Back to You (2007) s01e03 Episode Script

Previously on Back to You: - Chuck, would you? - Come on, Kelly.
Denying it is not going to make it go away: we slept together, all right? This just in.
Your exact words that night, as I recall.
You don't want me to see her, do you? - She is mine, isn't she? - Could we just please If I'm her father, I deserve to know.
Gracie, this is my friend from work, Chuck Darling.
bringing them their first win of the season, thanks to Jason Shaw.
And how does the Steelers' new playboy celebrate? By scoring with a certain supermodel I saw him with after the game.
Now, there's one person I'd love to trade places with for about three hours.
Back to you, Chuck.
Thank you, Marsh.
- Now for the latest on this - Chuck, uh It occurs to me that people might think I meant trade places with the supermodel.
I didn't.
Don't get me wrong.
I'd love to wear fancy clothes, get my hair all done up real nice but, in this context, I meant him.
All right, Marsh, I think we're all clear now.
Back to you, Chuck.
Now for the latest on that big storm.
How we looking, Montana? Well, uh It's, um It's gonna be a big one.
And, um When can we expect it to let up? That's hard to say, Kelly.
We're looking at a major depression here.
For even more up-to-date, comprehensive storm coverage, log on to WURG.
net.
We want you all safe out there, Pittsburgh.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Try to stay dry.
Good night.
And clear.
Montana, what the hell was that? - Her? What about you? - What did I do? My God! Cutting me off, and then saying "Good night" twice? That little tapping routine! "Good night.
" Would it kill you to let me have the last word? No.
Hey! Tasty show, everybody.
Montana, what happened? I just found out on air that my boyfriend is cheating on me with a supermodel.
Oh, really? I'm so sorry.
I thought you and Jason were over.
I saw him last week at the Oak Bar with some dirty tramp in fishnets.
That was me.
I don't think so.
This one was real sloppy.
She kept hanging on her friend- Some leathery gargoyle in a leopard pantsuit.
My mother was in town.
And the petite young lady in the Capri pants and the summer hat? My brother.
Oh, come on! What are you, circus people? Montana, you're obviously a little stressed out here.
What do you do to relax? Strangers.
Hey, Gary! Not cool! I mean, come on.
Let's try and show our coworkers a little respect.
I'm gonna be fine.
It's just one more guy to put behind me.
I can't believe there's still room back there? Come on! This is gonna kill me.
So quite a little outburst just there.
Just trying to be a good manager.
- You kind of like her, don't you? - What? No.
What? Come on.
I've seen the way you act around her.
The stammering, the wheezing, the sweating, the hiccups.
That all stops the minute she walks in the room.
Not going to happen, Chuck.
I'm her boss.
I could get fired.
It could completely end my career.
- It would be worth it.
- Right! I'm going to run across the street for a quick bite.
See you later.
I thought you had a date.
Yeah, yeah, I did, but she just canceled.
Something about a flat tire being stranded on the highway.
I couldn't hear over the sirens.
What do got there, buddy? A letter from your fan? I'm kidding, of course.
You're the best.
But seriously, what have you got there? A letter from your fan? I got a million of 'em! No, Marsh, you've got one of them.
Listen.
I feel like things took a bad turn back there.
- Are we okay? - No, we're fine.
Actually, uh, I'm pretty excited.
I decided to make a real run at an anchor job.
Which one? For starters, that weekend spot's got to open up soon.
Where's Neil Braithwaite going? Are you kidding? That guy's got to be 75.
He smokes three packs a day, eats bacon at every meal.
He works out, though.
Kelly told me he spent July in the pool.
No, Kelly's got July in the pool.
Anyway, now I'm ready for any job that opens up.
I found this guy on the Internet to spruce up my demo reel.
Only one name in Pittsburgh means news: Crezyzewski! <>He's not afraid to ask the hard questions.
How much do you suppose this pumpkin weighs? He doesn't wait for the news to come to him.
He goes after it! Councilman, we need an answer! We we'd like an answer.
Okay.
You're fast.
Where the hell did that come from? I'm pretty sure it's T.
J.
Hooker.
If you like your news extreme, he's your man! It's the hottest coldest deadliest busiest adorablest The news like you deserve it! Crezyzwski! Oh, yeah! I can't show this to anybody.
Well, canI? Peg and I are having a few friends over this weekend Okay, look, you want an anchor job, right? We got a news desk right here.
You just read today's copy, I give you a few pointers, and we put it all down on tape.
- Are you sure? - Absolutely.
Wow! Marsh, I really appreciate this.
No problem, buddy.
It's six people! You don't know any of them! You sure you don't want the chicken fingers? Positive? You always do this.
If you want them, just get them.
Table for one, please.
Great.
That's going to be about a 20 minute wait.
Oh, good for you.
No preferential treatment for TV folk.
Oh, my gosh! You're Chuck Darling! I watch you all the time.
You're great.
Oh, you're very kind.
Now, how long a wait will that be? Hey, Mom, isn't that your friend from work? Oh, yeah.
Hey, honey, how fun would it be to order our food to go and eat it in the car like truck drivers? I don't think that would be fun at all.
Shouldn't we ask him to eat with us? Oh, no.
He likes being alone.
You say no one likes being alone.
You say, if I see someone sitting alone in the cafeteria, I should invite them over.
You say How about all the things I say that youdon't listen to? Hi, Chuck.
Over here.
Well, Gracie, uh Hello.
And and Kelly, of course.
I didn't know you guys would be here.
- I thought you had a date.
- It fell through.
She turned out to be kind of a pain in the neck.
- Want to eat with us? - Uh well, I You know what? I'm really I'm here for just a quick bite, and then Say, how's that table coming? It's going to be 40, 45 minutes.
You've been incredibly helpful.
Come on.
Well, okay, maybe I'll sit down for just a minute or two.
May I? Thank you.
So, uh Gracie uh How's school? - It's good.
- Good.
And you're, uh What grade are you in? - Fourth.
- Fourth! The big four.
That's That's The gateway to fifth grade, as I recall.
Chuck's an investigative reporter.
- Maybe we should order? - Yeah.
- Why don't you go wash your hands? - Okay.
- Would you calm down? - I just wasn't prepared for this.
She's gonna see you acting all skittish, she's gonna start wondering what's going on.
She's a very smart kid.
- You're welcome for that, by the way.
- Oh, yes.
She gets it from you, Mr.
Gateway-to-the-Fifth-Grade.
I'm trying.
I just I'm sitting next to my daughter.
There are so many questions: When's your birthday? What are your hopes and dreams? She barely knows a thing about me.
Why did we think you'd be unhappy at a table for one? Listen, this is really uncomfortable for both of us.
Why don't we just schedule dinner for another time we can both prepare for? Yeah, okay.
You're probably right.
- Here she comes.
Just - Yeah.
Okay.
- Gracie, Chuck has to go.
- Yes.
- Why? - Well, I'm I'm sorry.
I just rembered I have to meet somebody over at the station.
Who? The the makeup lady.
She's bringing in your mom's makeup for next week, and I have to help her unload the truck.
You're funny.
I know.
It's too bad he has to go.
You know what? I could actually stay for another minute or two.
Maybe your mom could, uh order a round for us, you know? That's one thing your mom likes to do is order people around.
Excuse me, Ryan.
Montana locked herself in the bathroom and she won't come out.
Like I don't have enough to deal with around here! Montana? Are you okay? No.
Are you gonna be able to do the 10:00 show? I don't know.
Do you want to talk? - To who? - To me.
Who is this? It's Ryan.
Come on, please open the door.
I hate seeing you like this.
Much better.
Come on in and shut the door.
I took a hot shower to try and relax.
That's cool.
I love being relaxed.
I'm so relaxed right now Oh, there you are in the mirror.
Oh, and there's your underwear.
Look, I, uh I know this whole boyfriend thing really sucks, but you're a professional and you have a job to do, so you're gonna have to get out there No, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
You know a few weeks ago, it was like our fifth date, and Jason turned to me and said, "Do you know where we should go for Christmas? "The Bahamas.
" It's like, suddenly we weren't just dating anymore.
We were we were a couple.
With plans.
A future.
In the Bahamas! Montana, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think I could have given you the time off.
Isn't, isn't the best revenge here to go out there and do the greatest weathercast you've ever done and show him he didn't get to you at all? Yeah, I guess that makes sense.
Of course it does.
Let's do this! You don't need him.
You're over him.
Who cares who he brings to the Bahamas? He's taking her? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! So that's why, at the end of the day, you don'treally need to know math.
I knew I should have taken you with me.
Don't listen to him.
- May I get dessert? - Finish your dinner first.
What is going on? Every time you tell us what to do, we take a drink.
Well, stop it.
That's funny.
Yeah, I know, yeah.
I'm the bossy mom.
You know what? I'm not gonna do that anymore and you two will just have to sit there and stare at each other.
No, no, that wasn't an order.
Put the glasses down.
Excuse me.
We're gonna need some more drinks over here.
No.
You know what? We have to go.
Come on.
- But I'm having fun.
- Well, you know what? It's late, and you've got homework to do, and we've got a show.
All right? Now! Move it! Tragedy, grief and outrage today after a raging inferno guts a downtown row house.
- Officials say - Cut! - What was that? - Too soft? - Way too soft.
- Yeah.
I felt that one myself.
- Let me try that one again.
- Whenever you're ready.
Tragedy, grief and - Cut! - What? You're putting me to sleep here.
Come on, I want to see some attack.
You've got some big words to work with.
Fire, outrage, courage house.
Punch 'em! Make me feel it.
Yep- You're right.
Punch the words- - That's good.
Let's do this.
- You got this one.
- Tragedy - Cut! What? All right, maybe this is a big mistake.
Uh You're fine with your little stories out in the field, but this is not right for you.
- I just need a little - I've been doing this for years.
- You just don't have it.
- But we just started.
It doesn't matter, kid.
You're not hungry enough.
It's just not there.
Okay, break it down, Bobby, we're done.
No, we're not! I didn't bust my ass for 15 years to be told I'm not hungry enough! I want my shot and no one's taking it away from me! That! Right there! Go! Tragedy, grief and outrage today after a raging inferno guts a downtown row house.
That's it! That's what I was looking for! Six minutes to air! Montana, we should really kinda wrap this up.
and get you out there! You know, I haven't always dated bad guys.
My boyfriend, David, in high school was so sweet.
Every Friday when I opened up my locker- a white rose.
Have you ever had anyone like that? Uh well My high school girlfriend, Beth.
She used to come over and we'd go down in my basement and play "Ping-Pong.
" I don't know why I did the quotes.
We really were just playing Ping-Pong.
And then there was Jeff, my first boyfriend in college, who wrote the most beautiful song about me.
In 12th grade, Beth and I went to a Halloween party as the Blues Brothers.
And then I met Eddie, who took me on his father's yacht to go swimming with the dolphins.
Beth had a Celica.
Five minutes, everybody.
Oh, man.
You're too gorgeous and too smart to waste another second on this guy.
Now One of us is putting this on and doing the weather tonight.
Please, do Pittsburgh a favor.
Thanks, Ryan.
Thank you for helping me get through this.
You're the best.
- Four and a half minutes! - God! Gotta hurry.
Yeah, okay, okay.
I'll, I'll see you out there.
Four and a half minutes?! Who the hell yells it every 30 seconds?! Damn it! Zoo officials say little baby Chuffa is already eating his weight in bamboo.
Well, that wraps it up for us.
Join Neil and Marcy this weekend on Channel 9 News - Good night, Pittsburgh.
- Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
And clear! - What is your problem? - No problem.
See you Monday.
- We need to talk.
In the office.
- Gracie's in there.
Herb, get out! You've been acting mean to me since dinner.
Knock it off! All yours, Herb.
That's our talk? Herb, get out.
You get in here.
If I've been acting mean today, it's because I was upset.
Perfectly understandable.
I hit it off with Gracie tonight you felt threatened.
- What?! - Oh, come on.
I made her laugh.
I taught her that drinking game.
I am not threatened, you ape.
I've been feeling guilty.
What is it, Herb? Herb needs his insulin.
I'm so sorry.
So? What would you have to feel guilty about? I was just so sure I was right to keep you out of Gracie's life.
I didn't think she was missing anything.
Until tonight.
It's just an awful thing to think that you have denied your child something.
I mean who knows what kind of a dad you might have been? Well, it's it's not too late to start.
Really? What the hell?! Let's bring some joy into this kid's life.
All right.
Well She has a soccer game in the morning.
- I'm there.
- 7:45.
Okay, then.
All right.
And then, afterwards, I take her to the Batter Shack.
We have pancakes, and then all the parents watch the kids play arcade games.
Nice full day.
I mean, if tomorrow doesn't work, you can always go to her dance recital on Tuesday.
You could help her with her science project.
She has to do a report on the female reproductive system.
Oh, I know! Why don't you come with us on a Disney cruise? - Disney cruise? - Oh, yeah.
The characters tuck you in Oh, the kids are so excited, they start shrieking from the minute they get onboad.
I can certainly understand that.
Listen, I'm gonna check my schedule and get back to you on Monday.
Okay, no problem.
Let me know! - Good night, Chuck.
- Good night, Gracie.
Hey, listen, have a blast on that Disney cruise.
- We're going on a Disney cruise? - Not with me, you're not.
You guys heading out? No, you go ahead.
Anybody feel like grabbing a drink? No, not tonight.
Okay, well See you all on Monday! Goodnight! Goodnight! Okay, you can unpause it.
It's the hottest coldest deadliest busiest adorablest The news like you deserve it! Crezyzwski! Oh, yeah!