birds told me.

Cookies and milk!

I heard Ruthie's theory, but I don't really see

where cookies and milk have anything to do with this.

It has everything to do with it.

We wanted that money to be a surprise.

We wanted you and Simon to start out debt-free.

I'm really touched by your generosity,

but maybe you should have mentioned it to Simon,

because I think he may have taken incompletes

in all of his classes so he could work more hours.

And you let him?!

I didn't know.

The boys told me. The boys told you.

Oh, Simon, I can't believe he did that.

I can't, either.

I can't believe I made him get me that ring.

I feel terrible. You do?

Of course I do.

You didn't seem to feel terrible

for the past six months.

I never thought he'd actually buy this ring for me,

to tell you the truth.

And when he did... well, I do love the ring.

But, of course, I love Simon more.

And if I could take this ring back...

I still probably wouldn't, but I still feel badly

that Simon buying it has caused so many problems.

Well, I, I guess the only thing you can do

is just tell Simon the truth.

Tell him that the boys told you about the wedding gift

and about taking incompletes,

and maybe it's not too late.

Maybe he can stop working and start studying.

I mean, maybe he can scramble and finish

one or two of his classes.

If I tell him, he's going to be really upset

with Sam and David.

You could send us the wedding gift

and no one has to say anything.

I could, but I think you should tell him the truth anyway, Rose.

I mean, you don't want to start your marriage off with a lie.

All right, I'll tell him.

Thanks for talking to me.

Oh, you know what?

Uh, tell Simon to give us a call, okay?

I will. And thanks again for the teapot. Good-bye.

Bye.

These girls have no place to go.

No, their families don't want them.

They're about to become mothers.

And some of them are already living on the street.

No, we may have half a million,

but we don't have one penny to waste.

The, the building needs total renovation.

I mean, it's falling down.

Nobody else wants it.

And, you know, I'm not gonna pay more than $400.

We agreed to $400.

It's the lawyer for the building owner.

No, yeah, no, I will...

I will not take it back, no.

I am not take... Fine, he can call me here.

These people make me so angry.

What aren't you taking back?

The curse, I cursed a guy... The building owner.

He's greedy.

He's taking advantage of this woman's generosity

and our situation, so I cursed him.

I cursed him, and I'm not taking it back.

What does that mean, you "cursed" him?

I don't know. I don't know why I said it.

But I'll tell you, it's the first thing I've said

that got his lawyer's attention.

What's wrong?

Oh, well, nothing.

I... I just never heard you curse someone before.

But if that's what you want to do.

You know what? Never mind.

No, go ahead, Reverend Kinkirk.

Give your mother a little lecture.

I know you're dying to, what, lecture me on cursing people.

I don't even know what to say about that.

Well, you want to say something, so say it.

I do want to say something.

I-I came over here to tell you something.

Well, tell me. Well, I just want you to know

that Kevin and I are giving Rose and Simon

a special gift for their wedding.

The teapot?

No, that was their shower gift.

We're giving them something else.

Okay, and...?

And, uh, what we're giving them

is enough to pay for Rose's ring,

because, you know, we don't want them

to start their marriage off with that burden.

Oh, Luce, that's very generous.

But it may be best to let Simon learn a lesson here.

It's a tough lesson, not buying things on credit.

Yes, it is, but, you know, he'll get through this.

You don't have to bail him out.

Simon's feeling really, really pressured

and this is what Kevin and I want to do for him.

I just thought you should know.

Well, you can change your minds.

We could, but I don't think so.

You know, I'm upset already about Matt and Sarah,

you know, eloping

and then still having the-the big wedding.

And-And I'm upset

that Ruthie had to tell us, not Matt and Sarah;

and I'm upset that she had to wait so long to tell us;

so I could real easily be upset with you and Kevin.

I don't want you to be upset with Kevin and me,

but we already decided to give them the money.

Well, why does everyone

want to tell me things, all of a sudden?

Why are you telling me this?

I just wanted you to know why we're

giving it to them now, instead of later.

Simon is taking incompletes in his classes,

because he's working too many hours

and he doesn't have time to get to class and to study.

What? Okay, now I'm officially upset

with five out of seven of my children and a building owner.

And if you don't leave, I might be more upset.

Wait... five out of seven?

What did Mary do?

I don't know, but I'm sure it was something.

And I'm sure someone will tell me about it.

Hello?

Yeah, that's what I said.

Hello?

Where are you?

Tell her. Kevin?

I told you Savannah and I are with your dad.

Yeah, okay.

Eventually, I'm going to find out where you and my dad are.

Look, Rose called.

Sam and David told her that Simon is taking incompletes

in his classes because he's working so hard

to pay for that stupid ring, so I,

I think we should just go ahead and give him the money.

I can hear that!

I don't care. I already told Mom.

I'll call you back.

Kinkirk?

Hello?

Simon, I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time.

No, I just walked in. What's up?

"What's up?" I'll tell you what's up.

My blood pressure.

Oh.

Well, can they do something about that?

"They"? How about you.

I'm not following you, but I just got home

from a 4:00 to 12:00 shift, so I'm not exactly alert right now.

What's going on with your blood pressure?

If I weren't in a hospital waiting room right now,

I would be screaming at the top of my lungs.

You're taking incompletes in all your classes?!

Okay, uh, just take a deep breath and...

I don't want to take a deep breath.

What are you thinking... Incompletes!

I'm paying all that tuition for incompletes?

Are you okay?

No, I'm very, I'm very ang...

I'm very, very angry.

I know that, but, but are you in, like, critical?

Are, are you stable?

Should you even be on the phone right now?

Probably not.

David and Sam.

Hello.

Hi.

Simon.

You're not at the hospital?

The hospital? Why would I be at the hospital?

Uh...

Uh, who's hurt? Who's at the hospital?

No one, it's just Dad.

"It's just Dad."?!

What?!

No, no, it's fine. It's fine.

It's just, it's something anger-related.

"Anger-related"? What, but like somebody shot him

or like he's having a heart attack?

No! No, no! Nothing like that!

It's just high blood pressure.

Simon, high blood pressure can lead

to a heart attack!

I didn't know that. I...

Oh...

Hello?

Hi. What are you doing at the hospital

and why didn't you tell me you have high blood pressure?

Hello?

Mom, I didn't mean to scare you, okay?

I think Dad's okay. He's just upset.

Yeah, I-I got him on the cell phone.

Cell phone?

Okay, what, what is going on?

I'm not at the hospital for me.

I'm just at the hospital, where I found out

that Simon dropped his classes and is taking incompletes,

just so he can pay for that stupid engagement ring.

I know. Lucy and Kevin

are paying for that stupid engagement ring,

which I think is a really stupid idea, but what are you doing

at the hospital, and who at the hospital knew about Simon?

It's a long story.

Well, once upon a time...

Savannah swallowed Kevin's wedding ring.

Oh, is she okay?

I mean, those things usually just pass.

Well, I tried to tell him that,

but we're at the hospital anyway.

Okay, so you're okay?

Well, I lost my temper when I found out

that Simon dropped the classes.

Well, you can't afford to be angry.

Let me be angry.

Yeah, I don't think you can afford to be angry either.

I think you're angry enough.

I mean, you already put a curse

on some poor guy you don't even know.

Why does everyone have a problem with that?

You know what? Nobody can curse anyone.

I can't curse anyone!

I don't even know what it means to curse someone.

The words just came out of my mouth.

But, evidently, they're very powerful words.

Yes, they are. You wouldn't like it

if somebody cursed you, would you?

You wouldn't like it if someone lectured you would you?

And how would you like it if I told you and Lucy

that I can handle putting together a home for teen mothers

without either of you commenting on how I'm doing it?

Hello?

Are you sure you're not having a heart attack? You're okay?

I'm sure. I'm fine.

Good. I love you.

I love you, too.

But I'm still angry.

Nothing on the X-ray.

Let's go back to my house, check the kitchen floor again.

Let's.

I'm coming!

I'm coming.

Who is it?

Father Mulligan.

Hi. What can I do for you?

I'm hoping you can remove a curse.

I have to tell you something.

I have to tell you something, too.

I dropped a couple of my classes.

I didn't drop them, I'm taking incompletes.

I just couldn't work the hours I was working

and get to class.

I told Sam and David and I guess they told my dad.

What did you have to tell me?

Sam and David told me about the incompletes.

They told you, too? Yeah, and I told Lucy.

And I think maybe she told your dad.

And your mom, maybe.

Why would you tell Lucy?

Because Sam and David told me something else.

You know, I tried to call them

and then I remembered that they're in school.

They just don't always get their facts right, you know?

I, I mean...

I really don't resent taking incompletes

to work to pay for your ring... I don't.

I was just tired when I talked to them.

David and Sam did say that to you, right?

No.

I'm sorry if you resent paying for my ring.

I know I shouldn't have asked for it, but you didn't

have to buy it if you didn't want to buy it.

No, that's where you're wrong. I did have to buy it.

I had to buy it to make up for asking you to move out

when I didn't ask you to move in in the first place.

Well, you really are feeling resentful, aren't you?

Yeah, actually, I am.

Yeah, I can actually see that you are.

And if you're just going to be resentful

that I made you marry me,

then let's just not get married, okay?

Okay. Great.

Go back to Umberto.

That's what you really want, isn't it?

What?!

I'm sure Umberto can afford a ring

without having to work for it day and night.

He can get you everything you want.

I thought you could give me everything that I want, Simon.

Because all that I really want is for someone to love me.

By the way,

Lucy and Kevin are going to give us money for our wedding,

so you can pay for the ring and any other debts you have.

So you may want to wait until you've cashed the check

to tell them we're not getting married.

Hi.

Hi. Did you get to the bank?

No, not yet.

Did you want to write Simon a check

or should we get them a cashier's check?

Uh, where's your wedding band?

Oh, um, I don't know.

Must be around here somewhere.

Did you lose it? Did I lose it?

It is so past her nap time.

I should go put her down.

Hmm, good idea.

Unless you want to put her down.

Why would I want to put her down?

Well, you're not usually around to put her down,

so since you're here to put her down, then I just thought...

Yeah. Okay, I'll put her down.

Come here.

Has she eaten?

Of course she's eaten.

What'd you have for lunch? Just lunch.

Oh, good, 'cause when I got home

there was some cereal on her high chair.

It looked like she hadn't eaten since breakfast.

Oh...

that's because we ate out. Ate out?

Yeah, that's where we were with your dad.

Oh, well, uh, what'd she eat?

Some mashed potatoes and peas and Jell-O.

From...? From a cafeteria.

What cafeteria?

The cafeteria down at the hospital.

They have really good food.

The cafeteria is so good that you and Savannah

and my dad actually went there for lunch?

Yep. Huh...

Are you looking for this?

Oh, you found it.

Good. Thanks.

By any chance, did you think that

maybe Savannah had eaten this?

Your mother told you. My mother knew?

I think so.

Could I please have that back now?

I'm going to have to think about that.

And about the fact that you thought our daughter

swallowed a ring, and you took her to the hospital

and you didn't even bother to call me

and tell me what was happening.

I don't know what got into me, Father, I really don't.

So you'll take the curse off poor Mr. Riley?

It's just that I'm going through

a really difficult time right now.

Well, I completely understand.

You do, really? Because nobody else does.

I mean...

Why would Matt and Sarah elope and then lie about it,

and then get married and then tell Ruthie,

and not tell any of the rest of us?

I'm sure I don't know.

Hello. Oh.

Annie's husband.

Eric Camden. Minister.

Oh, are you now?

I'm Father Mulligan.

I'm, uh, here about the curse.

Ah.

You knew that Kevin and Dad

were at the hospital with Savannah and you...

Oh. Hi, Father.

He's here about the curse.

Oh, yeah, that.

Our daughter, the Reverend Lucy Kinkirk.

Hi. Father Mulligan.

I think I'll let the three of you religious people chat.

I'll go pick the boys up at school.

Thank you.

Uh, regular ministers at a regular Protestant-type church?

Yeah.

You know, maybe I've come at a bad time.

I think I can find my way to the front door.

It was nice meeting both of you.

I'll talk to Annie.

Yeah. Sure.

Sometimes men lie in an effort

not to upset their wives.

Which just makes us more upset.

Oh, no... the boys.

You couldn't have told me this months ago?

We didn't know months ago.

We only decided last week.

Well, it's really generous of you,

but I'm not going to take it from you.

I'm not gonna have you pay for a ring

that I never should've bought in the first place.

Hey, you're not the first guy to buy a ring

that he couldn't afford, okay?

Don't keep beating yourself up.

It's Simon.

I have to go.

Are you okay?

I'm just tired.

Well, now you can stop working so hard

and go back to your professors and tell them

you want to try to make up the work.

I don't know.

What don't you know?

I don't know anything.

Thanks for the money,

but I don't think Rose and I are getting married.

And I don't care to share that with the rest of the family,

although you probably will.

I know you're not happy with me right now,

but I want to drive up to see Simon.

Because...? It's a guy thing.

I think it's even a husband thing.

All right.

Hey, uh, do you want your ring back?

Not right now, no.

Okay, well, uh, it's a long drive.

Would you like Savannah and me to go with you?

Thanks for the offer, but I'll be okay.

I need some time alone.

We want to talk to you.

Hey, you were pretty quiet in the car.

What's going on?

We know some more secrets and we want to tell Mom.

But we don't want to get in trouble.

Who are you going to be in trouble with?

Because based on my experience, I can tell you

that I would rather be in trouble with just about

anyone else other than Mom.

Dad told you something?

About Mom?

Well, don't tell me what it is.

I don't want to know.

Just keep it to yourself for the time being.

Hang onto it awhile. See what happens.

We can't. It's too big.

It might cause trouble, big trouble.

All right.

I'm tried of being the keeper of secrets.

After this, I'm getting out of the business. Shoot.

Dad lost his wedding ring.

And he bought a new one and didn't tell Mom.

And she doesn't know.

Oh. Is that all?

Is that all?

Mom knows.

She's known practically the whole time.

The hotel where you lost it sent it to her.

But you see, Mommy never told Daddy that.

Now, Daddy's been living with this for almost 30 years.

When did she tell you this?

I don't know. It was years ago.

Why would she tell you?

I don't know. Why did you tell them?

Cookies and milk.

Cookies and milk.

Cookies and milk.

Why do I have the feeling

that you want to talk to me about something?

It is about that stupid curse?

No, I'm staying away from that one.

Uh, but we do have something to talk about.

Something I really want to talk about

and yet... And yet, you don't.

And yet, I feel the same way, so let's leave it at that.

Oh, if that's Father Mulligan,

just tell him I'm-I'm not available.

I'm going to get that building for those girls.

And you don't care how you have to do it?

I have never heard of grown men

being so afraid of a stupid curse.

Like I could really put a curse on anybody!

The whole thing is completely childish and men are childish,

which is why it's working!

Hmm.

Hello. Hello.

You wouldn't happen to be Mr. Riley, the owner

of the building my wife is trying to buy, would you?

Yep.

Uh, come with me.

We're just cleaning up after dinner.

Have you eaten?

Yes, I have.

As best I could, considering.

I'll just go get her.

Oreos. Oh, yeah.

You want some?

Yeah. Yeah.

My mom and I used to eat those after school.

Ah. Uh, milk?

Oh, yeah. Gotta have the milk.

Gotta have the milk.

I'm really, really sorry that my wife

has upset you about this, uh, curse.

Yeah.

I mean, she's never done anything like that before.

Uh, this, uh, this building project

has come at a time when...

we're having a lot of family challenges.

That's the way Ma and I did it.

I see; that-that's a, that's a new one on me.

Uh, so, does it bring back a lot of good memories?

Oh, yeah.

I grew up in that building.

Just me and Mom.

My dad died and left us the property.

Ma never wanted to touch the place,

which is why it is what it is today... a run-down shack.

But, uh, it's a sentimental shack, you know?

Where are you living now?

Bel Air.

My dad didn't just leave us that building.

He left us 37 buildings.

But my mom and I lived in that building

till I graduated high school.

Mmm.

You know, it seems to me if you're going to sell,

that my wife would be the perfect buyer.

She plans to renovate it, not tear it down.

It would be a home for teenage girls.

For, well, teenage mothers who are not married

and who may have become estranged from their families.

Or girls who may not have any other place to go.

Annie wants to clean it up and take the bottom floor

and turn it into a store where women can buy,

like, used maternity clothes,

baby clothes, baby furniture.

A place where the young women can work.

A place with a day care center.

Unwed mothers?

Young women who are having babies,

who aren't married to the fathers of the babies, yeah.

I don't know if my mother would like that.

Oh, yes, she would.

Hi, I'm Annie Camden.

I want to apologize for what I said.

I've never said anything like that before.

I don't know why I said it. It means nothing.

I was, uh, feeling very desperate

and, uh, it seemed to be working.

So I'm, I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

I'm superstitious as well as sentimental and...

a thing like that... that-that curse...

that means something to me.

I take it back.

And he blesses you.

He's, he's a reverend. Bless him.

I don't really...

Bless you, Mr. Riley.

Thank you.

Thank you both.

$400?

$400... Oh!

Um... no.

You can have it.

"Have it"?

I got lots of buildings.

I'll write it off.

You take care of those girls.

Set up some scholarships or something.

Oh, bless you!

Bless you! Bless you!

Bless your little heart, Mr. Riley.

Oh, bless you!

Well, I think we managed to get something

from every food group.

Is dessert a food group?

We didn't get dessert.

I think I still have some cookies

I took from the house.

So... you and Lucy

never called off the wedding before the wedding, did you?

Yeah, the closer it got, the more often we called it off.

But she never gave you back the ring, did she?

Every time.

No kidding. No kidding.

Didn't that make you angry?

Women don't always mean what they say.

Sometimes they seem to be a bit possessed.

Sometimes that's a good thing,

sometimes that's a bad thing.

And they're not just in moods, they are moods.

They go from one mood to another mood,

and you just have to go with the flow.

I'm held accountable for everything I say.

And I don't think I should just let Rose off the hook

and ignore everything she says, and attribute it

to whatever mood she's in... That's not fair.

That's not fair?

Simon, you sound like a 12-year-old.

Of course it's not fair... Life's not fair.

If life were fair, we'd take turns giving birth.

I wouldn't mind giving birth.

Yeah, you'll change your mind.

Look, do you want to marry Rose or not?

I guess.

You guess?

I do. I want to marry Rose.

I'm just scared she doesn't want to marry me.

I don't want to be the one who gets dumped.

You should never make a decision out of fear.

Don't call off the wedding because you're afraid.

Don't not call off the wedding because you're afraid.

If you love this woman, be a man, find her,

fix this and go ahead with your plans.

Don't put the blame on anyone,

just take the responsibility.

What?

Don't you dunk?

Nah.

I like the cookies separate from the milk.

I'm a purist.

You know, I used to be a twist and lick,

now I'm a dunker.

My whole family are dunkers,

except for Sam and David.

I guess they'll grow into it.

Lucy dunks in front of the family.

When she's with me, she twists

and scrapes the filling off with her finger,

and then dunks just the outside.

No kidding. No kidding.

I think it's time for me to go home.

We should be having cookies with our brides.

Thanks, Kevin.

Thanks for driving all the way out here just to talk to me.

You're about to become part of the husband's club.

If you live through the initiation, you'll be fine.

Why don't I go first?

Since I drove all the way over here,

I think that'd be a good idea.

I'm sorry, my car wouldn't start.

I think it needs a new battery.

And let me guess, you can't pay for it,

because you're paying for the ring.

That's right, I can't.

You know, I got you that ring,

because you love that ring and I love you.

You make me feel terrible for wanting that ring, Simon.

You make me feel like your entire life began to unravel

when you bought it for me.

The problem is, I couldn't afford the ring.

The bigger problem is,

I wasn't man enough to just say that to you.

Yes, you did.

You told me you couldn't afford it.

But because I've always had pretty much

anything I've ever asked for, I just didn't get it.

I don't work.

I don't earn the money that pays for tuition and books

and my apartment, and so I'm not very realistic about money.

I don't pay that much attention

to what things cost, because I've never had a job

and I've never had to pay for anything.

On the other hand, I've always been very realistic about money.

I always pay attention to how much every little thing costs,

and I've always tried to earn my own money

and save every penny anyone's ever given to me.

So I'm responsible, totally responsible

for buying that ring.

And I'm going to be responsible for paying for it.

This is from Lucy and Kevin.

This is a lot of money.

Yes, it is.

Even I can see that.

This is our money... Our money together.

And I think we should open up a joint checking account.

And we should only spend the money

whenever we agree to spend it on whatever we want.

But the ring...

the ring, I'm paying for.

I know I tried to rush and pay for as much of it

as I could before the wedding, but that's

because I hate being in debt for it, and...

and my debt becomes your debt

and your debt becomes my debt when we get married.

And I don't want you to share in paying for your own ring.

Just so you know, I don't have any debts.

I have savings and stocks

and something called a "portfolio."

You want a prenup?

Are we getting married?

Let's see.

You're a twist and dunk, right?

Yeah. I know your family are dunkers,

but the only thing my parents

ever agreed on was this.

I love you, Rose.

Will you marry me on our wedding day?

I will.

Luce, I'm home!

In here.

Must be a Camden thing.

No, they're dunkers.

I know; I meant the cookies and the milk.

Seems there's a lot of that the past couple days.

I want to apologize to you about

not calling you about Savannah.

I should have told you.

Yeah, but, then again, I'm pregnant,

and I probably would've panicked,

and it all turn out okay, so there's no harm done.

You would tell me if you really lost your ring, wouldn't you?

No, I don't think so.

I think I'd just buy a new one.

Really?

That's the truth.

Well, just remember to put the inscription

in the new one you buy to hide that you lost the old one.

What inscription?

You didn't know that there's

an inscription in your ring?

No.

There's not; I would've noticed.

I can't read that.

It's so tiny, I still can't read it.

And if I ever did ever notice it,

I'm sure I just, you know, I thought it was the name

of the jeweler, or the gold weight or something.

It says "You bring out the best in me."

You do bring out the best in me.

Well, thank you, and you bring out the best in me,

but I didn't inscribe that in your ring.

That's why I knew it wasn't your ring.

I picked it up when you left it by the sink,

which you still do.

Well, I hate getting soap on it.

Yeah. Well, I, I noticed

that something was written on it.

But it's so tiny. I know.

I picked up a magnifying glass and I read it,

and I didn't know how or when it got there.

Uh, and then, the same day, a tiny box arrived

from the hotel where you had been staying.

Addressed to me?

No, addressed to both of us, so I opened it

and there inside was your ring... Your real ring,

the ring I had given you; your wedding ring...

So I knew you had lost your ring.

And I knew you had bought another one,

so I found the receipt in your pant's pocket

when I took your pants to the cleaners.

You check the pants pockets?

Always.

Didn't you wonder how you could get

the same ring I gave you for practically nothing?

Well, the guy felt sorry for me.

No, he didn't.

He inscribed a ring that probably, you know,

nobody picked up or they brought back.

Oh...

I didn't want you wearing someone else's ring, so I,

you know, took it and inscribed it and switched it.

And now you're wearing the real ring

that I gave you on our wedding day.

Why didn't you tell me?

Well, I knew you didn't tell me, because you loved me,

and you didn't want to upset me and, um,

I didn't want to embarrass you.

I figured, sooner or later,

we'd admit to one another what had really happened.

But then one year passed, and then another year,

and then another and another and...

Well, all these years you really have brought out the best in me.

I love you.

I know.

I love you, too.

You told Ruthie this story?

And Lucy and Mary.

They had their husbands' rings inscribed with the same thing.

That way, if Kevin or Carlos lose their rings

and try to replace it, they'll know right away.

Until this moment, it has been a Camden women's secret.

Well, Kevin has brought out the best in Lucy.

But Carlos and Mary, I don't know.

I don't think we've heard the end of that story yet.

And Simon and Rose?

My mother told you that?

That has to be the longest-held secret in Camden history.

You bring out the best in me.

We bring out the best in each other.