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♪♪
I REALLY LIKE YOUR SHOWER.
WELL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BABY,
IT'S BETTER WITH YOU IN IT.
(laughs)
(cell phone ringing)
I AM NEVER GETTING OUT OF HERE.
(ring)
(man) ♪ LET'S START AGAIN ♪
(ring)
♪ THEN SOMEONE SAID ♪
KAREN'S PHONE.
UH, YEAH. IS KAREN THERE?
SHE'S BUSY, NICK. CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE?
(clicks tongue)
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
NO, THANK YOU.
(beep)
♪ I'M TELLING YOU... ♪
(beep)
(beep)
♪ STUCK UP IN YOUR PRIVATE HELL ♪
(Karen) WHO WAS THAT?
OH, IT WAS A... WRONG NUMBER.
♪ 'CAUSE HE SAID, SHE SAID ♪
ARE YOU READY TO HELP ME
WITH THAT LITTLE THINGY I NEED HELP WITH?
(laughs)
OH, YEAH. (chuckles)
I'M COMING RIGHT UP.
(both laugh)
♪ FOLLOW THE RAIN ♪
(squeaks)
LOOK, I KNOW THIS ISN'T EASY,
SO ANYTIME YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT,
DO YOU STILL LOVE MOM?
BUT WHAT?
RIGHT, BUT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WHICH--
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A DIRECT ANSWER TO--
TOO MANY WORDS, DAD.
KIKI!
HI. OH.
HEY. LISTEN, EVERYTHING'S IN THE BAG--
THE PAJAMAS, TOOTHBRUSH-- THERE'S ALSO
A PERMISSION SLIP FOR A FIELD TRIP YOU HAVE TO SIGN.
THANKS. UM, I WILL SEE YOU IN 48 HOURS.
WELL, UNLESS YOU WANT TO TALK BEFORE THAT.
ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW. US?
KIKI, CAN I HAVE A MINUTE?
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, WE'VE TRIED THE SEPARATION.
IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS. IT'S ENOUGH.
IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN ENOUGH FOR KIKI.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOU JUST TO BE JUDGED.
LISA, I WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK, OKAY?
SO LET'S HAVE YOUR MOM WATCH KIKI TONIGHT,
AND WE'LL HAVE DINNER, JUST TO TALK.
SAY YES, MOM.
(elevator bell dings)
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, MRS. DARLING?
YOU SEEM A LITTLE... GIDDY.
OF COURSE I AM, CLARK.
I'M A FREE WOMAN,
GIDDY TO DRINK IN THE COLORS OF THE FALL
BEFORE THEY FADE.
MRS. DARLING, I COULD... I COULD DRIVE IF YOU WANT.
I'M FINE.
I BARELY TOUCHED MY MIMOSA AT BREAKFAST.
GOOD DAY.
(engine revs, tires squeal)
(Lisa) SO, SIMON, WHAT EXACTLY BRINGS YOU HERE?
I HEARD YOU HAD OPENED A GALLERY,
SO I JUST WANTED TO STOP IN AND TAKE A LOOK,
AND THEN I SAW THIS.
THOUGH HE'S A LITTLE TOO OBVIOUS WITH HIS DERIVATIONS
WITHOUT BEING REALLY CLEAR ABOUT HIS INTENTIONS,
I-I JUST--I KEEP COMING BACK TO IT.
BEST KIND OF ART IS THE KIND YOU CAN'T MAKE UP YOUR MIND ABOUT.
EXACTLY.
WE BOTH KNOW A LOT ABOUT THAT, HMM?
I'M SORRY?
I MEAN, WE'RE BOTH WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU CAME HERE FOR THE ART.
I DID. I DID. I'LL TAKE THE PAINTING.
AND WHILE I'M HERE, LISA, I'LL ALSO GIVE YOU THIS.
IT'S A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MY KAREN AND YOUR NICK
CAPTURED BY MY SECURITY CAMERAS.
IT'S WORTH WATCHING, EVEN IF...
JUST TO CLEAR UP A FEW AMBIGUITIES.
YEAH? WELL, LET ME CLEAR UP SOME OF YOURS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF THING GETS YOU OFF,
BUT I'M NOT THE KIND OF WOMAN WHO SPIES ON MY HUSBAND.
(thud)
WILL THAT BE CASH OR CHARGE?
(Patrick) WELL, LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU.
EVERYONE YOU RECOMMENDED, DAD, TO BE MY CHIEF OF STAFF--
EVERY ONE OF THEM-- IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
BELONGS TO YOU, AND I NEED SOMEONE
WHO WILL BE WORKING FOR ME, ERGO NOLA.
EXACTLY.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT I DON'T HOLD A GRUDGE
AND THAT I'M SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING
OH, PADDY.
MR. DARLING, PERHAPS YOUR HEARING
I BEG YOUR PARDON.
(loud voice) YOUR SON HAS ALREADY GIVEN ME THE JOB.
NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. WE HEAR YOU FOLKS HAVE THOUGHTS.
I FISH IN HAMPSHIRE IN ENGLAND...
EVERY YEAR WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
HE CAN GET YOU A SEAT.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING, PATRICK.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
IT POSITIONS YOU PERFECTLY
FOR A FIRST-TERM RUN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
OH, BUT OF COURSE YOU DO.
MM.
WELL, LET'S-- LET'S HEAR THEM OUT, TRIPP.
WITH ALL THE RECENT CONTROVERSY--
YOU KNOW, THE DEATH, THE FIRE, THE TRANSSEXUALITY OF IT ALL--
WE THINK AVOIDING THE SPOTLIGHT WOULD BE BEST.
SHOW WE'RE SERIOUS. WE'RE THINKING AGRICULTURE.
AGRICULTURE?
YOU HEARD IT RIGHT, DAD. AGRICULTURE.
PATRICK WANTS TO NOT EXPLOIT HIS FAMILY CONNECTIONS
TOO AVIDLY RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY COME HERE WITH YOUR MINDS MADE UP.
I PROFOUNDLY REGRET THAT PRETENDING TO RESPECT ME
HAS TAKEN UP SO MUCH OF YOUR PRECIOUS TIME.
IT WAS REALLY NOTHING.
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
YOUR FATHER DOESN'T LIKE STRONG WOMEN, DOES HE?
HE LIKES MOM.
I SAID STRONG, NOT MURDEROUS.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHAT THE HELL? WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?
SHE'S MY CHIEF OF STAFF.
WE'VE GOT A MEETING IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IN TEN MINUTES, SENATOR.
SORRY, JERMS. GOTTA RUN.
(Jean Knight) ♪ WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ♪
(Letitia singing along) ♪ MR. BIG STUFF ♪
♪ YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET MY LOVE ♪
♪ NOW BECAUSE YOU WEAR ♪
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
♪ AND HAVE A BIG, FINE CAR ♪
♪ OH, YES, YOU DO NOW ♪
♪ DO YOU THINK I CAN AFFORD... ♪
AAH!
(tires screech)
(gasps) AAH!
(thud)
♪ MR. BIG STUFF ♪
OH, MY.
♪ WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? MR. BIG STUFF ♪
♪♪
(Letitia) IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
YOU WERE INTOXICATED AND YOU WERE DRIVING THE COUPé.
OH.
HE MEANT THE COUPé.
YOU SHOULD THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS, TISH.
THE YOUNG WOMAN AGREEING TO BE TREATED HERE
SAVES US THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS TURNING INTO TABLOID FODDER.
SHE RODE UP ON THAT BICYCLE
OUT OF NOWHERE, ONLY BLOCKS FROM OUR HOUSE.
I MEAN, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF A SCAM.
WELL, IT HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND LUCY TENNBROOK ONLY LAST YEAR.
OH, SHE LOST MILLIONS.
I SAY WE GO BACK TO THAT INTERSECTION
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
WE ARE TWO WEEKS REMOVED
FROM YOUR HAVING BEEN ON TRIAL FOR ***.
THE LAST THING WE NEED IS ANOTHER SCANDAL.
HE'S RIGHT, I'M AFRAID.
LOVELY.
(sighs) SPEAK WITH THE YOUNG WOMAN, NICK.
(knock on door)
AH, YOU'RE AWAKE.
MIND IF I COME IN?
UM, WHO ARE YOU?
NICK GEORGE, FAMILY LAWYER.
OH, OF COURSE. UM, WRENN DARCY.
NICE TO OFFICIALLY MEET YOU.
DON'T WORRY. I'M NOT PLANNING ON SUING ANYONE.
WELL, WHETHER YOU DECIDE TO SUE OR NOT IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
WELL, THEN YOU'RE GOOD AT YOUR JOB.
I HAVE AN ON-CALL NURSE AND A MAID
AND THIS PERSON WHO JUST KEEPS FLUFFING MY PILLOW.
WELCOME TO LIFE WITH THE DARLINGS.
IS THERE ANYONE I SHOULD CALL,
LET 'EM KNOW YOU'RE OKAY?
UM, NO. MY FAMILY IS ALL UP IN MAINE.
BESIDES, THEY DON'T REALLY WORRY ABOUT ME.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WORKING THE FRAGRANCE COUNTER AT BENDEL'S
MAKES ME THE SUCCESS OF THE FAMILY.
I SHOULD PROBABLY GO.
NO, WAIT. THE DOCTOR WANTS US TO WATCH YOU FOR A WHILE
AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A CONCUSSION.
TRUST ME, I'M-- I'M COMPLETELY SOUND.
SO PLEASE THANK THE DARLINGS FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY.
TELL THEM IF THEY EVER NEED A HOUSE SITTER...
JUST...
A LITTLE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, JUST, UH, JUST REST, OKAY?
WHAT?
UH, YOU'RE JUST NOT MY IDEA OF A FAMILY LAWYER.
GET SOME REST.
OKAY, COUNSELOR.
(siren wails)
IT'S WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.
AT THIS STAGE, UNFORTUNATELY,
THE ONLY TREATMENT WITH ANY REAL ODDS OF SUCCESS
WOULD BE CONTINUOUS ROUNDS OF HIGH-DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY.
AND SO WHAT ARE THOSE ODDS?
OPTIMISTICALLY, ABOUT 10% CHANCE OF SURVIVING 12 MONTHS.
(Andrea) IN BED...
SICK, IN NEVER-ENDING PAIN?
SO WHAT, ARE YOU JUST GONNA GIVE UP?
I WANT TO SPEND THE TIME THAT I HAVE LEFT
TEACHING OUR SON HOW TO LIVE, BRIAN,
NOT HOW TO DIE.
I CAN'T SAY THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND YOUR CHOICE,
BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND IT.
THE GOOD STUFF?
THE N.I.H. TRIAL I READ ABOUT AT THIS HOSPITAL, QUACKENBUSH.
THE WAITING LIST TO GET INTO THE NEXT RUN OF THAT TRIAL
IS OVER A YEAR LONG.
I'M SORRY.
HEY, GRIM REAPER,
I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS, SO HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA TAKE
TO GET HER INTO THAT TRIAL?
I'M GONNA PRETEND WE'RE NOT HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
GOOD. I'M GONNA PRETEND I'M TALKING TO A HUMAN BEING.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN THERE WITH AN 8-YEAR-OLD SON.
THE SAD TRUTH, MR. DARLING, IS THAT THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WITH EQUALLY LIFE-THREATENING CASES
WHO ACTUALLY WANT THE TREATMENT.
YOU WANT TO PLAY ROUGH? LET'S PLAY ROUGH.
YOU KNOW THAT BUILDING YOU'RE ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND ON,
THE $100-MILLION CHILDREN'S CANCER WING,
THE ONE BEARING YOUR STUPID NAME?
WHAT IF I PREVENT MY FAMILY
FROM SIGNING THE CHECK THEY PROMISED?
IT'S ANDREA'S DECISION, MR. DARLING.
MY FAMILY'S PUTTING UP HALF THE JING FOR THAT WING.
YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN. I'LL TAKE CARE OF ANDREA.
SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.
AND SHE'S NOT LOOKING TO MAKE ANY TROUBLE.
BUT I THINK FOR HER SAKE
AND FOR THE SAKE OF AVOIDING A SCANDAL,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HOUSEGUEST FOR A WHILE.
NICKY, DO YOU HONESTLY THINK IT'S SAFE HAVING HER HERE?
(laughs) LETITIA...
WHATEVER THE GIRL NEEDS, SHE SHALL HAVE.
SHE'S THE INJURED PARTY. THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE.
SHADES OF LUCY TENNBROOK. (sighs)
YOU'RE KIDDING ME, RIGHT?
YOU SAY YOU WANT ME OUT OF YOUR LIFE,
I FELL ON HARD TIMES.
OR MAYBE IT'S NEITHER ONE.
MAYBE YOU ARE JUST OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS DARLING.
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT PROSECUTING A DARLING,
YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH ONE.
IF YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING WITH A DARLING...
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING FOR MY BROTHER?
PATRICK, UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE TO WHOM HE'S RELATED, HAS GUTS.
HE WAS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE
WHEN MY CAREER FELL INTO THE CRAPPER THANKS TO YOU.
OH, SO THIS IS YOUR WAY OF GETTING BACK AT ME, RIGHT,
GET OVER YOURSELF, JEREMY. I HAVE.
YOU SHOULD, TOO, PRONTO.
(tires squeal)
THANK YOU.
KIKI AND I SPENT AN HOUR AND A HALF
PICKING OUT THIS OUTFIT. (laughs)
CAN YOU IMAGINE? BEING NERVOUS FOR A DATE WITH MY HUSBAND.
NOT TO SAY THIS IS A DATE, BECAUSE I...
(exhales deeply)
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HONESTLY?
MM-HMM.
IT'S WEIRD
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS TO WAKE UP ALONE EVERY DAY.
(chuckles) I GUESS I'D FEEL PRETTY WEIRD, TOO,
IF I WAS ACTUALLY SLEEPING.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD MOVE BACK IN?
(piano music playing)
I WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK, LISE.
I DO, TOO,
COMPLETELY,
BUT I...
BUT?
SIMON ELDER STOPPED BY THE GALLERY TODAY.
HE BOUGHT A PAINTING,
A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE,
AND HE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT KAREN,
I DID SPEAK WITH KAREN RECENTLY. I TOLD HER NOT TO MARRY SIMON.
THE ONLY REASON THAT SIMON WANTS TO MARRY HER IS TO GET CONTROL
OF DARLING ENTERPRISES STOCK.
I HAD TO TELL HER NOT TO DO IT. I WAS DOING MY JOB.
I WANT US TO WORK,
BUT WE--WE CAN'T IF KAREN IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE LINGERING
ON THE EDGE OF OUR LIVES.
WE CAN'T.
SHE'S NOT.
PROMISE ME...
KAREN DARLING WILL NO LONGER BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE--
OR OURS--ANYMORE.
I PROMISE YOU, KAREN DARLING AND I ARE DONE.
(woman) Nick George is here to see you.
OKAY, SEND HIM IN.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU.
WELL... (sighs)
HELLO, NICK.
YOU DON'T SEEM TOO HAPPY. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM MY WIFE.
(laughs)
UM...
OKAY, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR YOU,
BUT USUALLY, WHEN I'M THIS ANGRY,
IT'S FROM A LACK OF PERSPECTIVE.
SO...
SO LET ME HELP YOU OUT.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE COMPANY.
AT LEAST, IT'S NOT MY FIRST CONCERN.
WELL, THEN WHAT IS?
(laughs)
AND ME.
NOW IT'S NOT ON YouTube YET, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S GOOD FOR A FEW HITS, HMM?
(video fast-forwards)
YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW UP HERE
WHENEVER YOU WANT AND SCREW WITH MY HEAD, NICK!
I KNOW!
I'M SORRY, OKAY? YOU'RE RIGHT.
KAREN, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE.
(Simon) SEE?
YOU MESS WITH MY LADY, YOU MESS WITH MY STUFF,
I MESS WITH YOURS.
JUST CONSIDER IT A LIFE LESSON.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T LEARN EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
FROM TRIPP DARLING.
OH...
I'D SHOW YOU OUT,
BUT I HAVE A FEELING, BY NOW, YOU KNOW THE WAY.
♪♪
SO... WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK I'M A LUCKY MAN, ABLE TO LOOK AT SOMEONE I LOVE
AND KNOW SHE FEELS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY FOR ME.
THAT'S THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THE WORLD. (chuckles)
LET ME TAKE YOU OUT TONIGHT.
OH, I'M SORRY. I CAN'T. I HAVE A FAMILY DINNER.
WELL, YEAH, MOMMY MADE ME PROMISE I'D COME
SO SHE'D HAVE SOMEBODY TO GOSSIP WITH
WHILE DADDY AND PATRICK ARGUE
(chuckles)
SO THAT'S WHAT GOES ON AT THESE DARLING FAMILY DINNERS?
"PAGE SIX" WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED.
(cell phone buzzing)
(beep)
BUT I WILL SEE YOU AFTER, THOUGH, OKAY?
YOU BET.
OKAY.
OH, COME ON. UP YOU GO.
OH! CAUGHT YOU LOOKIN'.
YES, YOU DID. (laughs)
♪♪
(keypad beeps)
(cell phone rings)
WHAT?
THERE'S A DINNER TONIGHT AT THE IMPERIAL.
RELAX.
I TOLD YOU, PATRICK'S READY TO GO WITH AGRICULTURE.
Okay, don't be fooled.
ONE THING TRIPP DARLING DOESN'T DO IS GIVE IN.
I CAN'T LAUNCH MY BIOFUEL NEXT QUARTER
WITHOUT SOME HIGH-PROFILE POLITICAL SUPPORT.
I'm not interested
IN SPENDING ANY MORE TIME WITH THESE PEOPLE THAN I HAVE TO.
THEN LET ME BE THE FIRST TO REMIND YOU... YOU HAVE TO.
(beep)
(knocks on door)
HEY, SWAMI, BIG NEWS. YOU'RE IN.
THE TRIAL.
THE EXPERIMENTAL CANCER DRUG-- I PULLED SOME STRINGS.
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANT TREATMENT,
EXPERIMENTAL OR OTHERWISE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TOOK ME TO GET YOU INTO THIS?
LET ME GUESS, BRIAN.
MONEY?
YOU AMAZE ME.
(laughs) BECAUSE I HAVE VALUES?
BECAUSE YOU'RE SO SELFISH!
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU'RE PROVING
BY DOING YOGA AND BURNING INCENSE
I AM PROVING
THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN AVOIDING DEATH.
LISTEN TO ME, YOU WILLFUL ***.
YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT.
WHY DO YOU GET TO ME SO?
MM.
(playing melody on piano)
I'M NOT BOTHERING YOU, AM I?
NOT IN THE LEAST.
IN FACT, IT'S A PLEASURE TO HEAR.
PLEASE... KEEP PLAYING.
OKAY.
(resumes playing)
DON'T BE FOOLED.
THIS... THIS IS THE ONLY SONG I CAN PLAY.
I'M WHAT MY PIANO TEACHER CALLED... UNMOTIVATED.
(laughs)
I'M GLAD YOU'RE UP AND ABOUT.
IT'S A GOOD SIGN.
AND TRUTH BE TOLD,
IT'S BEEN REFRESHING TO HAVE YOU IN THE HOUSE,
THOUGH I REGRET THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT BROUGHT YOU TO US.
MY WIFE... (laughs)
SHE KEEPS LIFE INTERESTING.
YEAH. I READ THE PAPERS.
WELL, YOU MUST LOVE HER VERY MUCH.
(chuckles) I DO... ACTUALLY.
IT'S ADMIRABLE,
STANDING SO FAITHFULLY BESIDE SOMEONE
WHO'S BEEN LESS THAN FAITHFUL TO YOU.
EVERYONE I KNOW THINKS YOU MUST BE A SAINT.
(laughs) A SAINT?
(chuckles)
UH, NO, HARDLY.
SIMPLY A MAN WHO...
40-SOME YEARS AGO...
FOUND THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS.
AND... I DON'T WANT TO LET GO.
I HOPE THAT WASN'T OUT OF LINE,
NO.
ON THE CONTRARY, I... I APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE FRIENDS.
I SEE THEM EVERY DAY AT THE CLUB.
AND THEY HAVE YET TO MENTION IT.
WELL, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
(laughs) OF COURSE YOU CAN.
IT'S NICE TO MEET SOMEONE WHO...
CAN AFFORD TO TAKE A MILLION SECOND CHANCES,
BUT YOU STILL HOLD ON TO THE FIRST ONE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANYTIME.
(laughs)
(laughs)
HEY. WHAT'S COOKIN'?
(chuckles)
(sighs)
YOU SAID YOU WANTED AN ANSWER, AND I HAVE ONE.
OH, NEAT.
SO...
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?
NOT LIKE I'M IMPATIENT AFTER WAITING ON YOU FOR 15 YEARS.
IF IT WASN'T FOR SIMON, I MIGHT EVEN WAIT FOREVER.
(telephone rings)
NICK GEORGE'S OFFICE.
(Lisa) Is he in?
HE'S IN A CLOSED-DOOR MEETING.
WITH WHOM?
I'm not sure.
DAISY, IT'S ME. YOU CAN TELL ME.
I CAN'T DO IT.
IS IT KAREN DARLING?
YES. DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE A MESSAGE?
IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER? (laughs)
NO. THERE'LL BE NO MESSAGE.
FINAL ANSWER.
I WISH I COULD SAY I'M SURPRISED.
LOOK, I HAVE TO MAKE THINGS WORK WITH LISA.
I OWE IT TO HER. I OWE IT TO KIKI.
I WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
OH.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
AND I LOVE LISA. I LOVE YOU, TOO.
I ALWAYS HAVE, AND YOU KNOW THAT.
BUT I JUST--SHE'S MY WIFE, AND LOOK, I CAN'T APOLOGIZE
FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING.
MM.
(sighs)
(keypad beeps)
(telephone rings)
HI, SIMON? LISA GEORGE.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S ON THAT DISC.
(metal clinks on glass)
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY.
WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER TONIGHT
TO CELEBRATE OUR PERSEVERANCE
AND TO REMIND OURSELVES
THAT WE MUST NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED
OUR HARD-EARNED... SECOND CHANCES.
TO LETITIA'S FREEDOM.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
(gasps)
WITH A FIFTH AND, IT IS HOPED, NOT FINAL...
WEDDING FORTHCOMING.
THANKS, DADDY.
AND TO PATRICK,
WHO HAS WEATHERED THIS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT YEAR
AND HAS FOUND HIMSELF IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
(metal clinks on glass)
YOU'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET THERE IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT.
MY CARDS ARE MY BUSINESS, DAD,
BUT THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
TO FAMILY.
TO FAMILY.
TO FAMILY.
(Letitia) NICKY.
(Nick) YEAH.
WHERE'S LISA? I THOUGHT YOU TWO WERE MAKING A GO OF IT.
WE ARE. SHE'S MOVING BACK IN ON MONDAY.
BUT SHE AND KIKI ARE...
WELL, THEY'RE HAVING A GIRLS' NIGHT.
OH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM TO HEAR THAT.
I WISH MY HUSBAND HAD YOUR SAME WILLINGNESS
TO FORGIVE AND FORGET.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S JUST A LITTLE TOO ENCHANTED
BY OUR... LITTLE CON ARTIST
TO REALIZE WHAT HE COULD LOSE,
FINANCIALLY...
AND OTHERWISE.
(elevator bell dings, doors open)
(laughs)
OH, HELLO, BORIS, NATASHA.
SAY HELLO TO GABBY AND PORTIA.
BACK-UP SINGERS FOR THE NEW SONG J.T. AND I JUST WROTE.
(chuckles)
(chuckles)
YOU SHOULD GET THE RINGTONE.
HEY, MUCHACHO.
WHOA, WHOA. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
THERE'S NO ALCOHOL FOR YOU.
SORRY. NOT MY RULES.
BUT THE MEDICAL TRIAL HAS VERY STRICT REQUIREMENTS.
YOU THINK BECAUSE I HAD SEX WITH YOU,
THAT MEANS I CHANGED MY MIND?
YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, BRIAN,
BUT THE SEX WASN'T THAT MIND-ALTERING.
WELL, THEN YOU TELL OUR SON THAT YOU HAVE THE BIG "C"
AND THAT YOU'RE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
AND THEN AFTERWARDS, YOU TWO CAN GO COFFIN SHOPPING.
(indistinct conversations)
AND HERE SHE IS, MS. CHIEF OF STAFF.
I WISH PATRICK HAD GIVEN ME MORE NOTICE.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT
YOU'D ATTEND A FAMILY DINNER.
PROFESSIONAL HAZARD.
DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK, MS. LYONS,
I HARBOR NO ILL WILL TOWARDS YOU,
AND I HOPE YOU PERFORM YOUR TASKS FOR PATRICK
WITH THE SAME...
SINGLE-MINDEDNESS WITH WHICH YOU PROSECUTED ME.
THAT'S VERY GRACIOUS OF YOU.
OH, AND I...
I JUST HOPE THAT THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS
ABOUT YOUR... DOOMED RELATIONSHIP
WITH MY SON...
JEREMY.
YEAH. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE.
OH, NO, DEAR.
THAT WAS NO MISTAKE,
NOT AT ALL.
AGRICULTURE? IT'LL SET YOU BACK YEARS.
I C--I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE EVEN CONSIDERING IT.
I'M DOING MORE THAN CONSIDERING, DAD.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.
IT'S THAT WOMAN.
THAT WOMAN'S INFLUENCE IS DESTROYING YOU.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER.
HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF
MAYBE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE
THAT DOESN'T WANT SOMETHING FROM ME, DAD.
EVER CONSIDER THAT?
NOW I LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAID IN THERE
ABOUT SECOND CHANCES.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE
AND SUPPORT ME FOR A CHANGE?
(door closes)
HEY THERE.
HEY.
HOW'S THE BOARDER?
FAR FROM BORED.
KAREN LENT ME THIS DRESS. I THINK IT GOES FOR 10 GRAND.
NICE.
IT MUST BE STRANGE FOR YOU.
HOW SO?
JUST BEING AROUND THIS ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, YEAH. DEFINITELY STRANGE.
YOU'RE MARRIED, RIGHT?
(elevator bell dings)
I AM, YEAH.
SO WHERE'S YOUR WIFE?
LISA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
LOOK, LISA, I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
LISA. JUST--I WAS--I WAS--
KEEP IT DOWN.
YOU SAID YOU WERE WORKING WHEN YOU WENT TO SEE KAREN?
YOU WENT OUT THERE TO SEE IF SHE WAS STILL
PATHETICALLY WAITING FOR YOU.
CALM DOWN.
BECAUSE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT--THAT ***, THAT RICH,
DISGUSTING STRING BEAN MADE OF MONEY, THEN HAVE HER.
SHE'S WAITING FOR YOU. SHE IS WIDE-OPEN.
KAREN.
WALK AWAY.
SWEETIE, IF I DO THAT, HE'S JUST GONNA LOOK AT MY ***.
YOU CAN'T RESIST.
YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL YOU SEE OUR RELATIONSHIP DIE,
WELL, HE CERTAINLY WON'T.
YOU STUPID, SLUTTY ***.
LISA, WHAT THE HELL?!
OH, NO, NO, NO. YOU AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE SAME CLASS,
BUT I'M NOT AFRAID TO FIGHT ABOVE MY WEIGHT.
HEY.
OH, BRING IT.
NOW IT'S FAMILY NIGHT.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS.
OH!
OH, HELL, NO!
WHATEVER YOU THINK HAPPENED, IT WAS NOT HER FAULT!
WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF AND LISTEN TO HER FOR ONCE?!
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF, FAUNTLEROY?
YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK IT IS!
LISA'S BEEN PRETTY COOL WITH ALL YOUR LITTLE HEAD GAMES,
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO TALK TO ME THAT WAY?
SHUT THE HELL UP, BOTH OF YOU!
JUST LET THE *** BE.
(indistinct conversations)
LISA...
WHEN WE FIRST MOVED BACK TO NEW YORK,
AND YOUR FATHER, HE OFFERED TO HELP US OUT, YOU SAID NO.
NO. WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT ON OUR OWN.
IS THIS WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND?
BECAUSE I THINK...
THIS IS... WHERE YOU WERE MEANT TO BE,
WHO YOU WERE MEANT TO BE ALL ALONG,
AND NOW I AM JUST A REMINDER OF THAT TIME YOU SPENT
PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.
I'M DONE.
IT'S OVER.
I KNOW.
(Nola) TALK ABOUT YOUR SETUPS.
SO YOUR MOTHER WAS BEHIND OUR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP?
NO, I'M TELLING YOU,
SHE FOUND OUT WE WERE SEEING EACH OTHER,
YEAH, AND YOU JUST WENT ALONG WITH IT?
SHE USED YOU.
THAT'S PART OF BEING A DARLING,
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
FOR WHAT?
TO GET CLOSE TO ME BECAUSE YOU STILL LOVE ME.
OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO TELL YOURSELF.
TELL ME YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT ME...
WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR DRESS OFF
AT THE END OF A LONG, BORING DAY
OR WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SHOWER WITH NO ONE TO SOAP YOUR BACK
OR IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN YOU'RE ALL SLEEPY
AND YOU ROLL OVER.
(clears throat)
READY TO GO?
YES.
I AM READY.
NIGHT.
(laughs)
YOU PICKED OUT YOUR SOFT P.J.s, HUH?
(chuckles) YEAH.
SO YOU HAVE FUN TONIGHT?
UH-HUH. UNCLE JEREMY'S FUNNY.
(chuckles) YEAH.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU...
SO VERY MUCH?
(kisses) YOU'RE MY SWEET ANGEL.
SWEET DREAMS, BABY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA TELL HIM
INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT MY BROTHER'S COMEDIC CHOPS.
I CHANGED MY MIND, BRIAN. I'M GONNA DO THE TRIAL.
SINCE WHEN?
SINCE TONIGHT.
AFTER THAT DINNER, I REALIZED THERE IS NO WAY
I CAN LEAVE MY SON ALONE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I ACTUALLY HAVE TO LIVE.
(Pinback's "Loro" playing)
♪♪
HEY.
HEY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH PAR FOR THE COURSE,
EXCEPT IT'S USUALLY A DARLING THAT THROWS THE FIRST PUNCH,
WELL, YOU PROBABLY DON'T FEEL THIS WAY RIGHT NOW,
BUT YOU'RE LUCKY. TO HAVE NOT ONE BUT TWO WOMEN
WHO CARE ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR YOU?
(chuckles) WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY OF LOOKIN' AT IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE BEEN IN NEW YORK FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW,
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYONE LIKE THAT.
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T DATED,
IT'S JUST... THE GUYS IN THIS CITY...
I MEAN, EVEN THE ONES WHO SEEM NICE, LIKE YOU...
YEAH, ALMOST.
MM.
NOT QUITE.
♪♪
♪ AND THE RIPPED ONES NEVER COLLIDE ♪
I'M SORRY I HAD TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT THANKS FOR THE RIDE, JEREMY.
AFTER YOUR CRAPTACULAR CAGE MATCH WITH MY SISTER,
IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.
YOU REALLY GONNA SLEEP HERE TONIGHT?
BEATS EXPLAINING TO MY MOTHER THAT MY MARRIAGE IS OVER.
(chuckles)
♪♪
HEY.
THANKS FOR STICKING UP FOR ME.
YOU THINK I WAS JUST GONNA STAND THERE
AND LET KAREN WAIL ON YOU?
NICK DID.
♪ DA DA DA DUNNA DA DA DA ♪
I... FOUGHT FOR SO LONG TO HOLD ON TO MY MARRIAGE
BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD TO.
I... I HAD NO IDEA WHO I'D BE WITHOUT NICK.
BUT...
MAYBE IT'S JUST TIME TO LET GO, YOU KNOW?
I'M JUST, UM...
NOT SURE I'M READY TO LET GO...
ALL ALONE.
LISA?
THIS ISN'T ABOUT FOREVER, JEREMY.
IT'S JUST ABOUT TONIGHT.
♪ ...OTHERS ♪
♪ WHILE THE OTHERS ♪
♪ DA DA DA DUNNA DA DA DA ♪
♪ DA DA DA DA DA DA ♪
♪ DA DA DA DA DA DA ♪
♪ DA DA DA DUNNA DA DA DA ♪
♪ DA DA DA DUNNA DA DA DA ♪
AT 6 YEARS OLD, YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH KAREN DARLING?
COMPLETELY.
I GREW UP JUST ASSUMING WE'D BE TOGETHER.
TILL WHAT WENT WRONG?
LIFE, I GUESS.
KAREN BROKE OFF OUR ENGAGEMENT,
AND I WENT BACK TO COLLEGE, WHERE I MET LISA.
AND I HAVE SPENT THE REST OF MY LIFE CAUGHT BETWEEN THEM--
LISA, KAREN, KAREN AND LISA-- AND NOW...
YOU THINK YOU'VE LOST BOTH OF THEM.
YEAH.
WELL, I DOUBT THAT.
YOU'RE NOT THE KIND OF GUY WOMEN GET OVER EASILY.
EVEN JUST KNOWING YOU TWO DAYS, I CAN SEE THAT.
I THINK I'M GONNA GO TO BED.
IT'S, UH, PROBABLY MY LAST NIGHT
ON 1,000-COUNT SHEETS, SO...
YEAH, YOU GOTTA TAKE ADVANTAGE.
YEAH.
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT NEITHER KAREN NOR LISA
WERE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR YOU?
THE CRAZY TRUTH IS, NO.
I HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT.
WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.
'CAUSE THERE MIGHT BE OTHER OPTIONS.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN BREATHE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.
MUST BE NICE.
OH, YEAH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE UNDER SOMEONE'S THUMB.
(sighs) LOOK, I'M, UH, I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU
FOR WANTING TO BE MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
EVEN THOUGH...
I KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS.
YOU WANT TO BE CLOSE TO JEREMY.
IT'S OKAY.
NEITHER OF US CAN BE WITH THE PERSON WE REALLY WANT.
(chuckles) THAT'S ONE THING WE HAVE IN COMMON.
UH, THIS IS ME.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT. AND THANK YOU.
FOR WHAT?
FOR BEING YOU.
THAT'S A SURPRISE.
LITTLE PADDY STUCK UP FOR HIMSELF.
YEP.
AND HE'S TAKING THE OPEN SEAT ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE.
NICELY DONE.
SIMON... I CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS.
HMM?
IT'S JUST THAT I'M GETTING... TOO INVOLVED--
OH, DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE HAVING REGRETS
ABOUT YOUR LITTLE BOYFRIEND.
LOOK, PATRICK IS ALREADY COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON ME,
LETITIA IS EVIL, AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND KAREN IS,
OH, YOU KNOW, I...
I'M SORRY. I FORGOT. I-I HAD SOMETHING I HAD TO SHOW YOU.
WHAT?
COME HERE. NOLA, COME HERE.
COME HERE!
NOW!
HI, SIMON.
THEY TELL ME...
THAT WHEN HE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING,
THERE'S STILL ONLY ONE PERSON HE ASKS FOR.
ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?
SIMON, THEY'RE FISHES.
TELL MY SISTER I MADE THEM FOR HER
AND GIVE HER MY KISSES. BYE!
JUST TELL ME. WHERE'S MY BROTHER?
HE'S FINE. HE'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
LISTEN, DON'T YOU EVER FORGET
ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE FOR YOU, NOLA LYONS.
HEY.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
HMM?
WHO'S MY LITTLE SOLDIER?
DON'T TOUCH ME.
(Simon laughs)
(Tripp) NICK.
YOU'RE LEAVING WITHOUT SAYING GOOD-BYE.
HEY, TRIPP.
QUITE A NIGHT, HUH?
UH-HUH.
OH, WELL...
SHE'S LICKED HER WOUNDS, AND SHE'S RESTING COMFORTABLY.
MY FEROCIOUS LITTLE GIRL.
AND--AND WRENN, HOW'S WRENN?
WELL, I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
AS SOON AS SHE'S FEELING BETTER, WE'LL SEND HER ON HER WAY.
SHE'S A LOVELY GIRL, ISN'T SHE?
SHE IS.
YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE LIFE...
I THOUGHT OF LETITIA
AS THE ONLY WOMAN THAT I COULD EVER BE HAPPY WITH.
PERHAPS I WAS MISTAKEN.
(elevator bell dings)
GOOD NIGHT, TRIPP.
GOOD NIGHT, NICK.
THANK YOU.
SO WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU NOW?
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
YOU RECORDING THIS IN CASE YOU WANT TO WATCH IT LATER?
WHAT'S UP, NICK? IT'S LATE.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING FOR TRIPP,
HE TOLD ME YOU WERE THE ENEMY.
AND I THOUGHT, NO, HE'S NOT SUCH A BAD GUY.
HE JUST DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY, YOU KNOW, OLD MONEY, NEW MONEY.
BUT AFTER SEEING WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO
TO GET WHAT YOU WANT, I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING.
NO ONE HAS TO PAY ME TO DESTROY YOU.
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO IT FOR FREE.
WOW. DID YOU REHEARSE THAT?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE I LIKE IT.
I LIKE THIS NEW NICK 'CAUSE HE'S WAKING UP.
HE'S STARTING TO THINK FOR HIMSELF.
SOON YOU'LL START TO REALIZE,
OH, YES, WE ARE.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, NICK, IF THIS IS ABOUT KAREN,
DON'T WORRY. YOU CAN HAVE HER BACK WHEN I'M DONE.
(man speaks Russian)
(speaks Russian)
NICK...
I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH YOU.
YOU DIDN'T.
BUT YOU DO NOW.
(scoffs)