Party of Five s02e05 Episode Script
Change Partners ... and Dance
A what night? A lounge night.
Kind of a '50s thing.
Whoa.
Oh, I got you.
Okay.
Anyway, it'll bring a new crowd into Salinger's.
You know, the whole lounge thing is very hip.
If you say so.
Hey, look at her.
What a woman, huh? If I were you, I'd marry her.
Hey, Kirsten, teach me how to do that.
SARAH: Help! [SQUEALS.]
Hey, Bailey! Bailey, slow-- Slow down.
Slow down.
Julia, make him stop! No warning? You just walked in, and he fired you.
Well, did he at least give you a reason? Something about my attitude.
[SQUEALS & GIGGLES.]
He expects me to treat every customer like they're my best friend or something.
I don't know.
Who cares? Well, maybe if you apologized-- To him? Forget it.
He should be apologizing to me.
So you wanna blow this place? Oh, my God! CHARLIE: Whoa! [JULIA SQUEALS.]
[LAUGHING.]
CLAUDIA: Pick me up! [SCREAMING.]
Claudia! [THUD.]
[THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FREE" PLAYING.]
Everybody wants to live Like they wanna live And everybody wants to love Like they wanna love Everybody wants to be Closer to free-ee-ee Closer to free I'm not saying you did it on purpose.
No, just saying it was my fault.
You did start it, Bay.
Hey, Claud, what you doing there, kiddo? If you just squint and go like this-- Hey, it looks like one of those flying worms.
What did they give her? Darvax.
Charlie, maybe you should Claud, come on.
Time for bed.
[BOTH SIGH.]
You're so tall, Charlie.
I mean, you're, like, What the hell? [LAUGHS.]
Oh, that must be from one of Charlie's friends.
And you're hairy too.
Whoa.
Lots and lots and lots of hair.
Bingo.
"Best wishes for a life of happiness.
Brent.
" You know, Kirsten, there are guys out there with friends who have taste.
Those are the ones to marry.
She okay? [CLAUDIA GIGGLES DELIRIOUSLY.]
Like she wasn't weird enough.
Hey! Cool spittoon.
What else did we get? Uh, a couple of gift certificates, a check and a reading with Miss Corso, the San Francisco psychic.
What? Who sent us that? My Aunt Roberta.
Roberta.
She's the one who just got out of rehab? Mm-mm.
The one with the inner ear problem.
Hm, have I mentioned how excited I am about becoming a member of your family? [CLAUDIA SLURS.]
Glory, glory Hallelujah You're one to talk.
Midnight snack? Mm-mm.
Band-aids.
I got blisters from the skates.
What are you doing? Working on this Thursday lounge-night thing.
It's a cool idea.
Yeah.
So you're probably gonna be hiring new people, huh, to handle the extra work? Yeah, which is a drag.
I hate looking for new people.
Yeah.
You know, Griffin's looking for a job.
I thought he worked at that bike shop.
Well, he did, but, um he quit.
Yeah, well, in general, I like to hire people that have just a little bit of respect for me, so I don't think so.
Griffin respects you.
He does.
And once you get to know him, he's a really good guy.
Look, Jule, I know you like him, but the guy gives me nothing but attitude.
Charlie, he only does that 'cause he's intimidated.
He told me he thinks you're really cool.
He'd love to work for you.
Why would he wanna hire me? He hates me.
Oh, well, that's just the brother thing.
I mean, he has to be protective.
But he thinks you're great.
He told me he thought you had a lot of potential.
Your hair looks cool today.
You know, he'd like having you around the restaurant and getting to know you better.
I don't know.
I got this thing about other people's food, like fat from their steaks.
It's 6.
25 an hour, and if Charlie likes you, then he'll probably give you a raise.
I thought he did like me.
Well, no, yeah, he does, but Listen, just try it and see if you like it.
Please? Plus tips.
I think you two are really gonna get along.
SARAH: Well, she's in love with Hamlet, and she thinks he's in love with her, too, so she's psyched, but then-- TEACHER: Just a second.
Yes? I have a note for Sarah Reeves.
Okay, Sarah, you can finish that thought later.
Principal Stickley wants to see you.
Okay.
Okay.
Anybody else? Gina.
What happened? What happened is that the sun came out, and we're stuck inside.
Wait a minute.
Wait, Bailey.
What about Principal Stickley? What about her? You forged that note? Forged.
"Forged" is such an ugly word.
No, really, Bailey, I have a test on that stuff this week.
So what? So you get the notes from Dana.
Come on.
It'll be great.
[GIGGLES.]
Shh.
Get us in trouble.
To be honest, I feel kind of sillydoing this, but it is a present from my aunt, so I figured What the hell? Do it for kicks.
Right.
So you're getting married in five weeks, huh? How did you know that? Your aunt told me when she got the coupons.
Oh, right.
Well, it's a present for both of us, me and my fiance, but he's kind of a skeptic, so Okay! Good things.
Good, good things.
It's a good match.
A very good match.
Really? Although I can see why you'd worry.
He was a scoundrel, this one.
Before he knew me.
And during.
Let's be honest.
Okay.
And during.
Well, he's got that out of his system for good.
Oh, yes! I can see the two of you dancing at your wedding.
Dancing? Huh.
Well, he doesn't really dance.
Well, he will.
You and Rob are gonna have a long, happy life together.
Um, Charlie.
Excuse me.
His name is Charlie.
No, it's not.
It's Rob.
R-O-B.
Rob.
See? Is Griffin here yet? I haven't seen him.
Damn it.
He was supposed to be here three hours ago.
What if I dipped Tess's hand in ink and put her handprint on it? Absolutely not.
I'll sign it for her.
No.
I want her to sign it herself.
Well, I'll tell you what.
What if she spits up on it? Will that do it for you? Hey, both kegs need changin', boss, and we're about to run out of glasses behind the bar.
I don't believe this guy didn't show up.
Have to get a sub.
Hey, Charlie.
Could I, uh-- Don't think you'd find the job satisfying.
Talk about something else entirely? Oh.
Sorry.
Sure.
I was wondering what the doctor said about the break.
Uh, he said she'd be fine.
You know, no permanent damage.
And he was, like, a specialist with this kind of stuff? I mean, he'd worked with musicians before? Musicians.
Um, I don't know.
He was just some ER guy.
Why? Well, it's just that sometimes with a break like this I'm not saying definitely, but there was this guy I knew in school.
He was a great cellist, and he broke a bone in his hand.
And when the cast came off, it turned out he had lost some muscle control.
Meaning what? Meaning he couldn't play? Not as a soloist, no.
Oh.
Wow.
I'm not saying that's gonna-- No, of course.
Um We should get a second opinion, shouldn't we? Yeah.
I'll get the name of someone good.
Great.
That'd be great.
In the meantime Not a word.
Thanks.
Tell your boyfriend he's fired.
He never showed, and I couldn't get a sub.
So instead of doing all the crap that I have to do for Thursday, I ended up busing tables all night.
You really know how to pick them, Jule.
Charlie, wait.
You know what? It wasn't his fault.
It was mine.
I told him the wrong thing.
I told him that you didn't need him till next week.
I said I needed someone now.
Really? I thought-- Julia, don't be an idiot, okay? Hey, don't call me names because I don't know your employment needs.
Fine.
I'm sorry.
You're not an idiot.
And don't punish Griffin for something that isn't his fault.
Jeez, no wonder you can't keep any employees.
I'm sorry, okay? I'm just a little frazzled.
Just tell Griffin tomorrow at 5:30, sharp.
You really ought to find a healthy outlet for all that [DOOR CLOSES.]
stress.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Wow.
Impressive.
I haven't eaten since breakfast.
Well, we could go get some dinner.
We could, or we could stay here and let delirium set in.
Ooh.
Bailey, what are you doing? I'm not sure.
Must be that delirium.
Must be.
Um, Bailey, I feel a little funny.
Not to me, you don't.
A little underdressed, aren't we, kids? Officer! Thank God you're here.
Look, Sarah, it's a policeman.
Bailey.
You see, what happened was we were just sitting here, and suddenly Sarah Well, you tell him, Sarah.
What? She felt something in her shirt, you know, like a spider, maybe.
She's so allergic to spiders.
Tell him how allergic.
Bailey.
Blows up like a [INHALES.]
Like a Um work with me here.
OFFICER: Hey, don't waste my time.
Just get dressed and head on home.
It's a public park, not a bedroom.
Yes, sir.
[CHUCKLES.]
We should go.
No, we can stay.
He doesn't care.
He probably thought it was funny.
That makes two of you.
Can we go, please? CHARLIE: Rob.
You don't even know any Robs.
KIRSTEN: I did once.
This guy on my floor, freshman year.
Rob Strapplemeyer.
Sounds like a sausage brand.
I dated him for a month.
Total pig.
No neck.
Nice.
Of all the guys I've ever known, he's the last person I'd think of marrying.
Weird, huh? Trippy.
You know, Charlie, I had a thoughtabout the wedding.
Well, I was thinking about the dancing, because, you know, you and I, we don't really dance together.
And so my thought was Please don't hate me.
I hate you.
Oh, come on.
It'll be fun.
It'll get us out of the house.
I'll pay.
You're really gonna make me take dancing classes? No, I'm not gonna make you take them.
I'm gonna ask you.
And you're gonna say yes.
BAILEY: Find anything, Jules? Strange Indeed.
Ever heard of them? That could be it.
Where are they playing? What are you guys talking about? Trying to track down the Soul Asylum concert.
Griffin heard they were in town under a different name.
Why don't they use their name? When you're really huge and play a club, it's the only way to make sure it's not a madhouse.
I'll remember that.
You know, when I'm a famous violinist.
Yeah, keep that in mind.
I'm out of here! BAILEY: Get ready for school, Claud.
We gotta roll.
I don't have to be there for 45 minutes.
Yeah, but after I drop you off, I have to go to Cole Valley to get Jill.
You mean Sarah.
What? Well, you just called her Jill.
No, I didn't.
I just heard it.
You said, "After I drop you off, I have to go--" I know what I said! And I know what I heard.
Hey, you've been on painkillers for two days.
You're not exactly the best judge.
So get your books or whatever and get in the car.
Okay, we gotta go.
Used motorcycle helmet? Yeah, yeah.
They're expensive new.
I thought you had one.
It got stolen.
What are you doing here? Looking for you.
And so was my brother last night.
Uh, yeah, yeah.
Things got a little bit crazy.
There was no way.
That's it? Things got a little crazy? You know, Charlie was really mad.
He wanted to fire you.
Hmm.
Fired from a job I haven't even started yet.
There's a first.
I kind of told him that it was my fault that you weren't there.
And I convinced him to give you another shot.
There it is! Yeah.
"Like new.
40 bucks.
" Hello? I told you I saved your butt.
Doesn't that deserve some kind of reaction? Thank you.
You're welcome.
Do you have a quarter? No.
Do you have change for a dollar? Look, I gotta go make this phone call.
I'll catch you later, all right? Yeah.
Oh.
I think I found the Soul Asylum show at the Atlas.
So we'll hook up there when you're finished at the restaurant.
Sure.
Thanks.
We have an appointment tomorrow at 1.
He needs to make sure it's set right.
How does he do that? By looking at the X-ray? No, I think he'll probably wanna take another one.
CLAUDIA: Why? Why do I need another x-ray? Umyou know, it just never hurts to have a second opinion.
But why? To make sure that it heals properly.
Everyone said it was gonna heal properly.
Yeah, and it almost definitely will.
But not definitely definitely.
Probably definitely definitely.
So, uhyou're not sure? No, we're sure.
Yeah, we're sure.
-We just wanna be-- -Sure sure.
Sure.
[BAND PLAYING.]
[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE.]
Hey, Julia.
Hey.
Where's Bailey? He's just parking.
I'm holding a place for us.
Oh! It's kind of funny being an "us.
" I mean, I guess not for you.
You know, you've been an "us" before, but for me.
So it's going well? Yeah.
Definitely.
That's great.
It's different, though, you know? I kind of thought it would be like when we were just friends, justmore.
But now things can get kind of intense.
It's just different.
But good.
Yeah, yeah.
Good.
Yeah.
I guess that happens all the time, huh? You know, things change when you start going out? Yeah, sure.
All the time.
That's what I figured.
Oh, there he is.
So Strange Indeed really is-- Is a band? A real band? As opposed to what? MAN: Come on, you guys.
Let's load in.
Okay.
Okay, we have two choices.
We can either sit around here all night and whine about the fact that we're not gonna see a great show after all Tempting.
Or we can see this as a positive.
A whole night ahead of us, zero obligations.
We just do whatever we feel like doin'.
Mmm, door number two, Monty.
Jeep's this way.
Shouldn't we tell Julia where we're going? Ah, but that would require us knowing where we were going.
[GIGGLES.]
MAN: All right, then, dancers! -Let's get started! -Ow! Ooh, okay.
UhCharlie.
Think maybe you're holding her a little too tight? Am I right, Kirsten? Yes.
Uh-huh.
And you're feeling a little bit of, "Don't you dare try to get away from me 'cause if you do, I'll hunt you down.
" Yeah, exactly.
Well, Charlie, what do you say we loosen up a bit? Give her a little freedom, hmm? Okay, Kirsten, maybe you could show Charlie a little more trust.
Better? Much.
You kids are cute.
First date? BAILEY: Okay, here's one.
Sweet dreams Are made of these And you thought it was? Sweet dreams Are made of cheese Okay.
Left, L.
A.
Right, Seattle.
Ooh, I'm a Seahawks fan, so right.
Right it is.
I have to confess.
I thought that "I'm every woman" was "Climb every woman.
" What? You did not! Where are we going? Why did you turn here? This goes to the freeway.
Last time I checked, this was the fastest way to Seattle.
You're kidding, right? No.
We'll justtake off, you know, with no plans.
That's when the best stuff happens, when you just go-- No, Bailey.
Come on, this isn't funny.
I have a test.
Right, so you'll make it up.
Or you take an F.
Whatever.
Who cares? I do.
I care, and so do my parents.
They'd kill me.
They'll never know.
We'll stop at a pay phone, and you call them and tell them that Tell them that you're crashing at Dana's after the show and gonna go straight to school in the morning.
We'll be home by tomorrow night.
Bailey, I do not wanna go to Seattle.
How do you know? You've never been.
Come on! No, you come on.
You can go wherever you want by yourself.
But I wanna go home, now! Look, I just thought it would be fun, all right? Well, it wouldn't.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay! Okay.
[.]
[BUSTLE & CHATTER.]
Hey.
You have fun last night? Oh, um, I didn't stay.
I left.
Oh, we did too.
But I guess you saw Carolyn and me leaving.
I guess.
Did you stick around long? Waiting? No.
No.
Good.
'Cause I mean, you know, it's probably not too safe to hang out in a place like that at night.
Alone.
Yeah.
You know, Justin, I gotta go, so Alone last night? Alone today? You know, ever since you hooked up with Griffin, you've been spending a lot of time alone.
You don't really know what you're talking about.
I'm sorry.
I don't.
It's, uhjust I wouldn't have stood you up.
But I guess that's why we're not together anymore, huh? You know, I wish somebody would tell me why girls prefer guys who treat them like garbage, 'cause I just don't get it.
[TRAFFIC ROARING, HORN BEEPS.]
Thought you'd be in Seattle by now.
The idea wasn't to go alone.
I'm not like that, you know.
I have a life.
I can't just leave.
Look, I just I just thought it would be fun.
You know? I just wanted us to have a little fun.
So why does that suddenly mean different things than it used to? I don't [SIGHS.]
Look The way we were before, there were parts of me that you didn't know, and there are probably a lot of parts of you that I didn't know, and the whole thing of being together is, like, finding out those other parts.
[CAR IGNITION FIRES.]
And I don't know.
I guess sometimes for me that means being spontaneous.
What's wrong with that? Nothing, I guess.
So? So then let's just relax a little, okay? And have some fun.
I mean, isn't that the point? Yeah.
Yes? Yes.
[LAUGHS.]
[WALTZ MUSIC PLAYING.]
One, two, three, two, two, three.
Hear the beat, move with it.
One, two, three, two, two, three.
Hear the beat Very nice.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
-Two, two, three -CHARLIE: Ow.
If your foot was where it was supposed to be How are we going? Why don't you find somebody else to dance with if I'm such a bad partner.
Kirsten? We feeling a little "My way or the highway" here? Do you mind? Charlie, don't be an idiot.
I don't want somebody else.
How about Rob? He was probably a great dancer.
Who? Rob.
The guy you were supposed to marry: RobSausage.
Rob Strapplemeyer is a total pig.
I haven't seen him in four years.
Well, maybe he's not such a pig anymore.
Maybe now he's got a good job and a fat bank account and friends with taste and-- Rhythm? You know, I got a lot of work to do at the restaurant.
[COUPLES CHATTING & LAUGHING GENTLY.]
[GLASSES CLINK.]
Hey, pal! Glass.
Breakable.
Think a little.
[PHONE RINGING.]
If you're trying to tell me something, I'd appreciate it if you'd come right out and say it.
Say what? Say why you're being so elusive these days.
Hard to track down.
Griffin, I expected to see you at the Atlas last night.
Why? It wasn't Soul Asylum.
Yeah, well, I didn't know that, so I waited.
And then I looked for you today at school.
Well, I cut.
I do that sometimes.
What the hell are you doing? I spent a thousand bucks on those glasses.
They're practically antiques.
Well, they were.
Just clean them up, Griffin.
[BROKEN GLASS RATTLES.]
All right, pal.
That's it.
You're fired.
Why does everyone here keep calling me "pal"? No, Charlie, wait.
It wasn't his fault.
These shelves are wobbly.
What are you doing? Nothing.
I'm just trying to help.
Yeah, well, who asked you? The last time I checked, I could take care of myself.
Who asked you to get me a job? You complained about getting fired.
I thought-- Here you'd be able to keep tabs on me? No.
Or I'd be less What's that word? Elusive.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Elusive.
Oh! No, no, Bailey.
Watch.
I love this sequence.
See, what Renoir does is he shows them all killing with the same casualness as they had in the foyer scene.
Uh-huh.
And it's like the rules of the game are there are no rules.
I mean, nothing really matters to these people.
Bailey, come on.
Stop.
Look, see that guy right there? That's Renoir.
He's the director.
See, he casts-- You're not even paying attention.
I am.
I am.
You see, I can watch and listen and do this all at the same time.
Bailey! What? [GROANS.]
[GUNSHOTS ON MOVIE.]
MAN: Hey, down in front! What's your problem? Oh, my problem? My problem? They were just shooting, Sarah.
It's not like you missed any of the dialogue.
God.
[GROANS.]
That is so not the point, Bailey.
That is so not the point.
Then what is? That I can't do anything right? That everything I do is wrong? All I wanted to do was see a movie with you.
Okay, so maybe it's not the coolest movie or the hippest movie, but I love it.
And I wanted to show you why I love it and maybe for you to love it too.
I mean, I really wanted to share that with you.
But what I don't get is why what I want doesn't matter anymore, because when we were friends, it used to.
But now you're just like every other guy.
Any dark room is a good place to fool around, any theater or park or football field.
That is not what I'm like.
Look, if you don't wanna do this stuff-- No, I do.
I really do.
But [SIGHS.]
Not like this.
Well, then maybe you should tell me what you had in mind because I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't.
This seems fine to me.
I just wouldn't mind feeling like it's a little special.
You know, not another thing that we do in the movie theater like getting popcorn.
It's not popcorn, Bailey.
You know, I mean, it's special.
You know, it It should be special.
[CAR HORN BEEPS.]
Making up my mind For which way home Midnight's a good time for that.
Gotta get it done sometime.
If I find my way home Is Kirsten here? Yeah.
She came home, grabbed a beer and stormed upstairs.
You guys sure make being engaged look romantic.
I wish I knew how this happens.
What? Just tiny things that mean nothing suddenly mean everything.
Like? [SIGHS.]
Like dancing.
I can't dance.
[LAUGHS.]
I mean, we all know this.
This is not news.
So why is it suddenly such a big deal? One left bewildered The other just Well, because every girl, even the smart ones, thinks how great it would be to dance with her husband at their wedding.
It's dumb, probably, but it's kind of like there's this tiny part of you that believes that as soon as you start to waltz, this nice voice that knows exactly what it's talking about will come out of nowhere and say, "And they lived happily ever after.
" [LAUGHS.]
Great.
All your presents I can show you, if you want.
Does the figment Make you free? [SIGHS.]
Touching flesh In living color Just watch my feet and mirror what I do.
Okay.
Okay.
One, two, three, one, two, three.
One, two, three, one, two, three.
You've got it! See? No problem.
[LAUGHS.]
And I'd like to know And if you loosen your grip, I'll get some blood back in my fingers, and that'd be good too.
[LAUGHING.]
Dad taught me how to waltz by standing me on his feet.
I want you Does Griffin know how well you dance? Raise my hands He should, Jule.
It should matter to him because it matters to you.
You deserve that.
You'll find [SIGHS.]
You can twirl me if you want.
Just put your arm up, and I'll spin.
Okay.
You've found your way home [BOTH LAUGH.]
Yeah We're on our way home [SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
I'm not following you.
I'm going to my locker.
I know where your locker is.
Wow.
You must really care.
Look, what do you want from me? You know, you have all these ideas of what you want a guy to do and think and all.
I mean, I just do what I do.
I know.
You don't answer to anyone or anything.
Good for you.
You knew who I was when you got into this.
Yeah, but at least-- I mean, I don't even know why we're together at all.
I mean, I have no idea what you think of me or feel or anything.
It's not like you ever come over or call.
Or even say my name.
Do you know that? In four months, you have never once called me by my name.
Every time I see you, I think, "This time he's gonna say it," but you never do.
The closest you came was one day in the park.
You said, "Hey, you.
" "You.
" "You" could be anyone, Griffin.
I have a name.
Well, maybe it doesn't matter to you what my name is.
That's really too bad.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
[CHILDREN PLAYING IN DISTANCE.]
[GROANS.]
[BIRDS TWITTERING.]
You know, Claud, when a doctor says there's a 98-percent chance that you're fine, that's good news.
Uh-huh.
So, what's up? What's the problem? What if it's that 2 percent? It won't be.
That's what 2 percent means.
No, that's what zero percent means.
Two percent means maybe I'll never get to play in Carnegie Hall.
Listen, Claud, the odds that you can't are really, really remote.
But if that did happen, if you couldn't play like before, we'd We'd deal with it.
[SIGHS.]
We would.
Wanna know something really bad about me, Charlie? Yeah.
It's really bad.
I can take it.
Okay.
My favorite thing in the whole world is to go to a master class.
Because you see, well, at these classes, everyone thinks that, "Oh, they're the best.
" But you know what? They're not, not ever, because every time I've been to a master class, I've been the best one there.
Every time.
I like being the best, Charlie.
[SIGHS.]
I like it a lot.
Look, I'm the last person to tell you he's perfect.
I mean, this is Bailey we're talking about.
I'm just saying, you knew it would be different.
Yeah, you know, I know.
I know.
I guess I kind of expected things to change.
I just didn't expect him to.
I mean, I'd like to go out with Bailey, not James Dean.
James Dean! It's weird, but it's like all of a sudden all he wants to do is kind of skip school and be rebels or something.
You know, take off in the middle of the week, who knows where for no reason.
It was okay for a while, but I don't know, now it's like he's acting like he's someone else.
Or maybe like you are.
[BAND PLAYING SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC.]
So help me with the math here.
Exactly how many martinis will each customer have to drink to pay for these coats? Eighty? You don't want it to take off on the first night.
You want it to build slowly.
Hmm.
How slowly? [DOOR OPENS.]
Here we go.
I can't take this.
Hey.
-I'm glad you came.
-Yeah, well-- Look, I've been thinking a lot about some of the stuff you were saying about how we've been, about how I've been.
AndI think you were right.
I think that I haven't been paying attention to you-- Stop.
What? Don't.
'Cause you can't really pay attention to someone when you're wishing she's someone else.
Excuse me? SINGER: I walked in I'm not her, Bailey.
I'm not Jill.
I was drunk She said "It's quarter to 10 "Where have you been? You better have A good excuse for me" I said, "I hate" What are you talking about? Well, that's what you've been doing here.
You've been trying to have the relationship you had with her with me.
What? The road trip, cutting school I mean, all that stuff has nothing to do with me at all.
It's just stuff that you did with her, you know? It's Jill stuff.
She slapped A cruel spell of love on me I don't know.
I don't know.
Maybe Maybe I thought that you would like that stuff too.
You know what really confuses me? Is that relationship wasn't good, Bailey.
I mean, she was a mess.
You were unhappy.
You know, and it ended so, so badly.
So I don't get why you'd choose that over being happy with me.
I I really don't see why that's appealing.
Sarah I'm sorry.
I don't know-- Hey, it's okay.
It is.
I just don't think stuff, you know, should be this hard.
I mean, look at us.
It's brand-new, and already it's so difficult.
So we should justnot.
Because you're great, but you're not ready.
That's too bad.
Wow.
This place looks really cool.
Tell Charlie I said so, okay? [DOOR HINGES SQUEAK.]
[CAR HORN HONKS.]
This band cost me 500 bucks.
Someone's gotta dance to it.
I'm not in the mood.
In the mood, but are you sure? [BAND WINDS UP JAZZ NUMBER.]
[BAND PLAYS "JUMPIN' JACK" INTRO.]
I'm feeling a little "Don't you dare try and tell me I can't dance, you so-and-so," aren't I? Yeah, well, I decided to make a few changes in my life.
Ever since I had my cereal read.
Your what? My breakfast cereal.
It's the new wave in fortunetelling: you know, reading the gooshy gunk at the bottom of your cereal bowl.
Oh.
I hadn't heard.
Oh, yeah.
Very scientific.
I got some clear images.
One of good ol' Rob sitting there in his athleisure wear with his beer gut pressing the remote control.
Ew! I know.
I'm so sorry.
[LAUGHS.]
And then I saw another image, this one at the wedding.
You look beautiful.
I look not half-bad too.
Everyone around us is watching us dance, and they're saying, "Look at them.
"They're perfect together.
I bet they live happily ever after.
" I thought you didn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo.
Gotta believe in something, right? Right.
Try a spin? Oh! Jesus! I'm sorry! [BOTH LAUGH.]
You wanna dance? - Hey! -I'm not in the mood.
Hey! -You know what? - Hey! Neither am I.
[LAUGHING.]
When you hit The dance floor You gotta be Jumpin', Jack Jump on in Jump with your baby When you hit the dance floor You gotta be jumpin', Jack Jump on in Jump with your baby Like a wild train Rollin' right off your track Whoa, whoa You just can't stop it Like a wild train Rollin' right off your track Whoa, whoa Watch it, watch it Hey! BAILEY: Ha! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Whoo! [LAUGHS.]
You workin' or something? Just helping.
Your replacement isn't working out.
What are you doing here? I just, uh, thought I might run into you.
Maybe we could hang out.
You probably think that's a nice thing to say, don't you? Well, it's not.
A nice thing to say is, "I was thinking about you," or, "I really wanna see you.
" Hey, I don't talk like that, okay? I mean I'm not-- I'm not like that.
Yeah.
Well, I am.
I got this for you.
I didn't really lose mine.
I, uh I just thought I should probably have another one sincemaybe you'd be riding with me some.
So This is for you Julia.
Hey! Hey! Hey! [.]
Kind of a '50s thing.
Whoa.
Oh, I got you.
Okay.
Anyway, it'll bring a new crowd into Salinger's.
You know, the whole lounge thing is very hip.
If you say so.
Hey, look at her.
What a woman, huh? If I were you, I'd marry her.
Hey, Kirsten, teach me how to do that.
SARAH: Help! [SQUEALS.]
Hey, Bailey! Bailey, slow-- Slow down.
Slow down.
Julia, make him stop! No warning? You just walked in, and he fired you.
Well, did he at least give you a reason? Something about my attitude.
[SQUEALS & GIGGLES.]
He expects me to treat every customer like they're my best friend or something.
I don't know.
Who cares? Well, maybe if you apologized-- To him? Forget it.
He should be apologizing to me.
So you wanna blow this place? Oh, my God! CHARLIE: Whoa! [JULIA SQUEALS.]
[LAUGHING.]
CLAUDIA: Pick me up! [SCREAMING.]
Claudia! [THUD.]
[THE BODEANS' "CLOSER TO FREE" PLAYING.]
Everybody wants to live Like they wanna live And everybody wants to love Like they wanna love Everybody wants to be Closer to free-ee-ee Closer to free I'm not saying you did it on purpose.
No, just saying it was my fault.
You did start it, Bay.
Hey, Claud, what you doing there, kiddo? If you just squint and go like this-- Hey, it looks like one of those flying worms.
What did they give her? Darvax.
Charlie, maybe you should Claud, come on.
Time for bed.
[BOTH SIGH.]
You're so tall, Charlie.
I mean, you're, like, What the hell? [LAUGHS.]
Oh, that must be from one of Charlie's friends.
And you're hairy too.
Whoa.
Lots and lots and lots of hair.
Bingo.
"Best wishes for a life of happiness.
Brent.
" You know, Kirsten, there are guys out there with friends who have taste.
Those are the ones to marry.
She okay? [CLAUDIA GIGGLES DELIRIOUSLY.]
Like she wasn't weird enough.
Hey! Cool spittoon.
What else did we get? Uh, a couple of gift certificates, a check and a reading with Miss Corso, the San Francisco psychic.
What? Who sent us that? My Aunt Roberta.
Roberta.
She's the one who just got out of rehab? Mm-mm.
The one with the inner ear problem.
Hm, have I mentioned how excited I am about becoming a member of your family? [CLAUDIA SLURS.]
Glory, glory Hallelujah You're one to talk.
Midnight snack? Mm-mm.
Band-aids.
I got blisters from the skates.
What are you doing? Working on this Thursday lounge-night thing.
It's a cool idea.
Yeah.
So you're probably gonna be hiring new people, huh, to handle the extra work? Yeah, which is a drag.
I hate looking for new people.
Yeah.
You know, Griffin's looking for a job.
I thought he worked at that bike shop.
Well, he did, but, um he quit.
Yeah, well, in general, I like to hire people that have just a little bit of respect for me, so I don't think so.
Griffin respects you.
He does.
And once you get to know him, he's a really good guy.
Look, Jule, I know you like him, but the guy gives me nothing but attitude.
Charlie, he only does that 'cause he's intimidated.
He told me he thinks you're really cool.
He'd love to work for you.
Why would he wanna hire me? He hates me.
Oh, well, that's just the brother thing.
I mean, he has to be protective.
But he thinks you're great.
He told me he thought you had a lot of potential.
Your hair looks cool today.
You know, he'd like having you around the restaurant and getting to know you better.
I don't know.
I got this thing about other people's food, like fat from their steaks.
It's 6.
25 an hour, and if Charlie likes you, then he'll probably give you a raise.
I thought he did like me.
Well, no, yeah, he does, but Listen, just try it and see if you like it.
Please? Plus tips.
I think you two are really gonna get along.
SARAH: Well, she's in love with Hamlet, and she thinks he's in love with her, too, so she's psyched, but then-- TEACHER: Just a second.
Yes? I have a note for Sarah Reeves.
Okay, Sarah, you can finish that thought later.
Principal Stickley wants to see you.
Okay.
Okay.
Anybody else? Gina.
What happened? What happened is that the sun came out, and we're stuck inside.
Wait a minute.
Wait, Bailey.
What about Principal Stickley? What about her? You forged that note? Forged.
"Forged" is such an ugly word.
No, really, Bailey, I have a test on that stuff this week.
So what? So you get the notes from Dana.
Come on.
It'll be great.
[GIGGLES.]
Shh.
Get us in trouble.
To be honest, I feel kind of sillydoing this, but it is a present from my aunt, so I figured What the hell? Do it for kicks.
Right.
So you're getting married in five weeks, huh? How did you know that? Your aunt told me when she got the coupons.
Oh, right.
Well, it's a present for both of us, me and my fiance, but he's kind of a skeptic, so Okay! Good things.
Good, good things.
It's a good match.
A very good match.
Really? Although I can see why you'd worry.
He was a scoundrel, this one.
Before he knew me.
And during.
Let's be honest.
Okay.
And during.
Well, he's got that out of his system for good.
Oh, yes! I can see the two of you dancing at your wedding.
Dancing? Huh.
Well, he doesn't really dance.
Well, he will.
You and Rob are gonna have a long, happy life together.
Um, Charlie.
Excuse me.
His name is Charlie.
No, it's not.
It's Rob.
R-O-B.
Rob.
See? Is Griffin here yet? I haven't seen him.
Damn it.
He was supposed to be here three hours ago.
What if I dipped Tess's hand in ink and put her handprint on it? Absolutely not.
I'll sign it for her.
No.
I want her to sign it herself.
Well, I'll tell you what.
What if she spits up on it? Will that do it for you? Hey, both kegs need changin', boss, and we're about to run out of glasses behind the bar.
I don't believe this guy didn't show up.
Have to get a sub.
Hey, Charlie.
Could I, uh-- Don't think you'd find the job satisfying.
Talk about something else entirely? Oh.
Sorry.
Sure.
I was wondering what the doctor said about the break.
Uh, he said she'd be fine.
You know, no permanent damage.
And he was, like, a specialist with this kind of stuff? I mean, he'd worked with musicians before? Musicians.
Um, I don't know.
He was just some ER guy.
Why? Well, it's just that sometimes with a break like this I'm not saying definitely, but there was this guy I knew in school.
He was a great cellist, and he broke a bone in his hand.
And when the cast came off, it turned out he had lost some muscle control.
Meaning what? Meaning he couldn't play? Not as a soloist, no.
Oh.
Wow.
I'm not saying that's gonna-- No, of course.
Um We should get a second opinion, shouldn't we? Yeah.
I'll get the name of someone good.
Great.
That'd be great.
In the meantime Not a word.
Thanks.
Tell your boyfriend he's fired.
He never showed, and I couldn't get a sub.
So instead of doing all the crap that I have to do for Thursday, I ended up busing tables all night.
You really know how to pick them, Jule.
Charlie, wait.
You know what? It wasn't his fault.
It was mine.
I told him the wrong thing.
I told him that you didn't need him till next week.
I said I needed someone now.
Really? I thought-- Julia, don't be an idiot, okay? Hey, don't call me names because I don't know your employment needs.
Fine.
I'm sorry.
You're not an idiot.
And don't punish Griffin for something that isn't his fault.
Jeez, no wonder you can't keep any employees.
I'm sorry, okay? I'm just a little frazzled.
Just tell Griffin tomorrow at 5:30, sharp.
You really ought to find a healthy outlet for all that [DOOR CLOSES.]
stress.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Wow.
Impressive.
I haven't eaten since breakfast.
Well, we could go get some dinner.
We could, or we could stay here and let delirium set in.
Ooh.
Bailey, what are you doing? I'm not sure.
Must be that delirium.
Must be.
Um, Bailey, I feel a little funny.
Not to me, you don't.
A little underdressed, aren't we, kids? Officer! Thank God you're here.
Look, Sarah, it's a policeman.
Bailey.
You see, what happened was we were just sitting here, and suddenly Sarah Well, you tell him, Sarah.
What? She felt something in her shirt, you know, like a spider, maybe.
She's so allergic to spiders.
Tell him how allergic.
Bailey.
Blows up like a [INHALES.]
Like a Um work with me here.
OFFICER: Hey, don't waste my time.
Just get dressed and head on home.
It's a public park, not a bedroom.
Yes, sir.
[CHUCKLES.]
We should go.
No, we can stay.
He doesn't care.
He probably thought it was funny.
That makes two of you.
Can we go, please? CHARLIE: Rob.
You don't even know any Robs.
KIRSTEN: I did once.
This guy on my floor, freshman year.
Rob Strapplemeyer.
Sounds like a sausage brand.
I dated him for a month.
Total pig.
No neck.
Nice.
Of all the guys I've ever known, he's the last person I'd think of marrying.
Weird, huh? Trippy.
You know, Charlie, I had a thoughtabout the wedding.
Well, I was thinking about the dancing, because, you know, you and I, we don't really dance together.
And so my thought was Please don't hate me.
I hate you.
Oh, come on.
It'll be fun.
It'll get us out of the house.
I'll pay.
You're really gonna make me take dancing classes? No, I'm not gonna make you take them.
I'm gonna ask you.
And you're gonna say yes.
BAILEY: Find anything, Jules? Strange Indeed.
Ever heard of them? That could be it.
Where are they playing? What are you guys talking about? Trying to track down the Soul Asylum concert.
Griffin heard they were in town under a different name.
Why don't they use their name? When you're really huge and play a club, it's the only way to make sure it's not a madhouse.
I'll remember that.
You know, when I'm a famous violinist.
Yeah, keep that in mind.
I'm out of here! BAILEY: Get ready for school, Claud.
We gotta roll.
I don't have to be there for 45 minutes.
Yeah, but after I drop you off, I have to go to Cole Valley to get Jill.
You mean Sarah.
What? Well, you just called her Jill.
No, I didn't.
I just heard it.
You said, "After I drop you off, I have to go--" I know what I said! And I know what I heard.
Hey, you've been on painkillers for two days.
You're not exactly the best judge.
So get your books or whatever and get in the car.
Okay, we gotta go.
Used motorcycle helmet? Yeah, yeah.
They're expensive new.
I thought you had one.
It got stolen.
What are you doing here? Looking for you.
And so was my brother last night.
Uh, yeah, yeah.
Things got a little bit crazy.
There was no way.
That's it? Things got a little crazy? You know, Charlie was really mad.
He wanted to fire you.
Hmm.
Fired from a job I haven't even started yet.
There's a first.
I kind of told him that it was my fault that you weren't there.
And I convinced him to give you another shot.
There it is! Yeah.
"Like new.
40 bucks.
" Hello? I told you I saved your butt.
Doesn't that deserve some kind of reaction? Thank you.
You're welcome.
Do you have a quarter? No.
Do you have change for a dollar? Look, I gotta go make this phone call.
I'll catch you later, all right? Yeah.
Oh.
I think I found the Soul Asylum show at the Atlas.
So we'll hook up there when you're finished at the restaurant.
Sure.
Thanks.
We have an appointment tomorrow at 1.
He needs to make sure it's set right.
How does he do that? By looking at the X-ray? No, I think he'll probably wanna take another one.
CLAUDIA: Why? Why do I need another x-ray? Umyou know, it just never hurts to have a second opinion.
But why? To make sure that it heals properly.
Everyone said it was gonna heal properly.
Yeah, and it almost definitely will.
But not definitely definitely.
Probably definitely definitely.
So, uhyou're not sure? No, we're sure.
Yeah, we're sure.
-We just wanna be-- -Sure sure.
Sure.
[BAND PLAYING.]
[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE.]
Hey, Julia.
Hey.
Where's Bailey? He's just parking.
I'm holding a place for us.
Oh! It's kind of funny being an "us.
" I mean, I guess not for you.
You know, you've been an "us" before, but for me.
So it's going well? Yeah.
Definitely.
That's great.
It's different, though, you know? I kind of thought it would be like when we were just friends, justmore.
But now things can get kind of intense.
It's just different.
But good.
Yeah, yeah.
Good.
Yeah.
I guess that happens all the time, huh? You know, things change when you start going out? Yeah, sure.
All the time.
That's what I figured.
Oh, there he is.
So Strange Indeed really is-- Is a band? A real band? As opposed to what? MAN: Come on, you guys.
Let's load in.
Okay.
Okay, we have two choices.
We can either sit around here all night and whine about the fact that we're not gonna see a great show after all Tempting.
Or we can see this as a positive.
A whole night ahead of us, zero obligations.
We just do whatever we feel like doin'.
Mmm, door number two, Monty.
Jeep's this way.
Shouldn't we tell Julia where we're going? Ah, but that would require us knowing where we were going.
[GIGGLES.]
MAN: All right, then, dancers! -Let's get started! -Ow! Ooh, okay.
UhCharlie.
Think maybe you're holding her a little too tight? Am I right, Kirsten? Yes.
Uh-huh.
And you're feeling a little bit of, "Don't you dare try to get away from me 'cause if you do, I'll hunt you down.
" Yeah, exactly.
Well, Charlie, what do you say we loosen up a bit? Give her a little freedom, hmm? Okay, Kirsten, maybe you could show Charlie a little more trust.
Better? Much.
You kids are cute.
First date? BAILEY: Okay, here's one.
Sweet dreams Are made of these And you thought it was? Sweet dreams Are made of cheese Okay.
Left, L.
A.
Right, Seattle.
Ooh, I'm a Seahawks fan, so right.
Right it is.
I have to confess.
I thought that "I'm every woman" was "Climb every woman.
" What? You did not! Where are we going? Why did you turn here? This goes to the freeway.
Last time I checked, this was the fastest way to Seattle.
You're kidding, right? No.
We'll justtake off, you know, with no plans.
That's when the best stuff happens, when you just go-- No, Bailey.
Come on, this isn't funny.
I have a test.
Right, so you'll make it up.
Or you take an F.
Whatever.
Who cares? I do.
I care, and so do my parents.
They'd kill me.
They'll never know.
We'll stop at a pay phone, and you call them and tell them that Tell them that you're crashing at Dana's after the show and gonna go straight to school in the morning.
We'll be home by tomorrow night.
Bailey, I do not wanna go to Seattle.
How do you know? You've never been.
Come on! No, you come on.
You can go wherever you want by yourself.
But I wanna go home, now! Look, I just thought it would be fun, all right? Well, it wouldn't.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay! Okay.
[.]
[BUSTLE & CHATTER.]
Hey.
You have fun last night? Oh, um, I didn't stay.
I left.
Oh, we did too.
But I guess you saw Carolyn and me leaving.
I guess.
Did you stick around long? Waiting? No.
No.
Good.
'Cause I mean, you know, it's probably not too safe to hang out in a place like that at night.
Alone.
Yeah.
You know, Justin, I gotta go, so Alone last night? Alone today? You know, ever since you hooked up with Griffin, you've been spending a lot of time alone.
You don't really know what you're talking about.
I'm sorry.
I don't.
It's, uhjust I wouldn't have stood you up.
But I guess that's why we're not together anymore, huh? You know, I wish somebody would tell me why girls prefer guys who treat them like garbage, 'cause I just don't get it.
[TRAFFIC ROARING, HORN BEEPS.]
Thought you'd be in Seattle by now.
The idea wasn't to go alone.
I'm not like that, you know.
I have a life.
I can't just leave.
Look, I just I just thought it would be fun.
You know? I just wanted us to have a little fun.
So why does that suddenly mean different things than it used to? I don't [SIGHS.]
Look The way we were before, there were parts of me that you didn't know, and there are probably a lot of parts of you that I didn't know, and the whole thing of being together is, like, finding out those other parts.
[CAR IGNITION FIRES.]
And I don't know.
I guess sometimes for me that means being spontaneous.
What's wrong with that? Nothing, I guess.
So? So then let's just relax a little, okay? And have some fun.
I mean, isn't that the point? Yeah.
Yes? Yes.
[LAUGHS.]
[WALTZ MUSIC PLAYING.]
One, two, three, two, two, three.
Hear the beat, move with it.
One, two, three, two, two, three.
Hear the beat Very nice.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
-Two, two, three -CHARLIE: Ow.
If your foot was where it was supposed to be How are we going? Why don't you find somebody else to dance with if I'm such a bad partner.
Kirsten? We feeling a little "My way or the highway" here? Do you mind? Charlie, don't be an idiot.
I don't want somebody else.
How about Rob? He was probably a great dancer.
Who? Rob.
The guy you were supposed to marry: RobSausage.
Rob Strapplemeyer is a total pig.
I haven't seen him in four years.
Well, maybe he's not such a pig anymore.
Maybe now he's got a good job and a fat bank account and friends with taste and-- Rhythm? You know, I got a lot of work to do at the restaurant.
[COUPLES CHATTING & LAUGHING GENTLY.]
[GLASSES CLINK.]
Hey, pal! Glass.
Breakable.
Think a little.
[PHONE RINGING.]
If you're trying to tell me something, I'd appreciate it if you'd come right out and say it.
Say what? Say why you're being so elusive these days.
Hard to track down.
Griffin, I expected to see you at the Atlas last night.
Why? It wasn't Soul Asylum.
Yeah, well, I didn't know that, so I waited.
And then I looked for you today at school.
Well, I cut.
I do that sometimes.
What the hell are you doing? I spent a thousand bucks on those glasses.
They're practically antiques.
Well, they were.
Just clean them up, Griffin.
[BROKEN GLASS RATTLES.]
All right, pal.
That's it.
You're fired.
Why does everyone here keep calling me "pal"? No, Charlie, wait.
It wasn't his fault.
These shelves are wobbly.
What are you doing? Nothing.
I'm just trying to help.
Yeah, well, who asked you? The last time I checked, I could take care of myself.
Who asked you to get me a job? You complained about getting fired.
I thought-- Here you'd be able to keep tabs on me? No.
Or I'd be less What's that word? Elusive.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Elusive.
Oh! No, no, Bailey.
Watch.
I love this sequence.
See, what Renoir does is he shows them all killing with the same casualness as they had in the foyer scene.
Uh-huh.
And it's like the rules of the game are there are no rules.
I mean, nothing really matters to these people.
Bailey, come on.
Stop.
Look, see that guy right there? That's Renoir.
He's the director.
See, he casts-- You're not even paying attention.
I am.
I am.
You see, I can watch and listen and do this all at the same time.
Bailey! What? [GROANS.]
[GUNSHOTS ON MOVIE.]
MAN: Hey, down in front! What's your problem? Oh, my problem? My problem? They were just shooting, Sarah.
It's not like you missed any of the dialogue.
God.
[GROANS.]
That is so not the point, Bailey.
That is so not the point.
Then what is? That I can't do anything right? That everything I do is wrong? All I wanted to do was see a movie with you.
Okay, so maybe it's not the coolest movie or the hippest movie, but I love it.
And I wanted to show you why I love it and maybe for you to love it too.
I mean, I really wanted to share that with you.
But what I don't get is why what I want doesn't matter anymore, because when we were friends, it used to.
But now you're just like every other guy.
Any dark room is a good place to fool around, any theater or park or football field.
That is not what I'm like.
Look, if you don't wanna do this stuff-- No, I do.
I really do.
But [SIGHS.]
Not like this.
Well, then maybe you should tell me what you had in mind because I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't.
This seems fine to me.
I just wouldn't mind feeling like it's a little special.
You know, not another thing that we do in the movie theater like getting popcorn.
It's not popcorn, Bailey.
You know, I mean, it's special.
You know, it It should be special.
[CAR HORN BEEPS.]
Making up my mind For which way home Midnight's a good time for that.
Gotta get it done sometime.
If I find my way home Is Kirsten here? Yeah.
She came home, grabbed a beer and stormed upstairs.
You guys sure make being engaged look romantic.
I wish I knew how this happens.
What? Just tiny things that mean nothing suddenly mean everything.
Like? [SIGHS.]
Like dancing.
I can't dance.
[LAUGHS.]
I mean, we all know this.
This is not news.
So why is it suddenly such a big deal? One left bewildered The other just Well, because every girl, even the smart ones, thinks how great it would be to dance with her husband at their wedding.
It's dumb, probably, but it's kind of like there's this tiny part of you that believes that as soon as you start to waltz, this nice voice that knows exactly what it's talking about will come out of nowhere and say, "And they lived happily ever after.
" [LAUGHS.]
Great.
All your presents I can show you, if you want.
Does the figment Make you free? [SIGHS.]
Touching flesh In living color Just watch my feet and mirror what I do.
Okay.
Okay.
One, two, three, one, two, three.
One, two, three, one, two, three.
You've got it! See? No problem.
[LAUGHS.]
And I'd like to know And if you loosen your grip, I'll get some blood back in my fingers, and that'd be good too.
[LAUGHING.]
Dad taught me how to waltz by standing me on his feet.
I want you Does Griffin know how well you dance? Raise my hands He should, Jule.
It should matter to him because it matters to you.
You deserve that.
You'll find [SIGHS.]
You can twirl me if you want.
Just put your arm up, and I'll spin.
Okay.
You've found your way home [BOTH LAUGH.]
Yeah We're on our way home [SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
I'm not following you.
I'm going to my locker.
I know where your locker is.
Wow.
You must really care.
Look, what do you want from me? You know, you have all these ideas of what you want a guy to do and think and all.
I mean, I just do what I do.
I know.
You don't answer to anyone or anything.
Good for you.
You knew who I was when you got into this.
Yeah, but at least-- I mean, I don't even know why we're together at all.
I mean, I have no idea what you think of me or feel or anything.
It's not like you ever come over or call.
Or even say my name.
Do you know that? In four months, you have never once called me by my name.
Every time I see you, I think, "This time he's gonna say it," but you never do.
The closest you came was one day in the park.
You said, "Hey, you.
" "You.
" "You" could be anyone, Griffin.
I have a name.
Well, maybe it doesn't matter to you what my name is.
That's really too bad.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
[CHILDREN PLAYING IN DISTANCE.]
[GROANS.]
[BIRDS TWITTERING.]
You know, Claud, when a doctor says there's a 98-percent chance that you're fine, that's good news.
Uh-huh.
So, what's up? What's the problem? What if it's that 2 percent? It won't be.
That's what 2 percent means.
No, that's what zero percent means.
Two percent means maybe I'll never get to play in Carnegie Hall.
Listen, Claud, the odds that you can't are really, really remote.
But if that did happen, if you couldn't play like before, we'd We'd deal with it.
[SIGHS.]
We would.
Wanna know something really bad about me, Charlie? Yeah.
It's really bad.
I can take it.
Okay.
My favorite thing in the whole world is to go to a master class.
Because you see, well, at these classes, everyone thinks that, "Oh, they're the best.
" But you know what? They're not, not ever, because every time I've been to a master class, I've been the best one there.
Every time.
I like being the best, Charlie.
[SIGHS.]
I like it a lot.
Look, I'm the last person to tell you he's perfect.
I mean, this is Bailey we're talking about.
I'm just saying, you knew it would be different.
Yeah, you know, I know.
I know.
I guess I kind of expected things to change.
I just didn't expect him to.
I mean, I'd like to go out with Bailey, not James Dean.
James Dean! It's weird, but it's like all of a sudden all he wants to do is kind of skip school and be rebels or something.
You know, take off in the middle of the week, who knows where for no reason.
It was okay for a while, but I don't know, now it's like he's acting like he's someone else.
Or maybe like you are.
[BAND PLAYING SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC.]
So help me with the math here.
Exactly how many martinis will each customer have to drink to pay for these coats? Eighty? You don't want it to take off on the first night.
You want it to build slowly.
Hmm.
How slowly? [DOOR OPENS.]
Here we go.
I can't take this.
Hey.
-I'm glad you came.
-Yeah, well-- Look, I've been thinking a lot about some of the stuff you were saying about how we've been, about how I've been.
AndI think you were right.
I think that I haven't been paying attention to you-- Stop.
What? Don't.
'Cause you can't really pay attention to someone when you're wishing she's someone else.
Excuse me? SINGER: I walked in I'm not her, Bailey.
I'm not Jill.
I was drunk She said "It's quarter to 10 "Where have you been? You better have A good excuse for me" I said, "I hate" What are you talking about? Well, that's what you've been doing here.
You've been trying to have the relationship you had with her with me.
What? The road trip, cutting school I mean, all that stuff has nothing to do with me at all.
It's just stuff that you did with her, you know? It's Jill stuff.
She slapped A cruel spell of love on me I don't know.
I don't know.
Maybe Maybe I thought that you would like that stuff too.
You know what really confuses me? Is that relationship wasn't good, Bailey.
I mean, she was a mess.
You were unhappy.
You know, and it ended so, so badly.
So I don't get why you'd choose that over being happy with me.
I I really don't see why that's appealing.
Sarah I'm sorry.
I don't know-- Hey, it's okay.
It is.
I just don't think stuff, you know, should be this hard.
I mean, look at us.
It's brand-new, and already it's so difficult.
So we should justnot.
Because you're great, but you're not ready.
That's too bad.
Wow.
This place looks really cool.
Tell Charlie I said so, okay? [DOOR HINGES SQUEAK.]
[CAR HORN HONKS.]
This band cost me 500 bucks.
Someone's gotta dance to it.
I'm not in the mood.
In the mood, but are you sure? [BAND WINDS UP JAZZ NUMBER.]
[BAND PLAYS "JUMPIN' JACK" INTRO.]
I'm feeling a little "Don't you dare try and tell me I can't dance, you so-and-so," aren't I? Yeah, well, I decided to make a few changes in my life.
Ever since I had my cereal read.
Your what? My breakfast cereal.
It's the new wave in fortunetelling: you know, reading the gooshy gunk at the bottom of your cereal bowl.
Oh.
I hadn't heard.
Oh, yeah.
Very scientific.
I got some clear images.
One of good ol' Rob sitting there in his athleisure wear with his beer gut pressing the remote control.
Ew! I know.
I'm so sorry.
[LAUGHS.]
And then I saw another image, this one at the wedding.
You look beautiful.
I look not half-bad too.
Everyone around us is watching us dance, and they're saying, "Look at them.
"They're perfect together.
I bet they live happily ever after.
" I thought you didn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo.
Gotta believe in something, right? Right.
Try a spin? Oh! Jesus! I'm sorry! [BOTH LAUGH.]
You wanna dance? - Hey! -I'm not in the mood.
Hey! -You know what? - Hey! Neither am I.
[LAUGHING.]
When you hit The dance floor You gotta be Jumpin', Jack Jump on in Jump with your baby When you hit the dance floor You gotta be jumpin', Jack Jump on in Jump with your baby Like a wild train Rollin' right off your track Whoa, whoa You just can't stop it Like a wild train Rollin' right off your track Whoa, whoa Watch it, watch it Hey! BAILEY: Ha! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Whoo! [LAUGHS.]
You workin' or something? Just helping.
Your replacement isn't working out.
What are you doing here? I just, uh, thought I might run into you.
Maybe we could hang out.
You probably think that's a nice thing to say, don't you? Well, it's not.
A nice thing to say is, "I was thinking about you," or, "I really wanna see you.
" Hey, I don't talk like that, okay? I mean I'm not-- I'm not like that.
Yeah.
Well, I am.
I got this for you.
I didn't really lose mine.
I, uh I just thought I should probably have another one sincemaybe you'd be riding with me some.
So This is for you Julia.
Hey! Hey! Hey! [.]