Thirtysomething (1987) s02e15 Episode Script

1 [theme.]
- I like this one.
- Really? Yeah, sort of the English country madhouse look.
Hey, Hope, I found my license.
[phone rings.]
I like this one, too.
Yeah, hello? That's pretty.
Hi, Marsha.
No, we're fine.
Uh, I don't know.
Let me see if I can find her.
Hope! Uh, can you wait a second? It's your cousin.
What do you want to do? Marsha, hi.
No, better.
Thanks.
So what are you doing tomorrow night? Uh, I don't know.
The usual.
Probably watch 60 Minutes, make sure we've eaten from all the major food groups for the week.
Why? What are you doing? Oh, the usual, having dinner at my grandmother's.
You know, if you and Hope aren't doing anything-- How's she doing? Is she feeling better? Oh, she's great.
She's amazing.
Don't do your imitation.
[imitating.]
Melissa, who's the boy? Oh, that's Michael.
That's my cousin.
You met him a million times.
Eh, get him a coaster.
He's leaving rings.
[coughing.]
You did leave rings.
You should come.
You can make up for it.
Well, we're going to come next week for the birthday party.
I mean, it's still so weird that you all have the same birthday.
You know, you, your mother, your grandmother.
Well, we we're born in the same month.
We always celebrated it the same day.
You know, I can't wait.
The whole gang will be there.
You know, Aunt Cookie and Aunt Muriel.
I thought they didn't speak to each other.
No, Aunt Bea doesn't speak to Aunt Cookie, and Aunt Helen doesn't speak to Aunt Muriel.
Michael, come on.
And then after dinner, they'll all get together and they'll play a little gin and-- Oh, we should pick one of these.
Fine, so don't stay for cards.
Just come for dinner.
No, no, it's just we're trying to spend the weekends together now since the baby-- Oh, sure.
I just thought, you know, some younger people around would be good for Nana.
What? You mean you think Uncle Sydney and Aunt Bea are depressing? They've been to Aruba.
Excuse me, but Janey would like to see her Aunt Melissa immediately.
- Immediately? - Yes.
Oh, God, what a pushy kid.
All right, I'm coming.
Start getting cute.
It's okay.
It's all right.
Mm.
[knock at door.]
Who is it? It's Mom.
Oh, wait a minute.
How did you get in? The door was open.
It was unlocked? It was unlocked.
Hi, sweetheart.
Hey, you really changed things around here, huh? Yeah, well, I wanted to go from Marlo Thomas to Samuel Beckett.
Oh, like Nana says, you have a real flair.
So I schlepped all these things from Nana's attic.
You should see that room.
You should see, it's a regular fire trap, and it's right over her bedroom.
Oh, these are perfect, Mom.
So what do you want them all for, huh? Well, I wanted to take a lot of the pictures that I took when I was a kid and mix them with her own stuff and put it all in an album.
Sort of a, you know, This is your life, Rose Waldman.
Then we could all cry and Nana can win a set of Tourister luggage.
She'll love it.
It's all about her.
You know, I talked to her yesterday.
She sounded great.
Sounded great.
This is a woman with arrhythmia, congestive heart failure-- You know how she spent yesterday? Pricing all the new sportswear of the sportswear line.
She likes to work.
She likes to drive, too.
Yesterday she parked in a tow-away zone, as always, and I, as always, went to the tow yard.
They know me so well now, they call me Elaine.
They're my best friends.
Oh, that's who called for you here.
Listen, you want a cup of coffee? Some cranberry juice? Something? No, thank you, honey.
I got to go interview attendants.
Attendants, why? Because she's not taking her medication, I know.
I know.
I-I count the pills.
She forgets.
She forgets.
You want your own? No, this is fine.
You okay? Some things are just going to have to change.
That's all.
Like what? Daddy and I think it would be better maybe if Nana moved in with us.
She's not going to move out.
I know her.
And I know a sick woman who's not taking care of herself.
She's been in that house 45 years.
Nothing's going to make her move out.
All right, listen, I really got to go.
That traffic is going to be murder.
Listen, you want me to help with her? I'll help.
Yeah? Great.
Okay, where are the keys, huh? They're in your hand, Mom.
Right.
We'll talk, huh? Yeah.
So long.
Drive safe.
So, wait a minute.
Now, what do we do here? Uh, that's your box.
That's Goodwill.
Okay.
So should I--? I can't throw anything out.
You got to be ruthless.
Not everything old has value, Melissa.
Some things are just old.
You and I, for example, are old but have value.
These cookies, "Good till June of '87", are merely old.
- When did you get so wise? - Oh, I don't know.
Maybe it's since I started spending two sessions a week with Dr.
Phipps.
- Oh, right, therapy.
- Yeah.
Do you like his shoes? You know, they can only help you if you like their shoes.
His shoes are fine.
I think he's brilliant.
He just thinks everything is my mother's fault.
Oh, well, of course, it is.
The key is what you do about it.
I know.
God.
Therapy.
You know what I think it's like? It's like when you're walking down the street and you see someone reflected in a window and you think, "Who's that?" Only it turns out to be you.
[sighs.]
I'm going back to work.
Full-time's going to be really hard, though.
Seeing Woodman makes me really upset.
But I got this thing.
I got this project.
Um, do you know anything about prisons? There are a lot of single men.
Come here a second.
Look, I'm doing this pilot study on recidivism.
What's this? Tendency of criminals to fall back on old patterns.
Now is that like in banks or relationships? And what I need are some really brilliant photographs.
Oh, thank you.
When do I start? You'll do them? Really? Next week.
Oh, next week.
I've got the Philadelphia Magazine shoot next week.
You got that? That's fantastic.
So that means you can't do it? Well, my grandmother hasn't been feeling well.
I kind of feel like I should be around to help her.
Oh, sorry.
Well, I could reschedule.
No, she's better.
I could do it.
I could handle it.
Oh, I'm so glad.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Hey, Mom.
Honey, I'm glad you're here.
I was so worried.
Well, I'm half an hour early.
Yeah, but Nana, she kept saying, "Where is she? Is she here yet?" Hey, Daddy.
Hi.
- Murray, where is Mother? - She's hiding.
She won't come out until we all sing "Hello, Dolly!" Relax, Elaine.
She's in the kitchen.
In the kitchen.
She should be taking a rest.
Sweetheart, give this to Aunt Muriel with a coaster.
And don't bring up Cousin Hannah.
She's still in Oregon with the lesbian puppeteer group.
It will just upset Aunt Muriel, okay? Good.
Uh, Mother, Melissa's here.
Cookie, want a highball? God, it's freezing in here.
Here you go, Aunt Muriel.
Oh, thanks, sweetheart.
- You look lovely, darling.
- Thank you.
But you're missing an earring, hon.
Oh, I'm not.
There's only one.
Oh, did you check the car seat? There's only one.
I'll tell you what.
We'll keep an eye open.
Oh, thanks.
I really appreciate that.
Oh, here's Rose.
Hey, Nana.
Hi.
Oh, look at you.
Why can't you ever dress like a normal human being? Why can't you ever act like a normal grandmother? Pinch my cheeks.
Don't insult me.
There.
You happy now? Very.
Hey, I got something for you.
- What? - Fruit slices.
I hope they're not lemon.
I hate lemon.
I ate the lemon on the way over.
I'm nauseous from the lemon.
- Good.
- Good? Oh, Cookie, the honey cake looks wonderful.
Oh, I don't know.
I'm a little worried about that honey cake.
I'm going to take a look at it.
I'll go with her.
If there's anything I hate, it's a dry honey cake.
Her honey cake showed up on my last angiogram.
Dinner's ready.
What are you doing? Mother, this house is like a freezer.
It's an oven.
Turn it down.
Mother, people are sitting in their coats.
- You said it was hot.
- Me? - Right? - No, I didn't-- - See? - No, please.
Where's Murray? I want my highball.
You're not going to have a highball.
We're just going to go in and eat.
I always have a highball before I eat.
It's not good for you.
You know what the doctors said.
Please, why would I pop-- Look at the three of you.
I want a picture.
Oh, what a good idea.
I'll take it.
Why? Why? Why? Nana, it's what I do.
- It's what she does? - Yeah.
When am I going to see one of your pictures in Life Magazine? When Ed Sullivan goes back on the air.
Darling, I have got a pot roast that's turning to leather.
- Mom-- - How would you know? Mother, please, this is too much.
Will you shut up and pose? Come on, go over by the chair.
- Oh, really.
- All right, I'm sorry.
Daddy, you be me.
I'll need an earring.
Oh, this is ridiculous.
Elaine and I look awful.
You guys, a little to the left.
You look gorgeous.
Good, okay.
Take the picture.
Mother.
This picture's going right on my desk.
[clears throat.]
Mom? Mom? Are you all right? Wait-- Wait.
What is this? It's all right, Mother.
I'm calling the doctor.
No, no, don't.
Don't.
Elaine, I'm all right.
I'll call them, honey.
You stay here.
Let's take the picture.
How do I look? Beautiful.
The real problem is my mother.
She acts like Rose is Grandma Moses, but she's not.
She's got congestive heart failure.
There's medication.
You don't have to be hospitalized.
Oh, everybody gets that.
Both of my grandmas had it.
- This one.
I really love this.
- Yeah, that's nice.
The thing about Rose is she's so beautiful.
She must have been something when she was younger.
Oh, she was.
I should show you some of the pictures.
Oh, I'd like to look like that when I'm old and living in Miami.
Ah, you'll be fine.
You know, it's me.
I'll probably have shrunk.
I'll be like 5'3".
I'll be walking around with a little mustache.
This is not a problem, though because we're not ever going to get old, right? No, but our parents will.
Oh, unless they have the consideration to die first.
Yeah, but what about the ones who do get old? I mean, I wonder if they get Alzheimer's disease or get really sick.
Yeah, see, this is too upsetting, the whole idea.
Oh, I don't know.
It's like my mother and father, they live on a golf course.
And, you know, they can be out having a perfectly good game and then, you know, driving along, and a meteor falls on them and they're killed instantly.
Painlessly.
[chuckles.]
I mean, not now, you know, in ten years.
Okay, twelve.
I mean, come on.
Oh, a daughter's wish.
Very touching, Hope.
Yeah, my mother's 62 years old.
To me she'll always be 41, just driving around in the Country Squire.
All I know is I don't want to be with Elaine the way she is with Rose.
Well, the thing about Rose is she's tough.
Yeah, she's strong.
She is strong.
She'd have to be to do that business.
How-- How long is it? 55 years.
Seven days a week until a couple of years ago.
She was never, you know, your standard, perfect-pie-crust grandmom.
I used to go to her store after school.
She'd drop whatever she was doing.
We'd-- We'd go for ice cream, or we'd go for a walk.
Or she'd say, "Come on, let's get out of here.
"We'll go to the movies and hit the Chinaman.
My treat.
" I was fat.
I looked like Little Lotta.
I didn't have any friends, but she was my friend.
She'll be okay.
This is dessert? Make your own sundae? You're reading Redbook again, huh? I'm a busy woman.
You want a wedding cake? Get married.
Help yourself.
What if a bus hits you? You want strangers to see you dead in that? [Woman.]
Oh, I hadn't thought of that.
Try the blue.
That you'll look gorgeous in.
Okay, the blue.
[Woman #2.]
Rose, what do you think of this? It's a Calvin.
I know it's a Calvin.
On you, it's a Coolidge.
Go up one more size.
Do you think so? The usual thing, Rose.
- What? - I can't decide.
I'll be back with a friend.
Hey, wait, wait.
Melissa.
I got an idea.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah? This is my granddaughter Melissa.
- This is Mrs.
Hyman.
- Hi.
You're missing an earring, dear.
I'm looking for it.
What are you going to do with all the earrings you've lost? Make a bracelet.
Am I spanning across the hips? No, actually, it looks good.
Looks like you.
- Really? - Yeah.
Yeah, maybe if you knocked off 10 bucks.
She's going to ruin me.
Honey, get us a cream soda and a sales slip.
Trust me.
You won't be sorry.
If you are, there are no returns.
She's adorable.
There's a real resemblance.
Even more than your daughter.
[Rose gasps.]
Rose? Rose? Melissa? Melissa! Nana, are you all right? I'm all right.
Stay with me, Melissa.
Okay, I'm right here.
Yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
Don't-- Don't tell your mother.
[Mrs.
Hyman.]
Do something.
Go get some water.
[whispering.]
And call my mother with the doctor.
Nana? It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
What's this? You were wired up? [chuckles.]
The doctor gave it to me.
I-- I get dizzy.
I get palpitations.
And they record it, and then they listen to the tape.
And save a call to their broker.
Either you're really funny, or I'm not dead yet.
I'm really funny.
And you're not dead yet.
- Maybe.
- Come on.
Come on.
Put on your slippers.
Why should I put on my slippers? Is Paul Newman coming over? Oh, yeah.
He's going to bring you his salad dressing.
Here's your soup, Mother.
It's your recipe.
Okay, thank you.
[Elaine.]
Oh, good, oh.
Are you sure this is my recipe? Yes.
Oh, well, I'll have a cracker.
Elaine, please, stop bouncing around.
You're like a Mexican jumping bean.
Relax.
Have a cracker.
I can't have a cracker.
I have to go interview attendants.
Oh, we're going into that again? Mother, I don't know what you said to that woman today, but it must have been awful.
I just don't want some strange black woman messing around with my things.
Mother, you know I hate it when you say things like that.
All right, all right.
I know what you hate, but I was the first one in the business to hire a black saleswoman in 1941.
Black people love me.
You two have a nice visit.
I'll be downstairs.
Is it going to rain? My shoulders feel like rain.
Great.
What? Now I got to massage your old chicken skin? Chicken skin.
- Ooh, hey, hey, easy, easy.
- How's that? All these years, I never knew I had a Swedish granddaughter.
Oh, ow.
- Okay, come on.
- Hey, that feels good.
- That feels good.
- All right, come on.
I'll put you under the covers.
Oh, I don't know.
I don't think I can sleep.
My-- My head gets so busy.
Well, why don't you tell a story? That'll help.
About Grandpa Jack.
Wait, why do you want to hear that? You're too young to be bored to death.
Come on.
He never left the house without a new $100 bill.
- Right? - Yeah, never.
Oh, Jack was something.
He was a king.
Fanny Brice was in love with him.
And he sold Al Jolson a summer home.
And then suddenly everything was gone.
Everything.
Jack never said a word.
He just sat in a chair.
Then I went and made a business.
I was pregnant with your mother.
She was born three days after we opened.
And I was back at work at the store the next day.
She's asleep.
Good.
You ought to go home now, sweetheart.
Well, are you coming back? Yeah, I have to.
There's nobody else to stay with her.
Well, maybe I could.
No, no, honey, I want to.
- Yeah, but you're exhausted.
- Well, so are you.
But you're more exhausted.
- It's not a problem.
- Well, not for me, either.
You probably have a million things to do.
Listen, I could call Ellyn.
You sure? All right.
All right, but if she goes near a cigarette, I want you to call me immediately.
I'll call you.
You positive this is all right? She's going to be fine, okay? Yeah? All right, sweetheart.
She's going to be fine.
All right.
Agh.
Mom, your keys are in your hand.
I knew that.
You look great.
Do you have jury duty or something? No, I have to go to my grandmother's store.
I told her I'd work there until she gets back on her feet.
That's so nice.
Is she okay? Oh, yeah, she's fine.
I'm-- I'm completely wiped out.
I was up with her all last night.
- I stayed over there.
- Oh, God.
- Okay.
Open? - Open.
Ellyn, listen.
Um, a lot of stuff's been coming up for me lately.
It must be really hard with your family and all, huh? Well, you know, it really has to do with your project.
Oh, that's okay.
Just show me what you did the other day.
Well, see, it's about the prints.
I didn't have time to print.
Oh, okay.
Well, I told you about last night, right? No, no, I know, I know.
It's not about last night.
- Do you have time to do it now? - No, um-- It's just that they moved the magazine deadline up.
You know, the piece I was doing.
So I had to prep the shoot, do the shoot, get the proofs done, so I haven't had time to print.
But I called Russell to see if he could do it.
When can he do it? He can do it next week, if that's not too late.
I mean, if that's all right.
Um, I just have to think.
And if it's not, just say the word and-- No, I just have to think.
Yeah, it's all right because this is exactly what I've been trying to work on in my therapy.
This is the kind of thing that would get me into trouble before.
You know, not being able to roll with the punches.
Well, if it's not, I can come home tonight.
I can do it tonight.
You know, I could stay up late and do it.
No, no, it's really-- Melissa, why didn't you just say no? I don't know.
You're my friend.
I didn't want to let you down.
We're closing up now, honey.
Well, not yet.
I still have a few items from the cruise line I'd like to turn over.
Oh, honey.
You should go home.
You were a terrific help today.
Remember Christmas Eve, Mom? Every year Nana would let me help her.
I was this big.
She'd let me tag everything, and I'd serve a glass of eggnog with every sale.
Right, with that cheap bourbon.
Yeah.
Of course, she never changed this room.
How long's it been like this? 25 years? Longer than that.
That's you.
Absolutely.
The color, the fit, beautiful.
Elaine? What are you doing here? Oh, honey, now you know you're not supposed to play in here.
I'm waiting for you.
You said we'd have a special day.
But, honey, we can't.
Okay? Mommy, you said.
And what's going on right now? A Depression.
Oh.
And what does that mean? People do without.
And what are we? Lucky.
Say that again.
We're lucky.
Right.
Now who's my good girl? So this place always came first.
It had to.
It took care of us.
Sweetheart, just make sure you pick up everything in here, okay? Okay.
All right, your friends, they know what time to get to Nana's for the party tomorrow? Yes, 7:00, I told them.
All right, look, I'm going to go and stop by and see how Nana is.
I'll-- I'll give her your love, all right? Okay.
- Good night, sweetheart.
- Good night.
[piano.]
Make someone happy Make just one someone happy Make just one heart the heart you sing to One smile that cheers you One face that lights when it nears you One man you're everything to "Tonight we have three birthday girls here.
One of them is 80, but I won't tell who.
" Love is the answer Someone to love is the answer Once you've found him Build your world around him Make someone happy Make just one someone happy And you will be happy, too That's great.
[cheering and applause.]
Great, Cookie.
Honey, Nana wants to see you upstairs.
Oh, okay.
Hey, Michael, talk to Aunt Muriel.
She's had a few.
I think Michael should stay.
Listen, what do you think? Oh, oh.
Not bad for an old broad.
Melissa.
Happy Birthday, darling.
Happy Birthday, Nana.
Do you know how much I love you? I know how much, Nana.
Tell your mom I'll be right down.
The girl's here to do my hair.
Okay.
I love you.
I love you.
So here we are, and it's that time of year again.
Time to say "Happy Birthday" to my three best girlfriends, Elaine, Melissa, and Rose.
What more can I say? Only to ask that you raise your glasses.
Say l'chaim or cheers.
L'chaim.
L'chaim.
Cheers.
L'chaim.
L'chaim.
And eat the veal while it's hot.
God knows it cost me enough.
[chatter.]
Happy Birthday.
[chatter.]
How is Hope doing? Oh, she's much better, thanks.
She just got very tired tonight.
Oh, give her my love, will you? Okay, yeah.
Thanks.
I can't believe this.
You have an ulcer? I have an ulcer, too.
Is yours bleeding? His is bl-- I can't believe-- Did you put us next to each other because we both have bleeding ulcers? You sat us next to each other-- Do you mind not having that kind of conversation on my birthday? You've hardly touched your veal, Mother.
Do you think it's a little dry? Not dry, but a little stringy.
I'll kill that butcher.
The rest of the dinner was beautiful, darling.
Thank you.
Thanks, Mother.
Well-- [taps glass with spoon.]
Can I have anybody's attention? Well, tonight we have three birthday girls.
One of them is 80.
But I'm not going to tell who.
But I am going to tell a story about business.
A manufacturer falls in love with a fabric and buys 5,000 yards.
But he can only sell half of it.
Well, I save his life.
I take the other half.
Now he's got something.
People need to have something in their hands.
Tonight my hands are full, so is my heart.
Tonight-- I'm 80 years old tonight.
And as I look back on my life, I know my hands are too full.
And I want to count my blessings.
My biggest blessings are right here-- my daughter Elaine.
Her husband Murray.
My darling granddaughter Melissa, to whom I'm going to leave the business.
After I have trained her properly.
And I trust and hope you will carry my name into the future.
[all.]
Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday dear Melissa, Rose, and Elaine Happy Birthday to you Oh, look, your dad.
This is one of the first pictures I ever took.
Oh, yeah.
You took that with that little Brownie Instamatic.
- You remember that? - Yeah, of course.
That's your house.
I must have been visiting from Chicago, huh? Yeah.
I always wanted to pack up and hide in your suitcase and go home with you.
Yeah.
You got free from your family so easily, Michael.
What's your secret? Luck.
Maybe.
I don't know.
Mom and Dad got divorced, and they stopped being my parents.
They just became real people.
Okay, so what are you going to do? I don't know.
When I left the party, I didn't even say goodbye.
It's been about three days.
Has she been calling? No, she knows she doesn't have to.
So? So what? So what are you going to do? Oh, Melissa.
I don't know how you do it.
It's like you're totally honest with everybody but your family.
Then you just unzip your skin, you hang it next to Rose's mink, and out steps this completely different person who isn't you.
Who is she, then? She's like this really good girl who doesn't see the truth.
And what is that? There's this old bat sitting on a throne running everybody's life.
Only now, she can't even run her own.
But she yells "Limbo," and the whole room starts dancing.
I mean, look at your mom.
Look at-- You got to face her, Melissa.
Worst thing that could happen, she turns you to stone, right? Right? [chatter.]
I don't know, Rose.
These colors have never worked for me.
Fine.
I never push.
Don't buy it.
Hi.
Melissa, honey, you've got such an eye.
What do you think? What do I think? - Well, I like the look.
- Yeah? I like the fit.
You know, you and I have similar coloring.
I never used to think this color looked good on me.
But I've tried it, and I was really surprised.
Something new.
Why not? I'll take it.
She's been coming here for years.
And she's always been a hard sell for me.
You nailed her.
Nice work.
Thanks, Nana.
Hey, how come you're still open? It's after 5:00.
Oh, I just got a big shipment.
I'm going to keep open until 7:00 every night this week.
I got to get rid of it.
Well, that must be a long day for you.
It's been three long days.
Yeah, well, Nana, things have been really crazy.
They-They moved up the deadline on my Philadelphia Magazine piece.
It's a great thing for me.
I'm the photographer for the feature story.
Do you know that magazine? I know the city.
I don't have to read about it.
You could've called me.
Yeah, well, I wanted to talk to you face to face.
Okay, we'll have dinner face to face.
I, uh-- I want to give you some money to buy something for that loft.
Oh, I don't need any money.
Call it a loan, then.
No, really, I don't.
Not this month.
Thank you.
Fix something for yourself.
Thanks, Rose.
Okay, forget about the money.
I know you have pride.
I respect that.
So we'll talk in the restaurant.
Nana, really.
I'd really rather talk here.
Okay.
Go on, go on.
Talk, talk.
Nana, what you want me to do, what you've offered me, it's incredible.
The store, it's your life.
I'll always be grateful that you wanted me to take it, that you saw me that way.
Melissa, I see you in this business with me.
Till I die.
And then it's yours.
I was rich a long time ago.
I could've stopped, but I didn't.
I had to get this ready to give to someone.
But you've given me so much already.
How can I ever thank you? I don't want you to thank me.
I want to help you.
I don't need you to help me.
Yes, you do.
I know what's good for you.
Nana, the store, it's-- I wouldn't be happy.
It's not my life.
You-- Your life? What's your life? You snap a few pictures.
You live like a bum.
You dress like a freak.
Do you have a meaningful relationship? A husband? A family? Oh, you want to be free, independent.
Great.
But you don't fool me, Melissa.
You never have.
I wouldn't be who I am if I didn't know what is best for the people I love.
You don't know what's best for me.
Yes, I do.
You didn't do this for me, Rose.
You did it for you.
You-- You don't know me.
You've never known me.
You never have.
You can have this.
All of it.
I love you, Nana, but you can't have me.
Okay.
Tomorrow I change my will, and you'll have nothing.
But you'll be happy, and I want you to be happy.
I'll be dead, and you'll have nothing.
Do you hear me, Melissa? Melissa? Melissa! Melissa.
[humming.]
[chatter.]
Can I, please? Oh.
[speaking Hebrew.]
Mama? Can you hear me, lady? Her name is Rose.
Rose, can you hear me? Can you hear me? [knock at door.]
Who is it? It's me.
What are you doing? You boycotting the electric company? Are you okay? Anything happen after I left? They're going to keep her at the hospital for about a week and try some new medication.
I told her I didn't want the store.
And she had a heart attack.
Honey, the last three months have been one long heart attack.
Melissa? Melissa, what happened tonight has nothing to do with you.
But I still feel like it's my fault.
Because you stood up for yourself? I always knew one day we'd have to deal with the store.
I used to think if all else failed that, you know, I could fall back on that.
But all else has failed lots of times and-- It's just that the store isn't my life.
Melissa.
It's just not worth anything anymore.
It's like-- It's like an old delicatessen where you go to have the waiters insult you.
Daddy's been trying to get her to sell it for years.
So why did she pick me? Why didn't she give it to you? I never gave her the chance.
I never wanted it.
I met Daddy.
I had you.
I never actually said no to her.
I still can't.
Melissa, sometimes I'm just amazed at your courage.
Don't tell Nana.
She thinks I've stopped.
Can I have one? I thought you stopped.
I did.
Yes, sweetheart.
What are we going to do about her? Do you realize this is the first time you're asking me instead of telling me? Really? So what should we do about her? Beats me.
See? That's why I never asked you.
Mom, I-- I think we just have to let her be.
I mean, she's going to sit on that throne at the store, and if something happens to her and there's a choice between calling a doctor and making a sale-- She'll make the sale.
Oh, yeah.
I mean, you could hire Mother Teresa as her attendant.
Rose will try to push a little resort wear off on her.
Oh, Melissa.
Mom, I'm just saying.
If that's what she wants, then okay.
What if something really happens to her? Then we'll deal with it.
I got to go.
I got six things to get for her.
That traffic's going to be murder.
You know, I was thinking.
Maybe you should've taken the store.
Why? Then you could afford to buy another earring.
Mom? I love you.
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