Walking the Dog (2017) Movie Script
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HI.
HI, MOM.
HEY, SWEETHEART.COFFEE?
YES, PLEASE.HEY, ART.
HEY, KRISTIE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, QUIET, PLEASE, QUIET.
THANK YOU.
TAKE YOUR SEATS.
OKAY, NOW,
THE LOVELY KRISTIE SIMMONS,
OUR LAWYER,
IS HERE
TO TELL US HOW WE WILL
GETTHAT MUCH NEEDED BIKE LANE
FOR OUR TOWN.
KRISTIE?
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
UH, LIKE MOST OF YOU HERE,
I'M A LIFE-LONG LOCAL,
AND I BIKE,
SO THIS GOALIS AS IMPORTANT TO ME
AS IT IS TO ALL OF YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU KNOW,
THE BRADLEY BEACH TOWN BOARD
DID REJECT OUR PLANFOR THE BIKE LANES...
I KNOW.
HOWEVER, I HAVE PETITIONEDTHE COUNTY COUR ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE TOWN
HASFAILED TO PROPERLY ADMINISTER
THE SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THAT MEANSWE'LL BE IN COURT TOMORROW
AT 10:00 A.M.
AND WE'RE GOINGTO FIGHT THIS THING,
AND WE'RE GOING TO WIN.
OKAY, TOMORROW,
WE'LL SHOW THEMWE MEAN BUSINESS.
YES.
OH, HI, ART.
ARE YOU GOINGTO BE THERE TOMORROW?
THE MORE PRESS FOR OUR CASETHE BETTER.
AS LONG AS BARB KEEPSMAKING
THESE CINNAMON ROLLS,
I'LL MAKE THIS CASE "THE
TELEGRAM'S" TOP STORY.
OH, SO IT'S BRIBERY, HUH?
THANKS FOR LETTING USMEET HERE, MOM.
OF COURSE!
YOU KNOW I LOVEHAVING BIG GROUPS.
EVEN IF SHE MAKES
EVERYTHINGPRACTICALLY ON THE HOUSE.
NOTHING WRONGWITH THAT.
THANK YOU, DANIEL.
WHAT?
EVERYONE SHOWSCOMMUNITY SUPPOR IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
DAD WAS RIGHT, YOU HAVE A VERY BIG HEART,
BUT YOU NEVER WERE MUCHOF A BUSINESSWOMAN.
SAYS MY DARLING DAUGHTER
WHO DOES PRO-BONO
WORKEVERY CHANCE SHE GETS.
AND THANK GOODNESS, SHE DOES,
'CAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORDHER OTHERWISE.
HEY, DID YOU HEAR
ABOUTTHE NEW TOWN ATTORNEY
THE BOARD BROUGHT IN?
NO, WHO'D THEY GET?
SOME HOTSHOTFROM SEATTLE.
DAN PUT HIM UPIN HIS PLACE.
APPARENTLY, HE'S ONLY HERE
UNTIL THEY FINDA REPLACEMENT FOR RALPH.
GOOD LUCK TO WHOEVER THEY
GOTTO FINALLY TAKE THAT JOB.
I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID NO,
EVEN IF YOUR BANK ACCOUNTTHINKS OTHERWISE.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE...
WHICH COULD BETHE MOTTO FOR OUR TOWN.
SAYS MY DARLING MOTHER
WHO SPENDS ALL OF HER
TIMEBEHIND THIS COUNTER.
YOU KNOWI LOVE IT HERE.
I KNOW YOU DO, IT'S JUST...
WHAT?
OH, YOU'RE ABOUT TO LECTURE ME
ABOUT HOW I SHOULDGET OUT MORE
AND ENJOY LIFEAND TAKE RISKS?
BECAUSE YOU KNOWI'M
GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK
WITH THE POT CALLING...
THE KETTLE...-I KNOW.
EXACTLY.
BEAR CLAW, FOR BILL.
HIS FAVORITE.
THANKS, MOM.
LOVE YOU.
YOU TOO.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY, KRISTIE.BILL'S IN THE BACK.
OH, GOOD, MY MOMWANTED ME TO BRING HIM
A COUPLE OF HIS FAVORITEBEAR CLAWS.
WELL, HELLO THERE.
HEY, GETBACK HERE, GIDGET!
OH...
OH, HEY YOU.
HI.
I SEE YOU'VE MET GIDGET.
I HAVE NOW.
HELLO THERE.
SHE'S CUTE, RIGHT?
SHE SHOULD HAVEBEEN NAMED HOUDINI.
I DON'T KNOW WHATWE'RE
GOING TO DO WITH HER.
DO?
YEAH, SHE'S FROMARGOS PET RESCUE.
MARGIE DILLAHUNT WASSUPPOSED TO FOSTER HER,
BUT HER MOTHER HADEMERGENCY KNEE SURGERY,
AND MARGIE HAD TO GOBACK EAST TO HELP OUT.
SHE WON'T BE BACKFOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.
WHO'S TAKING HER TILL THEN?
WELL, THAT ISTHE BIG QUESTION.
YOU KNOW I WOULD,
BUT...
BUT BUDDY DOESN'TPLAY WELL WITH OTHERS,
AND I WOULD BUT...
TIGER AND GINGERWON'T ALLOW DOGS.
I WAS THINKINGABOUT ASKING YOUR MOM,
OR MAYBE DELIA?
ALTHOUGH MR. WHISKERSMIGHT OBJECT.
MAYBE AMY?
SHE LOVES CAUSES.
SHE SAID BEFORETHAT SHE'D HELP IF...
I COULD TAKE HER.
YOU SAID THREE WEEKS, RIGHT?
WELL, MAYBE.I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
I COULD DO THREE WEEKS.
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
I DO NOT.
NO, THAT WOULD BEA HUGE HELP.
THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T EVENTHINK OF ASKING YOU.
WHO COULD RESIST THIS FACE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OH, THIS GUY... YEAH?
YOU LIKE THIS?
GO GET IT!
GOOD GIRL.
COME HERE.
GOOD GIRL.
DEFINITELY.
LOOKS LIKE GIDGETHIT THE JACKPOT.
THIS IS GONNA BEEXPENSIVE.
BILL WAS IN A PINCH, SO I'M HELPING OUT.
UH, NOT UNTILYOU FALL IN LOVE.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, I DON'T FALLIN LOVE ANYMORE.
HMM, DOES BILLKNOW THAT?
SO, ANYTHINGGOING ON?
YES, THERE WAS A CHANGEFOR TOMORROW.
WE ARE NOW GOINGTO JUDGE MAYS' COUR INSTEAD OF JUDGE LEE.
JUDGE MAYS IS TOUGH.
DO YOU WANT METO MAKE A CALL,
MAKE A DELAYBEFORE I HEAD OUT?
NO.
NO, I CAN HANDLE TOUGH.
BESIDES, WE NEEDTHIS LANE NOW.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT...
MISS GIDGET WOULDLIKE TO GO FOR A WALK.
OF COURSE.
HEY, GIDGET!
SIMON!
SIMON, COME ON!
WELL, THEY AREBEING PULLED
BY THE TUG OF CUPID'SARROW, AREN'T THEY?
YEAH.
UH, NOW'S PROBABLY A GOOD
TIMETO MENTION SHE'S SPAYED.
HEY, RESPONSIBLEDOG OWNERS FOR THE WIN.
YEAH!
ACTUALLY, I'M JUS FOSTERINGFOR A FEW WEEKS.
OH, WELL, THAT'S PERFEC 'CAUSE WE'RE ONLY HERETILL MID-FEBRUARY.
I JUST MOVED IN,
JUST DOWN THE WAY.
OH.
YEAH, WE SHOULD, UH,
ARRANGE SOME PLAY DATES.
PLAY DATES?
PLAY DATES, THEY'RE NO JUSTFOR HUMANS ANYMORE.
I'M KEITH.
SIMON.
KRISTIE.GIDGET.
AH.
OH.
AND REGRETTABLY, I DO HAVE TO TAKE THIS.
EXCUSE ME.-OKAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.-YOU TOO.
HELLO?
GIDGET!
I JUST MOVED, LIKE, IN AN HOUR AGO...
COME ON, GIDGET!
COME ON, GIDGE...
YEAH, NO, IT'S NICE HERE.
YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH.
I BET I KNOW WHO YOU WANTTO
BE YOUR VALENTINE, HUH?
HANDSOME SIMON?
HELLO!
HEY, MOM!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I JUST HAD TO SEE HER.
OH!
SHE IS ADORABLE!
YEAH, THAT'SHER SURVIVAL MECHANISM.
IT'S WORKING.
OH, I KNOW.
I BROKE MY "NO MORE PETS" RULE
BECAUSE OF IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTANDTHAT RULE.
YOU ALWAYS HADPLENTY OF PETS GROWING UP.
REMEMBER NOODLES THE CAT?
YEAH, WHY DID INAME HIM THAT?
YOU WERE THREE.
YOUR FATHER THOUGHTIT WAS ADORABLE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S VALENTINE'S
DAYIN A FEW WEEKS.
HAVE YOU THOUGHTANY MORE
ABOUT SIGNING UPFOR A DATING SITE?
I WILL IF YOU WILL.
I'M DATING BILL.
MM-HMM.
WHAT IS THAT LOOK?
WHAT...
THE LOOK IS THATI THINK THE WORLD OF BILL.
HE'S A WONDERFULVETERINARIAN,
AND EXACTLYWHO YOU NEEDED
WHEN YOU LEFT CHICAGO
AND "HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED."
BUT IT'S BEENTWO YEARS.
I LIKE BILL.WE GET ALONG.
WELL, I LIKE BILL, AND WE GET ALONG,
BUT WE'RE NOT DATING.
OH!-WHAT?
I FORGOT TO GIVE HIMTHE BEAR CLAW.
UH-HUH.
NO, IN MY DEFENSE, I HAD
JUST GOTTEN THIS ONE.
SHE CAN BE A BIT OF A HANDFUL.
HOW SO?
APPARENTLY, SHE'S AN ESCAPE ARTIST.
SHE ALREADYBOLTED EARLIER
WHEN I WASTAKING HER FOR A WALK.
I CAN'T REALLYBLAME HER.
SIMON IS ADORABLE.
SIMON?
CUTE DOG.
SHE TOOKONE LOOK AT HIM
AND FELL IN LOVEAT FIRST SIGHT.
WELL, IT'S ALWAYS NICETO MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
YEAH...
OH, HERE'S ONE.
WOW, HOT.
MUST BE THE NEWTOWN COUNSEL'S CAR.
"LAW ONE"?
GREAT.
HE'S THAT GUY.
RIGHT...
I'M GONNA GO BACKTO THE OFFICE.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
OKAY, I'LL CALL YOULATER TO DISCUSS.
OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.
CALL MEON MY CELL.
YUP.
GIDGET.
SIMON.
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'TTHE KIND OF PLAY DATE
I HAD IN MIND.
I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW HIM?
I'LL TELL YOU LATER.
IT IS A DELIGH TO SEE SO MANYOF BRADLEY BEACH'S CITIZENS
IN ATTENDANCE.
WE'RE HERE TODAYTO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS
WITH REGARDS TO THE PETITIONOF
THE SHORE BICYCLE CLUB
VERSES THE TOWN OF BRADLEY BEACH
CONCERNING THE CREATIONOF A BICYCLE LANE.
MS. SIMMONS REPRESENTSTHE PETITIONER.
COUNSELOR?
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
ORDINANCE 243
OF THE INCORPORATEDTOWN OF BRADLEY BEACH,
TO PARAPHRASE,
STATES THAT ONE PURPOSEOF THE TOWN BOARD
IS TO PASS LAWSFOR ITS CITIZENS' SAFETY.
THE DENIAL OF THE
PETITIONERS'REQUEST FOR A BIKE LANE
CREATES A SITUATION
DIRECTLY CONTRARYTO THE LAW'S PURPOSE.
ALL RIGHT, QUIET, PLEASE.
MR. AMOS, I BELIEVE?
IT IS.
AND GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
MAY I COMPLIMENTOPPOSING COUNSEL
ON THE BRIEF AND LUCID WAYIN
WHICH SHE STATED HER CASE.
WOW, SWEET-TALKER.
HOWEVER,
THE SAME ORDINANCEMS. SIMMONS REFERENCED
GOES ON TO STATE
THAT ANY SUCH LAWSPASSED BY THE BOARD
ARE ALSO FOR THE
CONVENIENCEOF ITS CITIZENS.
CREATION OF A BICYCLE LANE
WOULD ELIMINATE200 PARKING SPACES,
WHICH WOULD BEA MAJOR INCONVENIENCE
FOR THE MERCHANTS,
AND A LIMIT TO ACCESSFOR THE TOURISTS,
UPON WHOM THE BUSINESSES DEPEND.
RIGHT, POINT TAKEN.
MS. SIMMONS?
YES,
IT'S THOSE TOURISTSWE'RE
THINKING OF, YOUR HONOR.
THEY ALSO BIKE, AND SHOP,
AND HAVE TO WEAVE AROUNDMOVING CARS.
NOW, NO PARKING SPACESWOULD
HAVE TO BE ELIMINATED
IF WE JUST REMOVEDTHE PRESENT MEDIAN
FROM THE CENTEROF MAIN STREE PER THE TRAFFICFEASIBILITY STUDY
ADMITTED AS EXHIBIT 1.A.
COULDN'T THAT BE DONE, COUNSELOR?
CERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR.
WE COULD ELIMINATETHE MEDIAN.
WE COULD ALSO ELIMINATETHE SIDEWALKS,
AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT,
WHY NOT ELIMINATETHE STORES, TOO?
OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.COUNSEL
IS BEING FACETIOUS.
I NOTICED THAT.
OVERRULED.
CONTINUE, MR. AMOS.
UNDER PETITIONERS' LOGIC,
IF WE FORCE THE TOWNTO
CREATE A BICYCLE LANE,
THEN WHY NOT A JOGGING LANE?
OR A SKATING LANE, OR A LANE FOR SURFERS?
OR FOR POWER-WALKERS...
THAT IS RIDICULOUS, YOUR HONOR.
AND FOR THE RECORD,
WE DON'T CONSIDER THIS REQUESTTO BE A JOKE.
OUR CITIZEN'S SAFETYIS AT STAKE.
I'M JUST TAKINGTHE COUNSELOR'S ARGUMEN TO ITS ULTIMATE CONCLUSION, YOUR HONOR.
DON'T BE SMUG.
YOU'VE MADEYOUR POINT, COUNSELOR.
HOWEVER, MY COURTROOMIS NOT THE PLACE
FOR YOU TO PRACTICEYOUR STAND-UP ROUTINE.
NOW, I WILL TAKEBOTH OF YOUR ARGUMENTS
UNDER ADVISEMENT.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
UNBELIEVABLE.-RIGHT?
HEY, DAN.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE ENEMY NOW.
OUCH.
HEY, I'M YOUR REALTOR, NOT YOUR RELATIVE.
I DON'T NEEDTO SUGAR-COAT IT FOR YOU.
COME ON, DAN, I'M DOING MY JOB,
IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.
YEAH, NOT FOR YOU,
YOU'LL BE BACK IN SEATTLE.
THE REST OF USWILL BE UP HERE
DODGING BUSES AND SUVS.
WOULD IT HELP
IF I BOUGHT YOUA STEAK DINNER?
YEAH, IT MIGHT.
HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
THANK YOU.IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU. BYE.
HEY, COUNSELOR, HOW ABOUT A COFFEE?
HOW ABOUT NEVER?
I PREFER COFFEE.
I PREFER NOT BEING MOCKEDIN
FRONT OF THE JUDGE.
MERE CHITCHATBETWEEN DOG OWNERS.
COME ON, LET'S HAVE A COFFEE
AND MAKE PEACE.
I'D RATHER HAVEAN HERBAL
TEA AND A HOT BATH.
SEEMS A LITTLE ADVANCEDFOR
OUR RELATIONSHIP.
FUNNY.
LOOK, I JUST THOUGH THAT AS LONG AS WE'RE
GOINGTO BE WORKING TOGETHER...
WE ARE NOTWORKING TOGETHER.
WE ARE ADVERSARIES.
ADVERSARIES.
OR DIDN'T THEY TEACH YOU THATIN LAW SCHOOL?
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDSARE MY ADVERSARIES.
THAT MIGHT BEYOUR PROBLEM.
I THINK YOU'RE GETTING MEALL WRONG HERE...
YOUR LICENSE PLATESAYS "LAW ONE."
I THINK I'M GETTING YOUALL RIGHT.
OKAY, ABOUT THAT...
TELL SIMON I SAID HELLO.
AND HIS OWNER, "I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT."
OH, EXCUSE ME.
GIDGET...
OH, YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE CUTE.
HANG ON A SECOND.COME HERE, COME HERE.
SERIOUSLY, GIDGE?
SORRY, GIRL, WE'RE GONNAGO
SEE GRANDMA INSTEAD.
HUH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOWWHAT'S GOING ON.
IF YOU HAVING A DOG
MEANS I GET TO SEE YOUFOR BREAKFAST,
I SHOULD'VE TALKED
YOUINTO THIS A WHILE AGO.
COME ON.
SO, I HEARD ABOUTTHE NEW TOWN ATTORNEY.
SOUNDS LIKE A HANDFUL.
OH, JUST THE USUALCAREER-FIXATED NARCISSIS WHO HAPPENS TO HAVEA REALLY CUTE DOG.
HE BROUGHT HIS DOG TO COURT?
NO.
TURNS OUT, HE'S SIMON'S OWNER.
GIDGET'S VALENTINE?
EX... EX-VALENTINE.
THERE'S NO WAY
I'M ALLOWINGA DOGGIE PLAY DATE NOW.
HIS OWNER REMINDS ME
OF THE GUYS I WENTTO LAW
SCHOOL WITH IN CHICAGO.
OH, THE GUYS?
OR THAT ONE GUY IN
PARTICULARTHAT YOU BROKE UP WITH?
HE BROKE UP WITH ME
BY DATINGTHE SENIOR PARTNER'S DAUGHTER.
I WAS TRYINGTO SKIP THAT PART.
THANK YOU.
AND YEAH, SORT OF.
I MEAN, THEY BOTHDRIVE PORSCHES.
OOH, I ALWAYSWANTED A PORSCHE.
WHAT? THEY'RE FUN CARS.
THE SUN IN YOUR FACE,
THE WIND IN YOUR HAIR...
OKAY.
COME ON, GIDGE.
WE'RE GOING FOR A JOG
BEFORE WE CATCHA MID-LIFE CRISIS.
COME ON, GIDGE.
THOSE CRAZY KIDS,
YOU JUST CAN'TKEEP THEM APART.
YOU KNOW,
YOU WERE RIGHTTHE OTHER DAY.
I WAS OUT OF LINE.
WHAT?
NO, I'M JUSTLOOKING FOR THE CATCH.
OH, NO, NO, NO CATCH.
JUST SINCERITY.
WE CAN AGREETO DISAGREE, CAN'T WE?
WE CAN.
GREAT.
MAYBE WE COULDEVEN REBOOT?
HI, I'M KEITH.
I'M A LAWYERFROM SEATTLE,
BUT I USED TO LIVENEAR BRADLEY BEACH
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
AND RECENTLY GOTTHE CHANCE TO COME BACK
AND DO LEGAL COUNSELFOR THE TOWN BOARD.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
DID YOU GROW UPAROUND HERE?
TAFT HIGH SCHOOL.
BISHOP CARLYLE.
YOU GUYS HAD A BETTERFOOTBALL TEAM.
TRUE.
HAVE COFFEE WITH ME.
I'M DATING SOMEONE.
I KNOW.
YOU... HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I SPOKETO DAN CARLYLE.
OH.
AND YOU HAVE MY WORDTHAT THIS WILL BE
A STRICTLY PROFESSIONALCOFFEE CHAT.
WE COULD EVEN DISCUSS
SETTLING THE WHOLEBICYCLE LANE MATTER.
"SETTLING?"
HMM... MAGIC WORD.
ALL RIGHT.
AH, EXCELLENT.
TOMORROW.
NOON.
BEACH CAFE.
I'M BRINGING SIMON...
I'M BRINGING GIDGET.
I'M QUITTINGWHILE I'M AHEAD.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
SIMON!
COME ON, GIDGET!
HEY... HERE YOU GO.
GOOD BOY.
HI. HI. COME ON.
COME ON, LET'S GO HOME.COME ON...
GIDGET! COME ON!
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL... COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON.
YEAH.
HEY-O!
HEY, BILL.
DELIA.
OH, HEY, LET MEHELP YOU WITH THAT.
THANK YOU.
WOW...
AND HERE I THOUGHTYOU ONLY WENT ALL-OU FOR CHRISTMASAND HALLOWEEN.
NO, I TREATALL HOLIDAYS EQUALLY.
WELL, THAT'S VERYPROGRESSIVE OF YOU.
SHE'S NOT HERE,
SHE'S WITH HER MOMAT THE CAFE,
BUT SHE SHOULD BEBACK SOON.
OH, OKAY.
DID YOU BRINGTHE TREATS?
I DID.
DOG BISCUITS.
YUM.
FOR GIDGET.
YOU DON'T SAY.
OH, AND THIS... IS FOR MR. WHISKERS.
HUH.
10% OFF HIS NEXTTEETH CLEANING.
NO OFFENSE, BUT IF THIS ISMY
ONLY VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT,
I THINK I AM GOING TO GIVE UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST...
JUST TELL HER I STOPPED BY.
SURE THING.
THANKS, DELIA.
AND IT REALLY DOESLOOK GREAT.
HONEY, IT'S NOT THAT BAD,
AND BESIDES,
THE BIT ABOUTDELIA'S DRESS
WAS KIND OF CUTE.
KEITH SOUNDSLIKE A ROCK STAR.
I SOUND LIKEA TOTAL AMATEUR.
NO MORE FREE DANISHFOR ART.
YES, MA'AM.
AND WHO'S KEITH?
TOWN ATTORNEY GUY.
YESTERDAY HE WASA
CAREER-FIXATED NARCISSIST,
AND TODAY, HE'S JUST KEITH?
WE RAN INTO EACH OTHERAT THE BEACH.
I SWEAR, GIDGET HASAN
INTERNAL HOMING BEACON
WHERE HIS DOG IS CONCERNED.
ANYWAY.
WHAT IS... THAT?
HOW DIDTHOSE GET THERE?
HMM.
"COFFEE AND YOUR SMILEMAKE
MY DAY, EVERY DAY."
IT'S NOT SIGNED.
DOES MY MOTHERHAVE A SECRET ADMIRER?
DON'T BE SILLY.
YOU DO, DON'T YOU?
NO, IT'S PROBABLYSOMEONE ELSE'S,
AND THEY ACCIDENTALLYLEFT IT THERE.
IT SAYS "BARB."
WELL, MAYBEIT'S ANOTHER BARB.
IN YOUR CAFE?
TALKING ABOUT YOURCOFFEE, EVERY DAY.
IT'S SOMEONEWHO COMES HERE EVERY DAY.
EVERYONE COMES HEREEVERY DAY.
GOOD POINT.
WELL, WHOEVER IT IS, THIS IS EXCITING.
RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE A COMMUNITYTHAT PRIDES ITSELF
ON ITS ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
EVEN YOU, WHO'S BEEN
HEREFOR, LIKE, A NANOSECOND
SHOULD SEE THAT.
OKAY, WELL, ONE OF MY JOBS
AS TOWN ATTORNEY
IS TO ADVISE THE BOARD
ON WHETHER AN ACTIONIS WORTH PURSUING.
A BIKE LANEWOULD COST A FORTUNE
FOR A TOWN THIS SIZE.
FOR WHAT, 50 CYCLISTS?
IT'S NOT WORTH THAT ALONE.
WHAT IF THERE WERE MORE?
HOW MANY CYCLISTS CAN A
TOWNLIKE BRADLEY BEACH HAVE?
SO, YOU DIDN'T REALLYASK ME HERE
TO TALK ABOUT SETTLING.
I MAY HAVE BEENA LITTLE FLIPPANT BEFORE,
BUT YOU CAN SEE MY POINT.
I SEE YOU THINKMY ONLY OBJECTION
WAS TO YOUR TONE.
THERE WEREOTHER OBJECTIONS?
PLENTY.
YOUR ARROGANCE JUSTGOT ADDED TO THE LIST.
I AM NOT ARROGANT.
KINDA. LITTLE BIT.-NO.
BUT AS IT HAPPENS, YOU'VE GIVEN ME AN IDEA.
I DID?
YEAH.
THANKS, COUNSELOR.
COME ON, GIDGE.
AM I GOINGTO LIKE THIS IDEA?
COLLECTING SIGNATURES
SEEMS LIKE, UM, A LOT OF WALKING.
YOU GO OUT DANCINGEVERY WEEKEND
AT THE GOODMAN CLUB.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTIONDANCING.
UH, BILL WAS HERE BEFORE,
I THINK HE NOTICEDTHE INVITATION.
INVITATION?
THE BAR ASSOCIATIONCHARITY DINNER DANCE?
HAVE YOU ASKED HIM TO GO YET?
NO, I'M NOT EVEN SUREIF I WANT TO GO.
BESIDES, HE HATES
DANCINGJUST AS MUCH AS I DO.
HE'S THE ONE THAT TOLD
MEABOUT THE GOODMAN CLUB.
REALLY?
HE JUST STOPPEDASKING YOU TO GO
BECAUSE YOU KEPT SAYING NO.
OH.
HMM.
ASK BILL TO THE DANCE.
OKAY.
BUT FIRST...
GO, GO.
THANK YOU.
WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORTWE CAN GET.
AND, UM, HERE YOU GO.
IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.
WE'VE GOT GREAT SUPPORTRIGHT NOW.
WE JUST NEED MORE.
THERE YOU GO. OKAY.
PETITIONING FORNEW BIKE LANES IN OUR TOWN.
IT'S A GREAT CAUSE.
I HAVE ONE FOR YOU.HERE YOU GO.
HI. WILL YOU SUPPORTOUR BIKE LANE PROPOSAL?
HEY...
HI. HI THERE.
IF YOU JUST WANTTO PUT YOUR NAME...
THANKS SO MUCH.
OKAY... THERE YOU GO.
SIGN RIGHT HERE.
WITH THE COURTS PERMISSION, YOUR HONOR,
I'D LIKE TO ADDAN ADDENDUM TO MY PLEADINGS.
I'M LISTENING.
OH, AND I'D LIKE TO
THANKTHE OPPOSING COUNSEL
FOR THIS IDEA.
SINCE MR. AMOS
MENTIONEDCREATING SPECIAL LANES
FOR OTHER RECREATIONALACTIVITIES
BESIDES BIKING,
I'VE COLLECTED A PETITION
SIGNED BY AN ADDITIONAL200 PEOPLE,
PLUS LETTERS IN SUPPORTOF THE CREATION
OF A MULTIPURPOSE LANEFOR ALL ACTIVITIES.
QUIET, PLEASE.
ANY OBJECTIONS, COUNSELOR?
NONE, YOUR HONOR.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL READ OVERTHE ADDENDUM
TO CONSIDERMAKING THIS CHANGE
AND LET YOU KNOW MY
DECISIONIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
YOUR MOVE, LAW ONE.
OH, IT'S FABULOUS, HONEY.
NICE WRITE-UP.
DOES THIS MEANI CAN GO BACK
TO GIVING ARTFREE PASTRIES?
PLEASE?
YOU'RE BACKIN THE DANISH, ART.
YES...
OH, THERE'S BILL.
HEY!
HEY.
I'VE BEEN MEANINGTO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE BAR ASSOCIATION DANCE.
OH, RIGHT.
I'M AFRAID I CAN'T MAKE IT.
BECAUSE YOU HATE DANCING.
WHAT? NO! I LOVE DANCING.
REALLY?
YEAH.NO, I CAN'T MAKE I BECAUSE IT'SGREAT AUNT LINDA'S BIRTHDAY,
AND I HAVE TO DRIVEOUT TO MARYSVILLE.
YOU'RE NOT UPSET, ARE YOU?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
I'M NOT SUREIF I'M EVEN GOING.
OH, WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYSCOME
WITH ME IF YOU LIKE.
UH...
I'D LIKE TO SAYTHAT'S TEMPTING...
BUT YOU'D BE TOTALLY LYING?
IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY, I GET IT.
UH, BUT HEY, WE'RE STILLON FOR DINNER
FRIDAY NIGHT, RIGHT?
WE ARE.
GREAT.
BYE.-BYE.
HEY.-HEY!
BETTER GETIN THERE QUICK.
ONLY ONEBEAR CLAW LEFT.
AH, THANKS FOR THE TIP.
DON'T KNOW WHYI DID THAT.
AND HELLO, COUNSELOR.
HELLO, COUNSELOR.
I HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT IS THIS?
YOU DIDN'T READ IT?
I DON'T KNOW HOW.
YOU'RE FUNNY.
LAND DISPUTE.
A MRS. AGNES PITTMAN
USED TO OWNTHIS WHOLE AREA.
SHE USED TO SAYSHE KEPT IT LIKE THIS
BECAUSE SHE LOVEDTHE VIEWS,
AND THE WHOLENATURE PRESERVE PAR WAS JUSTA HAPPY RESULT.
EVERYONE KNEW SHE WANTEDTO
LEAVE THIS TO THE TOWN,
BUT SADLY, SHE DIED
BEFORE TRANSFERRING ITINTO A TRUST,
AND NOW HER HEIR HASSOLD IT TO A DEVELOPER.
WHO, I'M SURE, AREGOING TO LEAVE IT AS-IS
FOR SOCIETY'S SAKE.
SO, ANOTHER LAWSUIT?
EITHER THAT,
OR EVERYTHING YOU SEEWILL BE HIGH-RISES.
THAT WOULD BE A SHAME.
IT'S REALLYBEAUTIFUL HERE.
IT REALLY IS.
HAVE YOU GOTTENA CHANCE TO GET OU AND EXPLORE A LITTLE?
DO SOME HIKING?
A LITTLE.
I'D FORGOTTEN HOW MUCHI
MISSED THE VIEWS HERE
AND THE QUIET, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY NICE.
I'VE JUST BEEN SO
FOCUSEDON MY CAREER LATELY.
DEFINE "LATELY."
PRETTY MUCH SINCEGRADUATING LAW SCHOOL.
THAT'SA LONG "LATELY".
WELL, YOU PUT YOUR NOSETO THE GRINDSTONE,
YOU LOSE TRACK.
YEAH, BUT THENALL YOU SEE IS GRINDSTONE.
LOOK UP.
BETTER VIEW, HUH?
MUCH.
HOW LONGHAVE YOU HAD HIM?
UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS.
HE BELONGED TO AN EX
WHO GOT A JOB IN AUSTRALIA
AND COULDN'TTAKE HIM WITH HER.
IS SHE COMING BACK?
SHE MARRIED A GUYAFTER SHE GOT THERE,
SO PROBABLY NOT.
OKAY.
I GET IT.
WHAT?
I'VE HAD MY HEART BROKEN, TOO.
REALLY?
JEFF FROM CHICAGO.
YOU GUYS WOULDLIKE EACH OTHER, ACTUALLY.
HE ALSO DRIVES A PORSCHE.
OKAY, I SHOULD EXPLAIN.
THE CAR BELONGEDTO MY LATE UNCLE BRUCE,
AND I WAS GOING TO SELL IT...
BUT HAVE YOU EVER DRIVENONE OF THOSE?
NO, BUT FEEL FREETO GIVE MY MOM A RIDE.
SHE'D THANK YOU FOREVER.
MENTAL NOTE TAKEN.
BUT, REALLY, IF YOU
EVERWANT TO TAKE A SPIN...
I GOTTA GO, I'M MEETING DELIA FOR DINNER.
GIDGE?
SIMON!
SIMON, COME ON!
HEY, SIMON, COME ON.
COME ON, BOY, COME HERE.
COME ON.
HEY, SIMON, COME HERE, BUDDY.
GOOD GIRL...
OKAY, IF WE JUST, UH...-TURN THE OTHER WAY!
UM, I'M TRYING.
YOU-YOU JUST...
GIDGET, JUST... WELL, TURN THE OTHER WAY.
SIMON...-OH, HELLO.
HEY, FOLKS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OKAY, JUST...
TURN THE OTHER WAY.-I'M TRYING.
CHOCOLATES!
I FOUND THEM AT THE DOORWHEN
I OPENED THIS MORNING.
HE'S DEFINITELY INTERESTED.
THEY'RE MY FAVORITES.
WHO COULD THEY BE FROM?
WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ME?
HEY, NO...
DON'T DO THAT.
WELL... IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
TEN YEARS.
MM-HMM.
I'VE JUST ASSUMEDTHIS
PART OF MY LIFE WAS OVER,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
WELL, MAYBE DON'T HAVEANY EXPECTATIONS.
JUST...
LET IT BE WHAT IT'LL BE,
GO FROM THERE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SIMON ENJOYED SEEINGGIDGET YESTERDAY.
HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?
I HAVE DINNER PLANS, THANKS.
TOMORROW NIGHT?
SIMON AND GIDGETAREN'T THE ONLY ONES
WHO CAN BE DOGGED.
THAT WAS A TERRIBLE PUN.
I GOT A MILLION OF 'EM.
YOU'RE NOTHELPING YOUR CASE.
SURE ABOUT THAT?
YOU TWO LOOK LIKEYOU'RE
ENJOYING YOURSELVES.
ARE YOU GOING TO LET US INON THE JOKE?
JUST A DOG OWNER JOKE, YOUR HONOR.
NOT THAT INTERESTING.
ALL RIGHT, I HAVE HADA CHANCE TO REVIEW
THE MOTION TO ACCEPTTHE NEW PETITION,
AND IT LOOKS SOUND TO ME.
MR. AMOS, ANY OBJECTION
TO THE ADDENDUMEXPANDING THE BIKE LANE
TO INCLUDE ADDITIONALSPORTING ACTIVITIES?
NONE, YOUR HONOR.
THEN I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION,
AND IT WILL BE ENTEREDINTO THE RECORD.
WE WILL RESUME THE HEARINGON
THIS MATTER ON THURSDAY
AS SCHEDULED.
SO, THIS IS NICE, HUH?
IT'S LOVELY.
OOH, I HEARD THEY HAVEA
NEW BOLOGNESE RECIPE.
OH.
I'M THINKING THE SALMON.
ALWAYS A SAFE CHOICE.
OH.
DID YOU ORDERCHAMPAGNE?
NO, I THOUGHTYOU DID.
I DID NOT.
I... I WONDER WHO?
OH.
KEITH.
KEITH? WHO'S KEITH?
OH, THE TOWN ATTORNEYI TOLD YOU ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S FUNNY, I WASPICTURING SOMEONE...
OLDER.
DO YOU THINKYOU COULD STOP FLIRTING,
AND GET DOWN TO THE REASONI
ASKED YOU OUT TONIGHT?
I AM JUST BEING POLITETO A COLLEAGUE.
IS THAT WHAT THEY'RECALLING IT THESE DAYS?
WE ARE BATTLING EACH OTHER
IN A VERY IMPORTANT CASERIGHT NOW.
ABOUT A BIKE LANE.
I'M HERE IN MAYBERRY BY THE SEA
TO TALK TO YOU ABOU SOMETHINGTHAT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT.
YOUR FUTURE WITH THE FIRM?
YES, I THOUGHT THA WOULDGET YOUR ATTENTION.
IS THERE SOME SORT OF PROBLEM?
THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
THE PARTNERS LIKE
THAT YOU'VE BEEN BROUGH INAS AN ADVISOR HERE.
IT WAS SMART TO TAKETHAT POSITION.
THAT WAS THE GENERAL IDEA.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS BREWING
WITH SOME PROPERTYTHE FIRM REPRESENTS.
NOTHING CONCRETE JUST YET,
BUT THIS LITTLEBIKE PATH...
LANE.
IT'S A BIKE LANE.
WHATEVER.
- BIKE THINGYOU HAVE GOING ON
COULD PUT YOU IN POSITIONFOR
SOMETHING A LOT BIGGER,
AND I KNOW BIGGER IS YOUR GOAL.
I'M INTRIGUED.
GOOD.
WE WANT YOU TO BE.
WHO DO YOU THINK SHE IS?
I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY HIS GIRLFRIEND.
NO, HE DOESN'T HAVEA GIRLFRIEND.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
HMM?
WELL, THEY JUST, I DON'T KNOW,
THEY DON'T SEEMLIKE A COUPLE TO ME.
CLEARLY.
THANKS FORTHE CHAMPAGNE.
MY PLEASURE.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.
WE DID.
DID YOU AND YOUR DATEENJOY DINNER?
OH, IT WASN'T A DATE,
WE JUST WORK TOGETHER.
OH.
IN FACT, HERE SHE IS.
LAURA PRESLEY, THIS IS KRISTIE SIMMONS.
MY ASSOCIATEAND MY OPPOSING COUNSEL.
HELLO.-HELLO.
I HEAR YOU'VE BEEN KEEPINGOUR
LEGAL BEAGLE ON HIS TOES.
UH, SO FAR.
WELL, DON'TWEAR OUT THE BOY.
OUR FIRM HASBIG PLANS FOR HIM.
WELL, GOOD NIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOUIN COURT.
SHALL WE?
YES.
FOUND IT.
HMM?
MY SCARF.
SHALL WE?
YEAH.
GOOD MORNING.
I WILL NOW HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTSON
THE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION
REGARDING THE CREATIONOF
A RECREATIONAL LANE.
MS. SIMMONS?
YOUR HONOR, CITING THE
CASEOF OGDEN VERSUS ILLINOIS,
THE 2ND CIRCUIT RULED IN FAVOROF
A COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL
OVER THE STATE'S RIGHTTO DEVELOP THE LAND
FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
WITH RESPECT, YOUR HONOR,
OGDEN WAS OVERTURNEDBY THE 9TH CIRCUIT,
STATING THAT TAX REVENUE
SUPERSEDES THE COMMUNITY'SUSE OF THE LAND
FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
WHICH WAS MODIFIEDBY THE 10TH CIRCUIT,
STATING PROPERTY TAKENIN EMINENT DOMAIN
WAS SET ASIDE IN ORDER TO
BUILDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
A BIKE LANE IS NOT A HOSPITAL.
RECREATIONAL LANE.
AND NEITHER IS A SWIMMING POOL,
BUT THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES.
NOT IT'S USED SOLELYFOR
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES,
WHICH A HOSPITAL CLEARLY IS NOT.
REBUTTAL, COUNSELOR?
WELL, I'D SAY, UH...
YES. YES, UH, STATE OF
MAINEVERSES BREWSTER,
WHERE A RECREATIONAL LANETOOK PRECEDENCE
OVER A WATERFRONT MALL.
MR. AMOS?
BUT IT WAS REMANDEDTO A LOWER COURT.
WHERE IT WAS UPHELD...
SIX TO TWO.
ALL RIGHT.QUIET, PLEASE.
GOOD WORK, COUNSELORS.
I WILL TAKE YOUR
ARGUMENTSUNDER CONSIDERATION,
AND WILL RULEON THE MATTER SHORTLY.
QUITE A PERFORMANCE, COUNSELOR.
BACK ATCHA, COUNSELOR.
WILL I BE SEEING YOU
AT THE BAR ASSOCIATION DINNERTONIGHT?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
COME ON, YOU HAVE TO
GO.BRING YOUR BOYFRIEND.
HE CAN'T MAKE IT.
THAT DOESN'T MEANYOU CAN'T GO.
IT IS GREATFOR NETWORKING.
I HEAD UP A COMMITTEETHA DOES PRO BONO WORK
FOR RETURNING VETS,
AND WE COULD REALLY USESOMEBODY LIKE YOU.
WHAT?
YOU... YOU JUST SURPRISED ME, THAT'S ALL.
I GOT AS MANY GOOD
SURPRISESAS I DO BAD PUNS.
HMM.
HMM...
YEAH, ME NEITHER.
NO.
OKAY.
WHAT DID I EVER DO WITHOUT YOU?
WHY DO THEY ALWAYSHOLD THESE THINGS
NEAR VALENTINE'S DAY?
IT'S SO...
RED AND WHITE.
LOOKING FOR BIKE PATH GIRL?
BIKE LANE.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.
AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK...
EXCUSE ME.
YOU CAME.
I DID.
AND YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
YOU CLEAN UP NICELY YOURSELF.
THANKS.
AND I FEEL COMPELLEDTO POINT OU THAT I DO HAVEOTHER GOOD POINTS.
YOU DO?-I DO.
I'M ALSO A VERY GOOD DANCER.
SHALL WE?
KRISTIE?
JEFF?
HEY...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I COULD'VE SWORNI LEFT YOU IN CHICAGO.
I MOVED BACKTO SEATTLE LAST YEAR.
WELL, YOU REMEMBERTODD DONALLY, RIGHT?
OH, RIGHT, GOOD OLD TODD.
HE'S RIGHT OVER HERE, DO
YOU WANT TO COME SAY HI?
NOT REMOTELY.
HOW'S, UH... TIFFANY?
YEAH...
WE, UH, BROKE UP.
SHE MARRIED ONE OF THE
PARTNERSIN THE FIRM, SO...
THAT'S A SHAME.
BUT YOU LOOK... AMAZING.
DOESN'T SHE?
DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT?
I THINK THEY'REPLAYING OUR SONG.
IS THAT OUR SONG?
MM-HMM, YES, THAT IS OUR SONG.
SINCE WHEN DOESKRISTIE SIMMONS DANCE?
SINCE SHE FOUNDTHE RIGHT PARTNER.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
THAT WAS WEIRD, RIGHT?
I HAD SOMETHINGLIKE THAT HAPPEN.
I'VE BEEN TO AUSTRALIAEXACTLY
ONCE IN MY LIFE,
FOR A THREE-DAY CONFERENCEIN
SYDNEY LAST YEAR,
AND I RAN INTO JULIATWICE.
WERE YOU OKAY?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, AS FARAS I'M CONCERNED,
I GOT THE BETTEREND OF THE DEAL
GETTING SIMON.
I THINK SO, TOO.
OKAY, SO,
MY SPIES IN THE
SEATTLEATTORNEY SCENE TELL ME
THAT JEFF IS WITHHARRISON,
BIDDLE, AND SMITH,
WHICH MEANSHE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE
IN TAX LITIGATION.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET THA GUYHAVE SO MUCH POWER OVER ME.
I MEAN, THAT GUY
BROKE MY HEART?
WAS IT ME, OR WAS HE
WEARINGA LOT OF COLOGNE?
ROLLED OFF HIMLIKE A FOG.
OKAY, SOHE'S STILL HOVERING.
YOU WANT METO GIVE YOU TWO SPACE
SO YOU CAN TELL HIMEVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING
ABOUTSAYING THESE LAST...?
TWO YEARS?
NO. DON'T YOU DARE.
THIS IS PERFECT.
YEAH? THERE'S NOEMOTIONAL HANGOVER?
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
NO. NO, THERE'SNO EMOTIONAL ANYTHING.
I FEEL SO MUCH LIGHTER.
IT'S LIKE I'M FREE.
GOOD.
YOUR DATE'SNOT HAPPY, THOUGH.
I DON'T HAVE A DATE.
DOES SHE KNOW THAT?
YES, SHE DOES.
ANY INTEREST IN MEIS STRICTLY BUSINESS.
NO, NO, MS. SIMMONS,
THE MAN YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU
IS 100% DATE-FREE.
I FIND THATVERY HARD TO BELIEVE.
RIGHT?
BUT THERE IS ONE WOMAN,
WHO'S SMART AND FUNNY...
KEEPS ME ON MY TOES.
REALLY?-DEFINITELY.
AND I SEND HERA MILLION HINTS,
AND SHE JUST KEEPSSHOOTING ME DOWN.
WELL, SHE MUST HAVEHER REASONS.
MAYBE.
I SHOULD GO.
AH.
THANK YOU.
FOR TONIGHT.
OF COURSE.
OKAY.
I'M GONNA...
GOOD NIGHT.
LOOK WHAT I GOT.
AND... RED ROSES.
AGAIN.
WELL, THIS ISNEXT-LEVEL.
HOW DO YOU FEELABOUT MEETING HIM?
WELL, PART OF MEWANTS TO SAY YES
JUST SO I CAN FIND OUTWHO IT IS.
THE OTHER PAR WANTS TO HIDE AWAYWHERE IT'S SAFE.
YEAH, I GET THAT.
I KNOW YOU DO.
BIG SIGH.
HOW WAS TONIGHT?
INTERESTING.
REVELATORY.
DISCONCERTING.
ALL THAT IN TWO HOURS?
KEITH WAS THERE.
AND SO WAS JEFF.
HOLY SMOKES.
THIS CALLS FOR CHOCOLATE.
YEAH.
HEY, WHERE'S GIDGE?
GIDGET?
GIDGET...
GIDGE!
THAT LITTLE HOUDINI.
OH.
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
HI. IS GIDGET HERE?
GIDGET? NO.
SHE'S MISSING.I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE CAME
HERETO BE WITH SIMON.
NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,
I HAVEN'T SEEN SIMONSINCE I GOT HOME.
SIMON!
GIDGET!
SIMON!
SIMON!
GIDGE!
SIMON!
GIDGET!
WHERE COULD THEYHAVE GONE?
THE BEACH.
GIDGET!
COME HERE, GIRL!
COME ON, GIDGE!
SIMON!
IT'S SO DARK.
DO YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
NO.
WAIT...
SORRY ABOUT THIS.
BILL WARNED MESHE'S AN ESCAPE ARTIST.
WAIT, WAIT.
I THINKI HEAR SOMETHING.
GIDGET?
GIDGET!
SIMON, COME HERE, BOY!-COME ON! COME HERE!
COME ON, SIMON! COME ON, SIMON!
GIDGE!
COME ON, BOY, COME ON, SIMON!
GIDGET!
COME ON, SIMON! COME ON, BUDDY, COME ON!
YEAH, GOOD BOY.COME HERE, SIMON.
GOOD GIRL.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, COME ON.
I'M GOING TO TEXT MY MOMTHAT WE FOUND HER
BEFORE SHE CALLSHALF THE TOWN.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.
MORE OFTHE NON-GRINDSTONE WORLD.
THIS IS ONE OFMY FAVORITE VIEWS.
ALTHOUGH, IT'LL ALL BE GONE
IF THE DEVELOPERSGET THEIR WAY.
CONDOS AS FARAS THE EYE CAN SEE.
THAT WOULD BE AWFUL.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU DON'TNEED TO BE HERE
TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW QUICKLY A PERSONCAN GET ATTACHED
WHEN IT'S RIGHT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW,
YOU SEEM LIKETHE KIND OF GUY
WHO ADJUSTS WELLTO WHEREVER YOU GO.
YOU'LL PROBABLYFORGET ABOUT US
YOUR FIRST DAYBACK TO CITY LIFE.
WHAT IF I DON'T?
DON'T WHAT?
GO BACK TO CITY LIFE.
WAIT...
ARE YOU THINKINGABOUT STAYING HERE?
I HAVEN'TFIGURED IT OUT YET.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR CAREER?
DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE IT HERE,
BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO CLIMBANY
SORT OF CORPORATE LADDER.
MY CAREER HAS EATEN UPSO MUCH OF MY LIFE
AT THIS POINT,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SITTING HERE WITH YOU,
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY.
IT'S LATE.WE SHOULD GO.
YEAH.
MUST BE THE LIFEGUARD.
KRISTIE!
MOM?
OH, THANK GOODNESS.
HI!
UH, KEITH AMOS, THIS ISMY
MOTHER, BARB SIMMONS.
MOM, THIS IS KEITH.
AND SIMON.
WELL, IT'S VERY NICETO MEET YOU.
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.
I AM TERRIFIED NOW.
FOR ME, NOT SIMON.
HE ALWAYS GETSGOOD REVIEWS,
TONIGHT'S LITTLE CAPERNOTWITHSTANDING.
NOT TO WORRY.
I CAN MAKE UP MY OWN MINDABOUT PEOPLE.
WHEW!
NO, I MEAN, I HAVEN'TSAID THAT MUCH.
OH, UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO REMIND YOU?
NO NEED.
WELL, IT'S VERY NICETO MEET YOU, KEITH.
COME ON.
COME ON, SIMON, LET'S GO.
KEITH, THANK YOU.
FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OKAY...
OH, WHAT A LONG NIGHT.
WELL, YOU GOT TO SPENDMORE TIME WITH KEITH,
AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WHAT? NO.
NO, HE'S THE ENEMY.
UH-UH.
YOU WERE STANDING AWFULLYCLOSE TO THE ENEMY
WHEN I PULLED UP.
OH. YOU SAW THAT?
I'M YOUR MOTHER.I SEE EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE TO TALK TO BILL.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
THAT'S NOT WHYYOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
I MADE A DECISION, TOO.
I'M GOING TO MEETMY SECRET ADMIRER.
OH, WOW.
WHAT HARM CAN COME, RIGHT?
IT'S JUST A DATE.
EXACTLY.
SO WHY DO I FEEL SO GUILTY?
MOM...
YOU KNOW DAD WOULD'VEWANTED
YOU TO BE HAPPY.
I AM HAPPY.
WITH THE CAFE, WITH MY FRIENDS,
AND YOU.
I KNOW.
I KNOW, BUT NOWYOU HAVE A CHANCE
AT A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAPPY.
WHO KNOWS IF ANYTHINGWOULD
EVEN COME OF IT, RIGHT?
IT'S PROBABLY JUST STAN GUMPSKI,
WANTING ME FOR HIS NEXTPYRAMID SCHEME.
OR MAYBEHE'S A REALLY NICE GUY.
WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING.
YEAH.
OH...
OKAY, SIMON, LET'S GO.
COME ON...
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE
THAT JEFF TRIEDTO INVITE ME TO HIS TABLE
TO SEE HIS FRIENDS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPYTO SEE KEITH AMOS
IN MY LIFE.
OH, SO KEITH WAS THERE?
WELL, YEAH,
ALONG WITH A COUPLEHUNDRED OTHER LAWYERS.
BUT, YOU AND KEITH, YOU SAW EACH OTHER.
MM-HMM.
DID YOU... DANCE TOGETHER?
YEAH, JUST AS A WAYTO DEAL WITH JEFF.
BUT THAT DOESBRING UP A POIN I WANT TO TALKTO YOU ABOUT.
YOU'RE...
YOU'RE BLUSHING.-WHAT?
YOUR CHEEKS, THEY'RE ALL RED,
AND YOU'RE, LIKE, NERVOUS.
NO, NO...
UM...
SEE, THE THING IS, UH...
YOU LIKE HIM. KEITH.
NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
IT ISN'T.
NO, ACTUALLY...
ACTUALLY, IT IS OKAY.
WAIT, ARE... ARE YOUABOU TO BREAK UP WITH ME?
WEREN'T YOU JUSTABOUT TO DO THE SAME TO ME?
OH.
YEAH... I GUESS I WAS.
THE THING IS, I...
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
JEALOUSABOUT YOU AND KEITH.
NOTHING HAPPENED...
I BELIEVE YOU, I DO,
BUT STILL...
YOU WEREN'T JEALOUS.
YOU KNOW, KRIS,
I THINK I JUST HADALL
THESE, LIKE, EXPECTATIONS
ABOUT WHAT OUR RELATIONSHIPSHOULD BE
THAT I NEVER REALLY
NOTICEDTHEY WEREN'T THERE.
BUT LATELY,
IT'S BEEN KIND OF OBVIOUS, DON'T YOU THINK?
LOOK, I KNOWTHAT VALENTINE'S
IS JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY.
WE COULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER, IF YOU WANT.
YOU KNOW, FAKE ITFOR THE HOLIDAYS.
DO YOUWANT TO DO THAT?
NO.
DO YOU?
NO.
OH.
I ALMOST FORGOT, ONE MORE THING.
MARGIE IS COMING BACKA COUPLE DAYS EARLY
TO PICK UP GIDGET.
HOW EARLY?
THE 14TH.
BEAR CLAW?
YEAH.
HEY, BARB.
HEY, KEITH.
AND HOW IS DANIEL DOING TODAY?
OH, I HAD A NICE 20-MILEBIKE
RIDE THIS MORNING,
SO I'M FEELINGPRETTY GOOD.
20 MILES? GOOD GRIEF.
YEAH, YOU SHOULDTRY IT SOMETIME.
THANKS, I'LL STICKTO JOGGING.
WELL, THAT'S WHYYOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE'RE FIGHTINGTHE TOWN BOARD SO HARD
TO GET OUR LANE.
IT REALLY MEANS A LOT, DOESN'T IT?
WELL, WE'RE A SMALLCOMMUNITY, KEITH,
AND SMALL THINGS HERETEND TO SEEM BIGGER
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP NEARBY,
MY PARENTS ONCE SPENTAN ENTIRE SUMMER
FIGHTING TO HAVETRAFFIC LIGHTS INSTALLED
AT A BUSY INTERSECTION
TO MAKE IT SAFER.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT.
WELL...
HEY, HOW DID IT GO?
HE WENT FIRST.
IT TURNS OU PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE
KNEWWE SHOULDN'T BE DATING,
INCLUDING BILL.
HE'S A GOOD MAN,
AND SOMEDAY, THE RIGH WOMANIS GOING TO FIND HIM.
AND SOMEDAY, THE RIGHT MAN WILL FIND YOU,
WHO WILL MAKEYOUR HEART FLUTTER.
BILL AND I JUST BROKE UPAN HOUR AGO.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YOU HAVE VERY EXPRESSIVE EYES.
SO...?
SO HE DOESN'T LIVE HEREAND
HIS CAREER IS IN SEATTLE.
OH, SWEETIE,
PEOPLE CHANGE PLANSALL THE TIME.
WELL, SPEAKING OF PLANS...
MM-HMM?
ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?
JUST HOW MUCH PREP TIMEDO
YOU THINK I REQUIRE?
LET ME SEEIF AMY NEEDS ME.
HI.
OH, HELLO.
UH, WHERE'S SIMON?
DOGGIE DAY CARE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE, YOU
SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
WELL, UM...
GIDGET'S FOSTER MOMIS
COMING BACK EARLY, SO...
OH.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINKTHAT HAVING A DOG
WOULD TOO BIGOF A RESPONSIBILITY.
I WAS A SINGLE GUYWITH A BUSY CAREER,
AND THEN SIMON FELL INTO MY LAP,
WITH HIS BIG BROWN
EYESAND UNDENIABLE CHARM,
AND VOILA.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
IF YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING,
THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY.
HMM...
DON'T.
LET'S JUSTGET STARTED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOUFOR DOING THIS.
OH...
I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
IT'S SUCH A BIG UNKNOWN.
IT'S ABOUTTO BE KNOWN.
YOUR TURN NEXT.
ONE STEPAT A TIME, LADY.
PERFECT.
JUST PLEASE DON'T LET IT BESTAN GUMPSKI.
HELLO.
DAN?
UH...
I HOPE YOU LIKECHAMPAGNE.
I DO.
GOOD.
DAN...
THEY MAKEA CUTE COUPLE.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE?
I WANTED TO SEEHOW IT WAS GOING.
DAN WAS SO NERVOUS, THE POOR GUY.
WAIT, YOU KNEW?
DID YOU HELP?
I MAY HAVE MADE A
FEWSUGGESTIONS HERE AND THERE.
HE'S LIKED YOUR MOMFOR SO LONG,
BUT HE DIDN'T KNOWIF SHE WOULD BE WILLING
TO GO OUT WITH ANYONE AT ALL,
SO I SUGGESTED...
SECRET ADMIRER.
SO HE COULDTEST THE WATERS.
PLUS, IT'S CRAZY ROMANTIC, DON'T YOU THINK?
HMM.
TO SURPRISES.
COME ON, LET'S GIVETHESE KIDS SOME SPACE.
OKAY.
WHOA!
I'M FINE. I'M FINE...
DAN GIBBONS.
WHO KNEW HE WASSO ROMANTIC?
JUST WHEN YOU THINKYOU'VE GOT SOMEONE
ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPENTO BE TALKING
ABOUT DAN'S ACCOMPLICE, NOW, WOULD YOU?
NO, NO, NO, NO,
WE ARE FOCUSING ON YOUAND
YOUR AMAZING NIGHT.
IT REALLY WAS.
I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THATIN A LONG TIME.
AW, SO I TAKE I THERE'S GOING TO BEA SECOND DATE?
MM-HMM.
WE'RE GOINGTO DRIVE TO SEATTLE
TO SEE THE "HOLIDAY INN" REVIVAL.
TURNS OUT DAN LIKESOLD
MUSICALS AS MUCH AS I DO.
GO, DAN.
HEY, AND THANK KEITHFOR ME.
SOMETIMES, ALL IT TAKESIS A LITTLE NUDGE.
SUBTLE.
THERE YOU ARE.
HEY, WHAT A SURPRISE.
YOU'VE BEENIGNORING MY CALLS.
I'VE BEEN SWAMPED.
OUR FAVORITE BIKE LANE
CASEIS COMING TO A CLOSE.
FINALLY.
I NEED YOUR ATTENTIONON A NEW MATTER.
REMEMBER I TOLD YOU ABOUTA
PROPERTY OUR FIRM REPRESENTS?
YEAH.
WELL, IT'S RIGHT HEREIN BRADLEY BEACH,
RIGHT ALONG THE WATER.
THE PITTMAN PROPERTY?
YOU KNOW IT?
IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF LAND.
AND OUR NEW CLIENT, MAXON
SECURITIES, NOW OWNS IT.
THEY WANT TO CREATE A
GATED, HIGH-END DEVELOPMENT.
CONDOS.
VERY LUCRATIVE CONDOS.
WE'RE FAIRLY CERTAIN
THE BOARD WILLZONE IT OUR WAY,
WITH YOUR HELP.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I'M STILL PRETTY NEW HERE.
YES, WELL, THEY ASKEDFOR YOU SPECIFICALLY.
YOU'RE A LOCAL BOY MADE GOOD,
AND THEY'RE HUNGRYFOR THE TAX BASE.
WITH YOUR GUIDANCE, WE CAN FAST-TRACK IT.
KEITH...
THIS COULD BE THE
CHANCEYOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR.
WHATEVER IT IS THAT'SMAKING YOU HESITATE,
STOP IT.
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THISARE RARE.
I THINK IT'S BOLD
YOU ENDED THINGS WITH
BILLBEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY.
YOU COULD COME WITH MEAND MY COUSINS.
THE GOODMAN CLUB IS
HAVINGTHIS SINGLES DANCE
TO CELEBRATETHE HOLIDAY, AND...
I JUST GOT DEPRESSED
BY THE ENDOF THAT SENTENCE.
THANKS,
BUT MY MOM HAS HER
ANNUALVALENTINES PARTY THAT NIGHT.
YOU DON'T MIND
IF I STILL USE BILLAS A VET, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I COULD TAKEMR. WHISKERS
TO VALLEY PINE, BUT...
NO, NO, OF COURSE, YOU'LL STILL USE BILL,
HE'S A GREAT VET.
AND HE'S A GREAT GUY,
HE'S JUST NOT... MY GREAT GUY.
KRISTIE SIMMONS' OFFICE.
UH, YES.
OF COURSE.
JUDGE MAYS HASCALLED SESSION IN
FOR TOMORROW MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE HERE IN THE MATTEROF
THE SHORE BIKE CLUB
VERSUS THE TOWNOF BRADLEY BEACH.
COUNSELOR, YOU REQUESTEDTHIS
SPECIAL SESSION?
YES, YOUR HONOR.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATINGTHE
RECREATIONAL BIKE LANE,
THE TOWN OF BRADLEY BEACHWISHES
TO RETRACT ITS OBJECTIONS
TO THE PLAINTIFF'S SUIT,
AND CONCEDES THE ARGUMENTTO THE PLAINTIFF.
DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.OKAY THEN.
JUDGMENT IS RENDEREDIN
FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF.
THE TOWN WILL COMPLETE A PLAN
FOR THE RECREATIONAL LANESIN QUESTION
TO BE SUBMITTED TO MEWITHIN 60 DAYS.
COURT IS ADJOURNED.
OH, MY GOSH!
WE WON.
IT WAS TOUGH, BUT WE DID IT.
HEY...
HEY.
UH, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THE BOARD CALLED ME INFOR AN UPDATE,
I TOLD THEM WHAT I
THOUGHTTHEIR CHANCES WERE,
AND THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.
THAT MUST HAVE BEENSOME MESSAGE.
I CALLS 'EM LIKE I SEES 'EM.
UM...
WE'RE ALL HEADINGOVER TO MY PLACE
FOR A LITTLE CELEBRATION,
SO MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO JOIN...
YEAH.
THAT SOUNDS NICE, I'D LOVE THAT.
AND REMIND EVERYONEWE STILL HAVE
THE PITTMAN PROPERTYTO DEAL WITH.
LET'S JUST CELEBRATETHIS VICTORY FOR NOW.
I AGREE.
MOM, YOU DIDN'THAVE TO MAKE ALL THIS.
YOU HAVE YOUR VALENTINE'SCELEBRATION
IN THREE DAYS.
OH, HONEY, YOU KNOWPERFECTLY WELL
THAT WHEN I'M HAPPY, I COOK.
IT'S IN MY DNA.
WHY DON'T YOU GOSOAK UP THE ACCOLADES?
HELLO.THIS IS KEITH.
YEAH, HOLD ON.HOLD ON A SEC.
SORRY, WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING
THE END OF THE
FAMOUSRECREATIONAL LANE CASE.
WE CONCEDED, BY THE WAY.
REALLY?
THE WINNING SIDEUSUALLY CELEBRATES.
I'M CELEBRATING WITH THEM.
HMM, ALONG WITH THE
PLAINTIFF'SATTORNEY, I'LL BET.
SHE'S GOOD AT HER JOB.
YES, I'M SURETHAT'S THE ATTRACTION.
NOW, HAVE YOU SPOKENWITH THE BOARD YET?
FROM WHAT I HEAR,
COUNCILMAN SNYDERIS THE ONE MEMBER
YOU HAVE TO PERSUADE.
THE OTHERS TYPICALLYFOLLOW HIS LEAD.
NO, I...
I'VE GOT TO RUN.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
KEITH?
KEITH!
EVERYTHING OKAY?
EVERYTHING'S ROSES.
HEY, I GOT AN IDEA.
WHY DON'TYOU AND I GO OU TO CELEBRATEYOUR ILLUSTRIOUS VICTORY?
YOU AND I?
YEAH, IT'S AN OLDLEGAL TRADITION.
TWO FORMER ADVERSARIESGET TOGETHER
AND SMOKE A PEACE PIPE.
ANY REFUSALWILL BE APPEALED
TO THE STATESUPREME COURT.
SO...
SOUNDS GOOD.
WAS THATAN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE?
I THINK IT WAS.
I ALMOST DON'T KNOWWHAT TO DO WITH THAT,
IT FEELS SO FOREIGN.
I CAN SAY "NO" IF YOU'D RATHER.
NO, NO.-NO?
I MEAN, YES!
SAY "YES",
AND I WILL LEARN TO DEALWITH
THE LACK OF OPPOSITION.
SO...
IS IT FINALLY A DATE?
THIS IS FINALLY A DATE.
MICHAEL...
YEAH, A LITTLE SCOOPFOR "THE TELEGRAM."
WELL, I HAVE ITON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT...
WELL, KEITH AMOS, IN FACT...
THAT THE BOARD IS GOING
TO SIDEWITH THE DEVELOPERS
ON THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO PRINT.
OKAY...
WELL, I AM HAPPY TO REPOR THAT MR. WHISKERS' TEETHARE IN GREAT SHAPE.
SADLY, THAT ISTHE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.
I AM, HOWEVER, GOINGTO
RECOMMEND SOME NEW FOOD
TO HELP HIM LOSEA COUPLE EXTRA POUNDS.
GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME?
HUH? WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?
YOU LOOK GREAT.
I MEAN, NOT-NOT-NOT THAT I...
HAVE BEEN LOOKING...
I-I MEAN, I HAVE,
AS A HUMAN, STANDING IN...
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE,
YOU KNOW...
YOU'RE BLUSHING.
AM I?
IT'S CUTE.
I MEAN, I'M NOT... I'M NOT CALLING YOU CUTE!
OF COURSE.
I MEAN, YOU ARE...
EMPIRICALLY... CUTE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
BYE.
HELLO?
DO YOU PREFER ITALIAN...
CALIFORNIA FUSION, OR SUSHI?
ITALIAN.ALWAYS ITALIAN.
AND VALENTINO'S IT IS.
FOR TONIGHT.
BUT I THINK, TO BE FAIRWE SHOULD TRY...
ALL THE OTHER RESTAURANTS
BEFORE WE COMETO OUR ULTIMATE DECISION
ON WHICH IS THE BESTIN BRADLEY BEACH.
AND THEN WE MOVE ONTO THE OTHER AREAS,
AND THEN TO THE STATE.
AND THEN WE EXPAND BEYOND THAT.
I LIKE THAT PLAN.
SEE YOU SOON.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
ME TOO.
HELLO?
HEY, DAN, YOU GOT A SEC?
SURE. WHAT'S UP?
I WANTED YOUR ADVICEON
MAYBE GETTING A PLACE
THAT'S A LITTLE MORE...
LONG-TERM.
UH, WE'LL SENDTHE DEPOSITIONS TOMORROW,
OVERNIGHT THEM.
AND YOU MAY AS WELL TELL
MEWHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,
BECAUSE I'M GOINGTO GET IT OUT OF YOU
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
UH...
HOW, UM... BROKEN UP
ARE YOU AND BILL?
VERY. WHY?
WELL, IT'S JUST...
YEAH... IS THAT...
IT'S A FUNNY STORY.
OKAY.
IS, UM... I WAS, UM...
HEY!
HEY.
BEAR CLAW.
THE BEST.
HEY.
OH, HI.
SO... OKAY.
I HAVE NO EXPLANATION.
IT WAS LIKE A... LIKE A...
A LIGHTNING BOLTOUT OF THE BLUE,
IN SERIOUSLY THE LEASTROMANTIC
PLACE IMAGINABLE,
AND FOR THE RECORD,
NOTHING HAPPENED.
ZERO. ZILCH. NADA.
BUT YOU'D LIKE FOR IT TO.
WHAT?
NO.
I MEAN...
ONLY IF YOU'RE...
OKAY WITH IT.
I COULD NOT BEMORE OKAY WITH IT.
REALLY.
REALLY?
IN FACT, IT'S PROBABLYA
GOOD TIME FOR ME TO ADMI THAT KEITH AND I...
KEITH AMOS IS THE WORST!
HE'S SIDING WITH THE DEVELOPERS.
WHAT IS IT?
HEY, COME ON IN.
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONEPICKING YOU UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOLD ON.
THAT MAKES US ADVERSARIES.AGAIN.
I HAVEN'T GIVEN THE BOARDMY RECOMMENDATION.
THEN HOW DID IT GETIN THE PAPER?
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBELAURA JUMPED THE GUN...
BECAUSE SHE KNEWTHAT WAS THE PLAN, RIGHT?
THERE IS NO PLAN, KRISTIE.
I HAVEN'T COMETO A CONCLUSION YET.
KEITH, THERE'S ONLYONE CONCLUSION,
I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT.
I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOODTHIS PLACE.
I THOUGHT...
AND FOR THE SAKEOF COMPLETE CLARITY,
THE DATE IS OFF.
TONIGHT AND ALLFUTURE NIGHTS.
KRISTIE...
HEY...
I KNOW, BOY, I'M SORRY.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
LOOKS LIKEI'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO MORE
THAN TALK MY WAY OUTTA THIS ONE.
NOT TODAY, GIRL.
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
COME HERE, SIMON, COME ON.
YOU SEE, GIDGE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS.
I GET HURT.
YOU KNOW WHY WE HAVEEXPECTATIONS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
THAT ALLOWS USTO ANTICIPATE RESULTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE,
YOU HAVE YOUR HEART BROKEN
BY A PARTICULARLY HANDSOMEBREED OF DOG.
WELL, THEN,
YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO HAVETHE
EXACT SAME HEARTBREAK
WHEN YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH
TO FALL FOR THE SAME BREEDOF HANDSOME DOG.
I MEAN, DEFINITION OF INSANITY,
AM I RIGHT? SO RIGHT...
OH.
MS. SIMMONS?
COUNCILMAN SNYDER.
I WAS JUST WORKING ON A...
A-A SPEECH TO A JURY.
HELPS TO PRACTICEIN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
AH.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
WELL, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE,
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLEOF
MAKING A DECISION RIGHT NOW
ON WHETHER OR NOTTO APPROVE A PLAN
TO DEVELOP THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
THE PAPER SAIDTHAT HAD BEEN DECIDED.
NO, NO, WE'RE CLOSE,
BUT WE'RE STILLIN THE INFORMATION GATHERING
PART OF THE EQUATION.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE
BOARDWAS VERY IMPRESSED
WITH THE WAY YOU...
OH, NOW, HOW DID CARTER PUT IT?
TOOK US TO THE WOODSHEDOVER
THE BIKE LANE LAWSUIT.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND
YOU MAY HAVE AN OPINION OR
TWOABOUT THE PITTMAN MATTER?
YOU BET I DO.
GOOD. WE'RE MEETINGLATER TONIGHT.
I'D REALLY LOVETO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS.
OH, UH, TONIGHT?
YEAH, I'M SORRYABOUT THE LATE NOTICE.
WE ONLY JUST HAD YOUR NAMEPRESENTED TO US.
PRESENTED? BY WHOM?
KEITH AMOS.
OH.
HI.
UH, HI.
MEG, COME ON IN,
I HAVE THAT PAPERWORKFOR YOU TO SIGN.
HE'S NOT HERE.
WHERE IS HE?
SINCE HE QUIT THE FIRM, IT'S
REALLY NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
KEITH QUIT?
HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
NO.
WE HAVEN'T SPOKENIN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.
THAT MAKES TWO OF US.
LOOK, I'M NOT SUREWHA I'M SUPPOSED TO DO HERE.
WELL, YOU'D BETTER BE PREPARED
TO GIVE YOUR PERSPECTIVEON
THE PITTMAN PROJECT,
BECAUSE I AM.
COME ON, KEITH, PICK
UP, PICK UP, PICK UP...
HEY, THIS IS KEITH,LEAVE A MESSAGE.
AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOON...
HI, BILL.
HEY. LISTEN, MARGIE IS BACK IN TOWN,
AND SHE WANTEDTO PICK UP GIDGET.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULDBRING HER BY TONIGHT?
AND I'D ALSO LIKETO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SORRY I'M LATE.
IT TOOK A LOT LONGER
TO GET ALL THESE
PEOPLETOGETHER THAN I THOUGHT.
WHAT KIND OF STUNTIS THIS?
IT'S NOT A STUNT.
IT'S JUST CITIZENSBEING CONCERNED
ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.
KEITH, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'RE GOING TO PRESENTOUR
CASE TO THE BOARD.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST FOUND OUT ABOU THIS, I AM NOT PREPARED.
THIS IS AN ANXIETY DREAMCOME TO LIFE...
YOU ARE PREPARED, KRISTIE.
TRUST ME,
AND JUST LET IT BEWHAT IT'LL BE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMENOF THE BOARD, THANK YOU
FOR GIVING US THIS
OPPORTUNITYON SUCH SHORT NOTICE
TO PRESENT OUR CASE
AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENTOF
THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLYHAVE
US INTRIGUED, MR. AMOS.
HOWEVER, IT IS VALENTINE'S DAY,
AND SOME OF US DO HAVEPLACES TO BE.
I UNDERSTAND, COUNCILMAN SNYDER,
AND YOU WILL BE OUT OF
HEREAND OFF WITH MRS. SNYDER
IN UNDER 10 MINUTES.
NOW, AS YOUR FORMERTOWN ATTORNEY,
IT WAS MY JOBTO PRESENT YOU
WITH THE VARIOUS
HURDLESYOU'D HAVE TO OVERCOME
IN ORDERTO FAST-TRACK AUTHORIZATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES,
SEPARATE ZONING VARIANCESFOR WATER, SEWAGE,
AND ELECTRICITY.
FIRE, POLICE,
AND EMERGENCYMEDICAL IMPACT STUDIES,
WHICH WOULD TAKEAROUND FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS,
NOT COUNTINGCOMMUNITY RESISTANCE,
AND VARIOUS... LAWSUITS,
ALL OF WHICHWOULD COST THIS TOWN
MORE THANTHE PROJECTED REVENUE
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
HERE'S COPIESFOR EVERYONE.
NOW, ALL OF THIS, IT'S JUST DATA.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS HEREARE THE PEOPLE,
AND HOW THIS PROPOSEDDEVELOPMEN WOULD IMPACT THEM,
AND FOR THAT,
I GIVE YOU MISS KRISTIE SIMMONS.
JUST SPEAKFROM YOUR HEART,
TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL.
YOU GOT THIS.
HELLO.
KEITH...
MR. AMOS...
MENTIONED ALL OF THE
OPERATIONALAND LOGISTICAL REASONS
TO OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT,
BUT I THINK THAT CAN BE
SAIDABOUT MOST EVERY DEVELOPMENT.
WHY THIS BEACHIS SO IMPORTANT TO SAVE
IS WHAT I WOULD LIKETO SPEAK TO.
UH...
MY MOM ONCE SAID
THE UNOFFICIAL MOTTOFOR THIS TOWN SHOULD BE
"THERE'S MORE TO LIFE,"
BECAUSE THAT'S WHATTHIS COMMUNITY BRINGS
TO EACH OF US,
THE PERSPECTIVEON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND THAT BEACH IS THE
HEARTOF THIS COMMUNITY,
IT'S IN OUR NAME.
MRS. PITTMANKEPT THE LAND LIKE IT IS
BECAUSE SHE LOVEDTHIS TOWN,
BUT NOBODY EXPECTEDA NATURE PRESERVE
TO DEVELOP FROM THE BEACH,
AND YET, SOMEHOW, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED,
AND NOW,
THE BEAUTY OF THAT PRESERVE
IS WHAT DRAWS PEOPLETO THIS PLACE,
AND WHAT KEEPS THEM HERE.
AND IF WE LOSE THAT...
FOR WHAT, CONDOS?
WE LOSE THE VERY HEARTOF
WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY,
AND I BELIEVEWE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
I HOPE YOU DO, TOO.
THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO ACCEPTMR. AMOS' RECOMMENDATIONS
AND TO TABLE ALL DISCUSSIONSON THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE TIME BEING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
MOTION CARRIED.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, HONEY!
GIDGET!
IT'S OKAY, GIRL.IT'S OKAY.
WHERE'S MARGIE?
UH, SHE HAD TO GO HOME,
BUT I CAN TAKE GIDGET TO HER.
SHE PASSES ON HER THANKS.
HERE'S THE DEAL, BILL.
I CAN'T SAY GOODBYE TO GIDGET.
SHE'S MINE,
AND I'M SURE MARGIE
IS AN AMAZING, GENEROUS FOSTER MOM,
BUT LIKE I SAID...
GIDGET'S MINE.
OH, I ALREADY TOLD MARGIETHA YOU'D BE A FAILED FOSTER.
OR IN YOUR CASE, A FAILED FOSTER FOSTER.
YOU DID?
I DID.
LOOK, WE MAY NOT HAVE
BEENA GREAT COUPLE, KRIS,
BUT WE WERE ALWAYS GOOD FRIENDS,
AND GOOD FRIENDSNOTICE THESE THINGS.
GIDGET'S BEEN YOURSSINCE
THE FIRST PAW-SHAKE.
YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD GUY, BILL NOLAN.
I AM, RIGHT?
OH, AND IN CASEYOU WERE CURIOUS,
DELIA IS AT MY MOM'S CAFERIGHT NOW
FOR THE VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE...
YOU WANTED TO STOP BY.
GOOD FRIENDSNOTICE THESE THINGS.
UM, WELL, I MIGHTHAVE
TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.
SEE YOU THERE?
YEAH.
I JUST HAVE TO CHECKON ONE THING.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WHAT NOW?
HEY.
YOU LOOK...
WOW.
UM, DID YOU HELPWITH ALL THE DECORATIONS?
YEAH, IT'S...
KIND OF MY THING.
IT'S A GOOD THING.
YEAH.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOODMAN CLUB HAS A...
A...
VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE?
YES.
WOULD YOU MAYBE...
YES.
OKAY.
UM...
SHALL WE?
I'LL GET... WE SHALL. OKAY.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVEKEITH WOULD LEAVE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.
OH, KEITH HASN'T LEFT.
BUT THERE'S A "FOR
LEASE" SIGN AT HIS HOUSE.
YEAH, THAT'S BECAUSE
WE GOT HIM A MORELONG-TERM RENTAL.
HE WAS EVEN THINKINGABOUT BUYING.
WELL, THENWHERE IS HE?
EXCUSE ME, HI. IS THEREA
KRISTIE SIMMONS HERE?
YEAH, THAT'S ME.
OH.
THANKS.
"SIMON IS WAITINGFOR HIS VALENTINE."
WAITING WHERE?
COME ON, GIDGET.
OKAY...
LET'S GO FIND THEM.
LET'S GO FIND THEM...
COME ON!
OKAY, GO GET.
SORRY I RAN OFFAFTER THE DECISION,
BUT I HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
YOU CERTAINLY DID.
YEAH, I HAD TO MAKEOUR
FIRST DATE MEMORABLE.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
I DON'T KNOWHOW YOU TOP THIS.
WELL, I'VE GOT PLENTY OF
TIME TOTHINK OF SOMETHING
NOW THAT I'M UNEMPLOYED.
NO, NOT SO FAST, COUNSELOR.
THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND
THAT THE TOWN BOARD WANTSTO
PUT IN MORE PARKING METERS.
HEATHENS.
AND IF THEY DO, I'M GOINGTO
NEED REINFORCEMENTS.
FOR THAT, AND ANY OTHER
SCHEMESTHAT COME THEIR WAY.
COUNSELOR, DID YOU JUSTOFFER ME A JOB?
MM, NO, COUNSELOR, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT,
BUT MAYBE...
A PARTNERSHIP?
ARE THE BENEFITS GOOD?
HMM...
WELL, GREAT VIEWSAWAY FROM THE GRINDSTONE,
LOTS OF PLAY DATES FOR THE PUPS,
AND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF...
HI.
HI, MOM.
HEY, SWEETHEART.COFFEE?
YES, PLEASE.HEY, ART.
HEY, KRISTIE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, QUIET, PLEASE, QUIET.
THANK YOU.
TAKE YOUR SEATS.
OKAY, NOW,
THE LOVELY KRISTIE SIMMONS,
OUR LAWYER,
IS HERE
TO TELL US HOW WE WILL
GETTHAT MUCH NEEDED BIKE LANE
FOR OUR TOWN.
KRISTIE?
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
UH, LIKE MOST OF YOU HERE,
I'M A LIFE-LONG LOCAL,
AND I BIKE,
SO THIS GOALIS AS IMPORTANT TO ME
AS IT IS TO ALL OF YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU KNOW,
THE BRADLEY BEACH TOWN BOARD
DID REJECT OUR PLANFOR THE BIKE LANES...
I KNOW.
HOWEVER, I HAVE PETITIONEDTHE COUNTY COUR ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE TOWN
HASFAILED TO PROPERLY ADMINISTER
THE SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THAT MEANSWE'LL BE IN COURT TOMORROW
AT 10:00 A.M.
AND WE'RE GOINGTO FIGHT THIS THING,
AND WE'RE GOING TO WIN.
OKAY, TOMORROW,
WE'LL SHOW THEMWE MEAN BUSINESS.
YES.
OH, HI, ART.
ARE YOU GOINGTO BE THERE TOMORROW?
THE MORE PRESS FOR OUR CASETHE BETTER.
AS LONG AS BARB KEEPSMAKING
THESE CINNAMON ROLLS,
I'LL MAKE THIS CASE "THE
TELEGRAM'S" TOP STORY.
OH, SO IT'S BRIBERY, HUH?
THANKS FOR LETTING USMEET HERE, MOM.
OF COURSE!
YOU KNOW I LOVEHAVING BIG GROUPS.
EVEN IF SHE MAKES
EVERYTHINGPRACTICALLY ON THE HOUSE.
NOTHING WRONGWITH THAT.
THANK YOU, DANIEL.
WHAT?
EVERYONE SHOWSCOMMUNITY SUPPOR IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
DAD WAS RIGHT, YOU HAVE A VERY BIG HEART,
BUT YOU NEVER WERE MUCHOF A BUSINESSWOMAN.
SAYS MY DARLING DAUGHTER
WHO DOES PRO-BONO
WORKEVERY CHANCE SHE GETS.
AND THANK GOODNESS, SHE DOES,
'CAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORDHER OTHERWISE.
HEY, DID YOU HEAR
ABOUTTHE NEW TOWN ATTORNEY
THE BOARD BROUGHT IN?
NO, WHO'D THEY GET?
SOME HOTSHOTFROM SEATTLE.
DAN PUT HIM UPIN HIS PLACE.
APPARENTLY, HE'S ONLY HERE
UNTIL THEY FINDA REPLACEMENT FOR RALPH.
GOOD LUCK TO WHOEVER THEY
GOTTO FINALLY TAKE THAT JOB.
I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID NO,
EVEN IF YOUR BANK ACCOUNTTHINKS OTHERWISE.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE...
WHICH COULD BETHE MOTTO FOR OUR TOWN.
SAYS MY DARLING MOTHER
WHO SPENDS ALL OF HER
TIMEBEHIND THIS COUNTER.
YOU KNOWI LOVE IT HERE.
I KNOW YOU DO, IT'S JUST...
WHAT?
OH, YOU'RE ABOUT TO LECTURE ME
ABOUT HOW I SHOULDGET OUT MORE
AND ENJOY LIFEAND TAKE RISKS?
BECAUSE YOU KNOWI'M
GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK
WITH THE POT CALLING...
THE KETTLE...-I KNOW.
EXACTLY.
BEAR CLAW, FOR BILL.
HIS FAVORITE.
THANKS, MOM.
LOVE YOU.
YOU TOO.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY, KRISTIE.BILL'S IN THE BACK.
OH, GOOD, MY MOMWANTED ME TO BRING HIM
A COUPLE OF HIS FAVORITEBEAR CLAWS.
WELL, HELLO THERE.
HEY, GETBACK HERE, GIDGET!
OH...
OH, HEY YOU.
HI.
I SEE YOU'VE MET GIDGET.
I HAVE NOW.
HELLO THERE.
SHE'S CUTE, RIGHT?
SHE SHOULD HAVEBEEN NAMED HOUDINI.
I DON'T KNOW WHATWE'RE
GOING TO DO WITH HER.
DO?
YEAH, SHE'S FROMARGOS PET RESCUE.
MARGIE DILLAHUNT WASSUPPOSED TO FOSTER HER,
BUT HER MOTHER HADEMERGENCY KNEE SURGERY,
AND MARGIE HAD TO GOBACK EAST TO HELP OUT.
SHE WON'T BE BACKFOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.
WHO'S TAKING HER TILL THEN?
WELL, THAT ISTHE BIG QUESTION.
YOU KNOW I WOULD,
BUT...
BUT BUDDY DOESN'TPLAY WELL WITH OTHERS,
AND I WOULD BUT...
TIGER AND GINGERWON'T ALLOW DOGS.
I WAS THINKINGABOUT ASKING YOUR MOM,
OR MAYBE DELIA?
ALTHOUGH MR. WHISKERSMIGHT OBJECT.
MAYBE AMY?
SHE LOVES CAUSES.
SHE SAID BEFORETHAT SHE'D HELP IF...
I COULD TAKE HER.
YOU SAID THREE WEEKS, RIGHT?
WELL, MAYBE.I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
I COULD DO THREE WEEKS.
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
I DO NOT.
NO, THAT WOULD BEA HUGE HELP.
THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T EVENTHINK OF ASKING YOU.
WHO COULD RESIST THIS FACE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OH, THIS GUY... YEAH?
YOU LIKE THIS?
GO GET IT!
GOOD GIRL.
COME HERE.
GOOD GIRL.
DEFINITELY.
LOOKS LIKE GIDGETHIT THE JACKPOT.
THIS IS GONNA BEEXPENSIVE.
BILL WAS IN A PINCH, SO I'M HELPING OUT.
UH, NOT UNTILYOU FALL IN LOVE.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, I DON'T FALLIN LOVE ANYMORE.
HMM, DOES BILLKNOW THAT?
SO, ANYTHINGGOING ON?
YES, THERE WAS A CHANGEFOR TOMORROW.
WE ARE NOW GOINGTO JUDGE MAYS' COUR INSTEAD OF JUDGE LEE.
JUDGE MAYS IS TOUGH.
DO YOU WANT METO MAKE A CALL,
MAKE A DELAYBEFORE I HEAD OUT?
NO.
NO, I CAN HANDLE TOUGH.
BESIDES, WE NEEDTHIS LANE NOW.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT...
MISS GIDGET WOULDLIKE TO GO FOR A WALK.
OF COURSE.
HEY, GIDGET!
SIMON!
SIMON, COME ON!
WELL, THEY AREBEING PULLED
BY THE TUG OF CUPID'SARROW, AREN'T THEY?
YEAH.
UH, NOW'S PROBABLY A GOOD
TIMETO MENTION SHE'S SPAYED.
HEY, RESPONSIBLEDOG OWNERS FOR THE WIN.
YEAH!
ACTUALLY, I'M JUS FOSTERINGFOR A FEW WEEKS.
OH, WELL, THAT'S PERFEC 'CAUSE WE'RE ONLY HERETILL MID-FEBRUARY.
I JUST MOVED IN,
JUST DOWN THE WAY.
OH.
YEAH, WE SHOULD, UH,
ARRANGE SOME PLAY DATES.
PLAY DATES?
PLAY DATES, THEY'RE NO JUSTFOR HUMANS ANYMORE.
I'M KEITH.
SIMON.
KRISTIE.GIDGET.
AH.
OH.
AND REGRETTABLY, I DO HAVE TO TAKE THIS.
EXCUSE ME.-OKAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.-YOU TOO.
HELLO?
GIDGET!
I JUST MOVED, LIKE, IN AN HOUR AGO...
COME ON, GIDGET!
COME ON, GIDGE...
YEAH, NO, IT'S NICE HERE.
YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH.
I BET I KNOW WHO YOU WANTTO
BE YOUR VALENTINE, HUH?
HANDSOME SIMON?
HELLO!
HEY, MOM!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I JUST HAD TO SEE HER.
OH!
SHE IS ADORABLE!
YEAH, THAT'SHER SURVIVAL MECHANISM.
IT'S WORKING.
OH, I KNOW.
I BROKE MY "NO MORE PETS" RULE
BECAUSE OF IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTANDTHAT RULE.
YOU ALWAYS HADPLENTY OF PETS GROWING UP.
REMEMBER NOODLES THE CAT?
YEAH, WHY DID INAME HIM THAT?
YOU WERE THREE.
YOUR FATHER THOUGHTIT WAS ADORABLE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S VALENTINE'S
DAYIN A FEW WEEKS.
HAVE YOU THOUGHTANY MORE
ABOUT SIGNING UPFOR A DATING SITE?
I WILL IF YOU WILL.
I'M DATING BILL.
MM-HMM.
WHAT IS THAT LOOK?
WHAT...
THE LOOK IS THATI THINK THE WORLD OF BILL.
HE'S A WONDERFULVETERINARIAN,
AND EXACTLYWHO YOU NEEDED
WHEN YOU LEFT CHICAGO
AND "HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED."
BUT IT'S BEENTWO YEARS.
I LIKE BILL.WE GET ALONG.
WELL, I LIKE BILL, AND WE GET ALONG,
BUT WE'RE NOT DATING.
OH!-WHAT?
I FORGOT TO GIVE HIMTHE BEAR CLAW.
UH-HUH.
NO, IN MY DEFENSE, I HAD
JUST GOTTEN THIS ONE.
SHE CAN BE A BIT OF A HANDFUL.
HOW SO?
APPARENTLY, SHE'S AN ESCAPE ARTIST.
SHE ALREADYBOLTED EARLIER
WHEN I WASTAKING HER FOR A WALK.
I CAN'T REALLYBLAME HER.
SIMON IS ADORABLE.
SIMON?
CUTE DOG.
SHE TOOKONE LOOK AT HIM
AND FELL IN LOVEAT FIRST SIGHT.
WELL, IT'S ALWAYS NICETO MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
YEAH...
OH, HERE'S ONE.
WOW, HOT.
MUST BE THE NEWTOWN COUNSEL'S CAR.
"LAW ONE"?
GREAT.
HE'S THAT GUY.
RIGHT...
I'M GONNA GO BACKTO THE OFFICE.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
OKAY, I'LL CALL YOULATER TO DISCUSS.
OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.
CALL MEON MY CELL.
YUP.
GIDGET.
SIMON.
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'TTHE KIND OF PLAY DATE
I HAD IN MIND.
I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW HIM?
I'LL TELL YOU LATER.
IT IS A DELIGH TO SEE SO MANYOF BRADLEY BEACH'S CITIZENS
IN ATTENDANCE.
WE'RE HERE TODAYTO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS
WITH REGARDS TO THE PETITIONOF
THE SHORE BICYCLE CLUB
VERSES THE TOWN OF BRADLEY BEACH
CONCERNING THE CREATIONOF A BICYCLE LANE.
MS. SIMMONS REPRESENTSTHE PETITIONER.
COUNSELOR?
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
ORDINANCE 243
OF THE INCORPORATEDTOWN OF BRADLEY BEACH,
TO PARAPHRASE,
STATES THAT ONE PURPOSEOF THE TOWN BOARD
IS TO PASS LAWSFOR ITS CITIZENS' SAFETY.
THE DENIAL OF THE
PETITIONERS'REQUEST FOR A BIKE LANE
CREATES A SITUATION
DIRECTLY CONTRARYTO THE LAW'S PURPOSE.
ALL RIGHT, QUIET, PLEASE.
MR. AMOS, I BELIEVE?
IT IS.
AND GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
MAY I COMPLIMENTOPPOSING COUNSEL
ON THE BRIEF AND LUCID WAYIN
WHICH SHE STATED HER CASE.
WOW, SWEET-TALKER.
HOWEVER,
THE SAME ORDINANCEMS. SIMMONS REFERENCED
GOES ON TO STATE
THAT ANY SUCH LAWSPASSED BY THE BOARD
ARE ALSO FOR THE
CONVENIENCEOF ITS CITIZENS.
CREATION OF A BICYCLE LANE
WOULD ELIMINATE200 PARKING SPACES,
WHICH WOULD BEA MAJOR INCONVENIENCE
FOR THE MERCHANTS,
AND A LIMIT TO ACCESSFOR THE TOURISTS,
UPON WHOM THE BUSINESSES DEPEND.
RIGHT, POINT TAKEN.
MS. SIMMONS?
YES,
IT'S THOSE TOURISTSWE'RE
THINKING OF, YOUR HONOR.
THEY ALSO BIKE, AND SHOP,
AND HAVE TO WEAVE AROUNDMOVING CARS.
NOW, NO PARKING SPACESWOULD
HAVE TO BE ELIMINATED
IF WE JUST REMOVEDTHE PRESENT MEDIAN
FROM THE CENTEROF MAIN STREE PER THE TRAFFICFEASIBILITY STUDY
ADMITTED AS EXHIBIT 1.A.
COULDN'T THAT BE DONE, COUNSELOR?
CERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR.
WE COULD ELIMINATETHE MEDIAN.
WE COULD ALSO ELIMINATETHE SIDEWALKS,
AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT,
WHY NOT ELIMINATETHE STORES, TOO?
OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.COUNSEL
IS BEING FACETIOUS.
I NOTICED THAT.
OVERRULED.
CONTINUE, MR. AMOS.
UNDER PETITIONERS' LOGIC,
IF WE FORCE THE TOWNTO
CREATE A BICYCLE LANE,
THEN WHY NOT A JOGGING LANE?
OR A SKATING LANE, OR A LANE FOR SURFERS?
OR FOR POWER-WALKERS...
THAT IS RIDICULOUS, YOUR HONOR.
AND FOR THE RECORD,
WE DON'T CONSIDER THIS REQUESTTO BE A JOKE.
OUR CITIZEN'S SAFETYIS AT STAKE.
I'M JUST TAKINGTHE COUNSELOR'S ARGUMEN TO ITS ULTIMATE CONCLUSION, YOUR HONOR.
DON'T BE SMUG.
YOU'VE MADEYOUR POINT, COUNSELOR.
HOWEVER, MY COURTROOMIS NOT THE PLACE
FOR YOU TO PRACTICEYOUR STAND-UP ROUTINE.
NOW, I WILL TAKEBOTH OF YOUR ARGUMENTS
UNDER ADVISEMENT.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
UNBELIEVABLE.-RIGHT?
HEY, DAN.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE ENEMY NOW.
OUCH.
HEY, I'M YOUR REALTOR, NOT YOUR RELATIVE.
I DON'T NEEDTO SUGAR-COAT IT FOR YOU.
COME ON, DAN, I'M DOING MY JOB,
IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.
YEAH, NOT FOR YOU,
YOU'LL BE BACK IN SEATTLE.
THE REST OF USWILL BE UP HERE
DODGING BUSES AND SUVS.
WOULD IT HELP
IF I BOUGHT YOUA STEAK DINNER?
YEAH, IT MIGHT.
HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
THANK YOU.IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU. BYE.
HEY, COUNSELOR, HOW ABOUT A COFFEE?
HOW ABOUT NEVER?
I PREFER COFFEE.
I PREFER NOT BEING MOCKEDIN
FRONT OF THE JUDGE.
MERE CHITCHATBETWEEN DOG OWNERS.
COME ON, LET'S HAVE A COFFEE
AND MAKE PEACE.
I'D RATHER HAVEAN HERBAL
TEA AND A HOT BATH.
SEEMS A LITTLE ADVANCEDFOR
OUR RELATIONSHIP.
FUNNY.
LOOK, I JUST THOUGH THAT AS LONG AS WE'RE
GOINGTO BE WORKING TOGETHER...
WE ARE NOTWORKING TOGETHER.
WE ARE ADVERSARIES.
ADVERSARIES.
OR DIDN'T THEY TEACH YOU THATIN LAW SCHOOL?
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDSARE MY ADVERSARIES.
THAT MIGHT BEYOUR PROBLEM.
I THINK YOU'RE GETTING MEALL WRONG HERE...
YOUR LICENSE PLATESAYS "LAW ONE."
I THINK I'M GETTING YOUALL RIGHT.
OKAY, ABOUT THAT...
TELL SIMON I SAID HELLO.
AND HIS OWNER, "I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT."
OH, EXCUSE ME.
GIDGET...
OH, YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE CUTE.
HANG ON A SECOND.COME HERE, COME HERE.
SERIOUSLY, GIDGE?
SORRY, GIRL, WE'RE GONNAGO
SEE GRANDMA INSTEAD.
HUH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOWWHAT'S GOING ON.
IF YOU HAVING A DOG
MEANS I GET TO SEE YOUFOR BREAKFAST,
I SHOULD'VE TALKED
YOUINTO THIS A WHILE AGO.
COME ON.
SO, I HEARD ABOUTTHE NEW TOWN ATTORNEY.
SOUNDS LIKE A HANDFUL.
OH, JUST THE USUALCAREER-FIXATED NARCISSIS WHO HAPPENS TO HAVEA REALLY CUTE DOG.
HE BROUGHT HIS DOG TO COURT?
NO.
TURNS OUT, HE'S SIMON'S OWNER.
GIDGET'S VALENTINE?
EX... EX-VALENTINE.
THERE'S NO WAY
I'M ALLOWINGA DOGGIE PLAY DATE NOW.
HIS OWNER REMINDS ME
OF THE GUYS I WENTTO LAW
SCHOOL WITH IN CHICAGO.
OH, THE GUYS?
OR THAT ONE GUY IN
PARTICULARTHAT YOU BROKE UP WITH?
HE BROKE UP WITH ME
BY DATINGTHE SENIOR PARTNER'S DAUGHTER.
I WAS TRYINGTO SKIP THAT PART.
THANK YOU.
AND YEAH, SORT OF.
I MEAN, THEY BOTHDRIVE PORSCHES.
OOH, I ALWAYSWANTED A PORSCHE.
WHAT? THEY'RE FUN CARS.
THE SUN IN YOUR FACE,
THE WIND IN YOUR HAIR...
OKAY.
COME ON, GIDGE.
WE'RE GOING FOR A JOG
BEFORE WE CATCHA MID-LIFE CRISIS.
COME ON, GIDGE.
THOSE CRAZY KIDS,
YOU JUST CAN'TKEEP THEM APART.
YOU KNOW,
YOU WERE RIGHTTHE OTHER DAY.
I WAS OUT OF LINE.
WHAT?
NO, I'M JUSTLOOKING FOR THE CATCH.
OH, NO, NO, NO CATCH.
JUST SINCERITY.
WE CAN AGREETO DISAGREE, CAN'T WE?
WE CAN.
GREAT.
MAYBE WE COULDEVEN REBOOT?
HI, I'M KEITH.
I'M A LAWYERFROM SEATTLE,
BUT I USED TO LIVENEAR BRADLEY BEACH
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
AND RECENTLY GOTTHE CHANCE TO COME BACK
AND DO LEGAL COUNSELFOR THE TOWN BOARD.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
DID YOU GROW UPAROUND HERE?
TAFT HIGH SCHOOL.
BISHOP CARLYLE.
YOU GUYS HAD A BETTERFOOTBALL TEAM.
TRUE.
HAVE COFFEE WITH ME.
I'M DATING SOMEONE.
I KNOW.
YOU... HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I SPOKETO DAN CARLYLE.
OH.
AND YOU HAVE MY WORDTHAT THIS WILL BE
A STRICTLY PROFESSIONALCOFFEE CHAT.
WE COULD EVEN DISCUSS
SETTLING THE WHOLEBICYCLE LANE MATTER.
"SETTLING?"
HMM... MAGIC WORD.
ALL RIGHT.
AH, EXCELLENT.
TOMORROW.
NOON.
BEACH CAFE.
I'M BRINGING SIMON...
I'M BRINGING GIDGET.
I'M QUITTINGWHILE I'M AHEAD.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
SIMON!
COME ON, GIDGET!
HEY... HERE YOU GO.
GOOD BOY.
HI. HI. COME ON.
COME ON, LET'S GO HOME.COME ON...
GIDGET! COME ON!
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL... COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON.
YEAH.
HEY-O!
HEY, BILL.
DELIA.
OH, HEY, LET MEHELP YOU WITH THAT.
THANK YOU.
WOW...
AND HERE I THOUGHTYOU ONLY WENT ALL-OU FOR CHRISTMASAND HALLOWEEN.
NO, I TREATALL HOLIDAYS EQUALLY.
WELL, THAT'S VERYPROGRESSIVE OF YOU.
SHE'S NOT HERE,
SHE'S WITH HER MOMAT THE CAFE,
BUT SHE SHOULD BEBACK SOON.
OH, OKAY.
DID YOU BRINGTHE TREATS?
I DID.
DOG BISCUITS.
YUM.
FOR GIDGET.
YOU DON'T SAY.
OH, AND THIS... IS FOR MR. WHISKERS.
HUH.
10% OFF HIS NEXTTEETH CLEANING.
NO OFFENSE, BUT IF THIS ISMY
ONLY VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT,
I THINK I AM GOING TO GIVE UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST...
JUST TELL HER I STOPPED BY.
SURE THING.
THANKS, DELIA.
AND IT REALLY DOESLOOK GREAT.
HONEY, IT'S NOT THAT BAD,
AND BESIDES,
THE BIT ABOUTDELIA'S DRESS
WAS KIND OF CUTE.
KEITH SOUNDSLIKE A ROCK STAR.
I SOUND LIKEA TOTAL AMATEUR.
NO MORE FREE DANISHFOR ART.
YES, MA'AM.
AND WHO'S KEITH?
TOWN ATTORNEY GUY.
YESTERDAY HE WASA
CAREER-FIXATED NARCISSIST,
AND TODAY, HE'S JUST KEITH?
WE RAN INTO EACH OTHERAT THE BEACH.
I SWEAR, GIDGET HASAN
INTERNAL HOMING BEACON
WHERE HIS DOG IS CONCERNED.
ANYWAY.
WHAT IS... THAT?
HOW DIDTHOSE GET THERE?
HMM.
"COFFEE AND YOUR SMILEMAKE
MY DAY, EVERY DAY."
IT'S NOT SIGNED.
DOES MY MOTHERHAVE A SECRET ADMIRER?
DON'T BE SILLY.
YOU DO, DON'T YOU?
NO, IT'S PROBABLYSOMEONE ELSE'S,
AND THEY ACCIDENTALLYLEFT IT THERE.
IT SAYS "BARB."
WELL, MAYBEIT'S ANOTHER BARB.
IN YOUR CAFE?
TALKING ABOUT YOURCOFFEE, EVERY DAY.
IT'S SOMEONEWHO COMES HERE EVERY DAY.
EVERYONE COMES HEREEVERY DAY.
GOOD POINT.
WELL, WHOEVER IT IS, THIS IS EXCITING.
RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE A COMMUNITYTHAT PRIDES ITSELF
ON ITS ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
EVEN YOU, WHO'S BEEN
HEREFOR, LIKE, A NANOSECOND
SHOULD SEE THAT.
OKAY, WELL, ONE OF MY JOBS
AS TOWN ATTORNEY
IS TO ADVISE THE BOARD
ON WHETHER AN ACTIONIS WORTH PURSUING.
A BIKE LANEWOULD COST A FORTUNE
FOR A TOWN THIS SIZE.
FOR WHAT, 50 CYCLISTS?
IT'S NOT WORTH THAT ALONE.
WHAT IF THERE WERE MORE?
HOW MANY CYCLISTS CAN A
TOWNLIKE BRADLEY BEACH HAVE?
SO, YOU DIDN'T REALLYASK ME HERE
TO TALK ABOUT SETTLING.
I MAY HAVE BEENA LITTLE FLIPPANT BEFORE,
BUT YOU CAN SEE MY POINT.
I SEE YOU THINKMY ONLY OBJECTION
WAS TO YOUR TONE.
THERE WEREOTHER OBJECTIONS?
PLENTY.
YOUR ARROGANCE JUSTGOT ADDED TO THE LIST.
I AM NOT ARROGANT.
KINDA. LITTLE BIT.-NO.
BUT AS IT HAPPENS, YOU'VE GIVEN ME AN IDEA.
I DID?
YEAH.
THANKS, COUNSELOR.
COME ON, GIDGE.
AM I GOINGTO LIKE THIS IDEA?
COLLECTING SIGNATURES
SEEMS LIKE, UM, A LOT OF WALKING.
YOU GO OUT DANCINGEVERY WEEKEND
AT THE GOODMAN CLUB.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTIONDANCING.
UH, BILL WAS HERE BEFORE,
I THINK HE NOTICEDTHE INVITATION.
INVITATION?
THE BAR ASSOCIATIONCHARITY DINNER DANCE?
HAVE YOU ASKED HIM TO GO YET?
NO, I'M NOT EVEN SUREIF I WANT TO GO.
BESIDES, HE HATES
DANCINGJUST AS MUCH AS I DO.
HE'S THE ONE THAT TOLD
MEABOUT THE GOODMAN CLUB.
REALLY?
HE JUST STOPPEDASKING YOU TO GO
BECAUSE YOU KEPT SAYING NO.
OH.
HMM.
ASK BILL TO THE DANCE.
OKAY.
BUT FIRST...
GO, GO.
THANK YOU.
WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORTWE CAN GET.
AND, UM, HERE YOU GO.
IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.
WE'VE GOT GREAT SUPPORTRIGHT NOW.
WE JUST NEED MORE.
THERE YOU GO. OKAY.
PETITIONING FORNEW BIKE LANES IN OUR TOWN.
IT'S A GREAT CAUSE.
I HAVE ONE FOR YOU.HERE YOU GO.
HI. WILL YOU SUPPORTOUR BIKE LANE PROPOSAL?
HEY...
HI. HI THERE.
IF YOU JUST WANTTO PUT YOUR NAME...
THANKS SO MUCH.
OKAY... THERE YOU GO.
SIGN RIGHT HERE.
WITH THE COURTS PERMISSION, YOUR HONOR,
I'D LIKE TO ADDAN ADDENDUM TO MY PLEADINGS.
I'M LISTENING.
OH, AND I'D LIKE TO
THANKTHE OPPOSING COUNSEL
FOR THIS IDEA.
SINCE MR. AMOS
MENTIONEDCREATING SPECIAL LANES
FOR OTHER RECREATIONALACTIVITIES
BESIDES BIKING,
I'VE COLLECTED A PETITION
SIGNED BY AN ADDITIONAL200 PEOPLE,
PLUS LETTERS IN SUPPORTOF THE CREATION
OF A MULTIPURPOSE LANEFOR ALL ACTIVITIES.
QUIET, PLEASE.
ANY OBJECTIONS, COUNSELOR?
NONE, YOUR HONOR.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL READ OVERTHE ADDENDUM
TO CONSIDERMAKING THIS CHANGE
AND LET YOU KNOW MY
DECISIONIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
YOUR MOVE, LAW ONE.
OH, IT'S FABULOUS, HONEY.
NICE WRITE-UP.
DOES THIS MEANI CAN GO BACK
TO GIVING ARTFREE PASTRIES?
PLEASE?
YOU'RE BACKIN THE DANISH, ART.
YES...
OH, THERE'S BILL.
HEY!
HEY.
I'VE BEEN MEANINGTO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE BAR ASSOCIATION DANCE.
OH, RIGHT.
I'M AFRAID I CAN'T MAKE IT.
BECAUSE YOU HATE DANCING.
WHAT? NO! I LOVE DANCING.
REALLY?
YEAH.NO, I CAN'T MAKE I BECAUSE IT'SGREAT AUNT LINDA'S BIRTHDAY,
AND I HAVE TO DRIVEOUT TO MARYSVILLE.
YOU'RE NOT UPSET, ARE YOU?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
I'M NOT SUREIF I'M EVEN GOING.
OH, WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYSCOME
WITH ME IF YOU LIKE.
UH...
I'D LIKE TO SAYTHAT'S TEMPTING...
BUT YOU'D BE TOTALLY LYING?
IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY, I GET IT.
UH, BUT HEY, WE'RE STILLON FOR DINNER
FRIDAY NIGHT, RIGHT?
WE ARE.
GREAT.
BYE.-BYE.
HEY.-HEY!
BETTER GETIN THERE QUICK.
ONLY ONEBEAR CLAW LEFT.
AH, THANKS FOR THE TIP.
DON'T KNOW WHYI DID THAT.
AND HELLO, COUNSELOR.
HELLO, COUNSELOR.
I HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT IS THIS?
YOU DIDN'T READ IT?
I DON'T KNOW HOW.
YOU'RE FUNNY.
LAND DISPUTE.
A MRS. AGNES PITTMAN
USED TO OWNTHIS WHOLE AREA.
SHE USED TO SAYSHE KEPT IT LIKE THIS
BECAUSE SHE LOVEDTHE VIEWS,
AND THE WHOLENATURE PRESERVE PAR WAS JUSTA HAPPY RESULT.
EVERYONE KNEW SHE WANTEDTO
LEAVE THIS TO THE TOWN,
BUT SADLY, SHE DIED
BEFORE TRANSFERRING ITINTO A TRUST,
AND NOW HER HEIR HASSOLD IT TO A DEVELOPER.
WHO, I'M SURE, AREGOING TO LEAVE IT AS-IS
FOR SOCIETY'S SAKE.
SO, ANOTHER LAWSUIT?
EITHER THAT,
OR EVERYTHING YOU SEEWILL BE HIGH-RISES.
THAT WOULD BE A SHAME.
IT'S REALLYBEAUTIFUL HERE.
IT REALLY IS.
HAVE YOU GOTTENA CHANCE TO GET OU AND EXPLORE A LITTLE?
DO SOME HIKING?
A LITTLE.
I'D FORGOTTEN HOW MUCHI
MISSED THE VIEWS HERE
AND THE QUIET, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY NICE.
I'VE JUST BEEN SO
FOCUSEDON MY CAREER LATELY.
DEFINE "LATELY."
PRETTY MUCH SINCEGRADUATING LAW SCHOOL.
THAT'SA LONG "LATELY".
WELL, YOU PUT YOUR NOSETO THE GRINDSTONE,
YOU LOSE TRACK.
YEAH, BUT THENALL YOU SEE IS GRINDSTONE.
LOOK UP.
BETTER VIEW, HUH?
MUCH.
HOW LONGHAVE YOU HAD HIM?
UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS.
HE BELONGED TO AN EX
WHO GOT A JOB IN AUSTRALIA
AND COULDN'TTAKE HIM WITH HER.
IS SHE COMING BACK?
SHE MARRIED A GUYAFTER SHE GOT THERE,
SO PROBABLY NOT.
OKAY.
I GET IT.
WHAT?
I'VE HAD MY HEART BROKEN, TOO.
REALLY?
JEFF FROM CHICAGO.
YOU GUYS WOULDLIKE EACH OTHER, ACTUALLY.
HE ALSO DRIVES A PORSCHE.
OKAY, I SHOULD EXPLAIN.
THE CAR BELONGEDTO MY LATE UNCLE BRUCE,
AND I WAS GOING TO SELL IT...
BUT HAVE YOU EVER DRIVENONE OF THOSE?
NO, BUT FEEL FREETO GIVE MY MOM A RIDE.
SHE'D THANK YOU FOREVER.
MENTAL NOTE TAKEN.
BUT, REALLY, IF YOU
EVERWANT TO TAKE A SPIN...
I GOTTA GO, I'M MEETING DELIA FOR DINNER.
GIDGE?
SIMON!
SIMON, COME ON!
HEY, SIMON, COME ON.
COME ON, BOY, COME HERE.
COME ON.
HEY, SIMON, COME HERE, BUDDY.
GOOD GIRL...
OKAY, IF WE JUST, UH...-TURN THE OTHER WAY!
UM, I'M TRYING.
YOU-YOU JUST...
GIDGET, JUST... WELL, TURN THE OTHER WAY.
SIMON...-OH, HELLO.
HEY, FOLKS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OKAY, JUST...
TURN THE OTHER WAY.-I'M TRYING.
CHOCOLATES!
I FOUND THEM AT THE DOORWHEN
I OPENED THIS MORNING.
HE'S DEFINITELY INTERESTED.
THEY'RE MY FAVORITES.
WHO COULD THEY BE FROM?
WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ME?
HEY, NO...
DON'T DO THAT.
WELL... IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
TEN YEARS.
MM-HMM.
I'VE JUST ASSUMEDTHIS
PART OF MY LIFE WAS OVER,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
WELL, MAYBE DON'T HAVEANY EXPECTATIONS.
JUST...
LET IT BE WHAT IT'LL BE,
GO FROM THERE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SIMON ENJOYED SEEINGGIDGET YESTERDAY.
HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?
I HAVE DINNER PLANS, THANKS.
TOMORROW NIGHT?
SIMON AND GIDGETAREN'T THE ONLY ONES
WHO CAN BE DOGGED.
THAT WAS A TERRIBLE PUN.
I GOT A MILLION OF 'EM.
YOU'RE NOTHELPING YOUR CASE.
SURE ABOUT THAT?
YOU TWO LOOK LIKEYOU'RE
ENJOYING YOURSELVES.
ARE YOU GOING TO LET US INON THE JOKE?
JUST A DOG OWNER JOKE, YOUR HONOR.
NOT THAT INTERESTING.
ALL RIGHT, I HAVE HADA CHANCE TO REVIEW
THE MOTION TO ACCEPTTHE NEW PETITION,
AND IT LOOKS SOUND TO ME.
MR. AMOS, ANY OBJECTION
TO THE ADDENDUMEXPANDING THE BIKE LANE
TO INCLUDE ADDITIONALSPORTING ACTIVITIES?
NONE, YOUR HONOR.
THEN I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION,
AND IT WILL BE ENTEREDINTO THE RECORD.
WE WILL RESUME THE HEARINGON
THIS MATTER ON THURSDAY
AS SCHEDULED.
SO, THIS IS NICE, HUH?
IT'S LOVELY.
OOH, I HEARD THEY HAVEA
NEW BOLOGNESE RECIPE.
OH.
I'M THINKING THE SALMON.
ALWAYS A SAFE CHOICE.
OH.
DID YOU ORDERCHAMPAGNE?
NO, I THOUGHTYOU DID.
I DID NOT.
I... I WONDER WHO?
OH.
KEITH.
KEITH? WHO'S KEITH?
OH, THE TOWN ATTORNEYI TOLD YOU ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S FUNNY, I WASPICTURING SOMEONE...
OLDER.
DO YOU THINKYOU COULD STOP FLIRTING,
AND GET DOWN TO THE REASONI
ASKED YOU OUT TONIGHT?
I AM JUST BEING POLITETO A COLLEAGUE.
IS THAT WHAT THEY'RECALLING IT THESE DAYS?
WE ARE BATTLING EACH OTHER
IN A VERY IMPORTANT CASERIGHT NOW.
ABOUT A BIKE LANE.
I'M HERE IN MAYBERRY BY THE SEA
TO TALK TO YOU ABOU SOMETHINGTHAT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT.
YOUR FUTURE WITH THE FIRM?
YES, I THOUGHT THA WOULDGET YOUR ATTENTION.
IS THERE SOME SORT OF PROBLEM?
THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
THE PARTNERS LIKE
THAT YOU'VE BEEN BROUGH INAS AN ADVISOR HERE.
IT WAS SMART TO TAKETHAT POSITION.
THAT WAS THE GENERAL IDEA.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS BREWING
WITH SOME PROPERTYTHE FIRM REPRESENTS.
NOTHING CONCRETE JUST YET,
BUT THIS LITTLEBIKE PATH...
LANE.
IT'S A BIKE LANE.
WHATEVER.
- BIKE THINGYOU HAVE GOING ON
COULD PUT YOU IN POSITIONFOR
SOMETHING A LOT BIGGER,
AND I KNOW BIGGER IS YOUR GOAL.
I'M INTRIGUED.
GOOD.
WE WANT YOU TO BE.
WHO DO YOU THINK SHE IS?
I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY HIS GIRLFRIEND.
NO, HE DOESN'T HAVEA GIRLFRIEND.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
HMM?
WELL, THEY JUST, I DON'T KNOW,
THEY DON'T SEEMLIKE A COUPLE TO ME.
CLEARLY.
THANKS FORTHE CHAMPAGNE.
MY PLEASURE.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.
WE DID.
DID YOU AND YOUR DATEENJOY DINNER?
OH, IT WASN'T A DATE,
WE JUST WORK TOGETHER.
OH.
IN FACT, HERE SHE IS.
LAURA PRESLEY, THIS IS KRISTIE SIMMONS.
MY ASSOCIATEAND MY OPPOSING COUNSEL.
HELLO.-HELLO.
I HEAR YOU'VE BEEN KEEPINGOUR
LEGAL BEAGLE ON HIS TOES.
UH, SO FAR.
WELL, DON'TWEAR OUT THE BOY.
OUR FIRM HASBIG PLANS FOR HIM.
WELL, GOOD NIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOUIN COURT.
SHALL WE?
YES.
FOUND IT.
HMM?
MY SCARF.
SHALL WE?
YEAH.
GOOD MORNING.
I WILL NOW HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTSON
THE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION
REGARDING THE CREATIONOF
A RECREATIONAL LANE.
MS. SIMMONS?
YOUR HONOR, CITING THE
CASEOF OGDEN VERSUS ILLINOIS,
THE 2ND CIRCUIT RULED IN FAVOROF
A COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL
OVER THE STATE'S RIGHTTO DEVELOP THE LAND
FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
WITH RESPECT, YOUR HONOR,
OGDEN WAS OVERTURNEDBY THE 9TH CIRCUIT,
STATING THAT TAX REVENUE
SUPERSEDES THE COMMUNITY'SUSE OF THE LAND
FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
WHICH WAS MODIFIEDBY THE 10TH CIRCUIT,
STATING PROPERTY TAKENIN EMINENT DOMAIN
WAS SET ASIDE IN ORDER TO
BUILDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
A BIKE LANE IS NOT A HOSPITAL.
RECREATIONAL LANE.
AND NEITHER IS A SWIMMING POOL,
BUT THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES.
NOT IT'S USED SOLELYFOR
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES,
WHICH A HOSPITAL CLEARLY IS NOT.
REBUTTAL, COUNSELOR?
WELL, I'D SAY, UH...
YES. YES, UH, STATE OF
MAINEVERSES BREWSTER,
WHERE A RECREATIONAL LANETOOK PRECEDENCE
OVER A WATERFRONT MALL.
MR. AMOS?
BUT IT WAS REMANDEDTO A LOWER COURT.
WHERE IT WAS UPHELD...
SIX TO TWO.
ALL RIGHT.QUIET, PLEASE.
GOOD WORK, COUNSELORS.
I WILL TAKE YOUR
ARGUMENTSUNDER CONSIDERATION,
AND WILL RULEON THE MATTER SHORTLY.
QUITE A PERFORMANCE, COUNSELOR.
BACK ATCHA, COUNSELOR.
WILL I BE SEEING YOU
AT THE BAR ASSOCIATION DINNERTONIGHT?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
COME ON, YOU HAVE TO
GO.BRING YOUR BOYFRIEND.
HE CAN'T MAKE IT.
THAT DOESN'T MEANYOU CAN'T GO.
IT IS GREATFOR NETWORKING.
I HEAD UP A COMMITTEETHA DOES PRO BONO WORK
FOR RETURNING VETS,
AND WE COULD REALLY USESOMEBODY LIKE YOU.
WHAT?
YOU... YOU JUST SURPRISED ME, THAT'S ALL.
I GOT AS MANY GOOD
SURPRISESAS I DO BAD PUNS.
HMM.
HMM...
YEAH, ME NEITHER.
NO.
OKAY.
WHAT DID I EVER DO WITHOUT YOU?
WHY DO THEY ALWAYSHOLD THESE THINGS
NEAR VALENTINE'S DAY?
IT'S SO...
RED AND WHITE.
LOOKING FOR BIKE PATH GIRL?
BIKE LANE.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.
AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK...
EXCUSE ME.
YOU CAME.
I DID.
AND YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
YOU CLEAN UP NICELY YOURSELF.
THANKS.
AND I FEEL COMPELLEDTO POINT OU THAT I DO HAVEOTHER GOOD POINTS.
YOU DO?-I DO.
I'M ALSO A VERY GOOD DANCER.
SHALL WE?
KRISTIE?
JEFF?
HEY...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I COULD'VE SWORNI LEFT YOU IN CHICAGO.
I MOVED BACKTO SEATTLE LAST YEAR.
WELL, YOU REMEMBERTODD DONALLY, RIGHT?
OH, RIGHT, GOOD OLD TODD.
HE'S RIGHT OVER HERE, DO
YOU WANT TO COME SAY HI?
NOT REMOTELY.
HOW'S, UH... TIFFANY?
YEAH...
WE, UH, BROKE UP.
SHE MARRIED ONE OF THE
PARTNERSIN THE FIRM, SO...
THAT'S A SHAME.
BUT YOU LOOK... AMAZING.
DOESN'T SHE?
DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT?
I THINK THEY'REPLAYING OUR SONG.
IS THAT OUR SONG?
MM-HMM, YES, THAT IS OUR SONG.
SINCE WHEN DOESKRISTIE SIMMONS DANCE?
SINCE SHE FOUNDTHE RIGHT PARTNER.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
THAT WAS WEIRD, RIGHT?
I HAD SOMETHINGLIKE THAT HAPPEN.
I'VE BEEN TO AUSTRALIAEXACTLY
ONCE IN MY LIFE,
FOR A THREE-DAY CONFERENCEIN
SYDNEY LAST YEAR,
AND I RAN INTO JULIATWICE.
WERE YOU OKAY?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, AS FARAS I'M CONCERNED,
I GOT THE BETTEREND OF THE DEAL
GETTING SIMON.
I THINK SO, TOO.
OKAY, SO,
MY SPIES IN THE
SEATTLEATTORNEY SCENE TELL ME
THAT JEFF IS WITHHARRISON,
BIDDLE, AND SMITH,
WHICH MEANSHE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE
IN TAX LITIGATION.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET THA GUYHAVE SO MUCH POWER OVER ME.
I MEAN, THAT GUY
BROKE MY HEART?
WAS IT ME, OR WAS HE
WEARINGA LOT OF COLOGNE?
ROLLED OFF HIMLIKE A FOG.
OKAY, SOHE'S STILL HOVERING.
YOU WANT METO GIVE YOU TWO SPACE
SO YOU CAN TELL HIMEVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING
ABOUTSAYING THESE LAST...?
TWO YEARS?
NO. DON'T YOU DARE.
THIS IS PERFECT.
YEAH? THERE'S NOEMOTIONAL HANGOVER?
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
NO. NO, THERE'SNO EMOTIONAL ANYTHING.
I FEEL SO MUCH LIGHTER.
IT'S LIKE I'M FREE.
GOOD.
YOUR DATE'SNOT HAPPY, THOUGH.
I DON'T HAVE A DATE.
DOES SHE KNOW THAT?
YES, SHE DOES.
ANY INTEREST IN MEIS STRICTLY BUSINESS.
NO, NO, MS. SIMMONS,
THE MAN YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU
IS 100% DATE-FREE.
I FIND THATVERY HARD TO BELIEVE.
RIGHT?
BUT THERE IS ONE WOMAN,
WHO'S SMART AND FUNNY...
KEEPS ME ON MY TOES.
REALLY?-DEFINITELY.
AND I SEND HERA MILLION HINTS,
AND SHE JUST KEEPSSHOOTING ME DOWN.
WELL, SHE MUST HAVEHER REASONS.
MAYBE.
I SHOULD GO.
AH.
THANK YOU.
FOR TONIGHT.
OF COURSE.
OKAY.
I'M GONNA...
GOOD NIGHT.
LOOK WHAT I GOT.
AND... RED ROSES.
AGAIN.
WELL, THIS ISNEXT-LEVEL.
HOW DO YOU FEELABOUT MEETING HIM?
WELL, PART OF MEWANTS TO SAY YES
JUST SO I CAN FIND OUTWHO IT IS.
THE OTHER PAR WANTS TO HIDE AWAYWHERE IT'S SAFE.
YEAH, I GET THAT.
I KNOW YOU DO.
BIG SIGH.
HOW WAS TONIGHT?
INTERESTING.
REVELATORY.
DISCONCERTING.
ALL THAT IN TWO HOURS?
KEITH WAS THERE.
AND SO WAS JEFF.
HOLY SMOKES.
THIS CALLS FOR CHOCOLATE.
YEAH.
HEY, WHERE'S GIDGE?
GIDGET?
GIDGET...
GIDGE!
THAT LITTLE HOUDINI.
OH.
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
HI. IS GIDGET HERE?
GIDGET? NO.
SHE'S MISSING.I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE CAME
HERETO BE WITH SIMON.
NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,
I HAVEN'T SEEN SIMONSINCE I GOT HOME.
SIMON!
GIDGET!
SIMON!
SIMON!
GIDGE!
SIMON!
GIDGET!
WHERE COULD THEYHAVE GONE?
THE BEACH.
GIDGET!
COME HERE, GIRL!
COME ON, GIDGE!
SIMON!
IT'S SO DARK.
DO YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
NO.
WAIT...
SORRY ABOUT THIS.
BILL WARNED MESHE'S AN ESCAPE ARTIST.
WAIT, WAIT.
I THINKI HEAR SOMETHING.
GIDGET?
GIDGET!
SIMON, COME HERE, BOY!-COME ON! COME HERE!
COME ON, SIMON! COME ON, SIMON!
GIDGE!
COME ON, BOY, COME ON, SIMON!
GIDGET!
COME ON, SIMON! COME ON, BUDDY, COME ON!
YEAH, GOOD BOY.COME HERE, SIMON.
GOOD GIRL.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, COME ON.
I'M GOING TO TEXT MY MOMTHAT WE FOUND HER
BEFORE SHE CALLSHALF THE TOWN.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.
MORE OFTHE NON-GRINDSTONE WORLD.
THIS IS ONE OFMY FAVORITE VIEWS.
ALTHOUGH, IT'LL ALL BE GONE
IF THE DEVELOPERSGET THEIR WAY.
CONDOS AS FARAS THE EYE CAN SEE.
THAT WOULD BE AWFUL.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU DON'TNEED TO BE HERE
TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW QUICKLY A PERSONCAN GET ATTACHED
WHEN IT'S RIGHT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW,
YOU SEEM LIKETHE KIND OF GUY
WHO ADJUSTS WELLTO WHEREVER YOU GO.
YOU'LL PROBABLYFORGET ABOUT US
YOUR FIRST DAYBACK TO CITY LIFE.
WHAT IF I DON'T?
DON'T WHAT?
GO BACK TO CITY LIFE.
WAIT...
ARE YOU THINKINGABOUT STAYING HERE?
I HAVEN'TFIGURED IT OUT YET.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR CAREER?
DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE IT HERE,
BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO CLIMBANY
SORT OF CORPORATE LADDER.
MY CAREER HAS EATEN UPSO MUCH OF MY LIFE
AT THIS POINT,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SITTING HERE WITH YOU,
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY.
IT'S LATE.WE SHOULD GO.
YEAH.
MUST BE THE LIFEGUARD.
KRISTIE!
MOM?
OH, THANK GOODNESS.
HI!
UH, KEITH AMOS, THIS ISMY
MOTHER, BARB SIMMONS.
MOM, THIS IS KEITH.
AND SIMON.
WELL, IT'S VERY NICETO MEET YOU.
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.
I AM TERRIFIED NOW.
FOR ME, NOT SIMON.
HE ALWAYS GETSGOOD REVIEWS,
TONIGHT'S LITTLE CAPERNOTWITHSTANDING.
NOT TO WORRY.
I CAN MAKE UP MY OWN MINDABOUT PEOPLE.
WHEW!
NO, I MEAN, I HAVEN'TSAID THAT MUCH.
OH, UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO REMIND YOU?
NO NEED.
WELL, IT'S VERY NICETO MEET YOU, KEITH.
COME ON.
COME ON, SIMON, LET'S GO.
KEITH, THANK YOU.
FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OKAY...
OH, WHAT A LONG NIGHT.
WELL, YOU GOT TO SPENDMORE TIME WITH KEITH,
AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WHAT? NO.
NO, HE'S THE ENEMY.
UH-UH.
YOU WERE STANDING AWFULLYCLOSE TO THE ENEMY
WHEN I PULLED UP.
OH. YOU SAW THAT?
I'M YOUR MOTHER.I SEE EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE TO TALK TO BILL.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
THAT'S NOT WHYYOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
I MADE A DECISION, TOO.
I'M GOING TO MEETMY SECRET ADMIRER.
OH, WOW.
WHAT HARM CAN COME, RIGHT?
IT'S JUST A DATE.
EXACTLY.
SO WHY DO I FEEL SO GUILTY?
MOM...
YOU KNOW DAD WOULD'VEWANTED
YOU TO BE HAPPY.
I AM HAPPY.
WITH THE CAFE, WITH MY FRIENDS,
AND YOU.
I KNOW.
I KNOW, BUT NOWYOU HAVE A CHANCE
AT A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAPPY.
WHO KNOWS IF ANYTHINGWOULD
EVEN COME OF IT, RIGHT?
IT'S PROBABLY JUST STAN GUMPSKI,
WANTING ME FOR HIS NEXTPYRAMID SCHEME.
OR MAYBEHE'S A REALLY NICE GUY.
WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING.
YEAH.
OH...
OKAY, SIMON, LET'S GO.
COME ON...
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE
THAT JEFF TRIEDTO INVITE ME TO HIS TABLE
TO SEE HIS FRIENDS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPYTO SEE KEITH AMOS
IN MY LIFE.
OH, SO KEITH WAS THERE?
WELL, YEAH,
ALONG WITH A COUPLEHUNDRED OTHER LAWYERS.
BUT, YOU AND KEITH, YOU SAW EACH OTHER.
MM-HMM.
DID YOU... DANCE TOGETHER?
YEAH, JUST AS A WAYTO DEAL WITH JEFF.
BUT THAT DOESBRING UP A POIN I WANT TO TALKTO YOU ABOUT.
YOU'RE...
YOU'RE BLUSHING.-WHAT?
YOUR CHEEKS, THEY'RE ALL RED,
AND YOU'RE, LIKE, NERVOUS.
NO, NO...
UM...
SEE, THE THING IS, UH...
YOU LIKE HIM. KEITH.
NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
IT ISN'T.
NO, ACTUALLY...
ACTUALLY, IT IS OKAY.
WAIT, ARE... ARE YOUABOU TO BREAK UP WITH ME?
WEREN'T YOU JUSTABOUT TO DO THE SAME TO ME?
OH.
YEAH... I GUESS I WAS.
THE THING IS, I...
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
JEALOUSABOUT YOU AND KEITH.
NOTHING HAPPENED...
I BELIEVE YOU, I DO,
BUT STILL...
YOU WEREN'T JEALOUS.
YOU KNOW, KRIS,
I THINK I JUST HADALL
THESE, LIKE, EXPECTATIONS
ABOUT WHAT OUR RELATIONSHIPSHOULD BE
THAT I NEVER REALLY
NOTICEDTHEY WEREN'T THERE.
BUT LATELY,
IT'S BEEN KIND OF OBVIOUS, DON'T YOU THINK?
LOOK, I KNOWTHAT VALENTINE'S
IS JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY.
WE COULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER, IF YOU WANT.
YOU KNOW, FAKE ITFOR THE HOLIDAYS.
DO YOUWANT TO DO THAT?
NO.
DO YOU?
NO.
OH.
I ALMOST FORGOT, ONE MORE THING.
MARGIE IS COMING BACKA COUPLE DAYS EARLY
TO PICK UP GIDGET.
HOW EARLY?
THE 14TH.
BEAR CLAW?
YEAH.
HEY, BARB.
HEY, KEITH.
AND HOW IS DANIEL DOING TODAY?
OH, I HAD A NICE 20-MILEBIKE
RIDE THIS MORNING,
SO I'M FEELINGPRETTY GOOD.
20 MILES? GOOD GRIEF.
YEAH, YOU SHOULDTRY IT SOMETIME.
THANKS, I'LL STICKTO JOGGING.
WELL, THAT'S WHYYOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE'RE FIGHTINGTHE TOWN BOARD SO HARD
TO GET OUR LANE.
IT REALLY MEANS A LOT, DOESN'T IT?
WELL, WE'RE A SMALLCOMMUNITY, KEITH,
AND SMALL THINGS HERETEND TO SEEM BIGGER
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP NEARBY,
MY PARENTS ONCE SPENTAN ENTIRE SUMMER
FIGHTING TO HAVETRAFFIC LIGHTS INSTALLED
AT A BUSY INTERSECTION
TO MAKE IT SAFER.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT.
WELL...
HEY, HOW DID IT GO?
HE WENT FIRST.
IT TURNS OU PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE
KNEWWE SHOULDN'T BE DATING,
INCLUDING BILL.
HE'S A GOOD MAN,
AND SOMEDAY, THE RIGH WOMANIS GOING TO FIND HIM.
AND SOMEDAY, THE RIGHT MAN WILL FIND YOU,
WHO WILL MAKEYOUR HEART FLUTTER.
BILL AND I JUST BROKE UPAN HOUR AGO.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YOU HAVE VERY EXPRESSIVE EYES.
SO...?
SO HE DOESN'T LIVE HEREAND
HIS CAREER IS IN SEATTLE.
OH, SWEETIE,
PEOPLE CHANGE PLANSALL THE TIME.
WELL, SPEAKING OF PLANS...
MM-HMM?
ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?
JUST HOW MUCH PREP TIMEDO
YOU THINK I REQUIRE?
LET ME SEEIF AMY NEEDS ME.
HI.
OH, HELLO.
UH, WHERE'S SIMON?
DOGGIE DAY CARE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE, YOU
SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
WELL, UM...
GIDGET'S FOSTER MOMIS
COMING BACK EARLY, SO...
OH.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINKTHAT HAVING A DOG
WOULD TOO BIGOF A RESPONSIBILITY.
I WAS A SINGLE GUYWITH A BUSY CAREER,
AND THEN SIMON FELL INTO MY LAP,
WITH HIS BIG BROWN
EYESAND UNDENIABLE CHARM,
AND VOILA.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
IF YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING,
THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY.
HMM...
DON'T.
LET'S JUSTGET STARTED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOUFOR DOING THIS.
OH...
I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
IT'S SUCH A BIG UNKNOWN.
IT'S ABOUTTO BE KNOWN.
YOUR TURN NEXT.
ONE STEPAT A TIME, LADY.
PERFECT.
JUST PLEASE DON'T LET IT BESTAN GUMPSKI.
HELLO.
DAN?
UH...
I HOPE YOU LIKECHAMPAGNE.
I DO.
GOOD.
DAN...
THEY MAKEA CUTE COUPLE.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE?
I WANTED TO SEEHOW IT WAS GOING.
DAN WAS SO NERVOUS, THE POOR GUY.
WAIT, YOU KNEW?
DID YOU HELP?
I MAY HAVE MADE A
FEWSUGGESTIONS HERE AND THERE.
HE'S LIKED YOUR MOMFOR SO LONG,
BUT HE DIDN'T KNOWIF SHE WOULD BE WILLING
TO GO OUT WITH ANYONE AT ALL,
SO I SUGGESTED...
SECRET ADMIRER.
SO HE COULDTEST THE WATERS.
PLUS, IT'S CRAZY ROMANTIC, DON'T YOU THINK?
HMM.
TO SURPRISES.
COME ON, LET'S GIVETHESE KIDS SOME SPACE.
OKAY.
WHOA!
I'M FINE. I'M FINE...
DAN GIBBONS.
WHO KNEW HE WASSO ROMANTIC?
JUST WHEN YOU THINKYOU'VE GOT SOMEONE
ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPENTO BE TALKING
ABOUT DAN'S ACCOMPLICE, NOW, WOULD YOU?
NO, NO, NO, NO,
WE ARE FOCUSING ON YOUAND
YOUR AMAZING NIGHT.
IT REALLY WAS.
I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THATIN A LONG TIME.
AW, SO I TAKE I THERE'S GOING TO BEA SECOND DATE?
MM-HMM.
WE'RE GOINGTO DRIVE TO SEATTLE
TO SEE THE "HOLIDAY INN" REVIVAL.
TURNS OUT DAN LIKESOLD
MUSICALS AS MUCH AS I DO.
GO, DAN.
HEY, AND THANK KEITHFOR ME.
SOMETIMES, ALL IT TAKESIS A LITTLE NUDGE.
SUBTLE.
THERE YOU ARE.
HEY, WHAT A SURPRISE.
YOU'VE BEENIGNORING MY CALLS.
I'VE BEEN SWAMPED.
OUR FAVORITE BIKE LANE
CASEIS COMING TO A CLOSE.
FINALLY.
I NEED YOUR ATTENTIONON A NEW MATTER.
REMEMBER I TOLD YOU ABOUTA
PROPERTY OUR FIRM REPRESENTS?
YEAH.
WELL, IT'S RIGHT HEREIN BRADLEY BEACH,
RIGHT ALONG THE WATER.
THE PITTMAN PROPERTY?
YOU KNOW IT?
IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF LAND.
AND OUR NEW CLIENT, MAXON
SECURITIES, NOW OWNS IT.
THEY WANT TO CREATE A
GATED, HIGH-END DEVELOPMENT.
CONDOS.
VERY LUCRATIVE CONDOS.
WE'RE FAIRLY CERTAIN
THE BOARD WILLZONE IT OUR WAY,
WITH YOUR HELP.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I'M STILL PRETTY NEW HERE.
YES, WELL, THEY ASKEDFOR YOU SPECIFICALLY.
YOU'RE A LOCAL BOY MADE GOOD,
AND THEY'RE HUNGRYFOR THE TAX BASE.
WITH YOUR GUIDANCE, WE CAN FAST-TRACK IT.
KEITH...
THIS COULD BE THE
CHANCEYOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR.
WHATEVER IT IS THAT'SMAKING YOU HESITATE,
STOP IT.
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THISARE RARE.
I THINK IT'S BOLD
YOU ENDED THINGS WITH
BILLBEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY.
YOU COULD COME WITH MEAND MY COUSINS.
THE GOODMAN CLUB IS
HAVINGTHIS SINGLES DANCE
TO CELEBRATETHE HOLIDAY, AND...
I JUST GOT DEPRESSED
BY THE ENDOF THAT SENTENCE.
THANKS,
BUT MY MOM HAS HER
ANNUALVALENTINES PARTY THAT NIGHT.
YOU DON'T MIND
IF I STILL USE BILLAS A VET, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I COULD TAKEMR. WHISKERS
TO VALLEY PINE, BUT...
NO, NO, OF COURSE, YOU'LL STILL USE BILL,
HE'S A GREAT VET.
AND HE'S A GREAT GUY,
HE'S JUST NOT... MY GREAT GUY.
KRISTIE SIMMONS' OFFICE.
UH, YES.
OF COURSE.
JUDGE MAYS HASCALLED SESSION IN
FOR TOMORROW MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE HERE IN THE MATTEROF
THE SHORE BIKE CLUB
VERSUS THE TOWNOF BRADLEY BEACH.
COUNSELOR, YOU REQUESTEDTHIS
SPECIAL SESSION?
YES, YOUR HONOR.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATINGTHE
RECREATIONAL BIKE LANE,
THE TOWN OF BRADLEY BEACHWISHES
TO RETRACT ITS OBJECTIONS
TO THE PLAINTIFF'S SUIT,
AND CONCEDES THE ARGUMENTTO THE PLAINTIFF.
DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.OKAY THEN.
JUDGMENT IS RENDEREDIN
FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF.
THE TOWN WILL COMPLETE A PLAN
FOR THE RECREATIONAL LANESIN QUESTION
TO BE SUBMITTED TO MEWITHIN 60 DAYS.
COURT IS ADJOURNED.
OH, MY GOSH!
WE WON.
IT WAS TOUGH, BUT WE DID IT.
HEY...
HEY.
UH, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THE BOARD CALLED ME INFOR AN UPDATE,
I TOLD THEM WHAT I
THOUGHTTHEIR CHANCES WERE,
AND THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.
THAT MUST HAVE BEENSOME MESSAGE.
I CALLS 'EM LIKE I SEES 'EM.
UM...
WE'RE ALL HEADINGOVER TO MY PLACE
FOR A LITTLE CELEBRATION,
SO MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO JOIN...
YEAH.
THAT SOUNDS NICE, I'D LOVE THAT.
AND REMIND EVERYONEWE STILL HAVE
THE PITTMAN PROPERTYTO DEAL WITH.
LET'S JUST CELEBRATETHIS VICTORY FOR NOW.
I AGREE.
MOM, YOU DIDN'THAVE TO MAKE ALL THIS.
YOU HAVE YOUR VALENTINE'SCELEBRATION
IN THREE DAYS.
OH, HONEY, YOU KNOWPERFECTLY WELL
THAT WHEN I'M HAPPY, I COOK.
IT'S IN MY DNA.
WHY DON'T YOU GOSOAK UP THE ACCOLADES?
HELLO.THIS IS KEITH.
YEAH, HOLD ON.HOLD ON A SEC.
SORRY, WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING
THE END OF THE
FAMOUSRECREATIONAL LANE CASE.
WE CONCEDED, BY THE WAY.
REALLY?
THE WINNING SIDEUSUALLY CELEBRATES.
I'M CELEBRATING WITH THEM.
HMM, ALONG WITH THE
PLAINTIFF'SATTORNEY, I'LL BET.
SHE'S GOOD AT HER JOB.
YES, I'M SURETHAT'S THE ATTRACTION.
NOW, HAVE YOU SPOKENWITH THE BOARD YET?
FROM WHAT I HEAR,
COUNCILMAN SNYDERIS THE ONE MEMBER
YOU HAVE TO PERSUADE.
THE OTHERS TYPICALLYFOLLOW HIS LEAD.
NO, I...
I'VE GOT TO RUN.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
KEITH?
KEITH!
EVERYTHING OKAY?
EVERYTHING'S ROSES.
HEY, I GOT AN IDEA.
WHY DON'TYOU AND I GO OU TO CELEBRATEYOUR ILLUSTRIOUS VICTORY?
YOU AND I?
YEAH, IT'S AN OLDLEGAL TRADITION.
TWO FORMER ADVERSARIESGET TOGETHER
AND SMOKE A PEACE PIPE.
ANY REFUSALWILL BE APPEALED
TO THE STATESUPREME COURT.
SO...
SOUNDS GOOD.
WAS THATAN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE?
I THINK IT WAS.
I ALMOST DON'T KNOWWHAT TO DO WITH THAT,
IT FEELS SO FOREIGN.
I CAN SAY "NO" IF YOU'D RATHER.
NO, NO.-NO?
I MEAN, YES!
SAY "YES",
AND I WILL LEARN TO DEALWITH
THE LACK OF OPPOSITION.
SO...
IS IT FINALLY A DATE?
THIS IS FINALLY A DATE.
MICHAEL...
YEAH, A LITTLE SCOOPFOR "THE TELEGRAM."
WELL, I HAVE ITON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT...
WELL, KEITH AMOS, IN FACT...
THAT THE BOARD IS GOING
TO SIDEWITH THE DEVELOPERS
ON THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO PRINT.
OKAY...
WELL, I AM HAPPY TO REPOR THAT MR. WHISKERS' TEETHARE IN GREAT SHAPE.
SADLY, THAT ISTHE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.
I AM, HOWEVER, GOINGTO
RECOMMEND SOME NEW FOOD
TO HELP HIM LOSEA COUPLE EXTRA POUNDS.
GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME?
HUH? WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT?
YOU LOOK GREAT.
I MEAN, NOT-NOT-NOT THAT I...
HAVE BEEN LOOKING...
I-I MEAN, I HAVE,
AS A HUMAN, STANDING IN...
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE,
YOU KNOW...
YOU'RE BLUSHING.
AM I?
IT'S CUTE.
I MEAN, I'M NOT... I'M NOT CALLING YOU CUTE!
OF COURSE.
I MEAN, YOU ARE...
EMPIRICALLY... CUTE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
BYE.
HELLO?
DO YOU PREFER ITALIAN...
CALIFORNIA FUSION, OR SUSHI?
ITALIAN.ALWAYS ITALIAN.
AND VALENTINO'S IT IS.
FOR TONIGHT.
BUT I THINK, TO BE FAIRWE SHOULD TRY...
ALL THE OTHER RESTAURANTS
BEFORE WE COMETO OUR ULTIMATE DECISION
ON WHICH IS THE BESTIN BRADLEY BEACH.
AND THEN WE MOVE ONTO THE OTHER AREAS,
AND THEN TO THE STATE.
AND THEN WE EXPAND BEYOND THAT.
I LIKE THAT PLAN.
SEE YOU SOON.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
ME TOO.
HELLO?
HEY, DAN, YOU GOT A SEC?
SURE. WHAT'S UP?
I WANTED YOUR ADVICEON
MAYBE GETTING A PLACE
THAT'S A LITTLE MORE...
LONG-TERM.
UH, WE'LL SENDTHE DEPOSITIONS TOMORROW,
OVERNIGHT THEM.
AND YOU MAY AS WELL TELL
MEWHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,
BECAUSE I'M GOINGTO GET IT OUT OF YOU
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
UH...
HOW, UM... BROKEN UP
ARE YOU AND BILL?
VERY. WHY?
WELL, IT'S JUST...
YEAH... IS THAT...
IT'S A FUNNY STORY.
OKAY.
IS, UM... I WAS, UM...
HEY!
HEY.
BEAR CLAW.
THE BEST.
HEY.
OH, HI.
SO... OKAY.
I HAVE NO EXPLANATION.
IT WAS LIKE A... LIKE A...
A LIGHTNING BOLTOUT OF THE BLUE,
IN SERIOUSLY THE LEASTROMANTIC
PLACE IMAGINABLE,
AND FOR THE RECORD,
NOTHING HAPPENED.
ZERO. ZILCH. NADA.
BUT YOU'D LIKE FOR IT TO.
WHAT?
NO.
I MEAN...
ONLY IF YOU'RE...
OKAY WITH IT.
I COULD NOT BEMORE OKAY WITH IT.
REALLY.
REALLY?
IN FACT, IT'S PROBABLYA
GOOD TIME FOR ME TO ADMI THAT KEITH AND I...
KEITH AMOS IS THE WORST!
HE'S SIDING WITH THE DEVELOPERS.
WHAT IS IT?
HEY, COME ON IN.
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONEPICKING YOU UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOLD ON.
THAT MAKES US ADVERSARIES.AGAIN.
I HAVEN'T GIVEN THE BOARDMY RECOMMENDATION.
THEN HOW DID IT GETIN THE PAPER?
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBELAURA JUMPED THE GUN...
BECAUSE SHE KNEWTHAT WAS THE PLAN, RIGHT?
THERE IS NO PLAN, KRISTIE.
I HAVEN'T COMETO A CONCLUSION YET.
KEITH, THERE'S ONLYONE CONCLUSION,
I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT.
I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOODTHIS PLACE.
I THOUGHT...
AND FOR THE SAKEOF COMPLETE CLARITY,
THE DATE IS OFF.
TONIGHT AND ALLFUTURE NIGHTS.
KRISTIE...
HEY...
I KNOW, BOY, I'M SORRY.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
LOOKS LIKEI'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO MORE
THAN TALK MY WAY OUTTA THIS ONE.
NOT TODAY, GIRL.
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
COME HERE, SIMON, COME ON.
YOU SEE, GIDGE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS.
I GET HURT.
YOU KNOW WHY WE HAVEEXPECTATIONS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
THAT ALLOWS USTO ANTICIPATE RESULTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE,
YOU HAVE YOUR HEART BROKEN
BY A PARTICULARLY HANDSOMEBREED OF DOG.
WELL, THEN,
YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO HAVETHE
EXACT SAME HEARTBREAK
WHEN YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH
TO FALL FOR THE SAME BREEDOF HANDSOME DOG.
I MEAN, DEFINITION OF INSANITY,
AM I RIGHT? SO RIGHT...
OH.
MS. SIMMONS?
COUNCILMAN SNYDER.
I WAS JUST WORKING ON A...
A-A SPEECH TO A JURY.
HELPS TO PRACTICEIN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
AH.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
WELL, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE,
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLEOF
MAKING A DECISION RIGHT NOW
ON WHETHER OR NOTTO APPROVE A PLAN
TO DEVELOP THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
THE PAPER SAIDTHAT HAD BEEN DECIDED.
NO, NO, WE'RE CLOSE,
BUT WE'RE STILLIN THE INFORMATION GATHERING
PART OF THE EQUATION.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE
BOARDWAS VERY IMPRESSED
WITH THE WAY YOU...
OH, NOW, HOW DID CARTER PUT IT?
TOOK US TO THE WOODSHEDOVER
THE BIKE LANE LAWSUIT.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND
YOU MAY HAVE AN OPINION OR
TWOABOUT THE PITTMAN MATTER?
YOU BET I DO.
GOOD. WE'RE MEETINGLATER TONIGHT.
I'D REALLY LOVETO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS.
OH, UH, TONIGHT?
YEAH, I'M SORRYABOUT THE LATE NOTICE.
WE ONLY JUST HAD YOUR NAMEPRESENTED TO US.
PRESENTED? BY WHOM?
KEITH AMOS.
OH.
HI.
UH, HI.
MEG, COME ON IN,
I HAVE THAT PAPERWORKFOR YOU TO SIGN.
HE'S NOT HERE.
WHERE IS HE?
SINCE HE QUIT THE FIRM, IT'S
REALLY NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
KEITH QUIT?
HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
NO.
WE HAVEN'T SPOKENIN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.
THAT MAKES TWO OF US.
LOOK, I'M NOT SUREWHA I'M SUPPOSED TO DO HERE.
WELL, YOU'D BETTER BE PREPARED
TO GIVE YOUR PERSPECTIVEON
THE PITTMAN PROJECT,
BECAUSE I AM.
COME ON, KEITH, PICK
UP, PICK UP, PICK UP...
HEY, THIS IS KEITH,LEAVE A MESSAGE.
AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU SOON...
HI, BILL.
HEY. LISTEN, MARGIE IS BACK IN TOWN,
AND SHE WANTEDTO PICK UP GIDGET.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULDBRING HER BY TONIGHT?
AND I'D ALSO LIKETO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SORRY I'M LATE.
IT TOOK A LOT LONGER
TO GET ALL THESE
PEOPLETOGETHER THAN I THOUGHT.
WHAT KIND OF STUNTIS THIS?
IT'S NOT A STUNT.
IT'S JUST CITIZENSBEING CONCERNED
ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.
KEITH, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'RE GOING TO PRESENTOUR
CASE TO THE BOARD.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST FOUND OUT ABOU THIS, I AM NOT PREPARED.
THIS IS AN ANXIETY DREAMCOME TO LIFE...
YOU ARE PREPARED, KRISTIE.
TRUST ME,
AND JUST LET IT BEWHAT IT'LL BE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMENOF THE BOARD, THANK YOU
FOR GIVING US THIS
OPPORTUNITYON SUCH SHORT NOTICE
TO PRESENT OUR CASE
AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENTOF
THE PITTMAN PROPERTY.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLYHAVE
US INTRIGUED, MR. AMOS.
HOWEVER, IT IS VALENTINE'S DAY,
AND SOME OF US DO HAVEPLACES TO BE.
I UNDERSTAND, COUNCILMAN SNYDER,
AND YOU WILL BE OUT OF
HEREAND OFF WITH MRS. SNYDER
IN UNDER 10 MINUTES.
NOW, AS YOUR FORMERTOWN ATTORNEY,
IT WAS MY JOBTO PRESENT YOU
WITH THE VARIOUS
HURDLESYOU'D HAVE TO OVERCOME
IN ORDERTO FAST-TRACK AUTHORIZATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES,
SEPARATE ZONING VARIANCESFOR WATER, SEWAGE,
AND ELECTRICITY.
FIRE, POLICE,
AND EMERGENCYMEDICAL IMPACT STUDIES,
WHICH WOULD TAKEAROUND FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS,
NOT COUNTINGCOMMUNITY RESISTANCE,
AND VARIOUS... LAWSUITS,
ALL OF WHICHWOULD COST THIS TOWN
MORE THANTHE PROJECTED REVENUE
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
HERE'S COPIESFOR EVERYONE.
NOW, ALL OF THIS, IT'S JUST DATA.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS HEREARE THE PEOPLE,
AND HOW THIS PROPOSEDDEVELOPMEN WOULD IMPACT THEM,
AND FOR THAT,
I GIVE YOU MISS KRISTIE SIMMONS.
JUST SPEAKFROM YOUR HEART,
TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL.
YOU GOT THIS.
HELLO.
KEITH...
MR. AMOS...
MENTIONED ALL OF THE
OPERATIONALAND LOGISTICAL REASONS
TO OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT,
BUT I THINK THAT CAN BE
SAIDABOUT MOST EVERY DEVELOPMENT.
WHY THIS BEACHIS SO IMPORTANT TO SAVE
IS WHAT I WOULD LIKETO SPEAK TO.
UH...
MY MOM ONCE SAID
THE UNOFFICIAL MOTTOFOR THIS TOWN SHOULD BE
"THERE'S MORE TO LIFE,"
BECAUSE THAT'S WHATTHIS COMMUNITY BRINGS
TO EACH OF US,
THE PERSPECTIVEON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND THAT BEACH IS THE
HEARTOF THIS COMMUNITY,
IT'S IN OUR NAME.
MRS. PITTMANKEPT THE LAND LIKE IT IS
BECAUSE SHE LOVEDTHIS TOWN,
BUT NOBODY EXPECTEDA NATURE PRESERVE
TO DEVELOP FROM THE BEACH,
AND YET, SOMEHOW, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED,
AND NOW,
THE BEAUTY OF THAT PRESERVE
IS WHAT DRAWS PEOPLETO THIS PLACE,
AND WHAT KEEPS THEM HERE.
AND IF WE LOSE THAT...
FOR WHAT, CONDOS?
WE LOSE THE VERY HEARTOF
WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY,
AND I BELIEVEWE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
I HOPE YOU DO, TOO.
THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO ACCEPTMR. AMOS' RECOMMENDATIONS
AND TO TABLE ALL DISCUSSIONSON THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE TIME BEING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
MOTION CARRIED.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, HONEY!
GIDGET!
IT'S OKAY, GIRL.IT'S OKAY.
WHERE'S MARGIE?
UH, SHE HAD TO GO HOME,
BUT I CAN TAKE GIDGET TO HER.
SHE PASSES ON HER THANKS.
HERE'S THE DEAL, BILL.
I CAN'T SAY GOODBYE TO GIDGET.
SHE'S MINE,
AND I'M SURE MARGIE
IS AN AMAZING, GENEROUS FOSTER MOM,
BUT LIKE I SAID...
GIDGET'S MINE.
OH, I ALREADY TOLD MARGIETHA YOU'D BE A FAILED FOSTER.
OR IN YOUR CASE, A FAILED FOSTER FOSTER.
YOU DID?
I DID.
LOOK, WE MAY NOT HAVE
BEENA GREAT COUPLE, KRIS,
BUT WE WERE ALWAYS GOOD FRIENDS,
AND GOOD FRIENDSNOTICE THESE THINGS.
GIDGET'S BEEN YOURSSINCE
THE FIRST PAW-SHAKE.
YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD GUY, BILL NOLAN.
I AM, RIGHT?
OH, AND IN CASEYOU WERE CURIOUS,
DELIA IS AT MY MOM'S CAFERIGHT NOW
FOR THE VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE...
YOU WANTED TO STOP BY.
GOOD FRIENDSNOTICE THESE THINGS.
UM, WELL, I MIGHTHAVE
TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.
SEE YOU THERE?
YEAH.
I JUST HAVE TO CHECKON ONE THING.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WHAT NOW?
HEY.
YOU LOOK...
WOW.
UM, DID YOU HELPWITH ALL THE DECORATIONS?
YEAH, IT'S...
KIND OF MY THING.
IT'S A GOOD THING.
YEAH.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOODMAN CLUB HAS A...
A...
VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE?
YES.
WOULD YOU MAYBE...
YES.
OKAY.
UM...
SHALL WE?
I'LL GET... WE SHALL. OKAY.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVEKEITH WOULD LEAVE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.
OH, KEITH HASN'T LEFT.
BUT THERE'S A "FOR
LEASE" SIGN AT HIS HOUSE.
YEAH, THAT'S BECAUSE
WE GOT HIM A MORELONG-TERM RENTAL.
HE WAS EVEN THINKINGABOUT BUYING.
WELL, THENWHERE IS HE?
EXCUSE ME, HI. IS THEREA
KRISTIE SIMMONS HERE?
YEAH, THAT'S ME.
OH.
THANKS.
"SIMON IS WAITINGFOR HIS VALENTINE."
WAITING WHERE?
COME ON, GIDGET.
OKAY...
LET'S GO FIND THEM.
LET'S GO FIND THEM...
COME ON!
OKAY, GO GET.
SORRY I RAN OFFAFTER THE DECISION,
BUT I HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
YOU CERTAINLY DID.
YEAH, I HAD TO MAKEOUR
FIRST DATE MEMORABLE.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
I DON'T KNOWHOW YOU TOP THIS.
WELL, I'VE GOT PLENTY OF
TIME TOTHINK OF SOMETHING
NOW THAT I'M UNEMPLOYED.
NO, NOT SO FAST, COUNSELOR.
THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND
THAT THE TOWN BOARD WANTSTO
PUT IN MORE PARKING METERS.
HEATHENS.
AND IF THEY DO, I'M GOINGTO
NEED REINFORCEMENTS.
FOR THAT, AND ANY OTHER
SCHEMESTHAT COME THEIR WAY.
COUNSELOR, DID YOU JUSTOFFER ME A JOB?
MM, NO, COUNSELOR, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT,
BUT MAYBE...
A PARTNERSHIP?
ARE THE BENEFITS GOOD?
HMM...
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