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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

Please be patient. I'll get to all of you.

I'm the only one here.

What do you say, Mal? Ready to go?

Oh, I can't leave, Alex. I got customers here.

Yeah. Okay, ladies, closing time.

Closing time. Thanks. Thanks very much. Here you go.

Come on, everything will be half price tomorrow, okay?

Don't forget where your cars are parked.

Alex.

Come on. It's good publicity, Mal.

You don't have to go through with it.

I'm still gonna be a few more minutes, okay?

Wait a minute, what am I supposed to do here

when I'm waiting for you?

Buy something for Ellen.

We have some pretty scarves on sale.

It's not a bad idea, actually.

She's still mad at me for making animal noises

during the women's poetry reading.

She's so sensitive.

Hmm...not bad.

Makes a definite statement.

Let's see...

Hmm...

Bold but not brash.

Uh, excuse me.

Would you mind telling me, uh,

which one of these scarves you like better?

Why? Uh, well, because it's a...

It's a present for my girlfriend, and, uh,

you, being a girl, uh, probably have

a keener fashion sense than I do.

They both stink.

See, I didn't know that.

Can I help you with anything?

Uh, no, thanks. I was just leaving.

Where did you get this stuff?

Uh, I bought it at another store.

Funny that another store would use our price tags.

You know, I thought so, too.

You stole this stuff, didn't you?

I got to go.

Hi. Remember me? Ugly scarves?

Oh, yeah. How are you doing?

Ooh, I'm fine.

Get out of my way.

Ow! I've got her, Mal!

I've got her. I've got her.

Whoa. Whoa!

You're pretty strong for a little person.

So are you.

It's all right, Alex. I locked the door.

I'm gonna call security.

Oh, please don't turn me in.

I'm sorry. I have to.

I was scared. Who wouldn't be?

But there are times in a man's life

when he has to look danger in the eye and say, "ha."

And so, without any regard for my own personal safety,

I held that dangerous criminal at bay until help arrived.

I don't understand, Alex.

When exactly did you save Mallory's life?

Uh, Jennifer, uh, Mallory's life was in danger

throughout this entire encounter.

I mean, that criminal could've turned on her at any minute.

I mean, who knows what else she was hiding

in her, uh, book bag.

Her book bag? Just how old was this criminal?

Well, Andy was really feisty tonight.

Took us almost an hour to get him to bed.

You should've let Alex do it.

He's really good at restraining little kids.

I hate to break it to you, but Andrew's crying again.

Again?

Hey, you know, uh, maybe you should do

what my aunt used to do to get me to sleep when I was a kid.

What's that? Oh, she'd take me for a ride

on her Harley 1200.

Okay, Mallory, I've heard Alex's version of the shoplifting,

now I want to hear the truth.

Ah, if you don't mind, Jennifer, I'd rather not talk about it.

I feel really bad about getting a 12-year-old in trouble.

12, huh?

You're a real hero, Alex.

Hey, hey, Bonnie and Clyde were 11 when they started.

Mal, I know you feel bad, but you wouldn't have been

doing that girl a favor if you let her get away with it.

I just feel sorry for her.

I mean, I don't even think she has parents.

When we were filling out the police report,

she seemed so alone.

Do you know where she lives?

Yeah, at some sort of children's home.

Uh, Milford Children Center.

Hey, yeah, I know that place. My cousin lives there.

Maybe you could take me.

I mean, I'd really like to see her, Nick.

You could visit your cousin.

Oh, yeah. That'd be great.

You know, he's my favorite cousin.

I just wish I could remember his name.

Milford center, that's a home for abused children.

Abused children? I thought it was an orphanage.

No, most of these kids have parents.

They just can't live with them.

Nick: Yeah, that's right.

My cousin's dad, he was a real loser.

You know, he didn't know how to treat his kids.

Wish I could remember his name, too.

Oh, yeah, yeah. It was uncle something.

What do you want?

Hi.

I just wanted to talk to you, see how you're doing.

Hey, uh, I'll go look for my cousin.

Just holler if you need me, babe.

If you came down here to ease your guilty conscience,

you can save your breath, all right?

Well, I don't feel guilty about what I did.

I think stealing's wrong.

Well, if you came down here to lecture me,

you can save your breath also,

'cause I already got a lecture from the judge,

and I'm six months on probation.

You happy?

I didn't come down here to lecture you, either.

I thought maybe we could be friends.

I don't have room for any new friends right now.

I'm all filled up.

But if someone dies, I'll call you.

Look, uh, I understand that you don't like me

very much right now.

But, uh...

I did come down here to see you

and to see how you're doing.

I've been thinking a lot about you,

and I'd like to get to know you better.

Why bother with me?

There are lots of kids here you could get to know.

And many of them have shoplifted, as well.

Hey, now, there's one now.

Come here, Tony, someone wants to be your friend.

Now, this is Tony.

He shoplifted three times,

and the last time it was a car.

You're not making this very easy.

You're right. You should start with Judy.

She's only shoplifted once.

Okay.

Maybe it was a mistake to come.

Hey, wait a minute.

Why'd you really come here?

I told you. I thought maybe we could be friends.

Yeah, but why?

I don't know. Does there have to be a reason?

Look, I haven't really thought this out, but, um,

I thought it might be fun

if you came by my house and met my family.

I've got a baby brother and a sister your age.

And you've met Alex.

Yeah, the sheriff. Right.

Come on. I think we'll have a good time.

Uh, you can come over tomorrow after school,

and, uh, stay for dinner.

What's the catch?

There's no catch...

Except I think my mom's making soy burgers tomorrow night.

Well, maybe I could just come for dessert.

Hey. Hey, hey, this is him. I found him.

Uh, ladies, I would like to introduce you to, uh...

Hey, what's your name again?

¿Qué dice?

Déjame. Yo te no quiero hablarte.

Mira, él no es mi primo.

Mi primo es grande y elegante,

no es un... un hell's angel.

You know, I could be wrong about this.

Mom, Andy keeps throwing his toys out of the playpen.

All he wants is that box.

You were all the same when you were babies.

The boxes were always more interesting than the toys.

Actually, I remember Alex got so attached to a box,

that he used to cuddle up with it in his arms at bedtime.

At no time have I cuddled with a box.

He even had a name for it.

His Ba-Ba.

You know, mom, technically, this is slander.

I could sue.

And one day you took it in the bathtub with you,

and it all fell apart.

And he cried and cried.

All right, mom. I'll see you in court.

Hey, gang.

Hey, dad.

Ooh, how is my little guy?

Hey, what you got there?

A box? Yeah.

Your brother, Alex, used to play with a box, too.

He called it his Ba-Ba.

Oh, could we get this place cleaned up?

Come on. Jessie's gonna be here any minute for dinner.

I want her to feel at home.

Does Alex have to be here tonight?

No, it's good, Mallory.

We don't want Jessie to think we're too perfect.

She should see our family like it is,

warts and all.

Are you calling me a wart?

Mom, please. Make them stop.

Their fighting's gonna ruin the whole night.

Oh, well, I wouldn't want to ruin felon night.

Mallory: Mom!

Come on, let's clear a path through here.

Oh, that's Jessie.

Okay.

Hi. Hi.

Everyone, this is, uh, Jessie Blake.

Hello. Hi, Jessie.

I'd like you to meet my mom, my dad, my sister,

and, uh, well, you know Alex.

Hey, Dirty Harry. How's it going?

Jennifer, why don't you take Andrew upstairs

and get him ready for his bath?

Here he is, attababy.

Here you go.

See you later.

So, uh...

You know Mallory from the store?

Dad!

I - I meant, that - that's where you met.

Dad!

I meant, uh, what grade are you in?

Dad!

What?!

Oh, Jessie's in the seventh grade.

Oh, great, same as Jennifer.

What's your favorite class?

Gym. Same as Jennifer.

Are you enjoying school?

No, I'm failing every course.

Same as Mallory.

Come on, Alex, it's your turn to set the table.

Uh, mom, that's women's work.

Which I do gladly.

Your parents always so cheerful?

No. They get mad at us when we do dumb stuff.

Sure was different in my house.

What was it like?

Just different.

I'm sorry, Jessie. I didn't mean to pry.

Look, maybe it was a mistake for me to come over here.

I don't feel comfortable.

No. It wasn't a mistake.

Come on, Jessie, give it a try.

You might have a good time.

My family's not so bad if you follow a few simple rules.

Uh, don't start my dad talking on nuclear disarmament.

Don't start my mom talking on women's lib.

And, uh...

And don't start Alex talking.

Well, I already figured out the Alex part.

You're practically a member of the family.

All right, ma, you got to do something.

What's the matter, honey?

Well, it's Mallory and Jessie.

They're up in her room again.

Now, this has been going on for two weeks.

They're laughing. They're talking.

They're having a good time.

It's getting on my nerves.

Oh. I think it's great

that Jessie's starting to feel more comfortable here.

I do, too.

I just don't want Mallory to start feeling comfortable here.

Hey, gang! Hey, dad.

Hi, honey. What have you got there?

A little surprise I picked up.

Here's a present for Andrew

and a box for Alex.

That is... That is just like Alex's old box.

Ba-Ba.

Here you go, Alex.

Sweet dreams.

Uh, don't be silly.

I-i have no use for that box.

Alex...

You don't have to hide how you feel about this box.

Look, this is preposterous.

I am 19 years old. I don't want the stupid box.

Well, I guess he's outgrown it.

Come on, we'll take the elephant up to Andrew.

He'll really like that.

Ba-Ba.

Jessie, the, uh... The answer to this question is wrong.

It should be 12.

What's wrong with it?

I don't know. It just says 12 in the answer book.

I'm never gonna understand this stuff.

It's a waste of time.

Oh, sure you will. Don't give up.

I'll help you. Math's one of my better subjects.

Don't say it, Alex.

"One of my better subjects."

You have a really nice family, Mallory...

Even Alex.

Well, I can't take credit for all of them.

I mean, I trained Jennifer and Andrew,

but I couldn't do much about the rest.

Well, you know, my little brother and I fight a lot,

but I like him.

I didn't know you had a little brother.

You never mentioned that.

Yeah. When I'm 18, I'm gonna take him out of Milford,

and we're going to get our own place.

I'm gonna take care of him,

give him a better life than our parents gave us.

Do you ever see your parents, Jessie?

Uh...

I haven't seen my dad in, uh...

...about five years.

My mom... She kicked him out of the house

'cause he used to hit us.

And after he left,

she started doing it.

And that's why they put my brother and me in homes.

Do you ever see your mom?

Sometimes.

She says she wants us back.

I feel real sorry for her.

She's made such a mess out of her life.

I'll tell you one thing, though.

If I ever have kids, I'm gonna be so good to them.

They're not gonna believe it.

Mallory: Hm... Is something wrong?

No. Nothing. I'm fine.

I'm sorry, Jessie.

I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable.

You didn't.

You didn't. Just leave me alone, okay?

It's just if... If you ever need to talk about anything

or you ever need anything, I'm here.

Okay. Thank you.

What do you think of this dress?

I want to give it to Jessie as a surprise.

I've never seen her wear a dress.

Uh, it's a little busy.

Maybe you're right.

Oh. I just want to do something special for her, you know?

We're at kind of a delicate point in our relationship.

It seems like she's pulling back a little.

Listen, Mal, maybe you should take it

kind of slow with Jessie.

What do you mean?

Well, you know, kids like her are kind of hard to figure,

you know, like my cousin, what's-his-name.

Jessie's not hard to figure, Nick.

She's just like anyone else.

I mean, give her love, attention, affection,

and she responds.

Okay, maybe I'm wrong.

You know, I hope I'm wrong.

I mean, it won't be the first time I've been wrong.

Oh. Hi.

Gosh, I've missed you.

I've been busy.

Whatcha been doing? Nothing.

Do I have to tell you everything that goes on in my life?

Sorry, Jessie. It's just a question.

Forget it.

Look, I got a break in about, uh, 15 minutes.

Uh, if you want, we can go get a soda or something.

I'll wait here.

Great.

Uh, listen, Mal, I need to talk to you about Jessie.

Nick, the subject is closed.

Mallory, I think we ought to open it up, and quick.

Why?

Because she's emptying the store.

Oh, no. Hey, I'll stop her.

No.

Jessie, what are you doing?

Nothing.

I saw you put something in your bag.

Oh, it was just my sweater. I dropped it.

Don't lie to me, Jessie.

I'm not lying.

How could you do this?

I've got to turn you in again.

You can't turn me in. You're my friend.

Hey, what are you doing? I'm calling security.

I don't believe this.

I thought you were supposed to be my friend,

but I guess that was just a lot of talk.

Hey, Jessie, I am your friend, okay?!

It just doesn't seem like you want to be mine.

Fine, take your clothes.

They mean a lot more to you than I do.

How could she do that?

I thought I made real contact with her.

Hey, you know how some people don't come around so easy.

Know what I mean?

I mean, you know how long it took me to open up with you.

You told me you loved me on our first date.

Yeah, but I wanted to tell you

when I was asking you out on the phone.

Um, hey, uh, that's the first time that happened, I swear.

It won't happen again.

Look, uh, you gonna be okay?

Oh, yeah. I'll be fine, thanks.

All right. I'll call you later.

Hey.

Hey. Hey. Hey.

Hey.

Something wrong, Mallory?

Oh, uh...

I caught Jessie shoplifting again.

Oh, no, Mal. That's terrible.

I'm sorry, honey.

I know how disappointed you must be.

It's my own fault for getting my hopes up.

You know? I thought I'd be able to have

some kind of magical effect on her.

It was stupid.

Well, don't blame yourself, honey.

You've only known her a short while.

Can't expect her to change so quickly.

Yeah. It's like, the important thing is

you made an effort to help her.

Right? I mean, you reached out to another human being.

I give you a lot of credit for that.

In fact, right now, I'm proud to be your brother.

What?

What is everybody staring at?

You... You think I...

I don't know how to be supportive?

I have a lot more sensitivity than you give me credit for.

So stop staring, okay?

Sorry. Sorry, Alex.

Okay, Alex.

Okay.

Hi, Jessie. Hi, Jessie.

Hi, Mallory.

Can I talk to you?

Sure.

Uh, we'll leave you two alone.

Hi.

I don't know why I took those clothes.

I don't need 'em.

Anyway, I knew you'd catch me.

Jessie, how could you do that?

I thought we really liked each other.

Why do you like me so much?

What do you want from me?

I don't want anything from you, Jessie.

Come on, everybody wants something.

Okay, maybe I did want something.

Maybe I started this whole thing for the wrong reasons...

To feel important.

Maybe I wanted to change your life, okay? But that's wrong,

'cause nobody's gonna change your life but you.

Yeah, how am I supposed to do that?

Oh, for one thing, you could stop stealing.

Hey, I only took those clothes

because I knew it would make you mad.

Well, it worked.

Why'd you want to make me mad?

I don't know.

Maybe I wanted to hurt you before you hurt me.

I'm not gonna hurt you, Jessie.

Yes, you will.

Everyone I've ever cared about has hurt me.

Jessie, there's got to be a point

where you start letting people into your life.

Don't you see? I can't start depending on anyone right now.

I've got to take care of myself.

That's the only way to get by in this world.

Jessie, I know it's...

Hard for you to trust people after what you've been through.

I'm just asking you to give it a try.

I really care about you, Jessie.

I'm afraid, okay?

I'm afraid of getting too close.

Then we can take it slowly.

You know, one step at a time.

Then maybe you'll be less afraid.

I think friends make it easier.

Will you let me be your friend?

I'll try.