It Had to Be You (2000) Movie Script
Claire, we're finalizing our wedding
plans, and you want me to go alone?
There's just a few minor details left
A few minor details?
The reservations are at the plaza
All you have to do is follow
the schedule I've laid out
Answer yes or no
Gold or Silver Jazz or
Big Band and you're done
Why can't we do
this next weekend?
Charlie, please
I owe you, big time
Uh, huh, yes, you will
Thanks
I know once you start to write
your book, it's going to be great
At the rate I'm going, it's
going to be a great pamphlet
I have to go pack
Hi, I'm checking in...
Charlie Hudson
What about this?
This right here?
I have you in room 417
with a park view
Great
- Front
- Thanks
50"'!
- Enjoy your stay
- You have a reservation for...
- Thank you
- Penn, Anna Penn?
- Welcome to the Plaza Hotel, Miss Penn
- Right this way Mister
Thank you
Okay, I've got your
room right here
- Please take Miss Penn to room 517
- Sure
Great!
- Thank you
- Enjoy your stay
- Thanks
- Let me have this one
Right this way!
Right this way, sir
Sir, this is your oor
- Enjoy your stay
- Thank you, you too
Here you go, thanks
Thank you, Mr. Hudson
It's Charlie
- Thanks, Charlie
- You're welcome
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Yes, it is beautiful!
You know the steps
there, by the fountain
They kind of remind me of those
famous steps in Rome, uh?
The Spanish Steps
Right
You've been to Europe?
No, but I've always
wanted to go!
Well, this weekend,
take a walk in the Park...
have a glass of wine
by the fountain
and I guarantee you'll
feel like you're in Europe
Thank you
I mightjust do that
Here you go
Thank you very
much, enjoy your stay
Thank you
- Yep'?
- Henry
Hey, Charlie, you
guys makin' it okay?
Yeah, but it's just me
Yeah? Where's the general?
Ah, she went to London
Drug smuggling?
No, publishing
That's too bad, I could have
locked her up for awhile
Very funY
Hey, you want to
meet me for dinner?
Oak Room, eight-thirty
The Oak Room? I hope
you brought steak money
I've got steak money
Actually, I've Claire's credit card
I'll be there
I'll see you at eight-thirty
All right man
Bye
Can I get you something?
Uh, yeah... Rolling Rock, please
Rolling Rock, coming right up
- Good to see you, buddy
- Hey!
It's good to see you, too
You're looking good
All you got to do is smoke, drink, and eat
everything the doctors say will kill you
and you can look the good, too
What will you be having, sir?
I'll have what he's having,
and a bourbon chaser
Alright!
It's good to see you
let up on the hard stuff
Hey, this is the first drink I've
had since I got out of the cab
So, what are we drinking to?
To you getting married and not me
- Cheers
- Cheers
Bartender, you gave me
an empty glass
Sony, it won't happen again
Let me tell you something Charlie
I may not like Claire but I do
believe in the idea of marriage
You do?
Absolutely, and if ever I meet a girl
who drinks bourbon and shaves...
I'll many her in a minute
You know, I can recall seeing you with
a few women that needed a shave
Yeah, but they didn't drink
Which reminds me,
did you go last week?
YEP
That's a start!
I'm proud of you
So, how'd it go?
Great... I stood up, said hello, my
name is Henry, I'm an alcoholic
Told my stony,
and then I sat down
Yeah, but what was it like?
Well, the stony I told was a hell
lot more interesting than my life
- No, you didn't
- Couldn't resist! They ate it up!
Then what happened?
Nothing... We all went out for a drink
- You're the devil
- I know
Oh, man, look at this beauty!
Hi
Hi... Table for one, please...
- One?
- Yes, thank you
Whats that about?
Oh, uh, we, we took
the elevator together
That's it? That's the big juice?
What, what do you want me to say?
Okay, she's a... she's a spy, and we're
both planning on making love
before we're assassinated by the CIA
Works for me
Gentlemen, your table is ready
Nice!
Thanks
Thank you
Can I get you gentlemen
anything to start?
Just keep this stuff coming
Very good...
And for the other gentleman?
He'll have the blond
I'm afraid I can only offer you
dishes from the kitchen
Vely fllY 9")'
I'll just have another beer please
And we'll split a shrimp
cocktail... He's buying
Very good
You know, if I was lucky,
she'd really turn out to be a spy...
and you'd get shot
while making love to her
And then I'd write the stony
You?
Yeah, I bet you I could write that romantic
thriller crap just as good as the next guy
I'll tell you what...
Forget about her
I'll shoot myself and you can
write my tragic biography
Yeah, you think it would sell?
Okay
Okay, let's see here...
Shrimp cocktail
Porterhouse...
Cheesecake
Hey, I'm already breaking a hundred
- Here's your key, enjoy your stay
- Thank you
Sony, I can't help you
out tomorrow, pal
I understand... Someone's
got to protect us civilians
Yeah!
I miss having you out there, partner
- Yeah, well, that was another life
- You were the best out there, Charlie
We both know what
happened that day, Henry
Yes, you risked your life, you did
your job, that's what happened
Okay
I'll drop it
You know me... If I'm not
drinking I'm talking
'Night, partner
Hey, look, are we still on
for Cha Cha's on Sunday?
- Yeah... Cha Cha's Sunday
- All right... Good!
Hey, Charlie
I keep a warm cup of coffee
and an extra doughnut for you
Just in case
Oh, could you hold
that for me, please?
- Thank you
- Hi
Hi
You need to take your finger
off the door-open button
50"'!
Do you mind pressing five?
Thank you
So, did you have a nice dinner?
Yeah... It was great,
thanks... How was yours?
Great... It was great
I recommend the Washington salmon
I'll remember that
You know, Washington's
our twentieth largest state
Really?
Average rainfall of thirty-two inches
Ranked twenty-third in suicides
Most people think it's first
because of the rain but it's not
Yeah!?
Okay, well... Goodnight
Goodnight
This is great
Front desk, this is Julia!
How can I help you, Mr. Hudson?
Uh... Yeah, can you tell me
what's above my room?
Above?
That would be Room 517... Why?
Yeah... Well, there's a leak
coming from up there
You better send someone,
or I'll need a rowboat
I'll send someone immediately, sir
Oh, is this your room?
Uh... No, I'm in the room below
I've been banging on the
door here, you know?
Hi
I'm so sorry
I fell asleep in the tub,
the water's all over the place
Oh, well, that's all right,
that's all right!
It's happened before
Really?
Excuse me
Excuse me
- In the bedroom too?
- Yeah
So
So are you in, you're
on this oor now?
Uh, no, actually,
I'm right below you
Oh, no!
Did the water come
down in your room?
It was just a trickle I was a little
concerned, so I called the front desk
I'm so embarrassed,
I never ever sleep in the tub
It's just that I was listening to
Sinatra and I just dozed right off
You, you like Sinatra?
I love Frank
Yeah, me too, I have
a bunch of his albums
He has twenty one gold, two
platinum and one multi-platinum
- Really?
- Yeah
You really do love Frank
Yeah!
Uh, okay, we're cleaning up the
water, I got a heater set up in there
- Thank you so much, thank you
- No, problem, my pleasure
Well, let's go down and
check out your room, okay?
Yeah! Okay, right
Well, good night, uh...
I'm... I'm Charlie
Anna
- Yeah, goodnight Anna
- Goodnight
Thank you
Goodnight
Mr Hudson?
Charlie
I'm Madeleine
- Charlie?
- Anna
Well!
Ain't this something?! You
two dated in high school?
No! Uh...
I ooded his room last night
- Really?
- Did the heaters work?
I felt like a piece of toast
by this morning
Did the bed dry?
Yeah, I sort of slept sideways
So you're... getting married?
I am and... you are, too
Yeah
You two want to look at towels
or go right to bed linens?
Towels... Towels sound
like a good place to start
Do you prefer to register
alone, by the way?
Oh, no, no, no, no...
Towels are great!
You can never have
enough towels
So, you like?
Good... What color?
I like white
Charlie, what about you?
Well, actually, I'm, I'm
kind of partial to while, loo
Really?
Why doesn't that surprise me?
My mother always said that that white
was the easiest to keep clean...
because it was the
easiest to see getting dirty
Cute
You remember
laundry anecdotes?!
Now, for your first year of marriage, you'll
be spending a lot of time in the bedroom
So, you want your
sheets to feel great...
and look like they are begging
you to be made love on
So where do you spend your
time after the first year?
Your lawyer's office
Look, when it's all said and done...
marriage is the one institution that
has lasted since the beginning of time
Well, marriage and prostitution
I'm sure that's just
an ironic coincidence
So, I recommend that we
go with the Egyptian cotton
Hey, did you know that the
United States produces...
one-fifth of all the cotton
grown in the world?
No, no, I didn't
In the china section,
we contemplate
In the house ware section...
we just list the most expensive
one when we can't decide, okay?
Okay
- Makes sense
- Please!
Fifty seven percent of the couples
that come in here that I register...
ends up lasting
Pretty good, huh?
Now, there are over sixty different
designs you can select from
You want to take a minute
and look these over
I'm going to go and take a powder
The coffee
And I'll be back in a few minutes
I never... I never knew there
were this many designs
I have my Grandmother's silver
Oh, so it's just me who has to decide
Oh, no! My, my fiance doesn't like it
Why?
Because it's... it's old and,
you know, she likes new
I think some things
get better with time
You know, when I was a little kid...
Every Sunday night we'd
have this family dinner and...
what I really loved was watching
my Grandmother take...
every little piece
and polish it and clean it...
and then put it back in a little
wooden box she kept everything in!
Well
It's not my place to say...
but I'd say you have
no need for new silverware
Yeah, I guess not
I'd never make it as a pioneer
So, how're we doing?
Uh... Well, actually, it's all
a little overwhelming
Yes... Very
Hey, nobody ever said
this was going to be fun
I think, maybe, Anna and I
could use a lunch break
Definitely... A lunch
break would be great
Lunch! Absolutely!
Hey, I'd love to join you two
Unfortunately I'm on strict Jenny
Craig, so I brown bagged it
So, what do you say we meet
in, oh, one hour? Is that good?
Great
One hour... Great, we'll
see you in an hour
See you then
So, who are you
marrying, Charlie?
Claire Parker,
November twenty second
Oh, you're getting
married a week after me
Oh, well, you'll have to call me
and tell me what married life is like
Okay! Deal
Who are you marrying?
I'm marrying David Allen
He's an advertising executive
Executive?
So, uh, so where is David on this
most auspicious occasion?
He actually got stuck in Paris
closing a deal on a new client
An airline
How about Claire?
She's, she's in London
with Edward Rogers
- Edward Rogers the writer?
- Yeah
She's... she's an editor
Wow, she must be good!
He's such a good writer
Yeah, she's very good
at what she does
What about you?
What do you do?
I'm a writer
Great! What name
do you write under?
Charlie Hudson
It's a great name
When I write a book,
I'll put it on the cover
- Are you writing a book now?
- Yeah
What's it about? How long is it?
Well, I'm on page six, and right
now it's about six pages long
So, you just got started
No, I've actually been writing
it for about six months
Oh! I'm sorry
Oh, nice! Very, very nice
pa!!!
You know, I have friends who laugh
at me, I don't need to reach out...
to strangers for this
I always thought I'd get married here
What made you change your mind?
David! He thinks it's for tourists
but I think it's romantic
Yeah, it is
Hey, how'd you like to be the
guy who changes the bulbs
Must be thousands of them
Actually, five hundred thousand
Please, don't tell me that
you counted them all
No, silly, I read that
Who do you think I am, Rain Man?
I just hope you'll think of
me on your next wedding
Excuse me?
Just joking! A little
bridal registw humor
Oh, thank you, Gail
If you need anything
else, just call me
I'll be here waiting for Mr. Right
to walk through the door
Ah ha, looks like we got rain
You know Central Park recorded
120.7 rain days last year?
No, I didn't
Now you do
Hey, have... have a great wedding
Thank you... You, too
Thanks
And, uh good luck with your book
I'm so sorry about laughing
It's okay
You have a nice laugh
I always thought my teeth showed
too much when I laugh
You have nice teeth
Thirty four... That's two
more than average
That's a plus
Well, I better go, so, uh...
Yeah, memo
- Bye
- Bye
Okay... Bye
Ricky Valentino at your service
- Charlie Hudson
- Hudson?
You don't remember me?
No, I'm sorry, I don't
You arrested me in
the Gershwin robbeny
The jewelry store on Waverly?
That's the one
You know, that was
a pretty impressive attempt
You almost pulled that off
Thank you
So, uh, how'd you get this job?
It's my cousin's shop...
I'm watching it while he's away
So, when's he coming back?
Eight to ten years
So, what can I do you for?
Well, I'm looking for some, uh,
some wedding gifts for groomsmen
Oh! Who's the sucker
who's getting married?
Me
Congratulations!
Thanks... So, what
do you suggest?
I suggest you don't get married
But if your mind is set, get them
these here gold plated cuff links
Gold plated?
Believe me, no one can
tell they ain't real gold
They say gold plated
right here on the back
I got an engraving gun...
I'll just rub out the word plated
You have anything else?
Pens
Everybody loves a pen
I could cut you a real good
deal with these here pens
Not bad... How much?
For ya?
Ten bucks
That's all? Do they work
I guarantee them
And if I ain't around, just
remember, they're just ten bucks
Besides, once this Wedding's over...
you never gonna see
these guys anymore anyway
- What makes you say that?
- Look!
All I know is, every guy
I know who ever got married...
ended up never finding the time
to do the stuff he liked to do...
before he got married!
Yeah, like... like what?
I don't know... Stuff
Play poker, shooting pool,
going to the track...
Picking up broads...
You know, stuff
Can you wrap the pens?
Absolutely... I can wrap them
up here in a few hours
You want to leave a deposit?
No
Hello
- Hi
- May I help you?
Sure... I'm looking for
a maid of honor gift
Oh, who's getting married?
I am
Is it your first?
Yes
How nice, well, let me see!
Perhaps that display case over there
No, no, no, no...
First marriage, first marriage...
How close are you to her?
Oh, Tracey, I've known
her my whole life
- When we were little girls, we used...
- So, a long time
A long time
How about this beautiful
pair of earrings?
Those are beautiful, wow!
How much are those?
Four thousand
It's a bit steep
I see...
Perhaps, a key chain
Wow, that's beautiful
That's a nice choice
Tracey would love that
Seventeen hundred
I'll take it
Fine
- Thanks
- Francesca
This one needs to be wrapped up
Thank you
Run the card
So how'd you hook him?
Pardon the expression!
We met at an auction
How much you go for?
It was an art auction
Of course
Grain
Here yOll 9!
Well, here you go
Thank you for shopping
at Bulgari and good luck
Good luck to you, too
Hey!
How'd it go today?
I'm starting to contemplate eloping
Oh, no, that bad?
I think the prerequisite for any
woman in the wedding business...
is to hate the concept of marriage
Hey listen, you know what, I think I'm
gonna have to take a rain check on dinner
I had a little technical malfunction
What happened?
Mrs. Goldberg came in for her usual
color today, all right, you know?
And Chico unplugged the timer
So I'm like sitting there for
the next hour and a half...
wondering why the damned
buzzer never went off
What happened to Mrs. Goldberg?
She won't need her roots
done for about ten years
She's got frosted brain cells
Oh! my God
No, no, no, Mrs. Chavez! It's okay!
Sister, trust me, huh? Look at me
There is no problem
So, these guys... They
were real jerks, huh?
Yeah... Everyone
except for Charlie
Excuse me?
Who's Charlie?
Oh, he's getting married about the same
time as me, so we shopped together
Really? And what does
Charlie look like?
Well, he's kinda cute
Ooh! Cute means hot
Cute means cute
He's a nice person...
At least he seems to be
And so?
And so what?
We went shopping together
What do you think happened?
Don't answer that
God! Girl, you are getting married
He's getting married...
I mean, what's the danger?
Have a little fun on the eleventh hour
- You are so bad
- What?
L gotta go
Hey!
We're still on for tomorrow?
Yeah... We're still on
Ah, Mr Hudson!
I have a fax for you, sir
- Thank you
- You're welcome
Charlie, I hope the arrangements
are going well
Sony I missed your call
Edward Rogers has been
giving me a full tour...
Hi!
Hi!
How did you make out
with the rest of your day?
I'm exhausted...
I'm going to go up
and get some dinner
Take a hot bath and hit the hey
A bath?
I promise I won't
play Frank this time
Yeah!
Good night
Yeah... Anna?
You know, I was just wondering
Well, since we both
have to eat, if maybe
you know, you wanted to join me
for dinner? I mean, here in the hotel?
I think I'm just going to get
something sent up, actually
Oh, sure! Okay...
Maybe some other time
Thanks, Charlie
- Good night
- Good night
You have one new message
Ah! Hi, Anna, it's David
I guess you're at dinner
Everything's going well here in Paris
It's just really late and
I'm gonna get some sleep
I hope to be home by Monday and...
I hope the wedding plans are going well
Good night
Oh, and I love you
And I love you, too
ls the invitation still open?
Yeah... Please, sit down
Enjoy your meal
- Thank you
- Thanks
What made you
change your mind?
I figured the bath idea
was too risky, so...
Thank you
Wow! it's beautiful
Yes, it is beautiful
Can I pour you some wine?
Yeah, please
A toast to our weddings and
to your book, Charlie
It's my book if I ever finish it
- Okay, cheers
- Cheers!
- Good?
- Very good
So, Charlie...
How did you know that
Claire was the one?
Well, I've known Claire for five years
And when we first met, I was
just entering the Academy
And she had this energy,
this ambition, and it was infectious
Sometimes I feel that with David
and he's also very ambitious
I mean, he thrives on the
challenge of getting a new client
For me it's just...
For me it's always been the joy
I receive from my students
You're a teacher?
I teach fourth grade
What?
Well, that explains why you've been
filling me in on all these... these...
unusual statistics
Have I been doing that a lot?
Yes!
When you're around kids all the time
and they ask every question imaginable
After a while you tend to know
more information than necessary
David doesn't always understand
how important it is to me
I guess compared to his career, it
must seem pretty trivial, you know...
I mean, he gets an airline and...
I teach kids how many cows are left on
the farm after you subtract the sheep
You know, I always
thought it was unfair...
that the sheep were always
the ones being subtracted
It's not easy being a sheep
Apparently
And the two trains that leave
the station in opposite directions?
They arrive at their
destinations at the same time
So, what you're saying
basically, is that...
this is all designed to
torment nine year olds
It's a plot
Come on now, just one little kiss
Just a little one right
there on the cheek
Come on! I've been asking
for all night over here
Come on, you're breaking my heart
Good night, Miss Right
You bet a thousand
tonight, huh Henry?
I was born a hundred
years too late
Nah, 500 years too late
Whenever it was when men
ruled and women listened
I don't believe there ever
was a time like that, Henry
You're a good friend, Barney
Now go away bro
Hello there
And what can I get you, Miss?
Drunk
Okay
What's your poison?
- Bourbon
- Bourbon
Put that on my tab, Barney
Thank you
Your welcome
You mind?
You earned it
Not yet but, I'm working on it
Listen I gotta warn you
I'm way past the wooing stage
Wooing?
Who said anything about wooing?
I was thinking more
sweeping you off your feet
I'm already off my feet
See how good I am?
Yeah
Just some strawberries, please
Strawberries? I thought you
said we were gonna go for it
Alright... I'll walk on the wild side
Slip a little cheesecake
under those strawberries
- Now you're talking
- Cheesecake it is!
Very good choice
And then there's the fruit
tart... I don't know
- Enjoy
- Thank you
Good?
Better than sex
Really?
I can't believe I just said that
Probably having sex
with this wrong guy
- I mean, the cheesecake is good, but...
- Charlie
What? You started it
Behave yourself
Hen!
What do you do that affords
you the luxury of fine bourbon?
What I do doesn't afford fine bourbon
How do you pay your bar tab?
I don't
And just how do you
get away with that?
I'm a cop
I didn't know they let
cops drink for free
They don't, but, I'm kind of a
good luck charm around here
I've been coming here for ten years
And in 10 years they've
only been robbed 5 times
They've been robbed five times and
for that they let you drink for free?
It was the only five nights
I wasn't drinking here
So, Charlie...
You quit being a cop
so you could write?
No, I left for another
reason but I wanted to write
What was the other reason?
Well, I started out in
the robbery division
But, my last few years
the force I was a negotiator
A negotiator?
I spent a lot of time on
ledges talking people in
One night... Henry and I,
we to took a jumper call
And...
She was just a kid
I talked to her all night, but...
She wanted out
I'm sure you did all you could
Mm...
All I could would have
brought her in
The review board was satisfied
that I did it right but...
I wasn't
So I left
Well, I thought that...
maybe writing about it would
you know... like I'd figure things out
They say that if you write about events
in your life that you can't control
it helps to make them bearable
I hope it does, Charlie
Yeah... Me too
So, now I'm her maid of honor right?
But no matter how hard I try
I just can't be happy for her
Well, that's something else we got
in common besides the bourbon
because my best friend's
getting married too
and I don't like his choice one bit
So, what do we do?
I don't know what you can do...
But I can shoot her
I had a great time tonight, Charlie
Yeah... Me too
It's been a long time since I had
dinner with a man other than David
That's why I turned you down
at first... it just felt weird
I just didn't know if it was right
I understand
And now? Did it feel right?
Yeah...
Yeah, it felt right!
It's getting kinda late...
We should go
- Yeah
- Yeah!
So, what's on your
agenda for tomorrow?
I'm listening to bands
We still haven't picked
our band yet, actually
Oh, well, you're welcome
to come and...
listen to them with me and
see if there's any you like
Okay
I promised my friend Ritchie that
I'd give his cousin a chance, so...
Sounds like fun
Well Henry...
We're at that weird hour
Yup, I'm weird
So, uh?
Where are we going?
I should get some sleep
Now Henry, you don't really think that we
should go home together now, do you?
I don't know...
Do n?
No!
Because you know that I'm a lady
And you're a lamb, right?
I'm a lamb
That's right
You're a lamb
Now, walk me home
Okay
This city ain't safe at night
It is now
Hey, how's it going?
I'm Bobby Love
I'm Charlie, Ritchie's friend
This is Anna
Yeah, yeah, Ritchie's
friend, Ritchie's friend...
- So, uh, where's the kid?
- Kid?
The Bar Mitzvah boy
No, there must be a misunderstanding
It's for a wedding
Hey, look, look...
Don't worry about it
They play the same music at weddings
So, uh, this must be the lucky lady...
Nice
Actually, we're just friends
She's getting married, too, so
I thought she could listen in
Hey, no problem, look...
You guys pick the same band, I'll give
you a discount, what do you say?
No, actually, I'm just...
I'm helping him today
Nonsense, nonsense, look...
You come back to the Love Lounge,
I'll hook you guys up real good, alright?
Come on back
All right, let's get started here guys
With the best of Bobby Love's...
Love Lounge collection...
Let's go
These guys are good, right?
They've got quite stage presence
Hey, your friend has
a good eye for music
- That's real polyester, you know
- That, that, that's okay
Do... Do you have any other bands?
Absolutely
Oh, now this guy... I can
get you a good deal on
He used to be a dentist
Look at those teeth, huh?!
He puts his patients out
without anesthesia
Do you have anybody who
plays like the popular hits?
This was popular
I think what he's trying to say is
like something more top forty
In 1940, this was top forty
Let me fast forward here
There she is
Brenda and Bodacious Toddpadz
She's lovely
Don't encourage him
Now, here's another way to go
These guys never took a lesson
They just picked it up on their own
Wow... They're good
I'll give you guys copy of their
eight-track to take with you
Hey, just make sure to tell
Ritchie I took good care of you
Don't worry, I'm going to
take good care of Ritchie
Next time I see Ritchie,
I'm gonna shoot him
Hey, it could have been worse, he
could have recommended the caterer
Oh, yeah, Claire would love that
You can just see all of her Southampton
socialites eating hot dogs and ice cream bars
Hey! I like hot dogs
and ice cream bars
Well, Ritchie will lake really
good care of you then
Sony, I didn't mean
to waste your morning
You didn't... Really, it was fun
Besides, you missed out on
that whole disco scene
I didn't
To this day, just the sight of
polyester sends me into a seizure
Well, I'll make sure I'll let you
know if I see any coming our way
Usually, by the time you spot
polyester, it's a little too late
Help the homeless... Street news,
street news! Help the homeless
Street news? Help the
homeless? Street news
Street news! Help the homeless
Mickey?
Charlie
Mickey, what the hell are you doing?
Cynthia cleaned me out
She called the IRS on
me, and that was that
So, uh... what's new with you?
Well, I'm, I'm getting married
That...That was something
I have to stop in this
church for a minute
You want to come with me?
Going to confess?
No, Father Fitzpatrick has been
my priest since childhood
He's performing the ceremony
I just want to say hello
Sure... Okay
- Charlie
- Father
It's so good to see you
I was so glad to get the message
that you might be coming by
It's been way too long
I've known him since
he was just little lad
He would sneak into
the girls locker room...
through the air vents and
take photographs, you...
Sit, sit, sit
Oh, look at the two of you
Such a beautiful couple! Now...
Let me just check on that date...
November 22nd, right?
- Yes, Father, but...
- Yes, the twenty-second
I haven't been performing as
many ceremonies as I used to
Everybody lives with each
other first these days
and then they decide
not to get married
Father, let me explain...
We're not getting married
Now, now, everyone gets the jitters
You don't understand...
We're practically strangers
Well, we're all strangers at first, Charles
It takes a lifetime to really
get to know someone
That's the beauty of marriage
Each day you discover another reason
why you chose the one you love
Charlie, may I?
Father, we're marrying other people
You've fallen for others?
During your engagement?
Let me tell you a little stony
A man walked for miles in the desert...
Having lost his way...
Oh, no, no, that's the one for adultery
You too haven't slept
together, have you?
No, Father
So that one won't apply
Father, this is Anna
We met by chance this weekend
Claire is my fiance
Really?
I apologize for the sermon
You two just seemed like
a couple to me...
- so I assumed...
- No...
Anna and I are just friends
Fends
I usually have much better instincts
Well Father, we don't wanna keep you
I just wanted to see you and...
It... it means a lot that you'll
be performing the ceremony
I wouldn't miss it
And it was a pleasure
meeting you Anna
We have three masses
a day... Come visit us
Thank you, I will
Confessions are at
seven thirty, Charles
Oh, but come early,
there's quiet a line!
Thank you, Father
You know?!
Time...
is something that nobody
seems to undertake anymore
The heart that loves
withstands the test of time
it has the strength to wait
because it has no fear of time
it knows only that it loves
and that it will do so for ever
You too take the time to enjoy
And I'll see you on
the twenty second
Thank you, Father
I gotta go, Charlie
Yeah, me too
I'll see you later
See you later, Anna
I don't like it when you
call my fianc a nut
Darling, the man comes
to my house for dinner
I come back from the bathroom,
he's vacuuming the living room
He's anal retentive
Not nuts
I don't know what
the technical terms are
but, by me, I know that
there's something wrong
He's getting better
People are not perfect
Darling, you are about to make
the biggest commitment of your life
I don't want to see you make
the biggest mistake of your life
- David loves me
- Yeah?
You know, well let me
ask you something
When is the last time that he sent you
owers or bought you a Hallmark, huh?
He does other things instead
- Oh, I forgot... He dusts
- Cute
Listen, sweetheart, whatever
problems he has now...
are only going to escalate later
What makes you say that?
When I met your father,
God rest his soul...
he had this little habit
of scratching his head
I mean it was no big deal
He just did it when
he got nervous
Well, we come home
from the honeymoon
and you don't want to know
what areas it spread to
- Mother, please
- Honey...
When you were a little girl,
you used to say that someday
a knight on a white horse was
going to sweep you away
I used to tell you settle for
a guy in a white Cadillac
Well, I was wrong...
Don't settle!
Mom...
You're going to have to trust that I know
what's going to make me happy
Whatever you do,
I'll be there for you
Thanks, Mom
Even if it tears my heart out
- Hey, look who's here
- Hey... Hello... Cha Cha
Long time... What?
You forget about your
old friend Cha Cha?
Nah, never! It's good
to see you, Cha Cha
Sit down, I'll get you and this
bum some of Mama's tiramisu
Well, there he is...
Right on time
pa!!!
I've had six double espressos
So don't let it throw you if I drop down
and do eleven hundred push-ups
I went to see Ritchie's
cousin this morning
Bobby Love
That maniac?
- So you know what my morning's been like
- Enough said
- It hadn't been for Anna...
- Anna? Who's Anna?
The spy... Remember?
The one from the restaurant?
- You dog!
- No, no... It's not like that
It's... She's getting married too
and, and we met at Bergdorfs...
We've just been shopping together
What?
You meet a beautiful
woman on an elevator
You spend the weekend with her
I'm out hunting every night...
I sleep with my cat
Look who's coming
Behave yourself!
Hello, darlings
Oh, I am so sorry I'm late
- Anna, darling, you look great
- Thank you
And it's good to see you too, Judith
Well, have I missed
any nice girl talk?
No, Mrs. Allen
Oh, call me Mom
- If that's okay with you, Judith
- Of course
You can even pay for the wedding
Oh! my God,
I mean that is hysterical
May I take your order?
- Why don't you go first, Mom?
- Oh thank you, dear
I would like the vegetarian salad,
the vegetarian dressing...
and the vegetarian soup,
with a glass of carrot juice
- And for you?
- I'll have a hamburger
- Rare, and a scotch
- Very good!
And what would you like?
Just some Pellegrino, please
- You're not eating
- Am not hungry
Well
Well! There we are
You can't be too careful
Now I'm just going to run to the little
girls' room, and I'll be right back...
daughter!
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Infecting her
Oh! God!
So tell me, what's she like?
She's... fun; she's easy to talk to,
she's smart, she's a teacher
- Oh, yeah? What grade?
- Fourth
Hey, you should ask her
about the two trains
I did...They arrive at the same time
I knew it
Let me ask you something
Do you... do you believe
in love at first sight?
You mean the Cupid Theory?!
Cupid Theory?
Yeah, that's what they call it
Let me ask you something
Why do you think
Cupid uses an arrow?
Not a feather, or a cotton ball, or the back
of a soft bedroom slipper, but an arrow?
I don't know...
It's... It's metaphoric
It's... An arrow gets your attention...
it makes you feel something
No, it's because an arrow
blinds you or kills you
So, so you don't believe in it?
Yeah, I do believe in it
I think you find love, and then the arrow
pokes you in the eye and blinds you
Then you spend the rest of your life
bumping into things, hoping to see again
I'm starting to understand
why women tend to avoid you
Actually, men tend to avoid me, too
You are not going to make
me wear this, are you?
It looked better on the mannequin
Well, have her wear it down the aisle
Just try the cream one, okay?
Thanks
So you just me this guy,
and you think you're in love?
No, I'm telling you he's not like any
other guy I've ever met before
Why? Cause he's never done time?
My God! You're so funny
Let me ask you something
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I don't know
I just wonder how many love at
first sights really last, you know?
Really turn out to be true love?!
Yeah! You know, every time I thought
I found it, it turned into mush
How many times have
you thought you found it?
I don't know... Like ten or eleven
And you're selective?
So you don't there's only one person
in the world, we're supposed to be with?
I think there's two
The first one lakes all your
money when she leaves you
Then a year later, you
meet the second one...
and since you got no
money left for her to take...
She just rips your heart out
and then she leaves you
So what I'm saying is, there's
probably two out there
You're a real happy guy
You show me a happy guy,
I'll show you a guy on Prozac
Where do you gel
all this hostility from?
Talk radio
What's with all
the Cupid questions?
Nothing... Just, uh, you know,
something to talk about
You can't ignore this
Ignore what?
Listen... This is important
So is this
You really like this guy
I can see it in your eyes
In nine months,
I'm marrying David Allen...
- whom I love and adore
- Who you respect and appreciate
You don't love him
How can you say that?
Listen, kid, I've known
you nearly all my life
You know, and I couldn't live with
myself if I wasn't honest with you
Do you know that for
the past two years...
I haven't seen you laugh as
much as you have today?
You know, he may be a great
guy, but I'm your best friend
And you know what?
Maybe there is such
a thing as love at first sight
but you've got to have
your eyes open to see it
My eyes are open
Then what about looking
at this guy, Charlie?
Charlie's getting married
I'm getting married
Exactly! You're perfect for each other!
You both know you...
- already wanna get married
- Stop
Tracey, stop! Okay?
- Just stop
- I'm sorry, Anna
You know, I got a big
mouth... lt'sjust...
It's not you! I'm just
a little emotional
I think the lunch with my mom
and Mrs. Allen did me in
I check in the Plaza for one weekend,
and my whole life turns upside down
What?
You really do like
this guy, don't you?
- Haven't you heard a word I've said?
- Yes!
I've been listening
And I haven't seen you
get this worked up...
since Danny Richards took Betty
Delveccio to the prom instead of you
Thanks for reminding me... I slept
all night in that damn taffeta dress
I just want what's best
for you, you know?
I know
I want you to know what love feels
like in the pit of your stomach
What crazy love feels like,
even if it's just for a moment
- Crazy love?
- Yeah
You ever feel it?
Yeah... Once
Tommy O'Casey? Yeah!
I remember when we used to walk through
the neighborhood, you know, and...
I wished the whole world
could see us together
We'd stop at Ray's Pizza,
and I couldn't even eat
I'd just stare at Tommy sucking
down his Coke and two slices
Then he'd take me into his
Uncle Tommy's butcher shop
And he'd lean in and
press up against me
Before... our lips would touch...
my lips would just quiver
Quiver?
Yeah...
Yeah, my stomach, you know, would
ache and my heart would pound
I mean, I've been with lots of guys
since, but I've not felt crazy love again
What's Tommy doing now?
He gained fifty pounds, he's working in
Jersey City selling lawn furniture at Sears
Look...
I know you don't like David
I know he's not mister romantic
But he's good to me
Well I feel like I don't have to
chase after someone, you know
It's not complicated
He's not complicated
All my life I've waited for
this thing you call crazy love
I'm just willing to accept the
fact that if I can't feel crazy...
then at least I want
to feel happy, okay?
I'm going to many David Allen
And I need you to be there
Okay?
Yeah...
I'll be there
Thank you
You're my best friend, right?
You know, partner, have a safe
trip back to the burbs tomorrow
I will, alright and take
care of yourself
I'll see you in a couple of weeks
Yeah, good and...
We'll have a couple of beers,
and I'll teach you more about love
Okay
Hey... If you even think
you love her, tell her
I can't, I can't stop
thinking about her, Henry
I mean, I'm just thinking crazy
Could be
But what if she ends up
being the one who got away?
Thanks, Henry
For what?
For always knowing what to say
Just don't let on that I'm an old softy,
or I'll shoot you where you stand
I got a reputation to protect
Your secrefs safe with me
Good luck with the bourbon lady
I'm telling you, Charlie
If I find out she shaves,
there just might be a wedding
Take care
Hi, David
No, it's... it's Charlie
I just thought it was David... Hi
Hey... Anna, can you, can you come
down to the front of the hotel?
Now?
Yeah, I mean...
Just for awhile, it...
It's our last night
Our last night, Charlie?
Anna... Please, I'll be in front
Okay
I don't know what to say...
Well, say you'll join me for
a ride with Max and Freddie
Freddie's the one with the blinders
How can you resist Freddy, right?
What are we celebrating?
I'm celebrating meeting you
Care to join me?
That's very sweet, Charlie
But I have a sneaking suspicion this isn't
the first bottle you've opened tonight
It isn't
The first bottle was to get up
the nerve to open this one
Well, okay... To meeting me
And a toast for meeting you
- Cheers
- Cheers
So, did you have a good
time today with your friend?
Yeah... Yeah, we met at our
old favorite hangout, Cha Cha's
Oh, I love his espresso,
and his mother's tiramisu
You know Cha Chefs'?
Yeah, I lived nearby on
MacDougal for a long time
I lived on MacDougal
for twenty years
That's incredible!
I moved out to
Old Brookville a year ago
cause that's where
David lives but I still...
I still travel an hour by
train every morning...
- so I can still teach at...
- Bedford Street Schoolhouse
How did you know that?
I just knew
I mean, I used to walk by that place
every day on the way to the precinct
It's so strange, Charlie, I mean...
We must have walked by
each other a thousand times
No...
I never walked by you
I would have stopped
What?
I would have stopped
I would never have kept on walking
I am sorry
When does Claire get back?
Tomorrow night around seven
How about David?
I don't know... He's probably left
a message at the hotel, actually
We should probably go back
Yeah...
Back to Plaza, please
Claire!
Surprised?
Yeah... Very
I closed the deal and
caught an earlier ight
I missed you
I am sorry darling for leaving
you here with everything
What's wrong?
Nothing... Nothing, I just,
I had a really long day
You know, a lot of owers
and a lot of bands
A lot of decisions to make
Well, I'm here now, and
we'll make the rest together
Make love to me
What?
Make love to me
Oh, I'm sorry, darling,
did I wake you?
No, where are you going?
I got a call from Peter
Oh! I didn't hear the phone ring
ll vibrates, silly,
I hide it in my pillow
He wants me to jump
on the Rogers contract
So I figured since I'm already in the
city, I'd look them over with him
You know Peter, he's
such a stickler for details
Wait! I thought he wasn't
expecting you in until tonight?
I left a voice mail for him
when I got in last night
Okay, I'm off
I will see you home by six, I promise
What? Charlie, what is it?
Ever think about when I was a cop
and you were writing ads for Macy's?
Oh, God, Macy's
And we'd order pizza, and sit
on the oor and watch TV
And we'd stay up all night figuring out
ways to advertise toasters and pillows
I haven't thought about
those days in a long time
It's those days that got
us to this day, Claire
What's this all about, Charlie?
Well, I guess I just miss
those times a little
Well, I don't
I was making 25 thousand a year,
working seventy hours a week
I'm talking about
the pizza and the TV
Well, I tell you what
This weekend learned more money
than I did all year at Macy's
So when we get home tonight
I'll have Mercedes make us
some Salvadorian pizza
I like just plain John's Pizza
Well, they don't have
John's in the Hamptons
I gotta go, Charlie
Hey, you know you
two look good together
She's getting married
- When?
- Nine months
You still have time
Yeah, there's a catch...
I'm getting married too
And I thought Doris being
a Catholic was a problem
Doris?
Yeah, Doris, my wife
Twenty-six years
So, it worked out,
it was meant to be
You gotta make it meant to be
What do you mean?
Anyone worth spending your
life with is worth fighting for
You, uh... feel something
for the tub lady Charlie?
Yeah, Mel, I do
Have you told her?
I tried... I think she thinks I'm
some kind of a heel, I mean...
What kind of a person
would tell her I love you...
on the weekend she's
planning her wedding?
Do you ever watch the
Jerry Springer Show?
Yeah, last night, I almost
become his next guest
Look, Charlie, you can take the chance
that she'll think you're a heel
or you can spend the rest of
your life wondering about her
I love Claire
But I'm in love with Anna, I mean...
I'm not making any sense
Charlie
Pull up a chair, sit down
I was a sailor on a
three-day leave in Hawaii
I walked into this pub and I met the most
beautiful woman in the world
She was a Naval nurse
on a three day pass
And we spent the next
two days together
And all we did was laugh
When it was time to leave,
my heart was so broken I...
couldn't even get the
strength to pack my things
So I just left everything right there
in the hotel and went back to my ship
And I stood on that deck
and I realized that I just
couldn't live my life without her
You, you and Doris have
been together ever since
No... Her name was Cara
My ship sailed off for
another six months and...
I stood on the deck, you know
and I watched that island
get smaller and smaller
I tried tracking her down,
but I could never find her
I love my wife...
But a day doesn't go by that
I don't wonder about Cara
Don't you know it's not safe to
close your eyes in Central Park?
Charlie!?
Sony, I didn't mean to startle you
Closing my eyes probably
wasn't the smartest idea
Have a seat
The bellhop at the hotel told me if I...
If I came to the fountain with
a glass of wine and close my eyes
I'd feel as if I were in Europe
so, thought I'd give it shot
Did it work?
I don't know, I was half way over
the ocean when you showed up
Maybe I should go
No... No...
Maybe we can try
it together, I mean...
That is, if you're game
enough to close your eyes
I'm willing to live
on the edge a little
I don't have another glass, but
you can drink from the bottle
Just my style
I thought so
- Cheers
- Cheers
Have you landed yet?
Yeah
It's beautiful
Where are you?
Rome... The Spanish Steps
Where are you?
Paris... Eiffel Tower
The city lights below are amazing
You should see it
I've always wanted to go to Paris
Then come with me
What?
Come with me
With your eyes still
closed, come with me
I'm here
How does 'Monk m you'?
I'm scared
I've never been up
this high before
I have you
I won't let you fall
I can't, Charlie
Anna
There have been moments in my life...
I wish I could have done over
When I saw you sitting here
I decided that this was not
going to be one of them
So, no matter what happens...
at least I know I've told you how I feel
Charlie
Can you imagine what our
lives would be like together?
I would always be the woman
you left Claire for
And you'd always be
the man I left David for
Either way, happy or sad...
We'd wonder about them
Anna...
Do you believe there's only one person
we're meant to spend our lives with?
Yeah
Then how can you be
in love with two people?
I don't think I am
I'LL
I'm alcoholic
And that's not my first time, although
I'm here by the grace of God
I've got thirty days
Hi
- Hi
- Happen to see a man...
He was in here a few
months ago with a gun
Henry Taylor?!
- Yeah
- Yeah, we were having drinks
- Yes
- Have you seen him?
Ah... No, I haven't seen him, why?
- You haven't seen him?
- No
Okay
How're you doing, Mindy?
Hi
What're you reading?
(Infill.
It's the sweetest stony
I... I start reading it last night
and I just can't put it down
What's it about?
It's about this guy
He meets this woman
And he falls so in love with her
That's not exactly
a ground-breaker, Mindy
Yeah, but they meet on the weekend
they're both planning their weddings
What did you say?
They fall in love during the weekend they're
both registering for their weddings
What happens at the end?
I don't know,
I'm dying to find out
Only six pages left
Hey, Anna, what are you doing?
"Though it was only a weekend,
it might as well have been a lifetime"
What are you crazy? I just read two
hundred pages... You're killing me
What I gained from knowing her
was believing in myself again
and realizing that, in fact...
There was only one person I was meant
to spend my life with and that was...
Anna
Anna...
lS it you?
You've got to cover my last class
You know what you did was cruel
I know, but I'm going to
make it up to you, I promise
Okay
Go!
Thank you
Hey! You took my book
This color looks
so much better on you
Hey!
School out early today?
He never married her
Who?
Charlie
He never married Claire
How do you know?
He wrote the book
He wrote about
our whole weekend
Yes!
- What do I do?
- What do you want to do?
I want to find him
Wait! I'm going to go with you...
Let me get my coat
Mrs. Goldberg
Mrs. Goldberg,
listen, I've got to go
Chico's going to rinse you out
when the buzzer goes off, okay?
Yeah!
- Oh, shit! Mrs. Goldberg!
- Mrs. Goldberg!
- Mrs. Goldberg!
- You know what? She's gonna be okay
Let's go! Let's go!
Hi, I'm looking for a police officer
Well, this is where you'd find one
Um... I mean he used to be
a police officer, we lost touch
and I'm sort of looking for him,
his name is Charlie Hudson
Detective Hudson is on a call
if you want to leave him a note,
I'll be to put it in his mailbox for you
You mean he's back
working her again?
Yeah, that's why he gets a mailbox
Captain, where is he on call?
That would be Sergeant
Really? You look
more like a captain
Really?
Hill.
- He took a jumper
- Ajumper? Where?
Broom... and Sixth
Sixth and Broom
Thank you very much
Okay, come on
Okay, boys, relax...
Batman and Robin are here
About time, guys
Yeah, if the subways were safer...
- we'd have got her sooner, but we drove
- Yeah, yeah, come on
What have we got?
Got a young girl, her parents
just split up and she's scared
- Excuse us
- Excuse us
You bring her in, Charlie
- My God, that's him
- Where?
That's Charlie, right there
He's right next to the little girl
I'm Detective Hudson
My friends call me Charlie
Well, we can stay up
here all day together
I'm okay with that
You ever wonder what
makes a rainbow?
Probably has something
to do with the moon
It must be a mile wide
It's a reection from the sun
It is?
You learn that in school?
I bet you have a lot
of friends in school
I bet you're somebody's best friend
Yeah
You want to sleep over
at her house tonight?
It's okay
Okay
It's going to be okay...
Just take my hand, okay?
Just take my hand
- Oh, my God!
- It's okay, Anna...
It's going to be fine
I just want to take you inside
where you'll be safe
Will you let me lake you inside?
Now give me your hand
- Oh, God
- I got you
My God!
- Come on!
- Come on partner!
Come on! Bring her up!
Now, come on!
I got her! I got her!
It's okay
It's okay!
Welcome back, Hudson
- Go with him, sweetheart
- Okay
You got to let us through
Detective Hudson's a friend
of ours, please, he will...
Please, will you let us through?
- Come on
- Thank you, thank you
I'm going to get you two
doughnuts for this one
Come here!
Well, what do you know?
Yeah, this is Taylor, I got a young
female, 97 H to St Vincent's
56 at this time, 90 Henry, go!
- Ten-four
- Dictated 90, ten-four
Tracey
How you been?
Suicidal for a day,
you know, then fine
I don't know what to say?
How about, I'm going to do the right
thing and take cyanide?
No, no, no, it's not like that
I really had a great
time that night, I just...
Caught a bad case of schmuck
and you forgot my number?
No, I know your phone number...
I looked at it a thousand times, I...
- I just got scared
- Bullshit!
You know, I'm ashamed
to even say this
but I went back to that bar
where we met to look for you
You said you drank
there every night
Was that bullshit too?
No
I don't go there anymore...
I'm sober
Yeah, I did hear they got
robbed a few weeks ago
I just wanted to get myself
straightened up before I give you...
You know, I picked up the phone
a hundred times to explain, I just...
I wanted to say something romantic
Yeah, well, here I am,
so give it your best shot
- What? Here? Now?
- Here... Now
- Romantic?
- Romantic... Let's go
In the deep of night...
A star began to light...
my darkened world
That star...
That star I know was you
That's nice, Henry
That's real nice
When it doesn't rhyme,
it means more
Yeah...
- Okay, get up
- What?
UP, up... Get up!
So, why are you so out of breath?
From chasing after you
I got to get you into shape
What do you do chasing
after all those criminals?
I don't chase after them, I shoot them
- You're the best
- Thanks
We missed you
plans, and you want me to go alone?
There's just a few minor details left
A few minor details?
The reservations are at the plaza
All you have to do is follow
the schedule I've laid out
Answer yes or no
Gold or Silver Jazz or
Big Band and you're done
Why can't we do
this next weekend?
Charlie, please
I owe you, big time
Uh, huh, yes, you will
Thanks
I know once you start to write
your book, it's going to be great
At the rate I'm going, it's
going to be a great pamphlet
I have to go pack
Hi, I'm checking in...
Charlie Hudson
What about this?
This right here?
I have you in room 417
with a park view
Great
- Front
- Thanks
50"'!
- Enjoy your stay
- You have a reservation for...
- Thank you
- Penn, Anna Penn?
- Welcome to the Plaza Hotel, Miss Penn
- Right this way Mister
Thank you
Okay, I've got your
room right here
- Please take Miss Penn to room 517
- Sure
Great!
- Thank you
- Enjoy your stay
- Thanks
- Let me have this one
Right this way!
Right this way, sir
Sir, this is your oor
- Enjoy your stay
- Thank you, you too
Here you go, thanks
Thank you, Mr. Hudson
It's Charlie
- Thanks, Charlie
- You're welcome
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Yes, it is beautiful!
You know the steps
there, by the fountain
They kind of remind me of those
famous steps in Rome, uh?
The Spanish Steps
Right
You've been to Europe?
No, but I've always
wanted to go!
Well, this weekend,
take a walk in the Park...
have a glass of wine
by the fountain
and I guarantee you'll
feel like you're in Europe
Thank you
I mightjust do that
Here you go
Thank you very
much, enjoy your stay
Thank you
- Yep'?
- Henry
Hey, Charlie, you
guys makin' it okay?
Yeah, but it's just me
Yeah? Where's the general?
Ah, she went to London
Drug smuggling?
No, publishing
That's too bad, I could have
locked her up for awhile
Very funY
Hey, you want to
meet me for dinner?
Oak Room, eight-thirty
The Oak Room? I hope
you brought steak money
I've got steak money
Actually, I've Claire's credit card
I'll be there
I'll see you at eight-thirty
All right man
Bye
Can I get you something?
Uh, yeah... Rolling Rock, please
Rolling Rock, coming right up
- Good to see you, buddy
- Hey!
It's good to see you, too
You're looking good
All you got to do is smoke, drink, and eat
everything the doctors say will kill you
and you can look the good, too
What will you be having, sir?
I'll have what he's having,
and a bourbon chaser
Alright!
It's good to see you
let up on the hard stuff
Hey, this is the first drink I've
had since I got out of the cab
So, what are we drinking to?
To you getting married and not me
- Cheers
- Cheers
Bartender, you gave me
an empty glass
Sony, it won't happen again
Let me tell you something Charlie
I may not like Claire but I do
believe in the idea of marriage
You do?
Absolutely, and if ever I meet a girl
who drinks bourbon and shaves...
I'll many her in a minute
You know, I can recall seeing you with
a few women that needed a shave
Yeah, but they didn't drink
Which reminds me,
did you go last week?
YEP
That's a start!
I'm proud of you
So, how'd it go?
Great... I stood up, said hello, my
name is Henry, I'm an alcoholic
Told my stony,
and then I sat down
Yeah, but what was it like?
Well, the stony I told was a hell
lot more interesting than my life
- No, you didn't
- Couldn't resist! They ate it up!
Then what happened?
Nothing... We all went out for a drink
- You're the devil
- I know
Oh, man, look at this beauty!
Hi
Hi... Table for one, please...
- One?
- Yes, thank you
Whats that about?
Oh, uh, we, we took
the elevator together
That's it? That's the big juice?
What, what do you want me to say?
Okay, she's a... she's a spy, and we're
both planning on making love
before we're assassinated by the CIA
Works for me
Gentlemen, your table is ready
Nice!
Thanks
Thank you
Can I get you gentlemen
anything to start?
Just keep this stuff coming
Very good...
And for the other gentleman?
He'll have the blond
I'm afraid I can only offer you
dishes from the kitchen
Vely fllY 9")'
I'll just have another beer please
And we'll split a shrimp
cocktail... He's buying
Very good
You know, if I was lucky,
she'd really turn out to be a spy...
and you'd get shot
while making love to her
And then I'd write the stony
You?
Yeah, I bet you I could write that romantic
thriller crap just as good as the next guy
I'll tell you what...
Forget about her
I'll shoot myself and you can
write my tragic biography
Yeah, you think it would sell?
Okay
Okay, let's see here...
Shrimp cocktail
Porterhouse...
Cheesecake
Hey, I'm already breaking a hundred
- Here's your key, enjoy your stay
- Thank you
Sony, I can't help you
out tomorrow, pal
I understand... Someone's
got to protect us civilians
Yeah!
I miss having you out there, partner
- Yeah, well, that was another life
- You were the best out there, Charlie
We both know what
happened that day, Henry
Yes, you risked your life, you did
your job, that's what happened
Okay
I'll drop it
You know me... If I'm not
drinking I'm talking
'Night, partner
Hey, look, are we still on
for Cha Cha's on Sunday?
- Yeah... Cha Cha's Sunday
- All right... Good!
Hey, Charlie
I keep a warm cup of coffee
and an extra doughnut for you
Just in case
Oh, could you hold
that for me, please?
- Thank you
- Hi
Hi
You need to take your finger
off the door-open button
50"'!
Do you mind pressing five?
Thank you
So, did you have a nice dinner?
Yeah... It was great,
thanks... How was yours?
Great... It was great
I recommend the Washington salmon
I'll remember that
You know, Washington's
our twentieth largest state
Really?
Average rainfall of thirty-two inches
Ranked twenty-third in suicides
Most people think it's first
because of the rain but it's not
Yeah!?
Okay, well... Goodnight
Goodnight
This is great
Front desk, this is Julia!
How can I help you, Mr. Hudson?
Uh... Yeah, can you tell me
what's above my room?
Above?
That would be Room 517... Why?
Yeah... Well, there's a leak
coming from up there
You better send someone,
or I'll need a rowboat
I'll send someone immediately, sir
Oh, is this your room?
Uh... No, I'm in the room below
I've been banging on the
door here, you know?
Hi
I'm so sorry
I fell asleep in the tub,
the water's all over the place
Oh, well, that's all right,
that's all right!
It's happened before
Really?
Excuse me
Excuse me
- In the bedroom too?
- Yeah
So
So are you in, you're
on this oor now?
Uh, no, actually,
I'm right below you
Oh, no!
Did the water come
down in your room?
It was just a trickle I was a little
concerned, so I called the front desk
I'm so embarrassed,
I never ever sleep in the tub
It's just that I was listening to
Sinatra and I just dozed right off
You, you like Sinatra?
I love Frank
Yeah, me too, I have
a bunch of his albums
He has twenty one gold, two
platinum and one multi-platinum
- Really?
- Yeah
You really do love Frank
Yeah!
Uh, okay, we're cleaning up the
water, I got a heater set up in there
- Thank you so much, thank you
- No, problem, my pleasure
Well, let's go down and
check out your room, okay?
Yeah! Okay, right
Well, good night, uh...
I'm... I'm Charlie
Anna
- Yeah, goodnight Anna
- Goodnight
Thank you
Goodnight
Mr Hudson?
Charlie
I'm Madeleine
- Charlie?
- Anna
Well!
Ain't this something?! You
two dated in high school?
No! Uh...
I ooded his room last night
- Really?
- Did the heaters work?
I felt like a piece of toast
by this morning
Did the bed dry?
Yeah, I sort of slept sideways
So you're... getting married?
I am and... you are, too
Yeah
You two want to look at towels
or go right to bed linens?
Towels... Towels sound
like a good place to start
Do you prefer to register
alone, by the way?
Oh, no, no, no, no...
Towels are great!
You can never have
enough towels
So, you like?
Good... What color?
I like white
Charlie, what about you?
Well, actually, I'm, I'm
kind of partial to while, loo
Really?
Why doesn't that surprise me?
My mother always said that that white
was the easiest to keep clean...
because it was the
easiest to see getting dirty
Cute
You remember
laundry anecdotes?!
Now, for your first year of marriage, you'll
be spending a lot of time in the bedroom
So, you want your
sheets to feel great...
and look like they are begging
you to be made love on
So where do you spend your
time after the first year?
Your lawyer's office
Look, when it's all said and done...
marriage is the one institution that
has lasted since the beginning of time
Well, marriage and prostitution
I'm sure that's just
an ironic coincidence
So, I recommend that we
go with the Egyptian cotton
Hey, did you know that the
United States produces...
one-fifth of all the cotton
grown in the world?
No, no, I didn't
In the china section,
we contemplate
In the house ware section...
we just list the most expensive
one when we can't decide, okay?
Okay
- Makes sense
- Please!
Fifty seven percent of the couples
that come in here that I register...
ends up lasting
Pretty good, huh?
Now, there are over sixty different
designs you can select from
You want to take a minute
and look these over
I'm going to go and take a powder
The coffee
And I'll be back in a few minutes
I never... I never knew there
were this many designs
I have my Grandmother's silver
Oh, so it's just me who has to decide
Oh, no! My, my fiance doesn't like it
Why?
Because it's... it's old and,
you know, she likes new
I think some things
get better with time
You know, when I was a little kid...
Every Sunday night we'd
have this family dinner and...
what I really loved was watching
my Grandmother take...
every little piece
and polish it and clean it...
and then put it back in a little
wooden box she kept everything in!
Well
It's not my place to say...
but I'd say you have
no need for new silverware
Yeah, I guess not
I'd never make it as a pioneer
So, how're we doing?
Uh... Well, actually, it's all
a little overwhelming
Yes... Very
Hey, nobody ever said
this was going to be fun
I think, maybe, Anna and I
could use a lunch break
Definitely... A lunch
break would be great
Lunch! Absolutely!
Hey, I'd love to join you two
Unfortunately I'm on strict Jenny
Craig, so I brown bagged it
So, what do you say we meet
in, oh, one hour? Is that good?
Great
One hour... Great, we'll
see you in an hour
See you then
So, who are you
marrying, Charlie?
Claire Parker,
November twenty second
Oh, you're getting
married a week after me
Oh, well, you'll have to call me
and tell me what married life is like
Okay! Deal
Who are you marrying?
I'm marrying David Allen
He's an advertising executive
Executive?
So, uh, so where is David on this
most auspicious occasion?
He actually got stuck in Paris
closing a deal on a new client
An airline
How about Claire?
She's, she's in London
with Edward Rogers
- Edward Rogers the writer?
- Yeah
She's... she's an editor
Wow, she must be good!
He's such a good writer
Yeah, she's very good
at what she does
What about you?
What do you do?
I'm a writer
Great! What name
do you write under?
Charlie Hudson
It's a great name
When I write a book,
I'll put it on the cover
- Are you writing a book now?
- Yeah
What's it about? How long is it?
Well, I'm on page six, and right
now it's about six pages long
So, you just got started
No, I've actually been writing
it for about six months
Oh! I'm sorry
Oh, nice! Very, very nice
pa!!!
You know, I have friends who laugh
at me, I don't need to reach out...
to strangers for this
I always thought I'd get married here
What made you change your mind?
David! He thinks it's for tourists
but I think it's romantic
Yeah, it is
Hey, how'd you like to be the
guy who changes the bulbs
Must be thousands of them
Actually, five hundred thousand
Please, don't tell me that
you counted them all
No, silly, I read that
Who do you think I am, Rain Man?
I just hope you'll think of
me on your next wedding
Excuse me?
Just joking! A little
bridal registw humor
Oh, thank you, Gail
If you need anything
else, just call me
I'll be here waiting for Mr. Right
to walk through the door
Ah ha, looks like we got rain
You know Central Park recorded
120.7 rain days last year?
No, I didn't
Now you do
Hey, have... have a great wedding
Thank you... You, too
Thanks
And, uh good luck with your book
I'm so sorry about laughing
It's okay
You have a nice laugh
I always thought my teeth showed
too much when I laugh
You have nice teeth
Thirty four... That's two
more than average
That's a plus
Well, I better go, so, uh...
Yeah, memo
- Bye
- Bye
Okay... Bye
Ricky Valentino at your service
- Charlie Hudson
- Hudson?
You don't remember me?
No, I'm sorry, I don't
You arrested me in
the Gershwin robbeny
The jewelry store on Waverly?
That's the one
You know, that was
a pretty impressive attempt
You almost pulled that off
Thank you
So, uh, how'd you get this job?
It's my cousin's shop...
I'm watching it while he's away
So, when's he coming back?
Eight to ten years
So, what can I do you for?
Well, I'm looking for some, uh,
some wedding gifts for groomsmen
Oh! Who's the sucker
who's getting married?
Me
Congratulations!
Thanks... So, what
do you suggest?
I suggest you don't get married
But if your mind is set, get them
these here gold plated cuff links
Gold plated?
Believe me, no one can
tell they ain't real gold
They say gold plated
right here on the back
I got an engraving gun...
I'll just rub out the word plated
You have anything else?
Pens
Everybody loves a pen
I could cut you a real good
deal with these here pens
Not bad... How much?
For ya?
Ten bucks
That's all? Do they work
I guarantee them
And if I ain't around, just
remember, they're just ten bucks
Besides, once this Wedding's over...
you never gonna see
these guys anymore anyway
- What makes you say that?
- Look!
All I know is, every guy
I know who ever got married...
ended up never finding the time
to do the stuff he liked to do...
before he got married!
Yeah, like... like what?
I don't know... Stuff
Play poker, shooting pool,
going to the track...
Picking up broads...
You know, stuff
Can you wrap the pens?
Absolutely... I can wrap them
up here in a few hours
You want to leave a deposit?
No
Hello
- Hi
- May I help you?
Sure... I'm looking for
a maid of honor gift
Oh, who's getting married?
I am
Is it your first?
Yes
How nice, well, let me see!
Perhaps that display case over there
No, no, no, no...
First marriage, first marriage...
How close are you to her?
Oh, Tracey, I've known
her my whole life
- When we were little girls, we used...
- So, a long time
A long time
How about this beautiful
pair of earrings?
Those are beautiful, wow!
How much are those?
Four thousand
It's a bit steep
I see...
Perhaps, a key chain
Wow, that's beautiful
That's a nice choice
Tracey would love that
Seventeen hundred
I'll take it
Fine
- Thanks
- Francesca
This one needs to be wrapped up
Thank you
Run the card
So how'd you hook him?
Pardon the expression!
We met at an auction
How much you go for?
It was an art auction
Of course
Grain
Here yOll 9!
Well, here you go
Thank you for shopping
at Bulgari and good luck
Good luck to you, too
Hey!
How'd it go today?
I'm starting to contemplate eloping
Oh, no, that bad?
I think the prerequisite for any
woman in the wedding business...
is to hate the concept of marriage
Hey listen, you know what, I think I'm
gonna have to take a rain check on dinner
I had a little technical malfunction
What happened?
Mrs. Goldberg came in for her usual
color today, all right, you know?
And Chico unplugged the timer
So I'm like sitting there for
the next hour and a half...
wondering why the damned
buzzer never went off
What happened to Mrs. Goldberg?
She won't need her roots
done for about ten years
She's got frosted brain cells
Oh! my God
No, no, no, Mrs. Chavez! It's okay!
Sister, trust me, huh? Look at me
There is no problem
So, these guys... They
were real jerks, huh?
Yeah... Everyone
except for Charlie
Excuse me?
Who's Charlie?
Oh, he's getting married about the same
time as me, so we shopped together
Really? And what does
Charlie look like?
Well, he's kinda cute
Ooh! Cute means hot
Cute means cute
He's a nice person...
At least he seems to be
And so?
And so what?
We went shopping together
What do you think happened?
Don't answer that
God! Girl, you are getting married
He's getting married...
I mean, what's the danger?
Have a little fun on the eleventh hour
- You are so bad
- What?
L gotta go
Hey!
We're still on for tomorrow?
Yeah... We're still on
Ah, Mr Hudson!
I have a fax for you, sir
- Thank you
- You're welcome
Charlie, I hope the arrangements
are going well
Sony I missed your call
Edward Rogers has been
giving me a full tour...
Hi!
Hi!
How did you make out
with the rest of your day?
I'm exhausted...
I'm going to go up
and get some dinner
Take a hot bath and hit the hey
A bath?
I promise I won't
play Frank this time
Yeah!
Good night
Yeah... Anna?
You know, I was just wondering
Well, since we both
have to eat, if maybe
you know, you wanted to join me
for dinner? I mean, here in the hotel?
I think I'm just going to get
something sent up, actually
Oh, sure! Okay...
Maybe some other time
Thanks, Charlie
- Good night
- Good night
You have one new message
Ah! Hi, Anna, it's David
I guess you're at dinner
Everything's going well here in Paris
It's just really late and
I'm gonna get some sleep
I hope to be home by Monday and...
I hope the wedding plans are going well
Good night
Oh, and I love you
And I love you, too
ls the invitation still open?
Yeah... Please, sit down
Enjoy your meal
- Thank you
- Thanks
What made you
change your mind?
I figured the bath idea
was too risky, so...
Thank you
Wow! it's beautiful
Yes, it is beautiful
Can I pour you some wine?
Yeah, please
A toast to our weddings and
to your book, Charlie
It's my book if I ever finish it
- Okay, cheers
- Cheers!
- Good?
- Very good
So, Charlie...
How did you know that
Claire was the one?
Well, I've known Claire for five years
And when we first met, I was
just entering the Academy
And she had this energy,
this ambition, and it was infectious
Sometimes I feel that with David
and he's also very ambitious
I mean, he thrives on the
challenge of getting a new client
For me it's just...
For me it's always been the joy
I receive from my students
You're a teacher?
I teach fourth grade
What?
Well, that explains why you've been
filling me in on all these... these...
unusual statistics
Have I been doing that a lot?
Yes!
When you're around kids all the time
and they ask every question imaginable
After a while you tend to know
more information than necessary
David doesn't always understand
how important it is to me
I guess compared to his career, it
must seem pretty trivial, you know...
I mean, he gets an airline and...
I teach kids how many cows are left on
the farm after you subtract the sheep
You know, I always
thought it was unfair...
that the sheep were always
the ones being subtracted
It's not easy being a sheep
Apparently
And the two trains that leave
the station in opposite directions?
They arrive at their
destinations at the same time
So, what you're saying
basically, is that...
this is all designed to
torment nine year olds
It's a plot
Come on now, just one little kiss
Just a little one right
there on the cheek
Come on! I've been asking
for all night over here
Come on, you're breaking my heart
Good night, Miss Right
You bet a thousand
tonight, huh Henry?
I was born a hundred
years too late
Nah, 500 years too late
Whenever it was when men
ruled and women listened
I don't believe there ever
was a time like that, Henry
You're a good friend, Barney
Now go away bro
Hello there
And what can I get you, Miss?
Drunk
Okay
What's your poison?
- Bourbon
- Bourbon
Put that on my tab, Barney
Thank you
Your welcome
You mind?
You earned it
Not yet but, I'm working on it
Listen I gotta warn you
I'm way past the wooing stage
Wooing?
Who said anything about wooing?
I was thinking more
sweeping you off your feet
I'm already off my feet
See how good I am?
Yeah
Just some strawberries, please
Strawberries? I thought you
said we were gonna go for it
Alright... I'll walk on the wild side
Slip a little cheesecake
under those strawberries
- Now you're talking
- Cheesecake it is!
Very good choice
And then there's the fruit
tart... I don't know
- Enjoy
- Thank you
Good?
Better than sex
Really?
I can't believe I just said that
Probably having sex
with this wrong guy
- I mean, the cheesecake is good, but...
- Charlie
What? You started it
Behave yourself
Hen!
What do you do that affords
you the luxury of fine bourbon?
What I do doesn't afford fine bourbon
How do you pay your bar tab?
I don't
And just how do you
get away with that?
I'm a cop
I didn't know they let
cops drink for free
They don't, but, I'm kind of a
good luck charm around here
I've been coming here for ten years
And in 10 years they've
only been robbed 5 times
They've been robbed five times and
for that they let you drink for free?
It was the only five nights
I wasn't drinking here
So, Charlie...
You quit being a cop
so you could write?
No, I left for another
reason but I wanted to write
What was the other reason?
Well, I started out in
the robbery division
But, my last few years
the force I was a negotiator
A negotiator?
I spent a lot of time on
ledges talking people in
One night... Henry and I,
we to took a jumper call
And...
She was just a kid
I talked to her all night, but...
She wanted out
I'm sure you did all you could
Mm...
All I could would have
brought her in
The review board was satisfied
that I did it right but...
I wasn't
So I left
Well, I thought that...
maybe writing about it would
you know... like I'd figure things out
They say that if you write about events
in your life that you can't control
it helps to make them bearable
I hope it does, Charlie
Yeah... Me too
So, now I'm her maid of honor right?
But no matter how hard I try
I just can't be happy for her
Well, that's something else we got
in common besides the bourbon
because my best friend's
getting married too
and I don't like his choice one bit
So, what do we do?
I don't know what you can do...
But I can shoot her
I had a great time tonight, Charlie
Yeah... Me too
It's been a long time since I had
dinner with a man other than David
That's why I turned you down
at first... it just felt weird
I just didn't know if it was right
I understand
And now? Did it feel right?
Yeah...
Yeah, it felt right!
It's getting kinda late...
We should go
- Yeah
- Yeah!
So, what's on your
agenda for tomorrow?
I'm listening to bands
We still haven't picked
our band yet, actually
Oh, well, you're welcome
to come and...
listen to them with me and
see if there's any you like
Okay
I promised my friend Ritchie that
I'd give his cousin a chance, so...
Sounds like fun
Well Henry...
We're at that weird hour
Yup, I'm weird
So, uh?
Where are we going?
I should get some sleep
Now Henry, you don't really think that we
should go home together now, do you?
I don't know...
Do n?
No!
Because you know that I'm a lady
And you're a lamb, right?
I'm a lamb
That's right
You're a lamb
Now, walk me home
Okay
This city ain't safe at night
It is now
Hey, how's it going?
I'm Bobby Love
I'm Charlie, Ritchie's friend
This is Anna
Yeah, yeah, Ritchie's
friend, Ritchie's friend...
- So, uh, where's the kid?
- Kid?
The Bar Mitzvah boy
No, there must be a misunderstanding
It's for a wedding
Hey, look, look...
Don't worry about it
They play the same music at weddings
So, uh, this must be the lucky lady...
Nice
Actually, we're just friends
She's getting married, too, so
I thought she could listen in
Hey, no problem, look...
You guys pick the same band, I'll give
you a discount, what do you say?
No, actually, I'm just...
I'm helping him today
Nonsense, nonsense, look...
You come back to the Love Lounge,
I'll hook you guys up real good, alright?
Come on back
All right, let's get started here guys
With the best of Bobby Love's...
Love Lounge collection...
Let's go
These guys are good, right?
They've got quite stage presence
Hey, your friend has
a good eye for music
- That's real polyester, you know
- That, that, that's okay
Do... Do you have any other bands?
Absolutely
Oh, now this guy... I can
get you a good deal on
He used to be a dentist
Look at those teeth, huh?!
He puts his patients out
without anesthesia
Do you have anybody who
plays like the popular hits?
This was popular
I think what he's trying to say is
like something more top forty
In 1940, this was top forty
Let me fast forward here
There she is
Brenda and Bodacious Toddpadz
She's lovely
Don't encourage him
Now, here's another way to go
These guys never took a lesson
They just picked it up on their own
Wow... They're good
I'll give you guys copy of their
eight-track to take with you
Hey, just make sure to tell
Ritchie I took good care of you
Don't worry, I'm going to
take good care of Ritchie
Next time I see Ritchie,
I'm gonna shoot him
Hey, it could have been worse, he
could have recommended the caterer
Oh, yeah, Claire would love that
You can just see all of her Southampton
socialites eating hot dogs and ice cream bars
Hey! I like hot dogs
and ice cream bars
Well, Ritchie will lake really
good care of you then
Sony, I didn't mean
to waste your morning
You didn't... Really, it was fun
Besides, you missed out on
that whole disco scene
I didn't
To this day, just the sight of
polyester sends me into a seizure
Well, I'll make sure I'll let you
know if I see any coming our way
Usually, by the time you spot
polyester, it's a little too late
Help the homeless... Street news,
street news! Help the homeless
Street news? Help the
homeless? Street news
Street news! Help the homeless
Mickey?
Charlie
Mickey, what the hell are you doing?
Cynthia cleaned me out
She called the IRS on
me, and that was that
So, uh... what's new with you?
Well, I'm, I'm getting married
That...That was something
I have to stop in this
church for a minute
You want to come with me?
Going to confess?
No, Father Fitzpatrick has been
my priest since childhood
He's performing the ceremony
I just want to say hello
Sure... Okay
- Charlie
- Father
It's so good to see you
I was so glad to get the message
that you might be coming by
It's been way too long
I've known him since
he was just little lad
He would sneak into
the girls locker room...
through the air vents and
take photographs, you...
Sit, sit, sit
Oh, look at the two of you
Such a beautiful couple! Now...
Let me just check on that date...
November 22nd, right?
- Yes, Father, but...
- Yes, the twenty-second
I haven't been performing as
many ceremonies as I used to
Everybody lives with each
other first these days
and then they decide
not to get married
Father, let me explain...
We're not getting married
Now, now, everyone gets the jitters
You don't understand...
We're practically strangers
Well, we're all strangers at first, Charles
It takes a lifetime to really
get to know someone
That's the beauty of marriage
Each day you discover another reason
why you chose the one you love
Charlie, may I?
Father, we're marrying other people
You've fallen for others?
During your engagement?
Let me tell you a little stony
A man walked for miles in the desert...
Having lost his way...
Oh, no, no, that's the one for adultery
You too haven't slept
together, have you?
No, Father
So that one won't apply
Father, this is Anna
We met by chance this weekend
Claire is my fiance
Really?
I apologize for the sermon
You two just seemed like
a couple to me...
- so I assumed...
- No...
Anna and I are just friends
Fends
I usually have much better instincts
Well Father, we don't wanna keep you
I just wanted to see you and...
It... it means a lot that you'll
be performing the ceremony
I wouldn't miss it
And it was a pleasure
meeting you Anna
We have three masses
a day... Come visit us
Thank you, I will
Confessions are at
seven thirty, Charles
Oh, but come early,
there's quiet a line!
Thank you, Father
You know?!
Time...
is something that nobody
seems to undertake anymore
The heart that loves
withstands the test of time
it has the strength to wait
because it has no fear of time
it knows only that it loves
and that it will do so for ever
You too take the time to enjoy
And I'll see you on
the twenty second
Thank you, Father
I gotta go, Charlie
Yeah, me too
I'll see you later
See you later, Anna
I don't like it when you
call my fianc a nut
Darling, the man comes
to my house for dinner
I come back from the bathroom,
he's vacuuming the living room
He's anal retentive
Not nuts
I don't know what
the technical terms are
but, by me, I know that
there's something wrong
He's getting better
People are not perfect
Darling, you are about to make
the biggest commitment of your life
I don't want to see you make
the biggest mistake of your life
- David loves me
- Yeah?
You know, well let me
ask you something
When is the last time that he sent you
owers or bought you a Hallmark, huh?
He does other things instead
- Oh, I forgot... He dusts
- Cute
Listen, sweetheart, whatever
problems he has now...
are only going to escalate later
What makes you say that?
When I met your father,
God rest his soul...
he had this little habit
of scratching his head
I mean it was no big deal
He just did it when
he got nervous
Well, we come home
from the honeymoon
and you don't want to know
what areas it spread to
- Mother, please
- Honey...
When you were a little girl,
you used to say that someday
a knight on a white horse was
going to sweep you away
I used to tell you settle for
a guy in a white Cadillac
Well, I was wrong...
Don't settle!
Mom...
You're going to have to trust that I know
what's going to make me happy
Whatever you do,
I'll be there for you
Thanks, Mom
Even if it tears my heart out
- Hey, look who's here
- Hey... Hello... Cha Cha
Long time... What?
You forget about your
old friend Cha Cha?
Nah, never! It's good
to see you, Cha Cha
Sit down, I'll get you and this
bum some of Mama's tiramisu
Well, there he is...
Right on time
pa!!!
I've had six double espressos
So don't let it throw you if I drop down
and do eleven hundred push-ups
I went to see Ritchie's
cousin this morning
Bobby Love
That maniac?
- So you know what my morning's been like
- Enough said
- It hadn't been for Anna...
- Anna? Who's Anna?
The spy... Remember?
The one from the restaurant?
- You dog!
- No, no... It's not like that
It's... She's getting married too
and, and we met at Bergdorfs...
We've just been shopping together
What?
You meet a beautiful
woman on an elevator
You spend the weekend with her
I'm out hunting every night...
I sleep with my cat
Look who's coming
Behave yourself!
Hello, darlings
Oh, I am so sorry I'm late
- Anna, darling, you look great
- Thank you
And it's good to see you too, Judith
Well, have I missed
any nice girl talk?
No, Mrs. Allen
Oh, call me Mom
- If that's okay with you, Judith
- Of course
You can even pay for the wedding
Oh! my God,
I mean that is hysterical
May I take your order?
- Why don't you go first, Mom?
- Oh thank you, dear
I would like the vegetarian salad,
the vegetarian dressing...
and the vegetarian soup,
with a glass of carrot juice
- And for you?
- I'll have a hamburger
- Rare, and a scotch
- Very good!
And what would you like?
Just some Pellegrino, please
- You're not eating
- Am not hungry
Well
Well! There we are
You can't be too careful
Now I'm just going to run to the little
girls' room, and I'll be right back...
daughter!
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Infecting her
Oh! God!
So tell me, what's she like?
She's... fun; she's easy to talk to,
she's smart, she's a teacher
- Oh, yeah? What grade?
- Fourth
Hey, you should ask her
about the two trains
I did...They arrive at the same time
I knew it
Let me ask you something
Do you... do you believe
in love at first sight?
You mean the Cupid Theory?!
Cupid Theory?
Yeah, that's what they call it
Let me ask you something
Why do you think
Cupid uses an arrow?
Not a feather, or a cotton ball, or the back
of a soft bedroom slipper, but an arrow?
I don't know...
It's... It's metaphoric
It's... An arrow gets your attention...
it makes you feel something
No, it's because an arrow
blinds you or kills you
So, so you don't believe in it?
Yeah, I do believe in it
I think you find love, and then the arrow
pokes you in the eye and blinds you
Then you spend the rest of your life
bumping into things, hoping to see again
I'm starting to understand
why women tend to avoid you
Actually, men tend to avoid me, too
You are not going to make
me wear this, are you?
It looked better on the mannequin
Well, have her wear it down the aisle
Just try the cream one, okay?
Thanks
So you just me this guy,
and you think you're in love?
No, I'm telling you he's not like any
other guy I've ever met before
Why? Cause he's never done time?
My God! You're so funny
Let me ask you something
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I don't know
I just wonder how many love at
first sights really last, you know?
Really turn out to be true love?!
Yeah! You know, every time I thought
I found it, it turned into mush
How many times have
you thought you found it?
I don't know... Like ten or eleven
And you're selective?
So you don't there's only one person
in the world, we're supposed to be with?
I think there's two
The first one lakes all your
money when she leaves you
Then a year later, you
meet the second one...
and since you got no
money left for her to take...
She just rips your heart out
and then she leaves you
So what I'm saying is, there's
probably two out there
You're a real happy guy
You show me a happy guy,
I'll show you a guy on Prozac
Where do you gel
all this hostility from?
Talk radio
What's with all
the Cupid questions?
Nothing... Just, uh, you know,
something to talk about
You can't ignore this
Ignore what?
Listen... This is important
So is this
You really like this guy
I can see it in your eyes
In nine months,
I'm marrying David Allen...
- whom I love and adore
- Who you respect and appreciate
You don't love him
How can you say that?
Listen, kid, I've known
you nearly all my life
You know, and I couldn't live with
myself if I wasn't honest with you
Do you know that for
the past two years...
I haven't seen you laugh as
much as you have today?
You know, he may be a great
guy, but I'm your best friend
And you know what?
Maybe there is such
a thing as love at first sight
but you've got to have
your eyes open to see it
My eyes are open
Then what about looking
at this guy, Charlie?
Charlie's getting married
I'm getting married
Exactly! You're perfect for each other!
You both know you...
- already wanna get married
- Stop
Tracey, stop! Okay?
- Just stop
- I'm sorry, Anna
You know, I got a big
mouth... lt'sjust...
It's not you! I'm just
a little emotional
I think the lunch with my mom
and Mrs. Allen did me in
I check in the Plaza for one weekend,
and my whole life turns upside down
What?
You really do like
this guy, don't you?
- Haven't you heard a word I've said?
- Yes!
I've been listening
And I haven't seen you
get this worked up...
since Danny Richards took Betty
Delveccio to the prom instead of you
Thanks for reminding me... I slept
all night in that damn taffeta dress
I just want what's best
for you, you know?
I know
I want you to know what love feels
like in the pit of your stomach
What crazy love feels like,
even if it's just for a moment
- Crazy love?
- Yeah
You ever feel it?
Yeah... Once
Tommy O'Casey? Yeah!
I remember when we used to walk through
the neighborhood, you know, and...
I wished the whole world
could see us together
We'd stop at Ray's Pizza,
and I couldn't even eat
I'd just stare at Tommy sucking
down his Coke and two slices
Then he'd take me into his
Uncle Tommy's butcher shop
And he'd lean in and
press up against me
Before... our lips would touch...
my lips would just quiver
Quiver?
Yeah...
Yeah, my stomach, you know, would
ache and my heart would pound
I mean, I've been with lots of guys
since, but I've not felt crazy love again
What's Tommy doing now?
He gained fifty pounds, he's working in
Jersey City selling lawn furniture at Sears
Look...
I know you don't like David
I know he's not mister romantic
But he's good to me
Well I feel like I don't have to
chase after someone, you know
It's not complicated
He's not complicated
All my life I've waited for
this thing you call crazy love
I'm just willing to accept the
fact that if I can't feel crazy...
then at least I want
to feel happy, okay?
I'm going to many David Allen
And I need you to be there
Okay?
Yeah...
I'll be there
Thank you
You're my best friend, right?
You know, partner, have a safe
trip back to the burbs tomorrow
I will, alright and take
care of yourself
I'll see you in a couple of weeks
Yeah, good and...
We'll have a couple of beers,
and I'll teach you more about love
Okay
Hey... If you even think
you love her, tell her
I can't, I can't stop
thinking about her, Henry
I mean, I'm just thinking crazy
Could be
But what if she ends up
being the one who got away?
Thanks, Henry
For what?
For always knowing what to say
Just don't let on that I'm an old softy,
or I'll shoot you where you stand
I got a reputation to protect
Your secrefs safe with me
Good luck with the bourbon lady
I'm telling you, Charlie
If I find out she shaves,
there just might be a wedding
Take care
Hi, David
No, it's... it's Charlie
I just thought it was David... Hi
Hey... Anna, can you, can you come
down to the front of the hotel?
Now?
Yeah, I mean...
Just for awhile, it...
It's our last night
Our last night, Charlie?
Anna... Please, I'll be in front
Okay
I don't know what to say...
Well, say you'll join me for
a ride with Max and Freddie
Freddie's the one with the blinders
How can you resist Freddy, right?
What are we celebrating?
I'm celebrating meeting you
Care to join me?
That's very sweet, Charlie
But I have a sneaking suspicion this isn't
the first bottle you've opened tonight
It isn't
The first bottle was to get up
the nerve to open this one
Well, okay... To meeting me
And a toast for meeting you
- Cheers
- Cheers
So, did you have a good
time today with your friend?
Yeah... Yeah, we met at our
old favorite hangout, Cha Cha's
Oh, I love his espresso,
and his mother's tiramisu
You know Cha Chefs'?
Yeah, I lived nearby on
MacDougal for a long time
I lived on MacDougal
for twenty years
That's incredible!
I moved out to
Old Brookville a year ago
cause that's where
David lives but I still...
I still travel an hour by
train every morning...
- so I can still teach at...
- Bedford Street Schoolhouse
How did you know that?
I just knew
I mean, I used to walk by that place
every day on the way to the precinct
It's so strange, Charlie, I mean...
We must have walked by
each other a thousand times
No...
I never walked by you
I would have stopped
What?
I would have stopped
I would never have kept on walking
I am sorry
When does Claire get back?
Tomorrow night around seven
How about David?
I don't know... He's probably left
a message at the hotel, actually
We should probably go back
Yeah...
Back to Plaza, please
Claire!
Surprised?
Yeah... Very
I closed the deal and
caught an earlier ight
I missed you
I am sorry darling for leaving
you here with everything
What's wrong?
Nothing... Nothing, I just,
I had a really long day
You know, a lot of owers
and a lot of bands
A lot of decisions to make
Well, I'm here now, and
we'll make the rest together
Make love to me
What?
Make love to me
Oh, I'm sorry, darling,
did I wake you?
No, where are you going?
I got a call from Peter
Oh! I didn't hear the phone ring
ll vibrates, silly,
I hide it in my pillow
He wants me to jump
on the Rogers contract
So I figured since I'm already in the
city, I'd look them over with him
You know Peter, he's
such a stickler for details
Wait! I thought he wasn't
expecting you in until tonight?
I left a voice mail for him
when I got in last night
Okay, I'm off
I will see you home by six, I promise
What? Charlie, what is it?
Ever think about when I was a cop
and you were writing ads for Macy's?
Oh, God, Macy's
And we'd order pizza, and sit
on the oor and watch TV
And we'd stay up all night figuring out
ways to advertise toasters and pillows
I haven't thought about
those days in a long time
It's those days that got
us to this day, Claire
What's this all about, Charlie?
Well, I guess I just miss
those times a little
Well, I don't
I was making 25 thousand a year,
working seventy hours a week
I'm talking about
the pizza and the TV
Well, I tell you what
This weekend learned more money
than I did all year at Macy's
So when we get home tonight
I'll have Mercedes make us
some Salvadorian pizza
I like just plain John's Pizza
Well, they don't have
John's in the Hamptons
I gotta go, Charlie
Hey, you know you
two look good together
She's getting married
- When?
- Nine months
You still have time
Yeah, there's a catch...
I'm getting married too
And I thought Doris being
a Catholic was a problem
Doris?
Yeah, Doris, my wife
Twenty-six years
So, it worked out,
it was meant to be
You gotta make it meant to be
What do you mean?
Anyone worth spending your
life with is worth fighting for
You, uh... feel something
for the tub lady Charlie?
Yeah, Mel, I do
Have you told her?
I tried... I think she thinks I'm
some kind of a heel, I mean...
What kind of a person
would tell her I love you...
on the weekend she's
planning her wedding?
Do you ever watch the
Jerry Springer Show?
Yeah, last night, I almost
become his next guest
Look, Charlie, you can take the chance
that she'll think you're a heel
or you can spend the rest of
your life wondering about her
I love Claire
But I'm in love with Anna, I mean...
I'm not making any sense
Charlie
Pull up a chair, sit down
I was a sailor on a
three-day leave in Hawaii
I walked into this pub and I met the most
beautiful woman in the world
She was a Naval nurse
on a three day pass
And we spent the next
two days together
And all we did was laugh
When it was time to leave,
my heart was so broken I...
couldn't even get the
strength to pack my things
So I just left everything right there
in the hotel and went back to my ship
And I stood on that deck
and I realized that I just
couldn't live my life without her
You, you and Doris have
been together ever since
No... Her name was Cara
My ship sailed off for
another six months and...
I stood on the deck, you know
and I watched that island
get smaller and smaller
I tried tracking her down,
but I could never find her
I love my wife...
But a day doesn't go by that
I don't wonder about Cara
Don't you know it's not safe to
close your eyes in Central Park?
Charlie!?
Sony, I didn't mean to startle you
Closing my eyes probably
wasn't the smartest idea
Have a seat
The bellhop at the hotel told me if I...
If I came to the fountain with
a glass of wine and close my eyes
I'd feel as if I were in Europe
so, thought I'd give it shot
Did it work?
I don't know, I was half way over
the ocean when you showed up
Maybe I should go
No... No...
Maybe we can try
it together, I mean...
That is, if you're game
enough to close your eyes
I'm willing to live
on the edge a little
I don't have another glass, but
you can drink from the bottle
Just my style
I thought so
- Cheers
- Cheers
Have you landed yet?
Yeah
It's beautiful
Where are you?
Rome... The Spanish Steps
Where are you?
Paris... Eiffel Tower
The city lights below are amazing
You should see it
I've always wanted to go to Paris
Then come with me
What?
Come with me
With your eyes still
closed, come with me
I'm here
How does 'Monk m you'?
I'm scared
I've never been up
this high before
I have you
I won't let you fall
I can't, Charlie
Anna
There have been moments in my life...
I wish I could have done over
When I saw you sitting here
I decided that this was not
going to be one of them
So, no matter what happens...
at least I know I've told you how I feel
Charlie
Can you imagine what our
lives would be like together?
I would always be the woman
you left Claire for
And you'd always be
the man I left David for
Either way, happy or sad...
We'd wonder about them
Anna...
Do you believe there's only one person
we're meant to spend our lives with?
Yeah
Then how can you be
in love with two people?
I don't think I am
I'LL
I'm alcoholic
And that's not my first time, although
I'm here by the grace of God
I've got thirty days
Hi
- Hi
- Happen to see a man...
He was in here a few
months ago with a gun
Henry Taylor?!
- Yeah
- Yeah, we were having drinks
- Yes
- Have you seen him?
Ah... No, I haven't seen him, why?
- You haven't seen him?
- No
Okay
How're you doing, Mindy?
Hi
What're you reading?
(Infill.
It's the sweetest stony
I... I start reading it last night
and I just can't put it down
What's it about?
It's about this guy
He meets this woman
And he falls so in love with her
That's not exactly
a ground-breaker, Mindy
Yeah, but they meet on the weekend
they're both planning their weddings
What did you say?
They fall in love during the weekend they're
both registering for their weddings
What happens at the end?
I don't know,
I'm dying to find out
Only six pages left
Hey, Anna, what are you doing?
"Though it was only a weekend,
it might as well have been a lifetime"
What are you crazy? I just read two
hundred pages... You're killing me
What I gained from knowing her
was believing in myself again
and realizing that, in fact...
There was only one person I was meant
to spend my life with and that was...
Anna
Anna...
lS it you?
You've got to cover my last class
You know what you did was cruel
I know, but I'm going to
make it up to you, I promise
Okay
Go!
Thank you
Hey! You took my book
This color looks
so much better on you
Hey!
School out early today?
He never married her
Who?
Charlie
He never married Claire
How do you know?
He wrote the book
He wrote about
our whole weekend
Yes!
- What do I do?
- What do you want to do?
I want to find him
Wait! I'm going to go with you...
Let me get my coat
Mrs. Goldberg
Mrs. Goldberg,
listen, I've got to go
Chico's going to rinse you out
when the buzzer goes off, okay?
Yeah!
- Oh, shit! Mrs. Goldberg!
- Mrs. Goldberg!
- Mrs. Goldberg!
- You know what? She's gonna be okay
Let's go! Let's go!
Hi, I'm looking for a police officer
Well, this is where you'd find one
Um... I mean he used to be
a police officer, we lost touch
and I'm sort of looking for him,
his name is Charlie Hudson
Detective Hudson is on a call
if you want to leave him a note,
I'll be to put it in his mailbox for you
You mean he's back
working her again?
Yeah, that's why he gets a mailbox
Captain, where is he on call?
That would be Sergeant
Really? You look
more like a captain
Really?
Hill.
- He took a jumper
- Ajumper? Where?
Broom... and Sixth
Sixth and Broom
Thank you very much
Okay, come on
Okay, boys, relax...
Batman and Robin are here
About time, guys
Yeah, if the subways were safer...
- we'd have got her sooner, but we drove
- Yeah, yeah, come on
What have we got?
Got a young girl, her parents
just split up and she's scared
- Excuse us
- Excuse us
You bring her in, Charlie
- My God, that's him
- Where?
That's Charlie, right there
He's right next to the little girl
I'm Detective Hudson
My friends call me Charlie
Well, we can stay up
here all day together
I'm okay with that
You ever wonder what
makes a rainbow?
Probably has something
to do with the moon
It must be a mile wide
It's a reection from the sun
It is?
You learn that in school?
I bet you have a lot
of friends in school
I bet you're somebody's best friend
Yeah
You want to sleep over
at her house tonight?
It's okay
Okay
It's going to be okay...
Just take my hand, okay?
Just take my hand
- Oh, my God!
- It's okay, Anna...
It's going to be fine
I just want to take you inside
where you'll be safe
Will you let me lake you inside?
Now give me your hand
- Oh, God
- I got you
My God!
- Come on!
- Come on partner!
Come on! Bring her up!
Now, come on!
I got her! I got her!
It's okay
It's okay!
Welcome back, Hudson
- Go with him, sweetheart
- Okay
You got to let us through
Detective Hudson's a friend
of ours, please, he will...
Please, will you let us through?
- Come on
- Thank you, thank you
I'm going to get you two
doughnuts for this one
Come here!
Well, what do you know?
Yeah, this is Taylor, I got a young
female, 97 H to St Vincent's
56 at this time, 90 Henry, go!
- Ten-four
- Dictated 90, ten-four
Tracey
How you been?
Suicidal for a day,
you know, then fine
I don't know what to say?
How about, I'm going to do the right
thing and take cyanide?
No, no, no, it's not like that
I really had a great
time that night, I just...
Caught a bad case of schmuck
and you forgot my number?
No, I know your phone number...
I looked at it a thousand times, I...
- I just got scared
- Bullshit!
You know, I'm ashamed
to even say this
but I went back to that bar
where we met to look for you
You said you drank
there every night
Was that bullshit too?
No
I don't go there anymore...
I'm sober
Yeah, I did hear they got
robbed a few weeks ago
I just wanted to get myself
straightened up before I give you...
You know, I picked up the phone
a hundred times to explain, I just...
I wanted to say something romantic
Yeah, well, here I am,
so give it your best shot
- What? Here? Now?
- Here... Now
- Romantic?
- Romantic... Let's go
In the deep of night...
A star began to light...
my darkened world
That star...
That star I know was you
That's nice, Henry
That's real nice
When it doesn't rhyme,
it means more
Yeah...
- Okay, get up
- What?
UP, up... Get up!
So, why are you so out of breath?
From chasing after you
I got to get you into shape
What do you do chasing
after all those criminals?
I don't chase after them, I shoot them
- You're the best
- Thanks
We missed you