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♪ I bet we've been together for a million years ♪

♪ and I'll bet we'll be together for a million more ♪

♪ oh, it's like I started breathing ♪

♪ on the night we kissed

♪ and I can't remember what I ever did before ♪

♪ what would we do, baby

♪ without us?

♪ what would we do, baby

♪ without us?

♪ and there ain't no nothin' ♪

♪ we can't love each other through ♪

♪ ooh-hoo

♪ what would we do, baby

♪ without us?

♪ sha-la-la-la

Yeah, I'm on this great diet.

It's really healthy.

All you eat are vegetables.

I hate to break this to you, Mal,

but coffeecake is not a vegetable.

Alex, do you mind?

This is none of your business.

I don't start my diet till tomorrow.

What have you two been doin' to this?

Well, I've been taking out the nuts and the raisins

and Mallory's been digging out the poppy seeds

and then taking off the icing.

Then we're gonna eat it.

What is this, an assembly line for destroying coffeecakes?

You know, I can't believe how inconsiderate you two are.

We all share the same food in this house.

Show a little consideration for other people.

Hey, kids. Hey, dad.

Would you guys setting up dinner in the dining room tonight?

An old friend of mine is gonna be joining us.

Oh, yeah, who is this?

Richie Schofield. Great guy.

Haven't seen him In over 20 years.

Oh, no. Is this that guy who tells those boring stories

about when you and he went camping

in the, uh, Adirondack Mountains?

Uh, no. You're thinking of Marty Randall.

Uh, Richie and I knew each other from college.

Oh, so we're gonna be hearing boring Berkeley stories.

Yeah.

Great.

Richie and I and your mom and 12 other people

shared a house in Berkeley back in 1963.

Wait a minute, 15 people living in the same house?

That's nothing to be proud of, dad.

They weren't always the same 15, Alex.

People drifted in and out all the time.

Oh, as long as you kept it to 15.

Any more than that, you lose your good housekeeping seal.

I just hope your mom remembers him.

Richie was really more my friend than hers.

Richie and I had some great times together.

We'd go to Giants games, see Willie Mays,

Bob Dylan concerts.

We probably saw Lenny Bruce's nightclub act 20 times.

Did anyone back then have, like,

a job, or anything?

Those were very special times, Alex.

We were just taking each day as it came,

trying to find ourselves.

It must have been tough with all those people in the house.

Hi, honey.

Elyse, guess who called me today,

out of the blue.

Uh, well, can you narrow it down for me a little?

Berkeley, 1963, Bob Dylan concerts.

Bob Dylan called you?

No. No.

Elyse, you're not gonna believe this,

Richie Schofield.

Richard Schofield?

Really? Huh.

You remember him, don't you?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course.

Oh, great. He's in town until Wednesday on business.

He looked me up, uh, gave me a call.

I insisted he stay with us. He'll be here any minute.

Richard Schofield.

Oh, here he is.

Oh, kids. He's here.

Scho!

Richard: Oh, Steven. Get in here.

Steven. Rich, you son of a gun.

Great to see you. What a sight for sore eyes.

Man, am I glad I called you.

Me too.

Hello.

Elyse?

Wow.

I thought people were supposed to age.

You look great.

Oh.

You look great too, Richie.

Oh, boy, I'll say. Oh, thanks.

Hey.

Oh, Rich, I'd like you to meet our kids.

This is Alex, Mallory, and Jennifer.

Hi, Richard Schofield.

Uh, listen, dad, in, uh,

honor of the occasion I dug this up.

Little dinner music.

Bob Dylan!

Oh, Alex, this is great.

I haven't been able to find this for months.

Yeah, I know, I hid it.

Here's one of the old house we lived in on Fenton Street.

Oh. Oh, wow.

Look at that.

These pictures are fabulous, Richard.

You guys all lived in one house?

Does she have to be exposed to this?

It was really wonderful.

You know, a big group of friends

all living in the same house,

sharing everything.

Wait a minute.

You all had to share one phone?

All right, all right.

Let me set the scene for you, girls.

Indian love beads hanging in the doorway...

Cheap incense burning...

A baby named "Moonbeam"

running around in tie-dyed diapers...

Everybody living day to day

like a pack of idealistic, unemployed vagabonds.

Well, did I get it right?

Well, it was pretty close,

except the baby's name was Alex.

I'm kidding, honey.

It was before you were even born.

Yeah, well, don't even joke about that, okay, mom?

I've got somethin' here you're gonna love, Richie.

You kids are gonna love it, too.

What is it, dad?

Just listen.

[ "Man of Constant Sorrow" plays ]

♪ I am a man

♪ of constant sorrow

♪ I've seen trouble

♪ all my days...

It's a real pick-me-up, dad.

Sure you got it on the right speed?

Give it a chance.

♪ ...the place where I

♪ was born and raised I'm out of here.

See you later.

Great kids, you guys. Keep 'em coming.

Oh, thanks.

Hey, what about your daughter?

Oh, she's fine. I don't get to see her

as much as I'd like to since the divorce,

but, uh, we're close.

How long has it been since the divorce?

12 years. 12 good years.

Here's a picture of your old VW Camper.

Oh, yeah.

That thing took us everywhere.

Well, not quite. Remember when it broke down on the Bay Bridge?

Hey, it was a good spot. We had a picnic.

I don't, uh, remember that.

Elyse, do you remember the day I sold this thing?

Oh, yeah. We drove out to Sausalito,

and then we had lunch at the pier.

And then we took the ferry back.

Huh. I don't... You know,

you'd think I'd remember that.

I, uh...

Look - Beckett.

Oh, I loved that dog. He was so smart.

We had a dog? Uh...

Uh, can I see that?

I...

Uh, that was Elyse and me and Beckett

at, uh, a rally or something.

Aha!

I-I don't remember this.

You were in Alaska for a few months, Steven,

working on a newspaper or something like that.

Aha. Well, gee, Rich.

I thought you'd moved out of the house at that point.

I had. I still came around a lot, though, to see this lady.

Aha.

This lady?

Our fling,

ill-fated, but, hey, we were kids, right?

I bet you two have had a few laughs talkin' about that.

Oh, not that many.

Well, Andrew's still asleep.

He may wake up later, though.

He took a very long nap this afternoon.

I cannot believe that you're gonna make an issue out of this.

An issue of what?

You know very well what.

I'm just minding my own business,

getting ready for bed, Elyse.

Thinking of Beckett, the dog I never knew.

Do you remember the conversation we had

when you took that job in Alaska?

I told you I didn't want you to go.

But you said, "Elyse,

we need this time apart, to see other people."

You said that was the only way that we'd know

if we really loved each other enough to get married.

You were the one who wanted to see other people, Steven.

Not me - you.

Evidently, you warmed up to the idea.

We went our separate ways, Steven,

and I never once asked you who you saw during that time.

I was in Alaska, Elyse.

I saw snow during that time!

The point is, I never asked you.

You should have told me, damn it.

This is a hell of a way to find out.

What... Steven, how could I tell you?

The day you came back from Alaska,

we were just so happy to see each other.

W-we decided right then and there to get married.

The last thing on my mind

was what happened between me and Richard.

How about the 22 years since then?

Been too busy?

Well, what was the point?

It was history!

It had no bearing on our relationship.

It was not important.

Oh, n-n-no. No, no, I don't buy that, Elyse.

You have a relationship with someone else,

even if it's when we're apart, it's important.

Well, Steven, exactly how much of my past

am I supposed to open up for your inspection, huh?

How far back do we go?

Junior high?

4th grade?

Kindergarten?

4th grade.

I had a crush on Norbert Goldman.

Great. Is he coming over tomorrow night?

Where are you going?

To sleep in the den. We don't have a den.

We turned it into Andrew's room.

Well, then Jennifer can bunk with Mallory

and I'll sleep in her room.

She bunking with Mallory. Richard's in her room.

You're determined to make this difficult for me, aren't you, Elyse?

Is the cot still in the attic

or have you conveniently donated it to charity?

Good night.

I hate this.

Why do they have to put all these dates and nuts

in this granola?

Well, it's called date-nut granola.

I don't want to eat anyway.

I think mom and dad had a big fight last night,

and I want to be out of here before they come down.

What makes you think they had a fight?

Dad slept in the hall.

It was an accident, dad.

I was on my way to the shower.

I didn't expect you to be draped across the floor.

Well, you should watch where you're walking.

It's usually a very safe journey.

You know, if you're gonna sleep in the hall

you should put, uh, reflectors on your pajamas.

Is the paper here?

Um, it's still outside.

Hmm, reflectors on pajamas.

There could be a lot of money in that.

I hate it when mom and dad fight.

It makes me nervous.

Me too, it's terrible.

But where would the reflectors go?

On the collar?

The pocket?

Would you forget about the pajamas.

Mom and dad obviously had a big fight.

Sure they had a big fight. These pajamas could save lives.

Don't you care about this at all?

No, no, no, look, these fights are natural.

It happens once every four years.

It's very cleansing.

I still hate it.

Let me tell you something.

At times like this, when they fight,

they're off balance, they need support.

And they're gonna be looking to us, their children,

for validation and love.

They're very vulnerable.

It's a perfect time to hit 'em up for gifts.

You're a deep guy, Alex.

Well, I don't want to be around it.

Dad's gonna come in, he's gonna be in a bad mood.

He's gonna start yelling at us about really unimportant things.

Why are there two open cartons of milk?

I've told you a hundred times,

don't open another carton until the first one's finished.

Who did this?

I did, dad.

And I'm gonna have to live with it...

...for the rest of my life.

Morning. Morning.

Did you sleep well?

Oh, fabulous. I love that cot.

It's almost as comfortable as sleeping standing up.

Found this note in the living room.

It's a note from Richie saying that he's out for a jog

and he wants to take us out to dinner tonight.

"Dear Elyse and guest..."

It doesn't say that.

You have to read between the lines.

Well, do you want to go or don't you?

I don't know.

What if you want to talk about your old fling?

It was not a fling.

It was a friendship,

in the past, long forgotten.

I don't know, I saw the way you looked at Richie last night.

Laughing, smiling,

hangin' on his every word, giving him that look.

What look?

The look.

The "Hello, Captain Romance" look.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Does this look familiar?

You look like Daffy Duck.

I can't do it, Elyse,

but I'm not crazy - there is a look.

I'm sorry, Steven, but you're imagining things.

I swear to you, there is no look.

Morning, guys.

Hello, Richard.

Morning, Richard.

God, it's great to be here with you two guys.

Just like old times.

Not exactly.

What do you mean, Steven? What he means is, uh,

That before we couldn't afford to eat in a place like this.

Right, honey?

Precisely, dear.

After 22 years of marriage, she can read my mind.

22 years,

965,000 days.

Hey, Steven, are you all right?

He's fine. He's hungry.

He gets a little lightheaded when he's hungry.

And stupid.

So, uh, what do you guys recommend here?

I hear the hemlock is quite good.

Steven, I have to talk to you.

Would you come to the ladies' room with me?

Am I missing something here?

What's going on?

Nothing, nothing.

Let-let-let's order.

Looks like a great salad bar.

You gonna go for that, Steve?

Oh, you'd like that, wouldn't you, Rich?

I'd go to the salad bar, uh,

take a long time picking out my vegetables,

get caught up in the bacon bits

for half an hour or so.

I'd be playing right into your hands, wouldn't I, Rich?

I'm going to excuse myself

and get a closer look at that salad bar.

Uh, maybe when I get back,

things will have returned to normal.

That was very nice, Steven. I hope you're happy.

This is shaping up to be the most embarrassing night

of my life.

Well, maybe you should've anticipated this night

when you and Rich were having your little fling.

Will you please stop calling it a fling?

You make it sound like some cheap trip down to Rio,

drinking margaritas out of people's slippers.

Is that what happened?

Steven, you are being ridiculous.

You're jealous about someone I haven't seen in years.

And I wouldn't be seeing him now if you hadn't brought him home!

What about Rich's divorce? 12 years ago?

Coincidence?

Come on, who are we kidding?

You waited because you didn't think I'd put the two together,

but I'm just a little too smart for you guys, aren't I?

You're right, Steven.

I confess, it-it was all just a ruse.

Our marriage, our four kids...

Just a scheme to distract you from my other life with Richard.

I knew it.

Hi.

I'm back.

Great salad bar.

Mm, I love these olives.

They look good.

Oh, that's it! You gave him the look!

I didn't! I was looking at the olives!

What look? This look.

You look like Daffy Duck.

All right, forget it.

You two don't have to keep up this charade for me.

I'm leaving.

I know something's going on here.

Dad, what are you doing here?

I thought you and mom were going out with Richie tonight.

We did.

What happened?

Well, I embarrassed your mother, I embarrassed myself,

I embarrassed an old friend,

and as far as I can tell now,

I'm probably completely wrong.

So it's nothing new, then?

Well... I mean, you know,

it's nothing you haven't been through before.

I guess not.

Listen, dad,

you know, you always told me

that it takes a big man to admit when he's wrong.

Mm-hmm.

And to always try and keep a perspective on things.

Uh-huh.

To always respect the other person's point of view.

Right.

To understand your own motivations,

control your own worst instincts.

Yeah. To always rise above...

Enough!

I'm sorry. You're right.

Don't worry, dad.

You're gonna pull through this.

And, uh,

when you talk to mom,

cry if you have to.

Yeah, women like that.

It's no skin off your back, and they think it's sensitive.

How did my little prank go over?

How could you do this, Steven?

I thought we had a bond of love

and respect between us.

An understanding that would preclude

anything like this from ever happening.

I'm insulted that you obviously don't feel the same way.

I do feel the same way.

Oh, really?

Well, you have an interesting way of showing it.

Embarrassing and insulting me and a dear old friend

in a public place, Steven.

I'm not saying there isn't room for improvement.

Steven, stop it.

What you did tonight was absolutely indefensible.

I'm so sick and tired of it.

I-i don't want to hear another word about it.

Elyse, I'm sorry, but I only did this

because you're the most beautiful,

exciting woman I've ever met,

and sometimes the passion I feel for you is so great it...

It makes me crazy.

I'm listening.

Do you remember...

The first day we met,

freshman year?

You were lost.

You couldn't find your class.

I had a map.

Unfortunately, it was a map of Spain.

So...

So we spent the day wandering around the town,

getting ice cream, uh,

browsing through bookstores,

falling in love.

Oh, you were so beautiful.

You still are.

Even after all these years,

after all we've been through,

after everything that's happened,

I still can't believe you picked me.

Go on.

Don't you see what I'm saying, Elyse?

When Richie came here, and...

and I found out about the two of you,

it just went right to the heart of all the insecurities

I've ever had about myself,

and about whether I'm, uh,

good enough for you.

Steven, what do you think I've been doing all these years?

Biding my time till I found someone I really liked?

I don't want to become one of those couples, Elyse.

The ones that have settled, grown tired, bored...

Where everyone else is more exciting

than the person they're married to.

I don't want that either, Steven.

I want there to be romance,

bells going off.

I want quickened pulses when I walk through that door.

I want that look, that look is mine.

What look?

My look. The one that's supposed to be only for me.

The look that tells me

that we're really meant to be together.

That I'm the one.

I have a look that says all that?

Yeah, I showed it to you yesterday.

I can't do it. You do it.

Now you look like Daffy Duck.

Steven, forget the look.

The-the look isn't important.

What's important is...

Is that we trust each other.

You're my best friend, Steven.

I rely on you. I want you to rely on me.

I love you, Steven.

Let's go upstairs.

Why go upstairs,

Captain Romance?

That's the look.

Get a camera.