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Mommy got sick.

It happened just like that.

There was nothing anybody could do.

It isn't fair.

There's no reason.

But if we start asking why, we'll go crazy.

Five minutes in the microwave.

Any one of them. Five minutes and done.

Ready to eat.

Do you know how to make juice?

Microwave. Five minutes.

Here.

My shrink. Call him.

'Loss of Spouse' support group.

Chicago Cancer Family Network.

Parents without Partners. Partners without Parents.

Hug Yourself.

Hug a Friend. Hug a Shrink.

Or work. Work hard.

Work will save you. Work is the only thing that will see you through this.

Don't mind him. He's just a guy who's lost his wife.

What I think we really need is a change.

Good idea. Take a couple of weeks off. Get some sun. Take Jonah fishing.

No, a real change.

A new city.

Someplace where every time I go around a corner, I don't think of Maggie.

Where you gonna go?

I was thinking about Seattle.

Eventually, in a few months, you'll start seeing women.

- You'll meet someone. - Right, right.

Move on. Right. That's what I'm gonna do

and then in a few months, boom, I'll be fine. I'll just grow a new heart.

- Sam, I'm sorry. - She didn't mean that.

I know, I know... Look, it just doesn't happen twice.

[Jimmy Durante's "AS TIME GOES BY" plays] . ♪ You must remember this ♪

[Jimmy Durante's "AS TIME GOES BY" plays] . ♪ A kiss is still a kiss ♪

♪ A sigh is just a sigh ♪

♪ The fundamental things apply ♪

♪ As time goes by ♪

♪ And when two lovers woo ♪

♪ They still say "I love you" ♪

♪ On that you can rely ♪

♪ No matter what the future brings ♪

♪ As time goes by ♪

♪ Moonlight and love songs ♪

♪ Never out of date ♪

♪ Hearts full of passion ♪

♪ Jealousy and hate ♪

♪ Woman needs man ♪

♪ And man must have his mate ♪

♪ That no one can deny ♪

♪ It's still the same old story ♪

♪ A fight for love and glory ♪

♪ A case of do or die ♪

♪ The world will always welcome lovers ♪

♪ As time goes by... ♪

The tall one with red hair is your cousin Irene...

You'll recognize her by the disappointed look on her face.

who was married to Harold, who ran off with his secretary

but came back because Irene threatened to put the dog to sleep, if he didn't.

Your brother Dennis is a professor at Johns Hopkins.

He's married to Betsy.

The most competitive woman in the world.

I don't see how I'm gonna remember all this.

Oh, well, Walter, you will.

Your Uncle Milton lost all of his money...

- and some other people's... - in a pyramid scheme.

Don't mention the IRS or the federal prison system.

Your mother's Barbara. Your father's Cliff.

- My father has electric trains. - Really?

Am I what they had in mind?

Oh, Walter, they're gonna love you.

Everybody,

Annie has an announcement.

Walter and I are engaged.

Thank you. Thank you.

Dad, mom knew.

- I don't see a ring, Annie. - I don't have a ring yet.

Congratulations.

Bless you. Bless you.

- Oh, my goodness. - Are you all right?

- It's nothing. - Maybe it's the flowers.

- We'll move them. - No! Don't touch them!

I feel terrible, sneezing at a time like this.

This is a very important moment for me.

He's allergic to everything. Don't worry about it.

Bees. I'm allergic to bees.

Harold is allergic to every type of bee.

We always have to carry a hypodermic of adrenaline wherever we go.

If he eats even one tiny piece of a nut...

My head swells up like a watermelon, and I drop dead.

It's the same with Harold and bees.

Your mother and I had salmon at our wedding & I really think

that a wedding without cold salmon...

- I'm not allergic to salmon. - Oh, he's not allergic to salmon.

I don't think, but you never know.

- You never know. - Harold wasn't always allergic to bees.

Oh honey, what a shame!

We had some champagne and what did we use it for?

- Uncle Milton's parole. - And it was delicious.

It was, wasn't it, Milton?

When are you getting married Annie?

- Eh, in early June, in the garden. - Does it have to be in the garden?

Annie: Oh! What a great idea. Irene: What about Harold and bees?

- I'm allergic to bees. - We'll spray you.

Cold salmon, a lovely cucumber salad, strawberries...

I'm afraid I am allergic to strawberries.

Allergic to strawberries.

Is this all right with you?

Today, I consider myself the luckiest...

m-m-man on the f-f-face of the -E-Earth.

The Lou Gehrig line. Remember? Remember, Dad?

- The Lou Gehrig line from... - Pride of the Yankees.

- Pride of the Yankees! - Pride of the Yankees.

- It's baseball. - A historical reference.

I would like to propose a toast to my kid sister.

To Walter and my baby.

To Walter and Annie.

Everyone, please eat before it gets cold.

Here it is.

The historical society wanted this and I never would give it to them.

Oh, Mom!

I noticed these things are back in fashion.

- Grandmother's dress. - Oh, honey.

He's a lovely man, Annie.

I know. He is wonderful, isn't he? And he's such a wonderful athlete.

- Are his folks nice? - You'll love them.

We're going down to D.C. tonight to be with them Christmas morning.

- How did it happen? - Well, it's silly, really.

I mean I'd seen him at the office. Obviously, I'd seen him.

He's the associate publisher.

And then one day we both ordered sandwiches from the same place and

he got my lettuce and tomato on whole wheat, which, of course, he was allergic to...

and I got his lettuce and tomato on white.

- How amazing! - It is, isn't it?

You make a million decisions that mean nothing

and then one day you order takeout, and it changes your life.

Destiny takes a hand.

Mom, destiny is something we've invented

because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

Well, then, how do you explain that you both ordered

exactly the same sandwich except for the bread?

How many people in this world like lettuce and tomato

without something else like tuna?

Well, it wasn't a sign. It was a coincidence.

I was in Atlantic City with my family. Cliff was a waiter.

He wasn't even supposed to work that night, and suppose he hadn't?

He asked me to take a midnight walk on the Steel Pier.

I've probably told you this a million times, but I don't care.

Then he held my hand.

At one point, I looked down and I couldn't tell

which fingers were his and which were mine.

And I knew.

- What? - You know.

- What? - Magic.

It was magic.

Magic?

I knew we'd be together forever and that everything would be wonderful...

just the way you feel about Walter.

Walter? It's quite a formal name, isn't it?

One of the things I truly knew was that your father and I

were going to have a wonderful time in...

- the sack, I believe you call it. - Mom!

Of course, it took several years

before everything worked like clockwork in that department.

So, don't be worried if it takes a while.

- Well, we already... - Fine. Fine. Fiddle-de-dee.

- How's it working? - Like clockwork.

Oh, honey.

- It's a sign. - You don't believe in signs.

They loved you! I told you they would love you, and they loved you!

- I love you. - I love you, Walter.

Did anyone ever call you anything other than Walter?

Nope.

Not even when you were young?

Nope, not even when I was young.

You sure you don't want to drive with me?

How will I get back to Baltimore on Friday?

I forgot the present. Walter, I left your stepmother's present inside by accident.

I swear when we're old and gray,

you're gonna have to remind me to put my teeth in

and I'll be walking all over town,

smacking my gums together and not even noticing.

- I'll wait. - You'll wait? Oh! Right.

No, don't wait Walter. Really, it's silly. You go ahead. We're late anyway.

I'll be ten minutes behind you.

♪ Sleigh bells jing-a-ling Ring-ting-ting-a-ling too ♪

♪ Horses, horses, horses, horses ♪

♪ It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you ♪

♪ Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap ♪

♪ The snow is falling and friends are calling, Yoo-hoo ♪

♪ Friends are calling, Yoo-hoo Ding-a-ling-a-ling ♪

♪ Horses, horses, horses Horses, horses, horses ♪

♪ Horses, horses, horses ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jin... ♪

- Horses, horses, horses - Welcome back to "You and Your Emotions"

- Laughing all the way - I'm Dr. Marcia Fieldstone....

broadcasting live across America

from the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Tonight we're talking about wishes and dreams.

- What's your wish this Christmas Eve? - What's your wish?

- Maybe the best gift you can give your... - My wish is to turn the radio station.

Subject of this evening's medical update is "You and Your Spleen."

- and your host is Dr... - Not on your life.

Coming up, "Jingle Bells" backwards, sung by the New Jersey...

- Seattle, go ahead. - Hello, this is Jonah...

No last names, Jonah.

You sound younger than our usual callers. How old are you?

- I'm eight. - Eight. How come you're up so late?

- It's not that late in Seattle. - Of course. You're absolutely right.

Alright, what's your Christmas wish, Jonah?

It's not for me. It's for my dad. I think he needs a new wife.

- You don't like the one he has now? - He doesn't have one now.

That's the problem.

- Where's your mom? - She died.

- Oh... I'm so sorry to hear that. - Well, who can believe this?

I've been pretty sad, but I think my dad's worse.

Have you talked to your dad about this?

- No. - Why not?

- It's like it makes him sadder. - I can understand that.

- Jonah, is your dad home right now? - Yeah.

- What's he doing? Is he busy? - Not really. He's out on the deck.

I'm sure that I can help, but I'm going to need you to help me help him.

- Wretched woman! - Bring your dad to the phone.

- Hang up, Jonah! Don't listen to her. - No way. He'd kill me.

Trust me, Jonah. He won't be angry...

when he realizes how concerned you are about him.

Wanna bet?

Okay, if I get yelled at, I'm never goinna listen to your show again.

Okay, fair enough.

- Dad? - Yeah?

There's someone on the phone for you.

- His name's Sam. - Sam.

If you've just tuned in, this is Dr. Marcia Fieldstone

and tonight's topic is "Your Wishes and Dreams"

- I got it. - ...and we're on the line now with someone from Seattle.

- Hello? - Hello, Sam.

This is Dr. Marcia Fieldstone on Network America.

Okay... what are you selling tonight? Micro hibachis or Ginza knives?

No, I'm not selling anything. I just want to help.

I want you to know that your son called

and he asked me for some advice on how you might find a new wife.

- Who is this? - Dr. Marcia Fieldstone of Network America

- ...and you are on the air. - You called a radio station?

- Sam? Sam? Sam, are you with me? - Yeah. Yes.

Your son feels that since your wife's death you've been very, very unhappy

and he's genuinely worried about you.

Oh, hey, get out here. Get out here.

Come on now, I'm not gonna go through this alone.

I think it's very hard for him to talk to you about all this

and I thought maybe you and I could talk.

It would make Jonah feel a little better.

- Sam? - Talk to her, Dad. She's a doctor.

Of what? Her first name could be Doctor.

- Please? - Sam?

Sam, it's his Christmas wish.

- Okay. - Okay, good.

Now, I know this is difficult.

But how long ago did your wife die?

About a year and a half ago.

Oh... Have you had any relationships since?

- Nope. - No?

Why not?

Marcia... or should I call you Dr. Fieldstone?

- Dr. Marcia. - Dr. Marcia.

- I don't mean to be rude. - Oh and I don't wanna invade your privacy.

- Oh, sure you do. - Sure you do.

Go on, Sam. I'm listening.

Sam?

We had a pretty tough time there at first.

But we're dealing with it

and Jonah and I will get along just fine again...

as soon as I break his radio.

I have no doubt that you're a wonderful father.

- You can tell a lot from a person's voice. - You certainly can.

But something must be missing if Jonah still feels that you're under a cloud.

Just a few questions: Are you sleeping at night?

- He doesn't sleep at all. - How do you know that?

I live here, dad.

Look, it's Christmas.

Maggie, my wife...

She really did it.

I mean, she loved...

She made everything beautiful

and it's just tough this time of year

and any kid needs a mother.

Could it be that you need someone just as much as Jonah does?

Yes.

Don't answer that. Let's get into that right after these messages.

Sam, Jonah, don't go away.

If you've just tuned in, we're talking to "Sleepless in Seattle"

and we'll be right back after this break with your listener response.

What is she talking about?

This is when other people get to call in and dump on what you said.

Oh, oh. This is really fun, and helpful.

I'll bet he's tall with a cute butt.

Bet he hasn't bathed in weeks and he stinks.

Harriet, shut up. Hi. Can I help you?

Tea with the bag out.

You know, maybe I'll just hustle myself out to Seattle,

give him a little gift for New Year's Eve.

Yeah, you go on out there if you want to, but don't open his refrigerator.

They don't cover anything when they put it in the fridge.

They just stick it in there and leave it till it walks out by itself.

What I'm saying is, I wouldn't kick this guy out of my bed for eating crackers.

- You know what I'm saying? - Sixty-five cents.

Let's take a call before we get back to Sleepless.

Knoxville, Tennessee, you're on the air. Talk to me.

Yes, I would just like to know where I could get this man's address.

- Honey, get in line. - We don't give that information.

Next caller, go ahead.

If there was one question I was allowed to ask...

Oh, go ahead.

People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again.

Sam, do you think that there's someone out there

you could love as much as your wife?

Well, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone, that's hard to imagine.

Hmm... What are you going to do?

Well, I'm going to get out of bed every morning.

Breathe in and out all day long.

Then, after a while, I won't have to remind myself

to get out of bed in the morning and breathe in and out.

And then after a while, I won't have to think about how...

I had it great and perfect for a while.

Sam, tell me what was so special about your wife?

Well, how long is your program?

Oh, well, it was a...

It was a million tiny little things.

When you added them all up, it just meant we were supposed to be together.

And I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her.

It was like coming home...

only to no home I'd ever known.

I was just taking her hand

to help her out of a car

and I knew it.

It was like...

- Magic. - Magic.

Well, folks, it's time to wrap it up.

I'm Dr. Marcia Fieldstone in Chicago

and to all my listeners, a magical and merry Christmas.

And to you, Sleepless in Seattle, we hope you'll call again soon

- ...and let us know how it's going. - Oh, you can count on it.

♪ When you find me ♪

♪ I know somewhere... ♪

♪ Over the rainbow ♪

♪ The bluebirds glide ♪

♪ Birds fly ♪

♪ Over the rainbow ♪

♪ Why, then, oh, why ♪

♪ Can't I? ♪

This man sells the greatest soup you've ever eaten

and he is the meanest man in America.

I feel very strongly about this, Becky. It's not just about the soup.

- Do it. What else? - New Year's Eve.

- Please don't make me write it. - Listen to this.

"Phone service in the greater Chicago area was tied up for two hours on...

Christmas Eve when some kid calls a phone-in radio show...

and says that his dad needs a new wife.

Two thousand women called the station asking for the guy's number.

I heard it. This kid calls up and says, "My dad needs a wife."

and this shrink practically forces the guy on to the phone

and says, "Do you wanna talk about it?"

He says, "No, as a matter of fact, I don't."

And then, suddenly, for no reason at all,

he starts to talk about how much he loved his wife

and how he just fell in love with her...

like he was one of those cows in Michigan.

- What cows in Michigan? - It was on 60 Minutes.

There were those cows that got zapped by stray voltage.

No one knows why and maybe it was Wisconsin.

But anyway, I was listening to him talk about how much he loved his wife

and suddenly I was crying.

It's like what happens when I watch those phone company ads.

I don't have to see the whole thing, just the part where

the daughter gives the mother the refrigerator

with the big red bow on it.

Yes, the Polaroid commercial: Two 5-year-olds at their grandfather's birthday party.

- They're making the album. - With the glue.

That kills me.

You should write something about this.

- About what? - Whatever it is.

I'll tell you what it is. 2,000 women calling a radio station for a husband.

There are a lot of desperate women out there lookin' for love.

Especially over a certain age.

You know, it's easier to be killed by a terrorist than it is to get married over the age of 40.

That is not true. That statistic is not true.

That's right. It's not true. But it feels true.

It feels true because it is true.

There's practically a whole book about how that statistic is not true.

- Calm down. You brought it up. - I did not, Wyatt.

Did you even read that book?

Did anyone read that book all the way through?

Are you two finished? Fine. Now, where were we?

If someone is a widower, why do they say that he was widowed?

Why don't they say he was widowered?

I was just wondering.

What was that about up there?

- What was what? - What's with you?

- Nothing's with me. - Something's with you.

- What are you saying? - Whatever it is, you can tell me.

Sleepless in Seattle?

That's what she called him on the show because he can't sleep.

And now 2,000 women want his number.

The guy could be a crackhead, a transvestite,

a flasher, a junkie, a chain-saw murderer

or someone really sick, someone like my Rick.

- Actually, he sounded nice. - Oh?

Oh, really? Now we're getting down to it.

Please. Becky, I'm madly in love with Walter.

He did the craziest thing the other night. What was that?

Oh, it was so funny. We were hysterical. What was that?

You know, I'm thinking, I've got to go up to Boston for the A.A.P. convention, right?

Then, I got to visit Winston-Hughes about switching over our computers.

But why don't we meet in New York for Valentine's Day weekend?

Walter, I'd love to!

We can stay at the Plaza.

Ice-stake in Central Park.

Register.

Register?

You know, for dishes, glasses, silver, everything.

How about it?

I'll take you to Chinatown for dim sum.

- Does it have wheat in it? - I don't think so.

Dim sum, dim sum

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six...

five, four, three, two, one!

Hey, Jonah. Wake up. Wake up, man. The ball's droppin'.

Happy new year!

Okay, pal. I got ya.

It's okay.

There we go.

Happy new year.

Happy new year.

Kiss Howard.

Good night, Howard.

♪ Sometimes I wonder ♪

♪ Why I spend ♪

♪ The lonely night ♪

♪ Dreaming of a song ♪

♪ The melody ♪

♪ Haunts my reverie ♪

♪ And I am once again with you ♪

♪ When our love was new ♪

♪ And each kiss an inspiration ♪

♪ But that was long ago ♪

♪ Now my consolation ♪

♪ Is in the stardust of a song ♪

♪ Beside the garden wall ♪

♪ When stars are bright ♪

♪ You are in my arms ♪

♪ The nightingale ♪

♪ Tells his fairy tale ♪

♪ Of paradise where roses bloom ♪

Can I have half your beer?

Sure. Go ahead.

What did I used to say?

"Here's looking at you"?

"Here's mud in your eye"?

"Here's to us."

You used to say, "Here's to us."

Oh, babe. I miss you so much it hurts.

- What do you want to do? - We'll tell him when he gets here.

You want to tell him. I don't mind telling him.

- She's here. - She's back. She has another idea.

I don't need... Sam! ... Claire, how are you?

...I'm so glad you're here. I heard you on the radio.

- I told everyone about it. - Ah... we already knew.

- What? How did you... - Grace.

The dispatcher? All of Seattle knows.

I was brushing my teeth and suddenly there you were !

I couldn't believe my ears. I called my mother in Las Vegas.

I said, Mother, turn on the radio. That's my architect."

You know, it is so nice

when a man can express his feelings.

- It's wonderful. - Yeah, I wish I could express my feelings.

- Yeah.. so Claire, is you problem... - I was just tossing and turning last night.

You know what that's like Sam

because I realized I'm never going to

fit my platters in that refrigerator we ordered

and when I give parties, I always put in platters.

So, I thought I would get the Sub-Zero refrigerator instead and the only problem...

We have to redo all the cabinets.

- We're gonna... We'll be into this wall. - That's a bearing wall.

That's a delay, Claire, of...

- Two, three... - Five, six...

- Twelve weeks. - I don't mind.

The important thing is to get it right.

- Absolutely. - Your words.

I've got to rush. La decorateur calls.

- Bye! - Bye-bye.

Well, this is fate. She's divorced,

we don't want to redo the cabinets, and you need a wife.

What do they call that when everything intersects?

The Bermuda Triangle.

And here's another one. You got room for one more here?

There you go. You all right there?

- Look at this, Dad. They're all for you. - Yes, sir. There you go.

"Sleepless in Seattle. In care of Dr. Marcia Fieldstone"?

If you're having trouble sleeping,

you might wanna try drinking a glass of water from the other side.

- I thought that was for hiccups. - Does it work for hiccups?

For hiccups, take a spoonful of sugar and hold it in your mouth for a minute.

- Really? - Thank you.

What possessed you to give them our address?

They called and asked for it.

"Dear Sleepless in Seattle...

You're the most attractive man I ever laid ears on."

Wait, wait, wait. They called? How did they get our number?

Let me guess. You gave it to them.

You have to give them your phone number, or they won't let you on the air.

"Dear Sleepless in Seattle, I live in Tulsa."

- Where's that? - It's in Oklahoma.

- Do you know where Oklahoma is? - Somewhere in the middle.

I'm not even gonna think about what they're not teaching you in school.

I'm not gonna think about it.

Yeah, it's somewhere in the middle

and generally speaking, I think

we should rule out anyone that doesn't live near here.

She's willing to fly anywhere.

Well, she looks like my third grade teacher.. and I hated my third grade teacher.

Wait a minute. She is my third grade teacher!

- Aren't you gonna read any of these? - This is not how it's done.

I'd much rather just see somebody I like...

and get a feeling about them...

and ask them if they want to have a drink.

- Or a slice of pizza? - Not dinner.

Not necessarily on the first date

because halfway through dinner you could be really sorry you asked them to dinner.

Whereas, if it's just a drink...

if you like them, you could always ask them to dinner.

But if not, you can just say, "Well, that was great."

And then you go home. See what I mean?

I wonder if it still works this way.

- It doesn't. They ask you. - I'm starting to notice that.

If you get a new wife, I guess you'll have sex with her, huh?

I certainly hope so.

- Will she scratch up your back? - What?

In movies, women are always scratching up the man's back and screaming and stuff when they're having sex.

- How do you know this? - Jed's got cable.

Oh, Jed's got cable.

Hand me that towel behind you, please.

- Thank you. - I need it too.

Here. Let me get you. Jed's got cable. C'mon -

♪ Another bride ♪

♪ Another groom ♪

♪ Another sunny honeymoon ♪

♪ Another season ♪

♪ And that's the reason ♪ ♪ for makin' whoopee ♪

♪ When the sun is high ♪ ♪ in the afternoon sky ♪

♪ You can always ♪ ♪ find something to do ♪

♪ But from dusk till dawn ♪ ♪ as the clock ticks on ♪

♪ Something happens to you ♪

♪ In the wee small hours ♪

♪ Of the morning ♪

♪ While the whole wide world ♪

♪ Is fast asleep ♪

♪ You lie awake ♪

♪ And think about the boy ♪

♪ And never ever think ♪

♪ Of counting sheep ♪

Welcome back to the "Best of Dr. Marcia Fieldstone"...

clinical psychologist and the friend you never had.

- Remember Marooned in Miami? - He says he doesn't love me anymore.

Why would you want to be with someone who doesn't love you?

Disappointed in Denver.

Every time I come close to orgasm, he goes to make himself a sandwich.

Why don't you make him a sandwich beforehand?

Sleepless in Seattle.

Well, I'm going to get out of bed every morning

and breathe in and out all day long.

Then after a while, I won't have to remind myself

to get out of bed in the morning and breathe in and out.

And then after a while I won't have to think about how

I had it great and perfect for a while.

Sam, tell me what was so special about your wife?

Well, how long is your program?

Oh, well, it was a...

It was a million tiny little things.

When you added them all up, it just meant we were supposed to be together.

And I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her.

It was like coming home...

only to no home I'd ever known.

I was just taking her hand

to help her out of a car

and I knew it.

It was like....

magic.

Well, I think I'm going crazy, Dennis. I really do. Are you happily married?

- What? - I mean, why did you get married?

Was it all trumpets and fireworks?

I got married because Betsy said we had to break up or get married.

So, we got married.

But when you first met her,

did you believe she was the only person for you?

That in some mystical, cosmic way it was fated?

Annie, when you're attracted to someone,

it just means that your subconscious is attracted to their subconscious.

Subconsciously.

So, what we think of as fate

is just two neuroses knowing they're a perfect match.

I don't even know him.

I am having all of these fantasies about some man I have never even met,

who lives in Seattle!

It rains nine months of the year in Seattle.

I know! I know! I do not want to move to Seattle.

But what I really don't want to do is end up always wondering...

what might have happened and knowing I could have done something.

What do you think?

It's just cold feet, isn't it?

Everybody panics before they get married. Didn't you?

- Yes, I did. - Yes, you did.

Thank you very much, Dennis. I feel so much better just having blown this off.

Anytime.

Sandy has a girlfriend, Glenda. She's a weight lifter.

It's not like her neck is bigger than her head.

No, no, no... I'm not asking you to set me up. I don't need your help with that.

I just want to know what it's like out there.

That's what I'm trying to tell you, what women are lookin' for.

Pecs and a cute butt.

What, you mean, like, "He has the cutest butt''?

Yeah.

- Where did I hear that recently? - Everywhere.

You can't even turn on the news nowadays without hearing about...

how some babe thought some guy's butt was cute.

Who the first woman to say this was, I don't know. But somehow it caught on.

So how's my butt?

Not bad.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Is it cute though? - Hmm... I don't know.

Are we grading on a curve?

When's the last time you were out there?

Jimmy Carter, 1978.

Things are a little different now.

First you have to be friends. You have to like each other.

Then you neck. This could go on for years.

Then you have tests. Then you get to do it with a condom.

The good news is, you split the check.

I don't think I could let a woman pay for dinner.

Great. They'll throw a parade in your honor.

You'll be 'man of the year' in Seattle magazine.

Tiramisu.

- What is tiramisu? - You'll find out.

- What is it? - You'll see.

Some woman will want me to do it to her. I'm not going to know what it is.

You'll love it.

This is going to be tough. Tough, tough.

This is going to be much tougher than I thought it was going to be.

How about that decorator on the Bennett job?

- Victoria? - Yeah, she's perk.

- Oh, I don't know, I... - Come on!

I'm far away from that.

- I'm just assembling notes. - Notes.

- How would I do that? - What do you mean? Call her up.

You say, "Come on, let's get together. We'll look at swatches."

Call her on the phone? Say, "Come, let's look at swatches"?

- Yeah, you know, color schemes. - She's not gonna see right through that?

You don't do it like I do it. You do it in your own suave way.

Think Cary Grant.

Cary Grant would call up and say, "Come over & look at my swatches"?

- How do you know? Maybe he did. - He didn't !

I know he didn't do it in the movies.

Gunga Din?

Gunga Din is not a swatch kind of movie.

Who knows what he did in real life?

- But he did that with Dyan Cannon? - Oh yeah, sure.

"Hello, Dyan. Take a look at these swatches."

Jonah, I'm home.

Hey, Jonah!

Hi, Dad. This is Jessica.

Well, it's nice to meet you, Jessica.

Dad, this is amazing. If you play this backwards, it says, "Paul is dead.''

Yeah, I know.

How do you know?

Dad, could you shut the door?

Sure. Sure.

H and G.

Hi and good-bye.

♪ I'm back in the saddle again ♪

♪ Out where a friend is a friend ♪

♪ Where the longhorn cattle feed ♪ ♪ on the lowly jimsonweed ♪

♪ Back in the saddle again ♪

♪ Ridin' the range once more ♪

♪ Totin' my old.44 ♪

♪ Where you sleep out every night... ♪

Hello, Victoria?

This is Sam Baldwin. I don't know if you remember me, but...

Oh, great. Hi.

I was wondering if...

if you would like to have a drink with me?

Dinner?

Dinner would be even better.

Friday would be great. Yeah. How...

I hear that's a good place.

How... 7:30 would be fine and I'll...

Okay, I'll meet you there. Okay.

Umm... so, it's Friday

at 7:30 for dinner.

Great.

Me too. Bye.

♪ Back in the saddle again ♪

Are you in love with him?

I'm not now.

Now those were the days when people knew how to be in love.

- You're a basket case. - They knew it.

Time, distance, nothing could separate them, because they knew it was right.

- It was real. It was... - A movie.

That's your problem. You don't want to be in love.

You want to be in love in a movie.

Read it to me.

Dear Sleepless and Son, I have never written a letter like this in my life."

That's what everyone writes at the beginning of letters to strangers.

I know that. You think I don't know that?

What about Walter?

Walter. Oh, I would give anything to marry Walter.

He's so unexpected.

You think you can tell what he's like by just looking at him, but you can't.

I should write something in this about magic.

- What? - Something.

What if I never meet him? What if this man is my destiny and I never meet him?

Your destiny can be your doom. Look at me and Rick.

I want to meet you..."

- How about the top of the Empire State Building? - On the top of the Empire State Building.

Oh yes, that's perfect.

Sunset, Valentine's Day.

I'll be in New York with Walter. I can squeeze it in.

I'll be in New York with Walter.

Do you want to hear about destiny?

If I hadn't married Martin, I wouldn't have got the house with the dead tree.

On account of which, I got divorced.

On account of which, I hit a car and met Rick while buying a neck brace.

Wait a minute! You never told me you got a divorce because of a dead tree.

The tree man.

You fell in love with the tree man?

I did not say "love." Did I say love"?

This is my favorite part.

It's now or never.

"Never" is a frightening word.

We'd be fools to let happiness pass us by.

Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories.

We've already missed the spring.

Men never get this movie.

I know.

Mommy! Mommy!

It's okay. I'm here.

- Dad! - I'm comin'.

It's all right. It's okay.

It's all right. It's okay. What was that about?

- It was sinking. - What was?

Our house. There was water coming in all the windows.

Well, it's okay now.

It's all right. So what should we do?

Your mother used to...

sing to you when you had bad dreams.

"Bye-Bye, Blackbird."

I miss her.

What do you think happens to someone after they die?

- I don't know. - Like, do you believe in heaven?

I never did.

Or the whole idea of an afterlife, but now I don't know.

'Cause I have these dreams about...

about your mom.

And we have long talks...

about you, how you're doin'.

Which she sort of knows, but I tell her anyway.

So what is that?

It's sort of an afterlife, isn't it?

I'm starting to forget her.

She could peel an apple...

in one long...

curly strip.

The whole apple.

♪ Pack up all my cares and woes ♪

♪ Feelin' low ♪

♪ Here I go ♪

♪ I say bye - bye ♪

I love you, Jonah.

I love you, Dad.

See you tomorrow.

♪ Sugar's sweet, So is she ♪

♪ I say bye ♪

♪ Bye ♪

♪ Blackbird ♪

♪ No one seems to love ♪

♪ Or understand me now ♪

♪ Oh and hard luck stories ♪

♪ They keep handin' me, yeah ♪

♪ Where somebody shines a light ♪

♪ I'm comin' on home tonight now ♪

♪ Oh, Lord Yeah, darlin' ♪

♪ I wanna say Bye- bye, blackbird ♪

♪ Lord have mercy ♪

♪ Somebody love me now ♪

Laurie? Hi, it's Annie.

Fine. I'm fine.

Listen. I'm doing an article on call-in radio shows.

Do you know anyone who works for someone named Dr. Marcia Fieldstone?

I'm a writer for the Baltimore Sun and a friend of Laurie Johnson's.

I'm doing a piece on how people handle bereavement

and I understand you had a caller the other night, some guy from Seattle.

This is Jonah Baldwin. We're not in right now, but you can leave...

Architect.

Okay, Clarise, I'm gonna be back either by midnight

or 8:30, if disaster strikes.

Here's one for the both of us.

- "Sleepless and Son, Baltimore." - Now, I left the no. of the restaurant I'm gonna be at.

If there's any problem, here's the number the pediatrician is,

right above the phone.

Now, here's a bottle of Ipecac if anybody drinks poison.

Its right here, next to the juice glasses.

- Fine. - Uh.. how do I look?

- Great. - Do I look okay?

Do I look all right? I look stupid. I look like I'm tryin' too hard.

I was gonna get a haircut but then I'd just look like I got a haircut.

This is a good letter, Dad.

Look, the heels on these shoes are grotesque.

I look like I'm tryin' to be tall. Why am I...

Her name is Annie. Annie Reed.

- Bye. - Dad, read this!

Read this!

"Dear Sleepless and Son, I've never written..." Blah, blah.

I've been an excellent third baseman for as long as I remember...

and while we're on the subject, let's just say right now that...

Brooks Robinson was the best third baseman ever.

It's important you agree with me on that because I'm from Baltimore.

She thinks Brooks Robinson's the greatest. So do you.

Everyone thinks Brooks Robinson's the greatest.

It's a sign.

Come here.

I'll show you a sign. Here's a sign.

All right.

Where is Seattle? Right.

Where is Baltimore?

It's right there! Look!

One, two, three, four... There's like 26 states between here and there.

Now that's a sign.

I'm outta here. Good-bye. Good night.

I love you.

Clarise, did you move your car?

- Thank you, Derrick. - You're welcome.

- I'll have... - White wine?

- And you, sir? - I'm fine, thank you.

- You look good. - You look good yourself.

- I thought you were never gonna call me. - You did?

I really wanted you to and I thought you were never going to.

- Excuse me, Mr. Baldwin? - Yes?

There's a phone call for you.

Thank you. Hello?

Dad, can we go to New York City for Valentine's Day?

What?

Annie Reed from Baltimore wants to meet us....

at the top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

- Jonah. - What?

Have you fallen down? Are you bleeding?

- Is Clarise there? Has she been strangled? - No.

So this is the only reason for this phone call?

If we book now, we can get an excursion fare.

Jessica's parents are travel agents, and Jessica says...

I'm not going to have this conversation right now.

We will talk about it at a later time.

I can't believe this conversation has lasted this long. You go to bed.

Everything all right?

Oh, yeah. Do you have kids?

- No. - You want mine?

I will have an Absolut straight up, please.

Sure.

Put that down! Stop it!

There she is.

Why is she bringing those groceries?

She's gonna cook something for us, so be prepared.

Hi, Sam. Thanks. Thanks.

And let me guess. You must be Jonah.

Hi

- So, this it? - Yeah.

- The car's down this way. - Great.

She's on her sixth painter...

and we're never gonna finish this job.

Now, she wants the fireplace re-bricked.

Aww... I know her pretty well. I could give her a call.

No, no, no... I've got it solved.

I'm just gonna hit her with one of those fireplace bricks.

Oh, that is so funny. You are so funny.

Whenever she wants anything done, she does this whole song and dance about...

"Oh, I don't know. I'm stupid. You tell me.

You know better than I would, but couldn't we flip the house around...

so everything on one side is now on the other, and everything in the back is now in the front?

And could the whole front of the house open up one great big hinge?

That way I could just get in with the garage door opener."

I just say, "Well, yeah, we can do that. We're just gonna have to... ''

Move the kitchen cabinets."

Hey Jonah, bring some of that stuff around, alright?

Do you like baseball?

Yes, I do.

In fact, my firm has box seats to the Mariners.

Why don't we all go sometime?

- What about camping? - What about it?

- Do you like camping? - I went camping once.

You know what, dad? We oughta start camping more often.

You're right. Camping is good. Time for bed.

- It's only 10:00. - Yeah, 10:00.

Time for bed.

Good night.

Well, Hey, Hey, Hey!

Don't you wanna thank Victoria for this delicious dinner?

Thanks for dinner. I never saw anybody cook potatoes that way.

I'm glad you liked it.

Good night, Jonah.

Yeah, we don't see a lot of potatoes around here.

We're rice men.

I'm sorry, Walter. I'm sorry.

- Hello. - Turn on your radio.

- What? - The kid is on.

You've got me listening to this garbage. Go, turn it on.

Who is it?

It's Becky. She's... She's having trouble with Rick again.

I'll go downstairs.

I'll go downstairs, Becky. I'll call you back.

I'm sorry, Walter. Are you bleeding?

He's outside, kissing her right this minute!

Oh, really?

Jonah, tell the truth. Are you spying on your father?

- Who's he kissing right this minute? - Shhh.. listen to this.

- I have to make them stop. - Do you think...

- How am I gonna explain this to Walter? - She came over and cooked dinner.

She brought two bags of groceries, like she was staying here for a year.

Jonah, it's good that your father's dating.

It's just hard on you. It's something that you think you want

...but then when it actually happens, it scares you.

That's not true.

Okay, now think. Shouldn't your father be the judge

of whether someone is right or wrong for him?

He's not sane enough to judge anything.

Now he's kissing her on the lips. She's a 'ho!

My dad's been captured by a 'ho! What am I going to do?

Calm down, Jonah.

Tomorrow morning when you're sitting down to breakfast with your dad....

tell him how you feel.

It's not good to keep your feelings inside you.

Miss Scarlet. In the broom closet. With the radio.

Walter! You scared me. Don't ever do that again.

- I thought I saw a black widow spider. - You scared me to death!

- You scared Victoria to death. - It was right over there.

The next time you think you see a black widow spider, I want you to say...

"Dad, excuse me, but I believe a poisonous insect is in the house''...

and I will calmly come and take care of it.

Scream like that again, I'll kill you.

Becky heard this guy on the radio, she was sure was Rick.

She was completely hysterical and then it turned out the guy lived in Duluth.

- Where is Duluth? - That doesn't make any sense.

I know, Walter. It doesn't make any sense at all.

Thank God my life is in place.

Duluth? That's in North Dakota.

I love this letter. You have to write to her.

- You think so? - It's Y.O.H.

Yeah. What's that?

Your Only Hope.

I thought I would look into doing a story on those radio shows.

You'd probably have to go somewhere to really look into it.

Definitely.

Couldn't you do a phone interview?

Not for the kind of piece I wanna do. I won't be in Chicago that long.

When you get back, I'll be gone.

And then I'll see you in New York.

I'll get it.

This is Captain Browning.

We're at our cruising altitude of approximately 35,000 feet.

The weather is clear to the west, and we expect to arrive in Seattle on schedule.

- Don't you hate flying? - Yes, I do

and I just told the most terrible one to the man I'm about to marry.

Do you feel that any lie is a betrayal?

I said "flying."

Thanks for bringing me out here.

Well, he likes the planes.

Can I bring something back for you? A souvenir?

Does he like those little snow globes?

You know, you shake them up and then the snow floats down.

Sure. I'd really like that. Thank you so much.

- He's eight. - He's good at it.

I read an article about this.

All children are hideous at the age of eight. It's quite normal.

Well, maybe when I come back,

the two of us oughta spend some time together on our own.

What do you think?

Bye.

- Bye, Jonah. - Bye.

Jonah, listen to me. You don't know Victoria.

I hardly know her myself.

She is, in fact, a mystery to me.

She tosses her hair a lot. Why does she do this?

I have no idea. Is it a twitch? Does she need a haircut?

Should she use a barrette to keep her hair out of her face?

These are things I'm willing to get to the bottom of

and that is why I am dating her.

That's all I'm doing.

I'm not living with her. I'm not marrying her.

Can you appreciate the difference?

This is what single people do.

They try other people on and see how they fit.

But everybody's an adjustment. Nobody's perfect.

There's no such thing as a perfect...

Come on.

Dad, I was talking to Jessica about reincarnation.

She says you knew Annie in another life.

- Who's Annie? - The one who wrote us.

But Jessica says you and Annie never got together in that life.

So your hearts are like puzzles with missing pieces

and when you get together, the puzzle's complete.

Goddamn it.

The reason I know this and you don't is because I'm younger and purer.

So, I'm more in touch with cosmic forces.

- Who told you this stuff? - Jessica.

I sincerely hope you're not marrying Jessica.

♪ I remember the days ♪ ♪ of just keepin' time ♪

♪ Of hangin' around ♪ ♪ in sleepy towns ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ Back roads empty for miles ♪

♪ Well, you can't have a dream ♪ ♪ and cut it to fit ♪

♪ But when I saw you ♪ ♪ I knew ♪

♪ We'd go together ♪

♪ Like a wink and a smile ♪

♪ Leave your old jalopy ♪

♪ By the railroad track ♪

♪ We'll get a hip ♪ ♪ double-dip, tip-toppy ♪

♪ Two-seat Pontiac ♪

♪ So you can rev her up ♪

♪ Don't go slow ♪

♪ It's only green lights ♪ ♪ and all rights ♪

♪ Let's go together ♪

♪ With a wink and a smile ♪

♪ Give me a wink and a smile ♪

♪ We go together ♪

♪ Like a wink and a smile ♪

♪ Now my heart hears music ♪

♪ Such a simple song ♪

♪ Sing it again ♪ ♪ The notes never end ♪

♪ This is where I belong ♪

♪ Just the sound of your voice ♪ ♪ The light in your eyes ♪

♪ We're so far away ♪ ♪ from yesterday ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ With a wink and a smile ♪

♪ We go together ♪

♪ Like a wink and a smile ♪

I watched him play with his son at the beach.

Did you talk to him?

I couldn't do it.

- How did I get here? - You told a lie and got on a plane.

That's not what I mean.

I'm going back over there tomorrow and talk to him. I am.

Okay. Good. Good-bye.

- Beck? - What?

- Is this crazy? - No.

That's the weirdest part about it.

Thank you. I love you.

- I love you too. - Good night.

Oh, it's so good to see you. Where's Greg?

Hello.

- So then what happened? - So then I left, obviously.

You were standing in the middle of the street?

You know that dream when you're walking down the street naked and everyone is looking at you?

I love that dream.

That was nothing compared to this humiliation. Nothing.

- But he saw you, right? - He saw me.

- You were face-to-face? - He said hello.

- He said hello, and what did you say? - All I could say was hello.

Oh, my God!

And all I could say was hello.

It's a sign.

It's a sign that I have watched this movie too many times.

- Oh, Annie... - So stupid!

The minute I listened to that stupid program on the radio,

I've been a complete jerk.

- You are not a jerk. - Thank you.

- Idiot. - You don't know who she was, Annie.

I saw her. I have a picture of her. I'll show you a picture of her.

That detective in Seattle sent me a picture of her.

Here. See?

That's exactly what she looks like.

This is a picture of someone's back.

Well, it's her and he was crazy about her.

What's this? This is from Seattle.

So I mailed your letter.

"Dear Annie, thanks for your letter.

It was great. You sound neat.

We're very excited about meeting you in New York on Valentine's Day...

and seeing if we are...

M.F.E.O.

See you soon.

Sleepless in Seattle."

M.F.E.O.?

Made For Each Other.

It's cute. It's like a little clue.

So, he can't write. Big deal.

Verbal ability is a highly overrated thing in a guy

and our pathetic need for it is what gets us into so much trouble.

I will be running back to Walter's arms, if he'll still have me.

- What about the letter? - It means nothing.

It was written before I went out there, before the 'ho.

The only thing is, she didn't look like a 'ho.

She looked like somebody we would've been friends with.

- You saw her in the airport & then here? - I tried to talk to her.

It was like I knew her or something... It was weird.

You mean, like, a deja vu thing?

It was a very French, deja vu-ish kind of thing. Oui.

At least you're out there seeing people again. That's terrific.

Well, I mean, there's really just the one.

Victoria.

- You don't like Victoria? - She laughs like a hyena.

- Is this true? - No.

Sort of, a little bit, but now... Hey, tell them what you did.

Tell 'em about the radio show. Go ahead. They wanna hear it.

Tell 'em. Christmas Eve, he phones in one of those radio call-in shows,

tells them I need a new wife.

Oh, you're kidding.

That's so sweet.

- Now, he's obsessed with this one woman who wrote me.

- You serious?

Yeah, she wants to meet me at the top of the Empire State Building.

On Valentine's Day.

- It's like that movie. - What movie?

An Affair To Remember (1957) Did you ever see it?

Oh, God.

Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Is it "car" or "cur"?

- Cur. - Car.

She's gonna meet him at the top of the Empire State Building...

only she got hit by a taxi.

And he waited and waited

and it was raining, I think.

And then...

she's too proud to tell him

that she's, uh...

crippled.

And he's too proud to find out why she doesn't come.

But he comes to see her anyway.

I forget why, but, oh...

Oh, it's so amazing when he comes to see her because

he doesn't even notice that she doesn't get up to say hello

and he's very bitter.

And you think that he's just gonna walk out the door

and never know why she's just lying there, you know, on the couch

with this blanket over her shriveled little legs.

- Are you all right? - She's fine.

Suddenly he goes, "I already sold the painting."

And he, like, goes to the bedroom

and he looks and he comes out and he looks at her and he kind of just...

They know and then they hug and it's so...

- That's a chick's movie. - I would say so.

What kind of a person would write to someone they heard on the radio?

I got hundreds of letters from women all over the country.

Desperate women.

Just because someone is looking for a nice guy doesn't make them desperate.

- How about rapacious and love-starved? - No.

It is easier to be killed by a terrorist than to find a husband after the age...

That is absolutely untrue.

Right, honey. Right.

Well, I'm not lookin' for a mail-order bride.

I just want somebody that I can have a decent conversation with over dinner

without it fallin' down into weepy tears over some movie.

She's just so very emotional.

Although, I cried at the end of The Dirty Dozen (1967).

Who didn't?

Jim Brown is throwin' these hand grenades down these air shafts...

and Richard Jaeckel and Lee Marvin were sittin' on top of this...

armored personnel carrier, dressed up like Nazis.

They're waiting. Trini Lopez...

He busted his neck when they were parachuting down behind the Nazi lines.

Stop it.

Richard Jaeckel had on this shiny helmet 'cause he was the M.P.

Please, no more.

Oh, God, I love that movie.

This is the best movie I've ever seen in my life.

What's so great about it?

You have to find her, Johny. You have to go to her.

Do you know how much money it costs to go to New York?

Nobody knows.

It changes practically every day. How much money do you have?

Eighty dollars.

I have 42. That would probably cover taxicabs.

How would I get there?

Honey, I have to run these tickets over to someone.

Can you keep an eye on things upfront till I get back?

Sure, Mom.

- Do you want a window seat or an aisle? - Window.

- Do you want a fruit plate? - I don't know. Do I?

I'd rather die than eat airplane food.

I'm telling them you're 12 so you can fly unaccompanied...

and the stewardess won't carry you around and stuff like that.

Are you crazy? Who'd believe I'm 12?

If it's in the computer, they believe anything.

Are you sure?

Do you want me to say that you're really short for your age...

and that they shouldn't say anything 'cause it would hurt your feelings?

Yeah, that's a great idea.

♪ Sometimes it's hard to be ♪

♪ A woman ♪

♪ Givin' all your love ♪

♪ To just one man ♪

Walter.

- You're gonna miss the train. - No, I'm not.

I'm so happy, Becky. Finally, I feel happy.

This is right. This is real.

Everything else is what happens when you watch too many movies...

and you completely lose sight of what counts.

Please, don't tell anybody what happened

because I would be so absolutely mortified if anyone knew...

I did anything even remotely close to what I've done.

- Thank you. Do you promise? - I promise.

'Sleepless in Seattle' is history.

♪ He's hard to understand ♪

♪ And if you love him ♪

♪ Oh, be proud of him ♪

♪ 'Cause after all ♪

♪ He's just a man ♪

♪ Stand by your man ♪

I was...

- Go ahead. - You go.

Okay. Well, I was just gonna say...

that ever since Christmas, you've been different...

kind of distracted, distant.

But now...

it feels as if you're coming back from wherever you were.

I am.

I was just, uh...

I just got... I think I got nervous.

But that's normal, right?

I mean, don't you ever feel nervous about...

You know?

What?

Forever.

I did and you know what I think?

I think I thought it was too perfect, you know?

I started to wonder if we were the human equivalent...

of two rights making a wrong.

You know what it was?

It was like kismet, but not, if you see what I mean.

You have to grow up.

You just can't keep having all these adolescent fantasies

about how exciting your life is gonna be.

Don't hate me, but I love this pattern.

- You couldn't. - I do.

This is just like my grandmother's china.

How many place settings should I put down?

Ten.

Exactly. Eight is too few.

Twelve is too many.

-Walter! - It was my mother's.

I had them size it down.

She had really fat fingers.

It's so beautiful.

It's exactly what I would pick out if I had...

every ring in the whole world to choose from.

You see what I mean?

There are people who would like a relationship to be full of surprises.

But I am not one of those people.

No, sirree.

Surprises are highly overrated.

I'm leavin' first thing in the morning but I'm only gonna be gone one night.

Clarise is gonna be here. So, you'll be able to see...

plenty of Geraldo and Nightmare On Elm Street 12.

- I will never know. - Are you going with her?

I'm going with Victoria, yes.

And don't try anything tricky. Understand?

Don't go rollin' in poison ivy as soon as I leave the house

or lock yourself in a closet or do anything that makes you need stitches.

If your finger falls off, it's stayin' off.

No one's gonna pack it on ice and take you to the hospital

so you can be a breakthrough in laser surgery.

- Is this about that woman in Baltimore? - Annie.

- I don't care what you do! - Good! Fine!

I'll tell you what I'm doin' this weekend. I'm getting laid.

1990s and nobody is getting laid.

I'm the only man in America who is getting laid this weekend.

and I haven't been laid that much. Six girls in college, maybe seven.

- How long you been standin' there? - Forever.

- What did you hear me just say? - "Six girls in college, maybe seven."

Seven. Eight! Mary Kelly.

This is the one I like.

Jonah, the fact is...

you're not gonna like any woman because it isn't your mother.

How do you know?

- What's wrong with Annie? - Oh, Jonah, shut up!

Shut up?

Mom never said "shut up'' to me. Mom never yelled at me.

- The conversation is finished. - Why can't we go to New York?

There is no way that we are going on a plane...

to meet some woman who could be a crazy, sick lunatic.

- Didn't you see Fatal Attraction (1987)? - You wouldn't let me.

Well, I saw it! And it scared the shit outta me.

It scared the shit outta every man in America!

I'm not leaving till you say yes.

- I hate you! - That's good!

You'll have a lot to tell Oprah

how your dad destroyed your life 'cause he had to go off...

for a weekend special at the Holiday Inn!

Jonah, Clarise is here and I gotta go.

Hey, Jonah.

All right. Jonah, listen.

I gotta go, and I'm...

Jessica, honey, you have to tell us where he is.

Jonah's daddy is very upset.

Jessica, this is your father. Tell us where he is, right this minute.

N.Y.

- What is that? - No way.

That's N.W.

New York.

He's on his way to New York.

- What? - How?

- United 597. - Jessica.

- When does it leave? - 7:30.

Here you go. Here's a nice pen for you for flying with us.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- Can I take this for you? - No.

- Where to, kid? - Empire State Building.

Hold on. Empire State Building.

Get a little further away from the curb next time, Mac.

There it is.

What you gonna do when you get up there?

- Spit off the top? - No.

I'm going to meet my new mother.

Excuse me. I'm Jonah. Are you Annie?

No. I'm Cynthia.

Excuse me. Are you Annie?

Great table. Thanks.

Something wrong?

- Can I get you a drink? - Some champagne?

Fine.

Can we have a bottle...

of Dom DeLuise?

- Just kidding. - It was a joke.

- He meant Dom Perignon. - I got it.

Beautiful view, isn't it?

Walter, there's something I have to tell you.

Hey, I'm sorry. I have an emergency.

Look! Money! All right?

- Get right in. - Wait a minute.

Taxi!

So, he could be on top of the Empire State Building now.

No. I guess he could be. No

It's not him, Walter. It's me.

I can't do this.

Look, Annie...

I love you, but let's leave that outta this.

I don't wanna be someone that you're settling for.

I don't wanna be someone that anyone settles for.

Marriage is hard enough...

without bringing such low expectations into it.

Isn't it?

Walter, I don't deserve you.

Nah, I wouldn't put it that way.

But, okay.

You okay?

Yeah.

- What? - Look.

- It's a sign. - Who needed a sign?

Walter, I have to go.

Jonah... Jonah...

Dad! Dad!

What if something had happened to you? What if I couldn't get to you?

I'm sorry.

What would I have done?

You are my family. You're all I've got.

I thought she'd be here. I thought she'd come.

We're doin' okay, aren't we now? Aren't we OK? Aren't we all right?

I mean, so far, have I done anything really stupid?

No.

- Have I screwed it up for the both of us? - No.

- Observation deck? - Sorry, ma'am, but it's too late.

No, please, I really need to get up there.

We're closing up. No more runs tonight.

Listen.

Can I just take a look? There's someone I was supposed to meet.

He's probably not there, but if I don't at least look...

I'll always wonder about it.

Cary Grant, right?

You know that movie?

One of my wife's favorites.

Maybe when we get home, we'll get a dog.

- Okay. - What do you mean "okay"?

- Wouldn't you like to have a dog? - Sure.

I'm sorry, ma'am. Empty.

Can I take a minute?

Go ahead.

I left it by the telescopes.

- It's you. - It's me.

- I saw you in the street. - Are you Annie?

Yes.

You're Annie?

This must be yours.

I'm Jonah. This is my dad.

- His name's Sam. - Hi, Jonah.

- And who's this? - Howard.

Oh, Howard. Hello, Howard.

We better go.

Shall we?

It's so important to make someone happy

Make just one someone happy

Make just one heart the heart you

- You sing to - Sam.

It's nice to meet you.

One face that lights when it nears you

One girl you're

You're everything to

Fame

If you win it

Comes and goes in a minute

Where's the real stuff in life

To cling to

Love is the answer

Someone to love is the answer

Once you've found her

Build your world around her

Make someone happy

Make just one someone happy

And you will be happy too

"When I fall in Love" performed by Celine Dion and Clive Griffin