Once and Again (1999) s02e12 Episode Script

[Rick.]
Oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! yes! yes! yes! why do men always sound like they're having sex when they watch sports? - yes! Stuffed it in there! - [Lily.]
Slap shot.
- come here.
- Stop distracting me.
l'm working.
Oh, okay.
All right, l'm leaving.
- No, don't go.
- l'm leaving.
l have work to do.
- l have work to do.
- l haven't started mine.
- do it here.
- my computer's at home.
- don't be so practical.
- don't be so practical.
- So - what? who's winning as we enter the second period? - christie or Graham? - lt is so weird.
l watch christie totally contort herself, terrorized that Graham might actually be right about something.
And l see him trying to be so cool, like there's not a pit bull clamped on his hand slowly tearing it off.
well, you know us guys.
lt's all about cool.
Like you and Graham have anything whatsoever in common.
- we both like you.
- He doesn't like me.
lf you say so.
l've got to go or l'm never gonna leave.
- call me.
- Okay.
Get out of here.
Go on.
Oh.
Help me out here.
l can't say that you look beautiful, which you do, because as your mother l have zero credibility.
you can say whatever you want, except looks don't count.
That you cannot say.
l was going to say that a lot of the girls are gonna go as a group.
That's great.
l'm not.
Okay, l just you said you might want to go, which is why we got the dress that l thought you liked at the time.
Okay, look, l changed my mind.
ls that allowed? - yes, of course it's allowed.
- Then l'll start my homework.
l hear gorgeous women.
l see gorgeous women.
whoa! Jump back, kiss myself, ow! you are gonna break some serious hearts, you know that? Guys are going to be standing in line and then falling down.
- l'm not going to go.
- Oh.
Oh, okay, does that mean we get to go to the game on Saturday, you and me? Oh, God, she is so unsure of herself.
Aren't they all at that age? l mean, l know l was.
doesn't make it any easier to bear.
- Leo - l know, l know.
No, you don't know.
l know.
''No sex when the kids are home.
'' why do you keep? Because lasciviously biting your neck is not having sex.
- lt's punishing you for not having sex.
- yeah.
- Hey, l'm joking.
- No, you're not joking.
why do we have to have the same argument all the time? can we have a new argument? Global warming.
Let's argue about that.
we have the same argument because you can't hear me, or you think l'm gonna change or liberate myself, which is not going to happen, l All right, look, it's just lt's just that you're so incredibly beautiful.
l don't see where you're going with this, christie.
l haven't gotten there.
Restaurant reviews have been a mainstay of this magazine.
- Nobody reads them.
- you don't know.
- Research tells us.
- Research destroys magazines.
could we just.
.
? you want a revenue stream.
l'm trying to deliver one.
l'm thrilled.
continue.
l'm talking about a restaurant review writing contest, to lure people into the restaurants that we advertise.
People not only describing the food that they ate, but the experience that they had there.
Like an anniversary dinner where the couple broke up or a funny thing with a waiter or a blind date.
- The restaurants would sponsor this? - They would love it.
- Simon needs you to look at graphics.
- Now? - They were supposed to be online.
- Excuse me.
well, this is a first.
- l feel totally uncomfortable.
- She won't let me help her.
l don't like lying, even if it's a good cause.
l should have told her it was your idea.
She didn't give you credit for it.
l'm listening while she pitches you your own idea, which she thinks she stole from me while you pretend to think about it.
- How'd l do? - Shut up.
Shut up what? l was just telling Lily what a great team you two are, and if this great team would excuse me, l have to go be in two places at once.
l think it's a good idea.
we should run with it.
Great.
l'm glad you like it.
That which does not kill me makes me strong.
- l thought that went well.
- Just wonderfully, couldn't be better.
l'm sure this is my next life lesson, you know, that l didn't get in my last life.
l must have done something really bad in that life.
christie, did you ever think he might not be that evil, that maybe all he really wants is to get the magazine on its feet? No.
- Hey.
Good.
- Hey, how are you? Uh-oh.
l hope you're not here on a professional visit.
No, the terrible truth is l'm using your store as an assignation.
l forgot the name of the restaurant around the corner.
who's the lucky assignee? Ooh, l finally get to meet Leo.
- yeah, for what it's worth.
- Uh-oh.
No, no, it's fine.
lt's just l told you, it's silly.
why is enjoying yourself silly? This is supposed to be going somewhere.
l feel so stupid just existing.
you know, not building to something.
Like getting married and having children? yeah.
How ridiculous is that? Tell me about it.
Oh, but you know, l could never start over again, and certainly not with Leo.
what's a person to do when her biological usefulness is over? How about relax and enjoy yourself? - Hey, sweetie.
- Oh, hey.
- Hi.
l'm Leo Fisher.
- Judy Brooks, good to meet you.
- l like her better than her sister.
- Oh, shut up.
l like him better than the sister's boyfriend.
Okay, enough, enough.
Get out of here.
Go have a nice lunch.
which l shouldn't be doing because l'm going to be working till 8:00 as it is.
Oh.
Oh, no.
Oh, God.
Oh, God, the pyramids.
l promised Jessie l would take her to the library tonight to work on her world civ report.
- what's the report? - How the pyramids were built.
She's got to find four theories and back each one up.
- l have books on the pyramids.
- well, no.
They need to go to the library.
lt's part of the objective.
l could help.
l mean, karen, can l help? l can take her to the library.
- you can? - yeah.
l love the pyramids.
l could take her to the museum too.
- Really? - yeah.
l'm glad to be of service.
we should go.
Very nice to meet you.
yeah, you too.
He's great.
you're making coffee.
Oh, well, yes.
Occasionally l am faced with that hurdle.
Great, l'm here another eight hours.
But l'm not faced with it often enough to do it well.
That's obvious.
Here, let an expert show you how.
Heaping spoons, that's key.
So, Lily who is not the coffeemaker, you're not usually here this late.
my kids are with their father, so l thought l'd work on things l never get to.
- How many kids? - Two.
- Toddlers? - No.
Sixteen and ten.
- No way.
- way.
And not going out with the boyfriend? well, the boyfriend is very, very busy.
As all boyfriends should be or turn out to be, or something like that.
Excuse me? Nothing.
Just, uh well, l guess l should go do this work l keep talking about.
Excuse me.
l'll see you later.
yes, you will.
l'll be here quite late.
Are we in more trouble than l thought? No, no.
This is just, uh, more along the lines of me having no discernable personal life at the moment.
my fiancee broke up with me.
Oh, my God, you're kidding.
l didn't even know you were engaged.
- well, l was.
- She actually just - Oh, l'm so sorry.
- No, no, l'm sorry.
l shouldn't have even brought it up.
lt's almost two months ago.
Very unprofessional and mostly very boring.
No, no, no.
l l'm sure that She's a great girl, she really is.
She's not into having a very busy husband, apparently.
what can you do? well, l hope it works out for you, whatever that ends up meaning.
Thank you, Lily.
l think it will.
And it's given me a chance to look at my life, what l want, have new experiences, make new friends, connect with new people.
lt could be good, actually.
well, l guess you just never know, you know, where something's going to end up.
lt's just all very mysterious.
l mean l should, um l'll check on this coffee in a while.
l've got to get back to this, uh, supposedly important work.
Hey.
you are the sweetest human being on the face of this earth, l love you.
Hey, l can't stay.
well, then you're not and l don't.
l've forgotten how much l love the smell of real books.
l'll take the smell of muffins.
Eat the tops, they have no calories.
None.
So how's it going in the war zone? well, nobody's killed anybody yet, but there's still time.
How's that corporate guy who doesn't dress up? what's his name? Graham.
He's fine.
- what? - you tell me.
- Judy, it's not like that.
- Okay.
He's not my type and he knows about Rick.
He keeps flirting with me.
And l'm maybe flirting back a little.
lt's funny to watch you learn about these things.
- what things? - work perks, like flirting.
lt doesn't mean anything, it's what gets you out of bed in the morning, gives you someone to dress up for.
That's a nice outfit, by the way.
lt just generally gives you a much-needed distraction from work.
A certain amount of flirting is normal? Try necessary.
So it doesn't mean that he wants something that's inappropriate? He may.
doesn't mean he's going to act on it.
Really? People bond in these situations, so they don't kill each other.
- Oh.
- Speaking of which, how's Rick? - Hmm? - Rick, an old acquaintance of yours.
Oh.
He's fine.
He's fine.
He's just still up to his neck in this Atlantor project.
l haven't really seen him that much.
- Thank God it isn't always like this.
- yeah.
So you mean that even if l did feel a teensy bit flattered by this guy, it wouldn't necessarily mean l'm A slut? Only in a Jane Austen kind of way.
- Thanks, l think.
- mm-hmm.
l've got to go.
Bye-bye.
- lt's not about what l think.
- Of course it is.
my teachers do not care what l think about the pyramids.
lt's a research paper.
That smells so disgusting.
what? we're carnivores.
we're animals.
Oh, that is so gross.
you know what? l'm leaving.
Thanks.
l tell your mom l'm going to cook you breakfast, and you don't eat.
you came to cook breakfast 'cause there was nothing in your refrigerator.
- Okay, so l see you when? - we go library 5:00, do much research.
my dad used to say that the reason men erected buildings was to get closer to God.
well, that's something only an incredible dad would say.
- [horn honks.]
- See ya.
- Hi, there.
- Hi.
- How late did you end up working? - Until about midnight.
you know, the air ducts in here make the most terrible racket.
l had a coffee with the maintenance engineer.
He came on around midnight.
That guy's been in the building 23 years.
maybe he should join our staff.
Oh, christie, Larry Bindell called.
He's afraid your dog is depressed over the haircut he gave her.
Hello, Graham.
when you have a moment, l want to work on that restaurant review idea, - get some things written up.
- course.
- Simon needs you.
- can it wait? - He's having a tantrum about it.
- All right, all right.
- Little crispy today.
- l'd better get to work too.
But l need help with one thing first.
- Okay.
- The advice column - ls terrible.
- Exactly.
l need an idea to make it better.
- Right now? - Off the top of your head.
Those are usually the best ideas.
l get into trouble for having ideas, remember? - One idea.
One idea.
- This is terrible.
- l'll tell you later.
- One idea.
- Okay, but it's stupid.
- Absolutely.
l wouldn't want it any other way.
what if the person giving advice was a dog? A dog? you mean a dog answers questions about the most meaningful and personal aspects of people's lives? yes.
That could be the best idea l've heard.
Really? who, but a dog, could so poetically reveal our human foibles, our ridiculous mating and courtship rituals? lt's wonderful.
lt's a basset hound.
No, no, no, a lab.
we could have people send in pictures of their dogs.
- [telephone rings.]
- l was thinking PagesAlive.
- Oh, hi.
- yes! l'm l'm sorry.
- what did you just say? - l said, ''Hi, Lily, it's Rick.
'' Right.
Hi.
l got so busy I forgot to call you, and then l thought l had called you this morning.
Basically, l'm losing my mind over here.
- lt's okay, really.
- You weren't missing me? well, of course l miss you.
l just Great.
l just don't expect you to call every Well, I'd like to take you out for dinner tomorrow night, if that's all right.
That's very all right.
well, all right.
Don't work too hard.
you, either.
Bye.
[door opens.]
[Jessie giggles.]
- [thumping.]
- [Leo.]
Ow.
[Jessie laughing.]
Shut up.
Get the light.
Excuse me.
l'm grievously wounded.
do you even care? Oh, but l do care more than anything.
Hi.
yes, she had a caffeinated beverage.
- yes, l am evil.
- But seriously, we got so much done.
we practically closed the library, but look at this, mom.
lt's so cool.
Honey, that's great, but you need to get to bed.
l know, it's late and it's a school night.
- Good night, honey.
- Good night.
And nighty-night, Leo.
lt was kind of fun.
Any time, kiddo.
- Bye, mom.
- Good night.
lt is so weird how the words ''school night'' have become yet another way of saying ''instant doom.
'' Sorry.
All right, l'm meeting these functional idiots for drinks.
lf l'm done by 7:00, l'll call in.
Oh, l'm sorry, christie.
Remember, l told you l had to leave.
Oh, right.
Um, okay.
well, say hi to Rick.
Oh, hi.
l was just thinking about you.
come on, have a seat.
Uh, no, thank you.
we need to talk before we do or say anything.
we need to talk to establish that we are working together as coworkers And just because l like your ideas, l shouldn't take liberties.
do you always go around doing that? lt felt very weird.
you just can't go around kissing people's foreheads like that.
l know.
l'm sorry.
- you are? - Of course l'm sorry.
you think l go around doing things like that all the time? - l have no idea.
- l don't.
- you do have no idea.
l really don't.
- well? l pride myself on being able to act like a professional.
l'm sorry.
Okay.
Then we don't have a problem.
There is a problem.
Excuse me? God, l feel like l'm jumping off a cliff.
what are you talking about? Lily, l care about you.
lt's ridiculous, l know.
Self-destructive.
Say whatever you want.
you could say l'm going through a rough patch or l'm projecting, but l've been thinking about this met anyone even remotely like you.
l know l'm not supposed to be saying that or thinking that, but you're like an eclipse.
l can't not look at you.
- l have to risk - Blindness? Everything.
l wasn't going to say anything.
l wasn't even going to bring it up.
l was just going to live with it, but l saw something in your eyes that maybe you felt something and that it scared you, and l just wanted to let you know that you don't have to be scared.
Graham, l - Hey.
- Hey, Rick.
Hi.
l'm sorry.
l hope l didn't No.
Graham, whom l've talked to you about.
Sorry.
what was your name again? - Rick Sammler.
- Rick.
- Graham Rympalski.
- yeah, l'm sorry.
- l hope l didn't barge in on - No, not at all.
- lt's very nice to meet you.
- lt's very nice to meet you as well.
Obviously, you guys are not quite done, so l'll just, uh - No, that's okay.
- No, l'll just Excuse me.
[sighs.]
- Hey.
- Hey, l'm sorry l'm early.
No, that's not a problem at all.
l'm ready, l'm ready.
Let me get my purse.
Okay.
l'll wait over here.
l need that by tomorrow.
- Oh.
- Hi.
Hey.
l'm sorry.
bringing concrete trucks from three states.
Basically, it'll be like pouring a mountain.
- l can't even imagine it.
- That's what l'm saying.
my contractor can't even imagine it, and he's used to building skyscrapers.
you're tired.
No.
yeah, l mean, no more than usual.
l'm so proud of you.
So is there anything l should l should - l should know - what? about about Graham? Something you should know about? Oh, my God.
you mean? Rick.
l'm just l'm just asking.
Of course not.
Oh, Rick.
- lt's okay.
l had to ask.
- Graham is like you know, he's like a puppy.
He likes you like a puppy? No, no.
l mean, l'm just saying, he's all over the place like a puppy.
He has the energy of a puppy.
- He's not threatening.
- lt's okay.
l just Because he knows you're mine.
my little caveman.
[gasps.]
Oh, my God.
what, dear God? Oh, nothing.
l thought the kids were here for a second.
well, it's Thursday.
Oh, l'm losing my mind.
A highly overrated part of the anatomy when one is in bed, or two for that matter.
Not necessarily.
Have it your way.
l still want your body.
Leo.
Leo.
- Huh? what? - Nothing.
l just you want me to slow down? l can do that.
you are kidding.
He did not.
- He did.
He absolutely - He called you an eclipse? That's not the point.
He basically told me he's obsessed with me.
- This is all my fault.
- lt is not.
lt is because l flirted incorrectly.
l'm in trouble.
So now what do l do? you think they're getting it on? No, l don't, that's not what l'm saying.
lt's not possible for two people to meet at work - and become attracted to each other? - No.
l mean, yes, of course.
why am l'm telling you this? you're supposed to be making me feel better.
l can't help it if you can't accept the truth.
work is sexy.
Everybody knows that, including you.
- did he kiss you? did he try to? - No.
No.
- what are you worried about? - l don't know.
That l led him on.
maybe l did.
l didn't mean to.
All this P.
c.
crap about the way to act at work, do you think people would get up and go to work if they thought there was no chance of having sex with their coworkers? Lily is not having sex with Graham.
l didn't say she was, l said maybe she would like to.
Lily, it's not as bad as you think.
l wish l had your problem, guys coming up to me, telling me l'm like an eclipse.
Very funny.
This is very hard for me.
well, then, talk to christie, girl to girl.
She'll understand.
- [knocks on door.]
- christie? - yes? - l'm so sorry to what are you doing? Something l've never done before, which is to just totally relax.
you should really try yoga sometime.
lt'll change your life.
christie l normally wouldn't come to you like this, but something has happened that l think is well, it's just a situation, really, but l thought l should talk to you about it.
l don't know how to say this.
Just say it.
Graham is hitting on me.
- what? - No, it's not that simple.
lt's much more complicated than that.
He is, um He seems to be in this fragile place emotionally, and he thinks he feels something for me.
[sighs.]
Typical.
And l thought l thought l needed to talk to you.
- Because l, you know - men.
we sent one to the moon.
why not all of them? l need to confront him, obviously.
what do you mean confront him? confront him, tell him to stop.
No, l don't think that's a good idea.
what are you saying? All right, Lily, this kind of thing actually happens a lot in an office situation.
lt's lt's like a game.
Now, it's a stupid game that men play, but if you can just ride it out you mean, l shouldn't do anything about this? well, what can you do, march up to Graham and tell him not to care about you? you would be laughed out of his office.
lt's more than that and you know it.
you know l loathe this guy, but we're not at a point of no return here.
All l'm saying is just deal.
Have l gone down the rabbit hole? do you hear what you're saying? Stop for a moment and think.
- who is Graham Rympalski? - what are you saying? l'm saying he hasn't even touched you.
l'm saying l want you to handle it without confronting him.
you're a big girl.
don't make it any worse than it is.
l don't plan on making it any worse than it is, but he has to know you know what? Graham, whom l despise, is this magazine's last best hope.
No Graham, no PagesAlive.
lf he leaves, do you think these venture capitalists will keep funding us? They'll disappear right along with their money.
There is nothing l can do or will do to jeopardize this magazine.
do you understand me? [door closes.]
wait.
- Here, let me take them.
- Sweetie, just take this one.
why do you put every book in your backpack every single day? Because, mom, l mean, it's too much to remember.
which book, which day.
This way l don't worry.
well, l worry about your back.
do you think Leo's home yet? - No.
why? - The museum, remember? l haven't been to the museum since l was a little girl.
well, l hope you guys have fun.
Are you kidding me? does Leo ever not have fun? No, l guess he's kind of odd that way.
yeah, but l like that.
l mean, l really like it, 'cause, l mean, let's face it.
you and dad aren't exactly playing practical jokes all the time.
No, l guess not.
Leo makes ordinary things seem lt's like l'm in a movie when l'm with Leo.
Everything is bigger and more exciting.
ls that what you like about him? l can see that would be a good thing for you.
you need to eat something before you go.
Jess l need to be back at the office by now, practically.
- Are you going to be okay? - yeah.
- what time is he picking you up? - Soon.
l'll be fine.
l'll see you when you get back.
- Love you.
- Love you.
lt's scary in there.
There's nothing in there.
l checked.
Oh, gross.
Let's just have peanut butter and jelly.
Hey, everybody.
- who wants pizza? - l don't even want to look at pizza.
lt seems to be our staple crop around here.
you know what? l was late and it was fast.
Jeez.
Sorry.
ls pizza genetically modified? [doorbell rings.]
Not that l know of.
- Rick.
Hey.
- Hey.
ls this a good year for ''l'm sorry l've been so busy?'' well, l hope it's a good year for pepperoni pizza.
- can l come in? - Sure.
- Hey, zoe.
- Hey, Rick.
mom, l promise l'll do my homework after Wild Discovery.
They're showing you how to make houses for bats.
One-half hour, that's it.
Thank you.
- l'm so glad you're here.
- well, you know, sometimes when we don't get to really talk, l start imagining things that are wrong with us, and l know.
l've just been what? - distracted? - yeah.
lt doesn't mean anything, really.
lt's just all this office stuff.
l completely understand.
- l miss you.
- me too.
we should plan something this weekend.
Are you okay? you just don't l don't know.
you don't seem like you.
l'm me.
lt's me.
ls it christie? ls she on your case again? - No, l'm fine.
No, please.
- Please what? Stop trying to fix everything.
l'm fine.
Oh, you scared me.
what are you doing sitting here in the dark? Sweetie? l didn't expect you to be here.
did you and Leo have a good time? - He never came.
- what? He never came.
- Oh, honey.
- No.
did he at least call? l don't believe this.
Okay, listen, there's got to be some reasonable reason why this is He obviously forgot.
He probably had a million things to do.
Then he shouldn't have made plans with you.
whatever.
l'll just finish the report.
lt was about true north.
- what was? - The pyramids.
They think they used two stars when they built them to align them with true north.
'cause it was the one thing that was constant to guide them.
l am so sorry, penguin.
Oh, what a day.
One of my patients had a reaction to his medicine and wound up in the emergency room.
lt was pretty intense there for a minute.
Hi, karen.
Hey, Jess.
Jess, l'm sorry.
Uh, it's okay.
- l'll just do my homework.
- Jess [sighs.]
l blew it.
l'll make it up to her.
l hope she understands.
- yeah, she she understands.
- karen No, she understands that people let you down.
But you, l mean, to not even call her.
Listen, you know, stuff happens to people.
No, this is not just people.
Leo, you you mean something to her.
you're not just some person that's drifted into her life.
She sees you here with me.
She knows what that means.
l know.
No, you you don't.
lt's not just about you.
l l have children, children that need Parents? They do have parents.
l'm just trying really hard.
l don't know what else l can do.
l'm having staff meetings on a weekly basis.
This is going to make a tremendous difference.
what else? Ooh, Simon.
you going to get back to me with that new list for the blues festival? l've got to run.
Anything urgent, l'm in the car.
Okay, sure.
l wanted to talk to you about yesterday.
That's okay.
l think we should not dwell on it and just move on.
l wanted to let you know that l didn't Sometimes people say something without thinking.
l know l do that sometimes.
And it doesn't really mean anything, really.
Except when it does.
l meant it, and l can't just wish it away.
Believe me, l've tried.
But l don't want to make this your problem.
- l want you to see - you're kind of making it my problem.
what l hope is that since we work together so closely and so well, that you'll get get to know me and be more comfortable with this.
what are you saying? That l'm willing to give it time, that, you know, we'll just see what develops.
lt's really late and l have to go pick up my girls, so we can talk about this at another time, okay? wait.
Lily, Lily, wait.
Graham, what are you doing? - l l didn't - God, just Listen, l didn't mean it [alarm clock beeps.]
[turns off alarm.]
why aren't you bugging us to get up? lt's late.
mom, are you okay? Are you sick? l might be.
can you guys get yourselves ready? mommy, l know just how you feel.
Sometimes l don't want to go to school.
[Lily.]
There's raising children and there's raising girls.
And if l ever dare to imagine anything happening to them, where a man tries to more than anything, l want them to be strong.
can l stay home with you to keep you company? No, honey.
mommy has to figure some stuff out.
you go get ready.
l have to call the office.
[telephone rings.]
[answering machine picks up.]
[beep.]
christie, hi.
lt's Lily.
Um, l'm so sorry, but l l feel like l'm coming down with some kind of flu.
- Ow! - Oh! l have to study, believe it or not.
lf that's more important than your Nerf ball you know what, listen, dr.
Leo, l'm only in ninth grade.
l have to study.
That's true.
you'll have to wait till you grow up to goof off.
- Here, have a pillow.
- Okay, okay, be that way.
Hey, how's it going? lf this ever gets to court, it's going to take months.
That's the good news and the bad news.
Oh - Leo? - Hmm? what are we doing? well, l'm touching you in strict accordance with the manual.
No.
No, l mean, what are we really doing with each other? what kind of question is that? The kind of question that everyone asks sooner or later.
well maybe you should ask it later rather than sooner.
we knew l mean, we both knew going into this that it couldn't last.
That's not true.
l didn't know that.
l did.
Oh.
well, uh l see.
Hey, you know, it's been hard.
l'll give you that.
lt's hard walking into the middle of someone's life and always trying to play catch-up.
Leo Leo, you're so young.
- you have your - what, my whole life ahead of me? don't use that against me.
lt's like me using your children against you.
l love that you're young.
you've made me feel young.
- lt's been so - l want you.
Leo, you're you're going to want your own family.
you've got to think about your life.
l thought l was thinking about my life with you.
we just Look, we met in this moment in time when we just seemed to magically fit together like the way a dream fits together.
l am going to fight you on this.
Leo.
do you have any idea how much Jessie cares for you? lsn't that a good thing? l mean, come on, isn't that what you wanted? Not when she's going to have to we can't keep doing this.
lt isn't good, not for me and not for Jessie.
- lt's already going to rip her apart.
- what? Ending this? l can't believe this.
l love you and l know you feel the same way, so what are you? l need to be clear about what l'm doing now with you.
l could keep going with this, with what we have, if it were just me, but it's not.
well l'll get my stuff later, l guess, when Eli and Jessie aren't home.
- Okay.
- l want to talk to them.
you know, l don't want to just disappear.
No, no, no.
we'll talk.
Just know that l love you.
l'll be right back.
- Hey.
- Hey, l didn't mean to interrupt you.
what is it? ls everything okay? yeah.
No, it isn't, but it will be.
- This can wait till after your meeting.
- No, no, no, no.
l don't want it to wait.
Give us a second.
l just l just wanted you to know that you're not insane.
well, thank you.
you can pull me out of a meeting any time to tell me that.
l mean, you haven't been imagining that something's wrong.
Something is very wrong, and l'm going to deal with it.
- what is it? Tell me.
- lt's a work situation.
lt's complicated.
Are you going to tell me or torture me? Graham has been making my life very difficult.
- He has? - [Lily sighs.]
l feel so humiliated.
why is that? do you want me to go over there and talk to him? Because l will gladly go over there and talk to him.
No, l can handle this.
you can't just expect me to do nothing.
yes, l do.
you have to trust me.
- l can handle this.
- How? l'm not completely sure, but l promise you l will.
while you're thinking about it, l could be over there smashing his face in.
- l need to go.
- Listen to me.
you can't just tell me this and leave.
Let me go with you.
No.
l just need to know that you love me.
you have no idea how much l love you.
Okay.
One second.
- Now.
- Excuse me.
- why won't you tell me? - Just, please.
Graham.
There is something l need to tell you, and l would like for christie to hear it too.
Oh.
well, sure.
Fine.
you have been making it impossible for me to do my job, and it is completely unacceptable for you to do that.
- Just a second here.
- l find this ludicrous.
- So do l.
- So do l! what are you doing? what do you hope to accomplish? what do l hope to accomplish? - maybe restoring my dignity.
- what does that have to do with me? lt has everything to do with you, and you know it.
lf we could talk about this rationally.
you don't want to say anything you might regret.
No, l don't.
l want to say something that l will never regret.
you know what? you know, God, you're right.
Restoring my dignity has nothing to do with you.
lt has to do with me.
And if you ever, ever touch me inappropriately again or harass me or in any way make it impossible for me to perform my job, l will sue you and l will have your ass fired no matter what happens to this magazine.
Thank you.
[people chanting.]
They're tearing this place down just to build Rick's building? - lt's not Rick's fault.
- counsel for a better place.
A divorced couple duking it out in public? who doesn't want to read it? l admire your mother and what she's doing.
Rick, is this are you we can pretend it's still Valentine's day, can't we?