Now and Again (1999) s01e11 Episode Script
Fire And Ice
1
NARRATOR: An ordinary man,
insurance executive,
45 years old, stumbles to his death
on the subway platform
in New York City.
Or does he?
Unbeknownst to his wife or child,
his brain is rescued
from the accident scene
by a secret branch
of the United States government,
and put into the body of an artificially
produced 26-year-old man
who has the strength of Superman,
the speed of Michael Jordan
and the grace of Fred Astaire.
The only catch,
under penalty of death,
he can never let anyone from his past
know he is still alive.
And that, my friends, is a problem,
for this man is desperately in love
with his wife,
his daughter and his former life.
MELANIE: I look at that and I can't
make sense of what's happening.
Look at that.
Look at her.
She was so normal.
SHIRLEY:
Things will be normal again.
That's the nature of things with kids.
Things are normal
then they're abnormal,
and then they're normal again.
You want some tea?
- Oh, it's my house, I'll get the tea.
- Oh, sit.
You've been a mother,
what now, 22 years?
You don't know these things
go in cycles?
This isn't a cycle.
This is something worse.
I can't sleep. I feel a sense of dread.
My own daughter won't talk to me.
She won't let me visit.
Oh, there she is in ballet.
Seven years old.
Heh. An angel.
It doesn't make sense.
Old friends make sense.
Cats make sense.
Children never make sense.
Oh. What was that?
Melanie?
Mel?
Oh, Melanie.
Oh. Are you all right?
Oh, Mel.
You look terrible.
I'm telling you, it's the smoking.
You have got to quit.
[SCREAMING]
MICHAEL:
757, 758,
759,
760,
761, 762, 763,
764, 765.
[PANTING]
Hey, Good Humor man, I'm done.
You gotta take me out of here
because I'm turning
into the world's biggest popsicle.
MORRIS: I'm sorry, you're not done,
Mr. Wiseman.
I need a thousand. That's 235 more.
And as for turning into a popsicle,
your heart rate and blood pressure
are normal.
All your vital signs are good.
Yeah, well,
my vital signs don't feel good.
My vital signs feel
like they're part of a TV dinner.
That's just your mind
playing tricks on you.
You know the air around you is cold.
And four decades of conditioning
have trained your brain
to react as if it too is cold.
It is not.
And neither is your body.
Your body was built
with this kind of cold in mind.
[DISTORTED DIALOGUE]
I'm sorry, my ear piece went out
for a second, Mr. Wiseman.
- You were saying?
- I was saying,
forget the mind-over-matter
mumbo-jumbo.
I know when I'm cold,
and right now, I'm really cold!
[DOOR BUZZING]
Hmm. Continue your pushups
and hold that fascinating thought.
I'm gonna have to switch off
the monitor,
- and pull out my ear piece.
- What?
- No! Doc! Doc, don't shut it off!
- I'm afraid we have visitors.
I'm freezing!
[MICHAEL GRUNTS]
MORRIS:
Yes, Dr. Prescott?
My people and I need to get in here
and take our readings.
- Now is not a good time.
- Dr. Morris, this is my lab.
Now, I know you're an important man
and you're doing important work--
I certainly am.
And I know the Pentagon called
and ordered us to do our work
in the other parts of the facility.
But as I explained to you,
we are doing important
meteorological research,
[BABY CRYING]
and once a day at precisely 1:00,
we're gonna need to get in here
and take
some very precise measurements.
What is that sound?
That is a baby.
Dr. Rivers is a single mom.
She brings her to work every day.
Normally she's fine,
but today she's a little crabby.
As I am.
Oh, well, come in.
Mr. Wiseman,
I can't put on the video.
But how are you coming
with your pushups?
Nine hundred and ninety-eight.
Hey, doc!
Nine hundred and ninety-nine.
What's all that ruckus out there?
Excuse me,
but this is not a day care center.
This is a laboratory.
I'm trying to get work done.
You think you could possibly--?
I'm sorry, were you speaking to me?
No. Just
Welcome.
MICHAEL:
Doc! Doc!
Doc!
Doc, let's cut it with the chitchat
and get a heat lamp in here!
Doc!
Doc!
Uh. Ruth.
- Ruth.
- Roger, it's the middle of the night.
I know, but I just had
the strangest dream.
We were out with the Wisemans,
Michael and Lisa.
What are you talking about?
Michael's gone. You know that.
I know. But it was so vivid.
It was their anniversary,
their wedding anniversary.
What do you mean,
their last anniversary?
No.
Their next anniversary.
This anniversary.
We were all out to dinner,
and then suddenly,
we were halfway through the meal,
and we couldn't find Michael.
He was just
gone.
Oh, it's okay.
It was just a dream.
Oh, my goodness.
Their next anniversary would've been
just three weeks from now.
Maybe that's why I'm dreaming
about it.
You are a strange man,
Roger Bender.
In 22 years of marriage,
did you ever once dream
about our anniversary?
But what's the protocol?
Do you send an anniversary card
anyway?
Or do they make special ones
for these sorts of situations?
There is no protocol.
You do nothing.
There is no anniversary
because there is no marriage.
You ignore it,
as if it were our marriage.
- Trust me, that's what Lisa wants.
- Hmm.
Well
[SIGHS]
Mom?
- Hi.
- Is everything okay?
I just had a bad dream
and I didn't know what to do.
So I thought I'd come in here
and watch you sleep.
Do you wanna go away?
Some weekend, just get into the car
and go for a drive upstate,
eat some fried food, stay in a motel,
see the sights?
- It must've been some dream.
- I don't know.
I just really wanna get out of here.
What do you say,
maybe three weeks?
Mom, I can't do it.
I mean, what about school?
I was talking about a weekend.
Mom, I really can't do it.
I mean, I have band and soccer,
and the Junior play's in three weeks.
I really wanna see it.
Do you think maybe we could wait
till summer?
Sure.
Well, do you mind if we continue
this discussion in the morning?
What?
You have a problem
with your mother standing
in your bedroom
watching you sleep?
[SCOFFS]
All right,
let me put it this way.
Get in or get gone.
[SIGHS]
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Ha, ha. Not a mark on you.
Good as new.
Damn, I'm good.
Off the fence, doc.
How do you really feel about you?
Pretty impressive actually,
from first-degree frostbite
to this overnight.
Yes, indeed.
You healed in a fraction of the time
that it takes an ordinary man.
- How do you feel?
- Good.
Physically.
What do you mean?
You don't feel good mentally?
Yeah, I suppose.
[SIGHS]
Actually, I've been having
this sense of dread lately.
It's like something important
is coming
and I don't know what it is
and I'm not prepared.
And no matter what I do,
I'm gonna disappoint people.
- Disappoint myself.
- Hmm.
Well, the only person in your life
you need to concern yourself
with disappointing is me.
And I assure you, Mr. Wiseman,
if you let me down in any way,
I will make it my business
to let you know.
Yeah,
that was a real concern of mine.
Ha, ha. Come on.
Let's get our workout going.
I'd like to get it behind us so we can
be at the weather lab before 1:00.
Why? What happens at 1:00?
Five thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven,
5998,
5999, ugh,
Doc, I'm done.
And if you don't get me out of here
quick, I'm gonna be well-done.
[EKG BEEPING]
Doc, did you hear me?
Doc, I beg of you.
I'm starting to feel like a leg of lamb.
Strike that.
I always feel like a leg of lamb.
You wouldn't happen to have
a leg of lamb on you, would you?
[DOOR BUZZING]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Well, hello.
Sorry to bother you, Dr. Morris,
but it is now--
One o'clock. And you and your team
have readings you have to take.
Absolutely.
Please, stay as long as you like.
[CHATTERING]
- Can I help you?
- Me? No.
Well, is there some special reason
you're following me?
Was I following you?
No.
I was just walking
where you were walking,
heh, after you walked there.
Now you'll see
I'm going to turn and walk over there
without anyone walking in front of me.
Nice to meet you, Miss
Doctor.
Miss Doctor.
Ha, ha. My goodness.
Has anyone ever told you
that if you got your PhD,
you'd be Dr. Doctor?
RIVERS:
I have my PhD.
I knew that.
Didn't you mention something
about, uh, walking over there?
I did, didn't I?
Watch this.
What are you doing?
MICHAEL:
What am I doing?
What am I doing? Trying not to turn
into a pool of perspiration in here.
What are you doing, Romeo?
Flirting with a block of ice
while I flambé in here?
How fair is that?
- Now let me out.
- No.
MICHAEL:- Yes.
- No.
- Yes.
MORRIS:- No.
I can't let you out yet.
This place is filled with people.
MICHAEL: You can't fool me.
I heard the whole thing.
You're just trying to figure out a way
to make a move on Dr. Doctor out there.
And you know what?
If I may say so,
for a guy who I always thought
was a really smooth operator,
when it comes to chatting up
the ladies, you suck like a Hoover, doc.
- Excuse me?
MICHAEL:- You heard me.
You have the conversational skills
of a monk.
MORRIS:
Oh, really?
And who made you the expert
on all things conversational?
MICHAEL: I'm an insurance man.
I can sell holes to a doughnut.
Now, if you don't get me out of here,
I will huff and I'll puff and I'll--
Ear infection.
Nasty.
Stop that.
MICHAEL: Don't you pop that thing
out of your ear
when I'm in the middle
of talking to you.
Do you understand,
I'm turning into vapor in here?
'
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'll turn down the heat right now,
and I'll let you out just as soon
as I can get these people out of here.
Expanding gases. Ha, ha.
Turn the temperature down
and they'll stop expanding.
Tell them all to leave
so I can get out of here.
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
I don't hear anything.
Come on, just tell them all to go.
I hear walking.
I hear you walking.
That's not the idea, doc.
The idea is to get the others to walk
so I can get out of here.
Excuse me, doctor.
- Yes?
MICHAEL:- It's her?
You're trying again with Frosty?
Come on, big shot, say something.
Oh, for crying out loud,
she's a scientist.
You can talk to a scientist, can't you?
Just say, "So you're a scientist?"
So you're a scientist?
- Yeah.
MICHAEL:- Well, so are you.
Well, so are you.
MICHAEL: No, not me. You.
You're the scientist.
- Say, "Well, so am I".
MORRIS:- Oh, I mean,
I'm a scientist too. Yes.
I believe everyone in the room
is a scientist.
MICHAEL:- Exactly.
MORRIS:- Well, exactly.
MICHAEL:
So, of course, you appreciate
the value of experimentation.
So, of course, you appreciate
the value of experimentation.
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
You're not alone there.
MICHAEL: You don't have to do that.
I can hear it. Just say what I'm saying.
See, when I came over before
and made that joke about the PhD
See, when I came over before
and made that joke about the PhD
MICHAEL: I was experimenting
to find out your name.
I was just experimenting
to find out your name.
- Dr. Rivers.
MICHAEL:- Your first name.
No, I meant your first name.
MICHAEL:
But my experiment failed.
But my experiment failed.
- So I went back to the lab
- So I went back to the lab
- and developed a new methodology.
- and developed a new methodology.
- The Direct Approach.
- The Direct Approach.
- You walk right up to the person
- You walk right up to the person
and you say, "Excuse me,
my name is Dr. Theodore Morris".
- What's yours?
- What's yours?
And then you wait.
And then you wait.
Lauren.
Dr. Lauren Rivers.
Now, shake her hand
and sell her some insurance.
It's nice to meet you,
Dr. Lauren Rivers.
Mm.
Oh, boy, bland. Just the way I like it.
Say what you will, Mr. Wiseman.
But our latest blood work reveals that
you have the arteries of a 6-year old.
Great. So how come you have me
eating like a toothless 90-year old?
[CLICKING]
Mm. Yum.
Listen, just between us,
if once in a while you wanted to serve
me scrambled eggs and sausage,
and it meant I ended up
with the innards of an 11-year old,
hell, that's a sacrifice
I'm willing to make.
For you.
- And for science.
- Hmm.
That's the great paradox,
isn't it, Mr. Wiseman?
To keep you young and healthy,
we must deny you the things
you believe make life worth living.
You took the words
right out of my appetite, doc.
Truth is most things worth having
involve sacrifice.
Good health, a good job.
A family.
Relationships.
Thank you,
Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Speaking of relationships,
when are you gonna ask
the doc out, doc?
I don't really think my relationship
with Dr. Rivers
need be any of your concern.
Okay, uh, let's begin our workout.
We have a lot to do today
before we head out to the weather lab.
I'd like to try something different
with the cardio.
Flag on the play, Jerry Mahoney.
Am I not the guy who told you what
to say so you can meet this woman?
Mr. Wiseman, it's true
that in a vulnerable moment
while I was temporality tongue-tied,
you provided me
with some suggestions.
[CHUCKLES]
- Suggestions?
- Some conversation starters.
- You ungrateful so-and-so.
- Okay. Some icebreakers.
I told you what to say word-for-word.
You are helpless without me.
Helpless?
I don't think so.
When it comes to talking,
conversation,
the business
of stringing words together,
I'd think you'd be hard-pressed
to find anybody
who would describe me as helpless.
Well, maybe most of the time.
But admit it, doc,
when you look at that woman,
your brain coagulates.
And If I hadn't had been there
to help you out,
you would've drowned
in your own drool.
- I think not, Mr. Wiseman.
- Think again, doc.
I don't need to think, Mr. Wiseman.
I know.
And when and if I choose to ask
Dr. Rivers out for a cup of coffee,
or for a night out on the town,
or for her hand in marriage,
I will do it on my own.
In my own time
and in my own words.
I don't need your help
speaking to women.
And I don't want your help
speaking to women.
Well, fine,
because you're not getting my help.
- Good.
- Great.
Fabulous.
HEATHER:
Mom?
I think the Shoenfeld's dog
crapped on our lawn again.
- Mom?
LISA:- I'm in here. Don't come in.
What are you doing in there?
LISA:
What am I doing in here?
It's a bathroom, Heather.
I'm betting with a little bit of thought,
you can crack this mystery.
It's the tone of your voice, Mom.
You sound guilty.
The way someone sounds
when they're smoking
or reading a book or a magazine
they're not supposed to.
Not that I'd know anything
about that.
Heather, you have my word,
there are no cigarettes
or Playgirls in this bathroom.
Now go away.
[PHONE RINGING]
LISA:
Heather, can you get that?
Heather?
Hello?
HEATHER:
Hi, Mom.
[SCOFFS]
[BOTH SHOUTING]
Mom, what have you done?
You mutilated yourself!
What are you talking about?
I didn't pierce anything.
I colored my hair.
Women do it all the time.
Yeah, but it's not your color.
It's mine.
Oh, let's think about that
for just a minute.
Where do you think
you got your hair from, huh?
Your color was my color.
I think it was. It's been a while.
But why?
Are you trying to look younger?
No. I just wanna look different.
What's that grimace for?
You're a mom.
My mom.
You're not supposed to look different.
You're supposed to stay the same
all the time.
Oh, come on.
You'll get used to it.
I just-- I don't know. I just
I get up every day
and I look in the mirror and that's me.
The same me I've been looking at
for years and years,
and then I just start to think
of all the other things
I'm used to having in my life
for years and years.
Like
your dad.
The other night I woke up
and I realized that our 18th anniversary
was coming up.
And then I realized
it wasn't coming up.
I don't know,
I just wanted to look different.
Be somewhere else, you know?
Mom, if you still wanna take
that weird road trip,
I can get out of my stuff.
I'll go with you.
No, it's okay. I've got other ideas.
But, um, could I borrow
your color for a while?
Only if I can dye mine blue.
Ooh.
You really are treading on thin ice.
- Like the Shoenfeld's dog.
- Mm-hm.
[DOOR BUZZES]
MICHAEL:
I heard that.
Well, look who's here.
Come on in, please.
Dr. Prescott.
- Dr. Morris.
- Dr. Rivers.
It's nice to see you again.
It's nice to be seen.
It's there something
I can do for you?
I was wondering
if coffee you'd like to get perhaps?
Excuse me?
MORRIS:
No. No. I was wondering,
if you walked with me, uh,
wanted and coffee get it?
Uh
Excuse me.
Mr. Wiseman?
Ask something me what to you?
RIVERS:
He was my lab partner.
We fell in love at college,
got married, I got pregnant,
went to work,
and he stayed at college.
There was always another course,
always another credit.
It wasn't until I had Keisei
that I realized
that my husband
wasn't gonna finish college.
That he loved the idea of lectures
and libraries, co-eds and bonfires.
And that he wasn't interested
in a home of his own or a family.
MICHAEL [OVER EARPIECE]:
Now would be a good time
to say something
like “oh” or something.
I'm sorry.
Don't be. I have a wonderful life.
I love being a mother.
I love studying the weather.
You look like you love your job too.
Well
Oh, my.
[KEISEI CRYING]
RIVERS: What's the matter, Keisei?
What's the matter, sweetie?
Come on. Come.
Tell her you wanna hold the baby.
No, I don't think so.
- Did you say something?
- No, I don't think so.
MICHAEL: Doc, there's nothing
a mother likes more than a guy
who can help with her kid.
Trust me on that.
Now, I can see you from where I am,
I can talk you through this.
I was a dad for 15 years.
I'm telling you,
hold out your arms and say, "May I?"
- No.
MICHAEL:- Why not?
Baby. Small.
And leaky.
Doc, there are very few sure things
in this world and this is one of them.
Now, just do what I tell you.
Smile at her like this crying
doesn't bother you a bit.
You'll see, she'll love it.
Yeah? What'd I tell you?
Now, hold your arms out.
And say, "May I?"
May I?
- It's okay.
- Let's go. It's okay.
- Oh, no.
- It's okay.
- It's okay.
MICHAEL:- Make a face or something.
Make that raspberry sound.
Kids love that.
Or go, "Goo, goo".
[SINGING]
Daisy ♪
Daisy, give me your answer do ♪
I'm half crazy ♪
All for the love of you ♪
It won't be a stylish marriage ♪
I can't afford a carriage ♪
But you'll look sweet
Upon the seat ♪
Of a bicycle built for two ♪
[CHUCKLES]
That's better.
[MORRIS WHISTLING]
[CHUCKLES]
Mr. Wiseman, how come
you're not waiting in the gym?
You all right?
You're just sitting there.
Is anything the matter?
Well, you'll get out there
and you'll feel that sunshine.
And you'll breathe in that air
and then there won't be anything
the matter. Heh.
Impossible to feel bad
on a day like today.
Heh. Did you see the paper?
I mean, they actually want people
to believe
that some lady on the Upper East Side
spontaneously burst into flames.
Just watching television, and poof.
Ha, ha.
Oh. What am I talking about?
You don't see the papers, I forgot.
Hey, I went out to this restaurant
last night with Lauren
and we had this fish. Heh.
I don't even remember
what it was called, but, man
Oh, hey, I'm sorry.
Here I am talking
about restaurants and food and
[CHUCKLES]
She is something.
You all right?
What's today's date?
I can't tell you that, you know that.
[GROANS]
Remember I told you
I had this bad feeling
like something important was coming
but I didn't know what it was?
That I wasn't prepared?
And that no matter what I did,
I knew I was gonna disappoint people?
Disappoint myself?
Well, I figured it out.
My anniversary.
My anniversary is coming.
It may even be over already,
but I know it's right around
this time of year,
right around now.
So come on, doc, what's the date?
Mr. Wiseman,
what's the difference?
The difference is--
I'm asking.
It's called a favor. People sometimes
do them for each other.
No, I'm sorry.
- Nothing good can come from it.
- Says you.
Says anyone
who's thought it through.
The reason
there are no calendars here,
the reason you are denied television,
telephone, newspapers,
magazines, and radio
is so that you can focus your attention
on your work.
No, no.
I'm not gonna tell you the date.
I don't want you memorializing
special events, birthdays,
least of all your anniversary.
For goodness' sake, it's not even
really your anniversary anymore.
I see.
I see. So I can help you tell you
what to say to your lady friend,
- that's okay.
- You know the rules.
You need a favor, I'm there.
- Mr. Wiseman--
- When I say to you, tell me the date--
It's not the same thing.
- Why?
- Because you're dead.
And dead men
don't have anniversaries,
because dead men don't have wives,
they have widows.
I'm gonna step outside for a moment
and make a phone call.
Be in the gym when I get back.
Do yourself a favor, doc.
When you come back,
don't be whistling.
Hi. Is this the office
of Student Information?
I was wondering if you can help me.
I am an alumnus
and I am trying to locate
my old college roommate.
Class of '83.
Hi. Claire?
It's Lisa.
Lisa Schleigermelch. Heh.
From Buff State.
Well, how are you?
Oh, uh
I don't know, I just got to thinking
about how long it has been.
How many years have passed.
No. No, I did, I did.
I did get your Christmas letters.
But either you moved or I moved
and somewhere in the middle
of all that,
your address got lost.
Divorced?
I'm sorry.
Well, I remember, uh, hearing
that you were in the Boston area
and I was thinking of getting in the car
and driving up that way
and I thought, "Let me see
if I can track down Claire."
"I mean, wouldn't it be great
to see Claire?"
No.
Well, it's been a long time, please.
I've changed too.
No. No, no.
I was thinking of staying in a hotel.
Well, if you insist,
that would be lovely.
A double-wide?
Yeah, sure,
I know what a double-wide is.
No. No, I'm not allergic to cats.
Fourteen?
One for every year
since the divorce.
Well, yeah,
it's really good hearing your voice too.
You know what,
I'm gonna get back to you
as soon as I firm up my plans.
Bye, Claire.
What, no newspaper today?
No. No newspaper today.
Don't wanna unduly tempt you
into trying to read the date
off the top of the page.
Well, aren't we smug?
What can I say?
Three weeks ago, not very much.
Well, it isn't three weeks ago.
Ooh. What was that? Confidence?
My, my, my, must be going pretty well
with Dr. Rivers, huh?
It's going wonderfully with Dr. Rivers,
thank you.
Isn't that nice.
Bet the two of you
just chat up a storm.
Something like that.
- Words just roll out of your mouth?
- Trip off my tongue.
That's great. That's wonderful.
I'm happy for you.
Bastard.
Twenty-eight miles.
MORRIS:
Very nice.
Only 122 miles to go.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Mr. Wiseman, I need to step out
of the lab for a moment.
I'm gonna shut off the monitor
and remove my ear piece.
It's her, isn't it?
You traitor.
I think I lost my head over you.
Dear, dear.
I think I feel a monsoon coming on.
What?
Doc, don't do this.
I mean it, I'm serious.
I'm warning you,
my mind's starting to mildew.
[WHISTLING]
Hope he wore his rubbers.
[CONTINUES WHISTLING]
Hey you.
Hey you.
Why so blue?
I'm sorry.
What?
My, um, husband called last night.
He's left school,
found a wonderful job in Albuquerque.
He wants to try again.
But us about what?
Huh?
You know, the us of two.
The us of two?
Move don't.
- Mr. Wiseman.
MICHAEL:- Don't bother me now.
I'm trying to round up
two of every species.
I need your help.
She wants to leave me.
Oh. You need my help.
Is that the sound
of a worm turning I hear?
Please, tell me what to say.
All right. Say, "And today's date is"
Start with that.
You know I can't do that.
I can't tell you the date,
Mr. Wiseman.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Is this a bad time?
Should we finish
this conversation later?
Lord, no.
This is the perfect time.
RIVERS:
All right.
If you're sure.
It's just
Well, it's important to me
that you know
- that if I'd even had an inkling--
MORRIS:- But--
But
Oh, but--
Very nice.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
It's just
I don't feel like I have a choice.
He's Keisei's father.
Yeah, I know, but still
Slow down,
I wanna get this on paper.
I'm sorry.
MICHAEL:
Man, for a genius, you are sick.
Say, "Stop".
Wait. Stop.
Yes?
Well, tell her-- Tell her,
"You can't just leave like that".
You can't just leave like that.
I can't?
MICHAEL:
Well go ahead, go to her.
Tell her you know
he's her husband.
I know he's your husband.
MICHAEL: And you know
he's the father of her child.
And I know
he's the father of your child.
"And I know you're supposed to go
back to him today the 12th."
And I know you're supposed
to go back to him today the 12th.
Mm. What are you talking about?
Today's the 17th.
MICHAEL:
It is?
That means today's my anniversary.
Wow.
Theo, I don't understand,
why did you say that about the 12th?
I don't know.
Why did I say that about the 12th?
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Where was I?
Father of your child-- I've got it.
Tell her,
"I know what you have to do".
Look, I know what you have to do.
MICHAEL: And I know
what you're supposed to do.
And I know
what you're supposed to do.
But for a little while anyway,
I was the keeper of your heart
and you were the keeper of mine.
And you were the keeper of mine.
MICHAEL:- So know
- So know
MICHAEL:- if it doesn't work out,
- if it doesn't work out,
MICHAEL:
there's a place to come to.
there's a place to come to.
MICHAEL: Now, this is tricky, doc,
so follow carefully.
Take your arm and gently place it
around her waist.
Oh, shut up.
Excuse me?
Not you.
Hello? Anybody home?
Is it going all right out there?
I don't hear anything.
[SIGHS]
Are you sure you're okay with this?
What?
Oh, you going to the movies
with your friends? Heh.
Why wouldn't I be okay with that?
Well, I just kind of remembered
it's a special night, isn't it?
It was.
Still is.
I'm fine.
I like the idea of being here tonight.
And you're okay being by yourself?
Well, don't take this the wrong way,
but I'm, uh, kind of sort
of looking forward to it.
Thank you. Okay, then.
MICHAEL:
Hey, doc.
I just want you to know
Thanks. I know.
Happy anniversary, Mr. Wiseman.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary, Mike.
ROBIN:
Just stop touching me.
[BILL SCOFFS]
BILL: Do you understand how nuts
this is? How nuts he is?
No, he's not nuts
and I'm not leaving him.
So you're just gonna have
to find a way to make it work.
BILL:
Oh, I have to make it work?
It's up to me to make it work?
Screw you. Screw him.
Screw all of it.
I'm a man. Do you understand?
I'm a man.
And I'm not sharing you with anyone.
Just forget it.
It's over. It's all over.
I'm out of it
and you can all go to hell.
[SCOFFS]
Oh, really?
Well, I've got news for you.
You're the one who's going to hell.
No, darling, you're going to hell.
ROBIN:
Bill?
[ROBIN SCREAMING]
NARRATOR: An ordinary man,
insurance executive,
45 years old, stumbles to his death
on the subway platform
in New York City.
Or does he?
Unbeknownst to his wife or child,
his brain is rescued
from the accident scene
by a secret branch
of the United States government,
and put into the body of an artificially
produced 26-year-old man
who has the strength of Superman,
the speed of Michael Jordan
and the grace of Fred Astaire.
The only catch,
under penalty of death,
he can never let anyone from his past
know he is still alive.
And that, my friends, is a problem,
for this man is desperately in love
with his wife,
his daughter and his former life.
MELANIE: I look at that and I can't
make sense of what's happening.
Look at that.
Look at her.
She was so normal.
SHIRLEY:
Things will be normal again.
That's the nature of things with kids.
Things are normal
then they're abnormal,
and then they're normal again.
You want some tea?
- Oh, it's my house, I'll get the tea.
- Oh, sit.
You've been a mother,
what now, 22 years?
You don't know these things
go in cycles?
This isn't a cycle.
This is something worse.
I can't sleep. I feel a sense of dread.
My own daughter won't talk to me.
She won't let me visit.
Oh, there she is in ballet.
Seven years old.
Heh. An angel.
It doesn't make sense.
Old friends make sense.
Cats make sense.
Children never make sense.
Oh. What was that?
Melanie?
Mel?
Oh, Melanie.
Oh. Are you all right?
Oh, Mel.
You look terrible.
I'm telling you, it's the smoking.
You have got to quit.
[SCREAMING]
MICHAEL:
757, 758,
759,
760,
761, 762, 763,
764, 765.
[PANTING]
Hey, Good Humor man, I'm done.
You gotta take me out of here
because I'm turning
into the world's biggest popsicle.
MORRIS: I'm sorry, you're not done,
Mr. Wiseman.
I need a thousand. That's 235 more.
And as for turning into a popsicle,
your heart rate and blood pressure
are normal.
All your vital signs are good.
Yeah, well,
my vital signs don't feel good.
My vital signs feel
like they're part of a TV dinner.
That's just your mind
playing tricks on you.
You know the air around you is cold.
And four decades of conditioning
have trained your brain
to react as if it too is cold.
It is not.
And neither is your body.
Your body was built
with this kind of cold in mind.
[DISTORTED DIALOGUE]
I'm sorry, my ear piece went out
for a second, Mr. Wiseman.
- You were saying?
- I was saying,
forget the mind-over-matter
mumbo-jumbo.
I know when I'm cold,
and right now, I'm really cold!
[DOOR BUZZING]
Hmm. Continue your pushups
and hold that fascinating thought.
I'm gonna have to switch off
the monitor,
- and pull out my ear piece.
- What?
- No! Doc! Doc, don't shut it off!
- I'm afraid we have visitors.
I'm freezing!
[MICHAEL GRUNTS]
MORRIS:
Yes, Dr. Prescott?
My people and I need to get in here
and take our readings.
- Now is not a good time.
- Dr. Morris, this is my lab.
Now, I know you're an important man
and you're doing important work--
I certainly am.
And I know the Pentagon called
and ordered us to do our work
in the other parts of the facility.
But as I explained to you,
we are doing important
meteorological research,
[BABY CRYING]
and once a day at precisely 1:00,
we're gonna need to get in here
and take
some very precise measurements.
What is that sound?
That is a baby.
Dr. Rivers is a single mom.
She brings her to work every day.
Normally she's fine,
but today she's a little crabby.
As I am.
Oh, well, come in.
Mr. Wiseman,
I can't put on the video.
But how are you coming
with your pushups?
Nine hundred and ninety-eight.
Hey, doc!
Nine hundred and ninety-nine.
What's all that ruckus out there?
Excuse me,
but this is not a day care center.
This is a laboratory.
I'm trying to get work done.
You think you could possibly--?
I'm sorry, were you speaking to me?
No. Just
Welcome.
MICHAEL:
Doc! Doc!
Doc!
Doc, let's cut it with the chitchat
and get a heat lamp in here!
Doc!
Doc!
Uh. Ruth.
- Ruth.
- Roger, it's the middle of the night.
I know, but I just had
the strangest dream.
We were out with the Wisemans,
Michael and Lisa.
What are you talking about?
Michael's gone. You know that.
I know. But it was so vivid.
It was their anniversary,
their wedding anniversary.
What do you mean,
their last anniversary?
No.
Their next anniversary.
This anniversary.
We were all out to dinner,
and then suddenly,
we were halfway through the meal,
and we couldn't find Michael.
He was just
gone.
Oh, it's okay.
It was just a dream.
Oh, my goodness.
Their next anniversary would've been
just three weeks from now.
Maybe that's why I'm dreaming
about it.
You are a strange man,
Roger Bender.
In 22 years of marriage,
did you ever once dream
about our anniversary?
But what's the protocol?
Do you send an anniversary card
anyway?
Or do they make special ones
for these sorts of situations?
There is no protocol.
You do nothing.
There is no anniversary
because there is no marriage.
You ignore it,
as if it were our marriage.
- Trust me, that's what Lisa wants.
- Hmm.
Well
[SIGHS]
Mom?
- Hi.
- Is everything okay?
I just had a bad dream
and I didn't know what to do.
So I thought I'd come in here
and watch you sleep.
Do you wanna go away?
Some weekend, just get into the car
and go for a drive upstate,
eat some fried food, stay in a motel,
see the sights?
- It must've been some dream.
- I don't know.
I just really wanna get out of here.
What do you say,
maybe three weeks?
Mom, I can't do it.
I mean, what about school?
I was talking about a weekend.
Mom, I really can't do it.
I mean, I have band and soccer,
and the Junior play's in three weeks.
I really wanna see it.
Do you think maybe we could wait
till summer?
Sure.
Well, do you mind if we continue
this discussion in the morning?
What?
You have a problem
with your mother standing
in your bedroom
watching you sleep?
[SCOFFS]
All right,
let me put it this way.
Get in or get gone.
[SIGHS]
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Ha, ha. Not a mark on you.
Good as new.
Damn, I'm good.
Off the fence, doc.
How do you really feel about you?
Pretty impressive actually,
from first-degree frostbite
to this overnight.
Yes, indeed.
You healed in a fraction of the time
that it takes an ordinary man.
- How do you feel?
- Good.
Physically.
What do you mean?
You don't feel good mentally?
Yeah, I suppose.
[SIGHS]
Actually, I've been having
this sense of dread lately.
It's like something important
is coming
and I don't know what it is
and I'm not prepared.
And no matter what I do,
I'm gonna disappoint people.
- Disappoint myself.
- Hmm.
Well, the only person in your life
you need to concern yourself
with disappointing is me.
And I assure you, Mr. Wiseman,
if you let me down in any way,
I will make it my business
to let you know.
Yeah,
that was a real concern of mine.
Ha, ha. Come on.
Let's get our workout going.
I'd like to get it behind us so we can
be at the weather lab before 1:00.
Why? What happens at 1:00?
Five thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven,
5998,
5999, ugh,
Doc, I'm done.
And if you don't get me out of here
quick, I'm gonna be well-done.
[EKG BEEPING]
Doc, did you hear me?
Doc, I beg of you.
I'm starting to feel like a leg of lamb.
Strike that.
I always feel like a leg of lamb.
You wouldn't happen to have
a leg of lamb on you, would you?
[DOOR BUZZING]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Well, hello.
Sorry to bother you, Dr. Morris,
but it is now--
One o'clock. And you and your team
have readings you have to take.
Absolutely.
Please, stay as long as you like.
[CHATTERING]
- Can I help you?
- Me? No.
Well, is there some special reason
you're following me?
Was I following you?
No.
I was just walking
where you were walking,
heh, after you walked there.
Now you'll see
I'm going to turn and walk over there
without anyone walking in front of me.
Nice to meet you, Miss
Doctor.
Miss Doctor.
Ha, ha. My goodness.
Has anyone ever told you
that if you got your PhD,
you'd be Dr. Doctor?
RIVERS:
I have my PhD.
I knew that.
Didn't you mention something
about, uh, walking over there?
I did, didn't I?
Watch this.
What are you doing?
MICHAEL:
What am I doing?
What am I doing? Trying not to turn
into a pool of perspiration in here.
What are you doing, Romeo?
Flirting with a block of ice
while I flambé in here?
How fair is that?
- Now let me out.
- No.
MICHAEL:- Yes.
- No.
- Yes.
MORRIS:- No.
I can't let you out yet.
This place is filled with people.
MICHAEL: You can't fool me.
I heard the whole thing.
You're just trying to figure out a way
to make a move on Dr. Doctor out there.
And you know what?
If I may say so,
for a guy who I always thought
was a really smooth operator,
when it comes to chatting up
the ladies, you suck like a Hoover, doc.
- Excuse me?
MICHAEL:- You heard me.
You have the conversational skills
of a monk.
MORRIS:
Oh, really?
And who made you the expert
on all things conversational?
MICHAEL: I'm an insurance man.
I can sell holes to a doughnut.
Now, if you don't get me out of here,
I will huff and I'll puff and I'll--
Ear infection.
Nasty.
Stop that.
MICHAEL: Don't you pop that thing
out of your ear
when I'm in the middle
of talking to you.
Do you understand,
I'm turning into vapor in here?
'
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'll turn down the heat right now,
and I'll let you out just as soon
as I can get these people out of here.
Expanding gases. Ha, ha.
Turn the temperature down
and they'll stop expanding.
Tell them all to leave
so I can get out of here.
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
I don't hear anything.
Come on, just tell them all to go.
I hear walking.
I hear you walking.
That's not the idea, doc.
The idea is to get the others to walk
so I can get out of here.
Excuse me, doctor.
- Yes?
MICHAEL:- It's her?
You're trying again with Frosty?
Come on, big shot, say something.
Oh, for crying out loud,
she's a scientist.
You can talk to a scientist, can't you?
Just say, "So you're a scientist?"
So you're a scientist?
- Yeah.
MICHAEL:- Well, so are you.
Well, so are you.
MICHAEL: No, not me. You.
You're the scientist.
- Say, "Well, so am I".
MORRIS:- Oh, I mean,
I'm a scientist too. Yes.
I believe everyone in the room
is a scientist.
MICHAEL:- Exactly.
MORRIS:- Well, exactly.
MICHAEL:
So, of course, you appreciate
the value of experimentation.
So, of course, you appreciate
the value of experimentation.
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
You're not alone there.
MICHAEL: You don't have to do that.
I can hear it. Just say what I'm saying.
See, when I came over before
and made that joke about the PhD
See, when I came over before
and made that joke about the PhD
MICHAEL: I was experimenting
to find out your name.
I was just experimenting
to find out your name.
- Dr. Rivers.
MICHAEL:- Your first name.
No, I meant your first name.
MICHAEL:
But my experiment failed.
But my experiment failed.
- So I went back to the lab
- So I went back to the lab
- and developed a new methodology.
- and developed a new methodology.
- The Direct Approach.
- The Direct Approach.
- You walk right up to the person
- You walk right up to the person
and you say, "Excuse me,
my name is Dr. Theodore Morris".
- What's yours?
- What's yours?
And then you wait.
And then you wait.
Lauren.
Dr. Lauren Rivers.
Now, shake her hand
and sell her some insurance.
It's nice to meet you,
Dr. Lauren Rivers.
Mm.
Oh, boy, bland. Just the way I like it.
Say what you will, Mr. Wiseman.
But our latest blood work reveals that
you have the arteries of a 6-year old.
Great. So how come you have me
eating like a toothless 90-year old?
[CLICKING]
Mm. Yum.
Listen, just between us,
if once in a while you wanted to serve
me scrambled eggs and sausage,
and it meant I ended up
with the innards of an 11-year old,
hell, that's a sacrifice
I'm willing to make.
For you.
- And for science.
- Hmm.
That's the great paradox,
isn't it, Mr. Wiseman?
To keep you young and healthy,
we must deny you the things
you believe make life worth living.
You took the words
right out of my appetite, doc.
Truth is most things worth having
involve sacrifice.
Good health, a good job.
A family.
Relationships.
Thank you,
Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Speaking of relationships,
when are you gonna ask
the doc out, doc?
I don't really think my relationship
with Dr. Rivers
need be any of your concern.
Okay, uh, let's begin our workout.
We have a lot to do today
before we head out to the weather lab.
I'd like to try something different
with the cardio.
Flag on the play, Jerry Mahoney.
Am I not the guy who told you what
to say so you can meet this woman?
Mr. Wiseman, it's true
that in a vulnerable moment
while I was temporality tongue-tied,
you provided me
with some suggestions.
[CHUCKLES]
- Suggestions?
- Some conversation starters.
- You ungrateful so-and-so.
- Okay. Some icebreakers.
I told you what to say word-for-word.
You are helpless without me.
Helpless?
I don't think so.
When it comes to talking,
conversation,
the business
of stringing words together,
I'd think you'd be hard-pressed
to find anybody
who would describe me as helpless.
Well, maybe most of the time.
But admit it, doc,
when you look at that woman,
your brain coagulates.
And If I hadn't had been there
to help you out,
you would've drowned
in your own drool.
- I think not, Mr. Wiseman.
- Think again, doc.
I don't need to think, Mr. Wiseman.
I know.
And when and if I choose to ask
Dr. Rivers out for a cup of coffee,
or for a night out on the town,
or for her hand in marriage,
I will do it on my own.
In my own time
and in my own words.
I don't need your help
speaking to women.
And I don't want your help
speaking to women.
Well, fine,
because you're not getting my help.
- Good.
- Great.
Fabulous.
HEATHER:
Mom?
I think the Shoenfeld's dog
crapped on our lawn again.
- Mom?
LISA:- I'm in here. Don't come in.
What are you doing in there?
LISA:
What am I doing in here?
It's a bathroom, Heather.
I'm betting with a little bit of thought,
you can crack this mystery.
It's the tone of your voice, Mom.
You sound guilty.
The way someone sounds
when they're smoking
or reading a book or a magazine
they're not supposed to.
Not that I'd know anything
about that.
Heather, you have my word,
there are no cigarettes
or Playgirls in this bathroom.
Now go away.
[PHONE RINGING]
LISA:
Heather, can you get that?
Heather?
Hello?
HEATHER:
Hi, Mom.
[SCOFFS]
[BOTH SHOUTING]
Mom, what have you done?
You mutilated yourself!
What are you talking about?
I didn't pierce anything.
I colored my hair.
Women do it all the time.
Yeah, but it's not your color.
It's mine.
Oh, let's think about that
for just a minute.
Where do you think
you got your hair from, huh?
Your color was my color.
I think it was. It's been a while.
But why?
Are you trying to look younger?
No. I just wanna look different.
What's that grimace for?
You're a mom.
My mom.
You're not supposed to look different.
You're supposed to stay the same
all the time.
Oh, come on.
You'll get used to it.
I just-- I don't know. I just
I get up every day
and I look in the mirror and that's me.
The same me I've been looking at
for years and years,
and then I just start to think
of all the other things
I'm used to having in my life
for years and years.
Like
your dad.
The other night I woke up
and I realized that our 18th anniversary
was coming up.
And then I realized
it wasn't coming up.
I don't know,
I just wanted to look different.
Be somewhere else, you know?
Mom, if you still wanna take
that weird road trip,
I can get out of my stuff.
I'll go with you.
No, it's okay. I've got other ideas.
But, um, could I borrow
your color for a while?
Only if I can dye mine blue.
Ooh.
You really are treading on thin ice.
- Like the Shoenfeld's dog.
- Mm-hm.
[DOOR BUZZES]
MICHAEL:
I heard that.
Well, look who's here.
Come on in, please.
Dr. Prescott.
- Dr. Morris.
- Dr. Rivers.
It's nice to see you again.
It's nice to be seen.
It's there something
I can do for you?
I was wondering
if coffee you'd like to get perhaps?
Excuse me?
MORRIS:
No. No. I was wondering,
if you walked with me, uh,
wanted and coffee get it?
Uh
Excuse me.
Mr. Wiseman?
Ask something me what to you?
RIVERS:
He was my lab partner.
We fell in love at college,
got married, I got pregnant,
went to work,
and he stayed at college.
There was always another course,
always another credit.
It wasn't until I had Keisei
that I realized
that my husband
wasn't gonna finish college.
That he loved the idea of lectures
and libraries, co-eds and bonfires.
And that he wasn't interested
in a home of his own or a family.
MICHAEL [OVER EARPIECE]:
Now would be a good time
to say something
like “oh” or something.
I'm sorry.
Don't be. I have a wonderful life.
I love being a mother.
I love studying the weather.
You look like you love your job too.
Well
Oh, my.
[KEISEI CRYING]
RIVERS: What's the matter, Keisei?
What's the matter, sweetie?
Come on. Come.
Tell her you wanna hold the baby.
No, I don't think so.
- Did you say something?
- No, I don't think so.
MICHAEL: Doc, there's nothing
a mother likes more than a guy
who can help with her kid.
Trust me on that.
Now, I can see you from where I am,
I can talk you through this.
I was a dad for 15 years.
I'm telling you,
hold out your arms and say, "May I?"
- No.
MICHAEL:- Why not?
Baby. Small.
And leaky.
Doc, there are very few sure things
in this world and this is one of them.
Now, just do what I tell you.
Smile at her like this crying
doesn't bother you a bit.
You'll see, she'll love it.
Yeah? What'd I tell you?
Now, hold your arms out.
And say, "May I?"
May I?
- It's okay.
- Let's go. It's okay.
- Oh, no.
- It's okay.
- It's okay.
MICHAEL:- Make a face or something.
Make that raspberry sound.
Kids love that.
Or go, "Goo, goo".
[SINGING]
Daisy ♪
Daisy, give me your answer do ♪
I'm half crazy ♪
All for the love of you ♪
It won't be a stylish marriage ♪
I can't afford a carriage ♪
But you'll look sweet
Upon the seat ♪
Of a bicycle built for two ♪
[CHUCKLES]
That's better.
[MORRIS WHISTLING]
[CHUCKLES]
Mr. Wiseman, how come
you're not waiting in the gym?
You all right?
You're just sitting there.
Is anything the matter?
Well, you'll get out there
and you'll feel that sunshine.
And you'll breathe in that air
and then there won't be anything
the matter. Heh.
Impossible to feel bad
on a day like today.
Heh. Did you see the paper?
I mean, they actually want people
to believe
that some lady on the Upper East Side
spontaneously burst into flames.
Just watching television, and poof.
Ha, ha.
Oh. What am I talking about?
You don't see the papers, I forgot.
Hey, I went out to this restaurant
last night with Lauren
and we had this fish. Heh.
I don't even remember
what it was called, but, man
Oh, hey, I'm sorry.
Here I am talking
about restaurants and food and
[CHUCKLES]
She is something.
You all right?
What's today's date?
I can't tell you that, you know that.
[GROANS]
Remember I told you
I had this bad feeling
like something important was coming
but I didn't know what it was?
That I wasn't prepared?
And that no matter what I did,
I knew I was gonna disappoint people?
Disappoint myself?
Well, I figured it out.
My anniversary.
My anniversary is coming.
It may even be over already,
but I know it's right around
this time of year,
right around now.
So come on, doc, what's the date?
Mr. Wiseman,
what's the difference?
The difference is--
I'm asking.
It's called a favor. People sometimes
do them for each other.
No, I'm sorry.
- Nothing good can come from it.
- Says you.
Says anyone
who's thought it through.
The reason
there are no calendars here,
the reason you are denied television,
telephone, newspapers,
magazines, and radio
is so that you can focus your attention
on your work.
No, no.
I'm not gonna tell you the date.
I don't want you memorializing
special events, birthdays,
least of all your anniversary.
For goodness' sake, it's not even
really your anniversary anymore.
I see.
I see. So I can help you tell you
what to say to your lady friend,
- that's okay.
- You know the rules.
You need a favor, I'm there.
- Mr. Wiseman--
- When I say to you, tell me the date--
It's not the same thing.
- Why?
- Because you're dead.
And dead men
don't have anniversaries,
because dead men don't have wives,
they have widows.
I'm gonna step outside for a moment
and make a phone call.
Be in the gym when I get back.
Do yourself a favor, doc.
When you come back,
don't be whistling.
Hi. Is this the office
of Student Information?
I was wondering if you can help me.
I am an alumnus
and I am trying to locate
my old college roommate.
Class of '83.
Hi. Claire?
It's Lisa.
Lisa Schleigermelch. Heh.
From Buff State.
Well, how are you?
Oh, uh
I don't know, I just got to thinking
about how long it has been.
How many years have passed.
No. No, I did, I did.
I did get your Christmas letters.
But either you moved or I moved
and somewhere in the middle
of all that,
your address got lost.
Divorced?
I'm sorry.
Well, I remember, uh, hearing
that you were in the Boston area
and I was thinking of getting in the car
and driving up that way
and I thought, "Let me see
if I can track down Claire."
"I mean, wouldn't it be great
to see Claire?"
No.
Well, it's been a long time, please.
I've changed too.
No. No, no.
I was thinking of staying in a hotel.
Well, if you insist,
that would be lovely.
A double-wide?
Yeah, sure,
I know what a double-wide is.
No. No, I'm not allergic to cats.
Fourteen?
One for every year
since the divorce.
Well, yeah,
it's really good hearing your voice too.
You know what,
I'm gonna get back to you
as soon as I firm up my plans.
Bye, Claire.
What, no newspaper today?
No. No newspaper today.
Don't wanna unduly tempt you
into trying to read the date
off the top of the page.
Well, aren't we smug?
What can I say?
Three weeks ago, not very much.
Well, it isn't three weeks ago.
Ooh. What was that? Confidence?
My, my, my, must be going pretty well
with Dr. Rivers, huh?
It's going wonderfully with Dr. Rivers,
thank you.
Isn't that nice.
Bet the two of you
just chat up a storm.
Something like that.
- Words just roll out of your mouth?
- Trip off my tongue.
That's great. That's wonderful.
I'm happy for you.
Bastard.
Twenty-eight miles.
MORRIS:
Very nice.
Only 122 miles to go.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Mr. Wiseman, I need to step out
of the lab for a moment.
I'm gonna shut off the monitor
and remove my ear piece.
It's her, isn't it?
You traitor.
I think I lost my head over you.
Dear, dear.
I think I feel a monsoon coming on.
What?
Doc, don't do this.
I mean it, I'm serious.
I'm warning you,
my mind's starting to mildew.
[WHISTLING]
Hope he wore his rubbers.
[CONTINUES WHISTLING]
Hey you.
Hey you.
Why so blue?
I'm sorry.
What?
My, um, husband called last night.
He's left school,
found a wonderful job in Albuquerque.
He wants to try again.
But us about what?
Huh?
You know, the us of two.
The us of two?
Move don't.
- Mr. Wiseman.
MICHAEL:- Don't bother me now.
I'm trying to round up
two of every species.
I need your help.
She wants to leave me.
Oh. You need my help.
Is that the sound
of a worm turning I hear?
Please, tell me what to say.
All right. Say, "And today's date is"
Start with that.
You know I can't do that.
I can't tell you the date,
Mr. Wiseman.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Is this a bad time?
Should we finish
this conversation later?
Lord, no.
This is the perfect time.
RIVERS:
All right.
If you're sure.
It's just
Well, it's important to me
that you know
- that if I'd even had an inkling--
MORRIS:- But--
But
Oh, but--
Very nice.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
It's just
I don't feel like I have a choice.
He's Keisei's father.
Yeah, I know, but still
Slow down,
I wanna get this on paper.
I'm sorry.
MICHAEL:
Man, for a genius, you are sick.
Say, "Stop".
Wait. Stop.
Yes?
Well, tell her-- Tell her,
"You can't just leave like that".
You can't just leave like that.
I can't?
MICHAEL:
Well go ahead, go to her.
Tell her you know
he's her husband.
I know he's your husband.
MICHAEL: And you know
he's the father of her child.
And I know
he's the father of your child.
"And I know you're supposed to go
back to him today the 12th."
And I know you're supposed
to go back to him today the 12th.
Mm. What are you talking about?
Today's the 17th.
MICHAEL:
It is?
That means today's my anniversary.
Wow.
Theo, I don't understand,
why did you say that about the 12th?
I don't know.
Why did I say that about the 12th?
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Where was I?
Father of your child-- I've got it.
Tell her,
"I know what you have to do".
Look, I know what you have to do.
MICHAEL: And I know
what you're supposed to do.
And I know
what you're supposed to do.
But for a little while anyway,
I was the keeper of your heart
and you were the keeper of mine.
And you were the keeper of mine.
MICHAEL:- So know
- So know
MICHAEL:- if it doesn't work out,
- if it doesn't work out,
MICHAEL:
there's a place to come to.
there's a place to come to.
MICHAEL: Now, this is tricky, doc,
so follow carefully.
Take your arm and gently place it
around her waist.
Oh, shut up.
Excuse me?
Not you.
Hello? Anybody home?
Is it going all right out there?
I don't hear anything.
[SIGHS]
Are you sure you're okay with this?
What?
Oh, you going to the movies
with your friends? Heh.
Why wouldn't I be okay with that?
Well, I just kind of remembered
it's a special night, isn't it?
It was.
Still is.
I'm fine.
I like the idea of being here tonight.
And you're okay being by yourself?
Well, don't take this the wrong way,
but I'm, uh, kind of sort
of looking forward to it.
Thank you. Okay, then.
MICHAEL:
Hey, doc.
I just want you to know
Thanks. I know.
Happy anniversary, Mr. Wiseman.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary, Mike.
ROBIN:
Just stop touching me.
[BILL SCOFFS]
BILL: Do you understand how nuts
this is? How nuts he is?
No, he's not nuts
and I'm not leaving him.
So you're just gonna have
to find a way to make it work.
BILL:
Oh, I have to make it work?
It's up to me to make it work?
Screw you. Screw him.
Screw all of it.
I'm a man. Do you understand?
I'm a man.
And I'm not sharing you with anyone.
Just forget it.
It's over. It's all over.
I'm out of it
and you can all go to hell.
[SCOFFS]
Oh, really?
Well, I've got news for you.
You're the one who's going to hell.
No, darling, you're going to hell.
ROBIN:
Bill?
[ROBIN SCREAMING]