Thirtysomething (1987) s03e15 Episode Script

[theme.]
[Melissa.]
This looks pretty good.
[Lee.]
Looks great.
Is the wine breathing? - Hyperventilating.
- Great.
- How are you? - Hyperventilating.
You have some wild rice in your hair.
- Lee.
- Hmm? My parents are going to be here in half an hour.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, but what about my new potatoes? Trust me, they improve with age.
What is it about the impending threat of parents that always turns men on? Well, the chicken was Thanks, Mom.
What did I do? Let me see.
I washed the chicken, I turned on the oven Turning on the oven, that's the key.
Well, it was just Thanks, Mom.
No, no, sit down.
Yeah, we're fine.
Sit down.
So Oh, how's your friend's wife? The who had the surgery.
Nancy? She's fine.
She's going to be okay.
What kind of cancer was it? Ovarian.
That is so shocking.
Somebody so young.
So, Michael, we hear good things.
You do? Yeah, from your mother, about your work.
Well, you know, they like me this week.
No, we always knew you were going to be successful.
You were always so creative.
Creative? Advertising? I'm sitting here with the photographer.
She's the creative one.
And a painter? Mom, what do you think of what Lee did with the loft? - Isn't it - Oh, I know.
It's absolutely So, Lee, what are you working on now? Our kitchen, I hope.
Right, Michael? Right.
I mean, if you're available.
Let me help you, honey.
No, just ignore us.
Keep talking.
Well, Lee, that color is, uh What would you call that color? Green? So, Michael.
Minnesota Brands, huh? Yeah, Minnesota Brands.
Sweetheart, I am so glad we did this.
Everything was just I'm just glad everybody got to meet everybody.
So now everybody knows everybody, so who knows? Lee.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, that place around the corner Is that new? Uh, yeah.
They sell 18 kinds of gelatto.
They used to sell 18 kinds of crack.
Same owners.
Really? I love what's happening with this neighborhood.
I don't.
My building's for sale.
Really? Since when? Since about a month ago.
It's horrible.
All these MBAs in BMWs come snooping around.
Well, that's good.
The neighborhood's improving.
What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that is my lease is up in a month, and I could wind up on the street.
- Aw.
- Don't worry.
[all laugh.]
Drive safe, okay? Okay.
Bye.
[overlapping chatter.]
I tell you, I know these chickens.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Who were those people? I thought you knew them.
Thought you were coming later.
Yeah.
I was.
Remember Florence, my father's secretary who lives with the sister who has the condition? She called and said he wants to see me.
So I had an hour to kill, so here I am.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- What? - Nothing.
- I brought the slides.
- Oh, good, good, good.
Yeah.
Thank you for dinner last night.
Oh, you're welcome.
What did Murray and Elaine have to say about Lee? - Well, Elaine called.
- Yeah? Yeah, and she actually committed herself to an adjective.
Really? Yeah.
She said Lee seemed very nice.
Oh.
Well, that's good.
Yeah.
But you know, she had this "nobody's home" thing in her voice.
Like if you'd asked her what she thought of Gaddafi, she would have said he seemed very nice.
I love this one.
It's a good one.
And what adjective did Murray commit himself to? What's that supposed to mean? That's not supposed to mean anything.
You know, Michael, this may come as a shock to you, but not everyone sees climbing the corporate ladder as the epitome of human experience.
But Murray does.
Right.
And I'm sure that's why he wanted to see me.
He probably wants to pay me to break up with Lee.
Oh, great.
I love this.
Look at this.
It's good.
Very good.
Yeah, they're all like that.
How's your sister, Florence? Well, Mellie, they may amputate, but we thought it would be nice if they waited till Easter.
Would you like some coffee? Oh, no thanks.
I'm fine.
Your dad should be back in a minute.
- Why don't you go right in? - Okay.
[phone rings.]
[Florence.]
Law office, may I help you? [Florence.]
All right, very good.
Thank you.
Daddy, Florence let me use the hole puncher.
[Murray.]
That's terrific, sweetheart.
Daddy, don't you think Alberta's prettier than Diana Ross? Daddy, what do you do here all day? [Murray.]
I just take care of you and Mommy.
That's all.
I take care of Hi, Daddy.
Thanks for coming down, sweetheart.
Oh, no problem.
I see you still got this.
Oh, of course.
It's a work of art.
Your mother and I are going to retire on that.
It's nice of you to make time for me.
I know how busy you are.
No problem.
Dinner was wonderful.
Yeah.
Lee had a really good time.
- That's nice.
- Yeah, he really did.
That's wonderful, honey.
You know, Dad, it's really important for me that you know how happy I am with him.
That's really wonderful.
So what did you want to see me about? Your building.
Excuse me? What if it's sold? What happens to you? I guess I just play my violin in the snow.
Why? Melissa, I had an idea.
That's all An idea.
What idea? Since the building's for sale, you might want to consider buying the building.
Buying the building? Yeah.
Buy it.
It would cost a lot less than a house would.
It's a junky old warehouse.
What could it be? That's great.
Then me and Donald Trump can go to dinner and celebrate and buy a restaurant.
Come on, Dad.
How am I going to buy the building? I could help you with the down payment.
Co-sign a loan.
That's really sweet of you, Daddy, but why don't you buy me Barbie's Dream House instead? Just think about it, will you? I worry.
I see prices.
I see they just go up.
I see you not being able to get into the housing market, and I worry.
You're serious.
Just tell me you'll think about it.
All right.
Later, alligator.
Bye, hon.
What do you think? Are you judging this harshly? - Layers.
- Pardon me? You want to make it look smooth, right? Oh, definitely.
You want people to think you're a normal person with a normal kitchen.
Yeah, right.
That's the key word.
Then you have to get rid of the layers.
Well, I guess we should just do it, then.
Yeah, just do it.
I know, but the thing about this house is if we ever really finished it and made it perfect, I don't know if we could live here anymore, and we'd have to move and find another place and fix it up again, - and move again, and then - And then you die.
I couldn't handle that.
Don't paint the kitchen.
Okay, wait.
Paint the walls, but don't paint the cabinets because Michael and I are still arguing about that.
Great.
Let's talk colors.
How about black? Black is slimming.
Oh, I have to pick up Janey in ten minutes.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Wait, let me move the truck.
Keys? The color charts are under the front seat.
Okay, great.
Hope, wait.
I'm going to get my coat.
[car horn honks.]
Oh.
You found the color chart? You okay? Yeah.
I'm okay.
- [organ pipes play.]
- Hello, darling.
Tonight, The Return of Frankenstein.
Yes, it's the touching story with the heart of a small child and a spleen from some guy in Poughkeepsie.
Ah, yes sir, with just a few ordinary ingredients, most of which can be found right in your own home, even you can learn how to make a man.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, will show you how.
- Lee? - Yeah? What are you going to charge them? They're friends.
I don't want to rip them off or anything.
Rip them off? Come on, Michael's doing really well now.
He's embraced capitalism.
He'll only feel bad if you don't overcharge him.
I don't know.
It's going to take, like, two days.
Well, just get what you're worth.
That's all.
You shouldn't be afraid to I'm not afraid.
Well, I don't know.
I just feel you're overqualified.
You should be painting the kitchen in the Vatican.
I agree.
Hey, I've got a bid in.
- Lee? - Yeah? All I meant about Michael was that I saw your book.
My book? Yeah.
Your book book.
Your black book.
The under-the-seat book.
Oh, you saw that? Yeah, when I went to move the truck.
I mean, there it was, there I was, and I liked it.
Really? Oh, yeah.
I thought it was beautiful.
And I thought that you could really What? What? Well, you know, there could I could really help you, if you wanted to.
It's just something I do.
It's not supposed to help me.
It's just for fun, okay? - Okay.
- Yeah, it's just for fun.
So you liked it? A lot.
Really? All right, the other way.
Okay.
That is a crooked line.
I hate this campaign.
I hate this product.
I hate you for not suffering as I've suffered.
I suffer.
Ask anybody.
Okay, Elliot, what's the product? New Start.
It's a new pain reliever.
The secret ingredient's dry cleaning fluid.
What's the target group? Urban high-pressure people whose jobs drive them crazy.
What's the copy? New Start Because sometimes a day's work can become a nightmare.
Like Frankenstein.
What? Frankenstein.
You know, he created this monster, and it got out of hand.
- And if only he'd had two New Start - Exactly.
You know what you are? Yes.
Deeply gifted.
Thank you.
Hey.
- Hey.
Oh, Courtney Dunn, Melissa Steadman.
- Hi.
Hi.
New batch.
Oh, great.
Anything decent? Some David Hockney clones, some Milton Glaser clones, but there's this one kid out of RISDA.
You might want to meet him.
Okay, cool.
I'll get back to you.
- Okay, good.
Bye.
- Bye.
So come on, come on.
Take a look.
What do you think? Slick.
Yeah, well, it's advertising.
- Slick is good.
- Yeah.
What are these, people's portfolios? Yeah.
We're hiring a couple of new people for the matte room.
So they just give them in and Hm.
- Elliot? - Mm-hm? Could I talk to you about something? Hi.
They're looking at the loft.
Hello.
It's fabulous.
Of course, we'd have to change everything.
Oh, but it's fabulous.
Sweetie, the possibilities are there, but What's so great about you two is that you can see potential.
- Who did it? - Oh, I did.
- Mm, nice work.
- Thanks.
Just close your eyes, look in this bathroom, and think Glass bricks.
Excuse me, who are these people? They're interested in the building.
Well, so am I.
I live here.
I mean really interested.
Yeah, well, I'm really interested, and I would like it if you didn't bring anyone, no matter how interested they are, here, unless you call me first, okay? Your friend let us in.
Yeah, that's fine, but this is my home, and right now I'd like to be alone in it.
Fine.
This is a nightmare.
This is the third one this week.
I just feel so intruded upon.
Bye-bye.
Thanks.
Okay.
Take it easy.
I'll keep the glass bricks in mind.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
Do you want to get some chicken? - Some Chinese food? - Yeah.
I'm tired.
I haven't eaten anything all day.
All right.
I'll call the guy.
Yeah.
[Man.]
Pink Pagoda.
- Yeah, hi.
I'd like to - Please hold.
Fine, thank you.
I would love to hold.
I can't believe this woman.
She just comes here, she doesn't even call.
Shrimp.
Mushu.
Dumplings.
Steamed.
- Rice.
Fried.
- Great.
Pink Pagoda.
Please hold.
Fine.
- Lee? - Yeah? I'm now officially in a good mood.
Good.
Me, too.
Yeah.
Lee? I was at DAA today.
Oh, great.
How was it? It was fine.
I was talking to Elliot.
The thing is - Pink Pagoda.
- Yeah, hi.
I'd like to order some food.
Some mushu shrimp, some fried rice, - some steamed dumplings - Soup.
Wonton.
And soup.
Wonton.
Please hold.
Thank you.
Anyway, the thing is that there's this job I have a job.
I recommended you for it.
I like my job.
Well, I know.
So do I.
- I love your job.
It's just that - Just what? Pink Pagoda, thank you for holding.
Could you hold a minute? It's just that this is this interview for this trainee thing in the matte room.
That's all it is.
It's just an interview.
You can either go to it or forget about it.
Fine.
I'll forget about it.
Lee Owens? That's me.
You didn't bring your portfolio? I don't have one.
Oh.
Okay.
Um, why don't you come on in? Okay.
- Have a seat.
- Okay.
All right, let me just get some preliminary information here on you.
Where'd you go to art school? I didn't.
Well, I went to Philadelphia College of Art for a year, and I couldn't afford it, so I've just been working for the past couple of years.
In the art field? In the house field.
You know, the painting the house field.
I figured I'll make enough money, and then maybe I'll Great.
Okay.
Have you always wanted to be in advertising? No.
No? Okay.
Um, let me ask you something, Lee.
Why DAA? This friend of mine, okay? She thought it would be a good idea.
She thought it would be a good idea, all right? So, uh, I don't know.
I figured, why not? Why not? Exactly.
Um what adjectives would you say best describe yourself? I Well, so, great.
That I mean, is that pretty much Actually, I think I know everything that I need to know.
Oh.
Okay.
All right.
Well, yeah.
Great.
Thank you so much for coming in.
Yeah, well, thank you for My pleasure.
- Whatever, I Bye.
- It's okay.
Are you kidding? Brushed flannel, static-repellant, how's she not going to like it? Yeah.
Thanks for helping, sweetheart.
I had no idea it was so tough buying a nightgown.
You should try buying panythose.
I have.
Want to come up for a second? No, Dad.
I got to go to a shoot.
Listen, listen.
I been thinking.
I don't want you to buy the building for me.
Fine.
Fine? Yeah.
I mean, I figured.
I understand.
Oh.
Really? I'm glad.
I really am.
That's good, because I'll tell you why I've been thinking, maybe I'll buy it.
What do you mean, you'll buy it? You wouldn't have anything to do with this.
I talked to Herb Holtzman.
This is good investment.
Why should I turn my back to it, just because my daughter happens to live in the building? Well, you shouldn't.
It's just Yeah.
Why would you do this for me? Sweetheart, I'm not doing this for you.
I'm doing it for me.
Just do something nice for your father Come to the office.
Listen to Herb.
We'll lay the whole thing out for you.
Will you do that? I got to go.
Why did I say yes? It's like aliens invaded my brain.
[Nancy.]
He just wants you to listen to the guy.
I mean, what's the problem? The problem is my father.
You don't know him like I do.
Oh, come on.
He may look like an ordinary human being, but give him a deal, any deal, he turns into an animal.
He can talk anybody into anything.
And Herb What chance do I stand against a lawyer named Herb? You're right.
Finish cleaning the oven, and then put your head in it.
[Hope.]
I don't know.
I think Murray's kind of sweet.
Oh, yeah.
You think that was sweet the other night? He completely ignored Lee and fawned all over Michael.
So he got a promotion.
He didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Come on.
He wasn't fawning, exactly.
He's just interested.
Michael is his nephew.
Yeah, and Lee's my boyfriend.
So he doesn't have a pension plan.
It's like he doesn't exist.
Melissa.
Even at my age, you want your parents to approve of the guy you're you know.
Come on, Nance.
We should go.
No, wait.
Stay.
I'm not done complaining.
Well, come on? What? What? Wait, where are you going? I have a doctor's appointment.
I'm supposed to start chemotherapy tomorrow.
Oh.
Oh, no.
It's all right.
I'm sorry.
It's just You know, it's okay.
It's supposed to be really bad the first few days, and then I don't have to go again till next month, so You know, I was talking to Vicky Mercer about it, and then, well, Hope told me some of it.
Some of it? Yeah, right.
I feel really ridiculous here.
Why? Here I am complaining about my father, and you're going through what you're going through.
I'd rather be complaining about your father.
Say hi to Lee, okay? Okay.
I will.
You scared? Yeah.
You know, he really is great.
- Oh, I know he is.
- See you.
Yeah, and he's cute, too.
Yeah, he is.
I know.
He didn't come today to finish painting my kitchen.
Oh.
Well, he had this interview at DAA.
- Oh, that's great.
- Yeah.
It is.
Well, he's really talented, and they're always looking for someone.
He is going to finish my kitchen, right? Yeah, I'm sure he will.
If not, me and Nance will do it.
- Yeah.
Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
Wait, wait, wait.
Come on, start at the beginning.
Okay.
I rolled over.
I ran one finger down your neck.
No.
Seriously, come on.
You walked in.
Did she keep you waiting? Not like you are.
Okay.
You walked in.
I walked in.
You sat down.
Yeah, I did.
You must be psychic.
And? So? What do you want to hear? Just what happened.
- Why? - Because I'm curious.
- We shook hands.
- Yeah.
- We sat down.
- Yes.
She asked for adjectives.
Adjectives? That was it.
Okay? - Okay.
- Okay.
I don't think I got the job or anything.
You don't? I don't know why I went.
I don't need their stupid job.
Why don't you think you got it? You know, I already had one interview today.
Let's go back to where you were about to kiss me.
Why was I about to kiss you? Because you found me irresistible.
Hi.
Hey.
Oh, it's a go.
The Frankenstein idea The client loved it.
We're going to shoot it on Friday.
That's great, but I was just kidding about that.
Of course.
That's why I took all the credit for it.
I guess I should probably buy you a present or something.
Get me a pony, we'll call it even.
You got it.
- Elliot? - Yeah? You know, I've been thinking.
What, you got another great idea for me? No, no.
This is more like an observation.
And what the observation is is that it must be nice to have as much confidence as someone like you.
Is that your observation? Well, that's part 1.
Part 2 is that it's a toss of the dice, whether or not you have confidence.
Because a person can have so much talent, - but without confidence - Forget it.
Right.
You know, that's interesting.
That's very interesting.
Yeah.
Confidence.
That's the key.
- Yeah.
You said it.
- You just got to have it.
- Confidence.
- Right.
Is this about somebody in particular, this observation? No.
It's completely general.
Okay.
It's not about anyone in particular.
Great, great.
Just, you know.
Mankind.
Yeah.
What? Mankind? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
Is there something else you'd like to say? You know, about mankind.
There's nothing else.
Why? You're still here.
I know I am, but we can talk later.
Great.
That would be great.
Later, okay.
Yeah.
- Elliot? - Yeah? This will just take a second.
- Look, I have this book.
- Yeah? - Hi.
- Hi.
Would it be okay if I got my pork loin out of the freezer? It's okay, but you can only take the pork loin.
Thank you.
I love this, really.
I'm so glad we're doing this.
- Yeah.
So you feel like this is the right direction? - Oh, definitely.
Definitely.
Just don't make it so beautiful you make my cooking look worse.
Oh, my God.
You sound just like Melissa.
Why are you guys so afraid of cooking? It's just food.
I don't know.
Can I put this in here? Okay, great.
I don't know.
It's just so relentless.
There's a main course and a side dish and a salad, and you have to time it, and it never ends.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi, baby.
- Hey.
- Well? Well, what? She didn't call you? Who? Melissa.
She didn't call you? No.
Why? I don't know if I should be the one to tell you.
Melissa always used to have such a big mouth, so Is it something bad? No.
No, it's good.
Okay, it's like this Just tell Melissa that Elliot told you that you got it.
You got the job, Lee.
I actually got the job, which is just I don't know.
It's really funny sometimes.
I mean, life.
Maybe it's not.
Maybe it's just what it is.
I mean, okay We look at it, at life, and we think, I've got to do this and this, right? To make this and this happen, we do all that stuff.
Something else happens instead.
And before you even know what happened or why, it's like you have this brand-new life.
If you were really cynical, you could just say, "Hey, I'm just going to sit back, "and I'm just going to let life happen "because it usually does anyway," but I think that's not what you do.
I think what you do is that you try for one thing, and what you end up with is what you don't expect.
And what you don't expect That's your life.
Oh, man.
So maybe we're just supposed to learn to expect nothing, which might be easier in India.
I don't know.
I mean, what do you call what just happened to me today? I don't know.
Fate? Exactly.
That's my point.
You're just right there with me.
Love you.
It's great.
So Lee got the job, and that's great, right? It is.
I know.
And your father's going to buy your building, which is also great, right? So what's the problem? There's no problem.
It's all great.
I won't have to move, I'll pay him rent, and if I'm late with the rent, he'll ground me.
There's no problem.
Hello, ladies.
May I help you? What does this do? This is our non-foamy revitalizing wash.
It works with our hydrating night silk and our botanical moisture splash.
Are you familiar with our system? It's capitalism, right? What system do you currently cleanse with? Uh, I don't have a system.
I just, you know, wash my face.
You don't use soap, do you? Soap is the absolute worst thing you can possibly put on your face.
For today only, with the purchase of any two cleansing components, we're offering a free make-over and color consultation.
We don't need a color consultation.
No, we already know we're white girls.
Yeah, you should see us dance.
May I spritz you with our fragrance? No, that's okay.
I don't know.
I just feel weird about it.
Will you relax? See, her father wants to buy her building.
My father probably doesn't even know my address.
Hey, how come she gets purple eyeliner? Your skin has peachy undertones.
Hers is blueish.
I'm giving you cheekbones.
Oh.
Do I have to give them back? - Thank you.
- Thank you.
[whispers.]
You look horrible.
[whispers.]
So do you.
Show some pity.
I have peachy undertones.
How am I going to see my father, looking like this? He's going to think I was made up at gun point.
You were.
Hi, Melissa.
Daddy? Oh, hi.
Hi.
You look different.
Yeah, well Herb, this is my daughter Melissa.
Herb Holtzman.
You won't remember me.
- I won't? - No.
Last time I saw you, you were about this high.
And this wide.
Have a seat, honey.
I've asked Herb here because he has a lot of experience handling this kind of thing.
What kind of thing? Well, it's really very simple.
It's a very simple deal.
It should be structured to resemble an REIT, excepting, of course, that it's private, right? Are you with me? Are you with him, honey? Well, I'm in the room.
Well, in essence, we would reserve That is, your father would 51% of the equity in the property.
The other 49% would be sold off to limited partners.
So in a nutshell You still with me? Uh, yes.
I'm up to the nutshell.
Well, then, the limited partners would execute an agreement to sell back the stock at some specified date.
You are following this? Oh, yes.
Dates and nutshells.
Uh-huh.
This way, we take advantage of the tax breaks, while providing the partners with significant capital gains.
And best of all, we keep it in the family.
So what do you think? Um, could you go back to the part where you said his name was Herb? It's a lot to take in.
I'll get you a cup of coffee.
Look, you don't even have to understand it.
That's our problem.
The point is this is a very valuable investment from our point of view, and if you should happen to benefit, too, well - Here you go, sweetheart.
- Thanks, Daddy.
Here.
Maybe this will help.
What's this? It's all part of the structure.
Herb will explain.
Why is my name on this? I've done some research.
They had offers.
We had to get a bid in.
Hold it.
You put a bid in already? How you doing there, Leo? All right, how's it going? Cool.
- Johnny boy.
- Hey.
All right.
Hey.
I remember it well.
Those long, sticky nights.
Hot presses, pay stubs, X-Acto knives.
- And then you'd have to go to work, right? - Exactly.
So how's it going? We having fun yet? It's okay.
Listen, I just want to tell you that you'll be out of the bullpen before you know it.
- I will? - Oh, yeah.
Your book was tremendous.
Seriously.
What book? Your book.
We all liked it.
Parts of it were a little unusual, but it definitely shows you have talent.
Thanks.
Yeah, you bet.
Don't worry.
You won't be down here forever.
Hi.
I'm sorry I'm late.
My father just went on and on, and Herb Wait till I tell you about Herb.
Do they know we're here? - No.
- They don't? God.
I hate being late in serious restaurants.
The maitre d's are like animals.
You show up late, they charge you for the meal.
I'm going to get some wine.
You want anything? Could I have a Chardonnay, please? So, listen, how did it go? Tell me everything.
- It was interesting.
- Interesting? That's good.
- Very interesting.
- Yeah? And I learned a lot.
You learned a lot? Well, tell me.
Like what? Well, that you showed them my drawings behind my back.
I learned that.
Cheers.
Well, Lee, okay, I should have asked you first.
I definitely should have asked you first.
It was just an impulse.
I was trying to help.
Maybe I could have handled it better, I agree, but it worked out.
Everybody got what they wanted.
DAA gets this great artist, you get this great opportunity And what about you? What do you get? - Me? - You.
Well, I get to see you happy.
I don't know.
You get to introduce me at parties as your boyfriend with the hot-sounding job.
You get me, only new and improved, right? Am I getting warm? Lee, that's not why I can't believe you're this upset.
Melissa, you took something from me.
I didn't take anything from you.
Listen You don't You think I don't understand.
I know what it's like, all right? I know what it's like, to be really talented and do good work, and not want anyone to see it because you don't want people to judge it.
You're scared, for Pete's sake.
Hey, I'm not scared.
Do I look scared? All right, scared is the wrong word.
I'm not scared.
I'm just not obsessed like you, okay? Those drawings aren't work.
Painting houses is for work.
My work is for money.
Those drawings, you stole them from me.
Stole? You make it sound like it's grand larceny.
All I did was show them your book.
Why is everyone calling it a book? It's a word they use.
What's wrong with calling it a book? Because that's not what it is.
I know what it's like, my God, to go through this.
I mean, when I was When you were young? Is that what you were going to say? What do you know? I mean, with your daddy breathing in your ear He's going to buy you this, he's going to buy you that.
He's not going to buy me anything.
If you want to know the truth, I'm helping him out at this point.
Oh.
Well, everybody's helping everybody.
That's great.
Here.
Drink up.
I hear your boyfriend's going places.
Hi.
- Hi.
- Nice day.
Yeah.
65 in February.
Yeah.
I guess that hole in the ozone layer sometimes comes in handy, huh? What are you doing? I thought I'd wash all the cars in the neighborhood.
Seemed like a nice thing to do.
Oh, it is.
You're right.
Lee's inside.
He is? Yeah.
He's finishing the kitchen.
Oh.
Right.
You need any help? No.
I'm almost done.
Go see the kitchen.
Okay.
He's just really confused.
He doesn't know what he wants.
- Who? - Lee.
I thought he wanted to work at DAA.
Well, there's still certain things that he's rather immature about.
You mean you wanted him to work at DAA.
Shut up.
You mean he doesn't know that you talked to Elliot, Elliot talked to me, I talked to Marc, and Marc talked to Courtney? So I helped him get a job.
What am I, a witch? He's just He's just really mad at me now.
He thinks I want to change him.
Uh-huh.
Go to hell.
Don't tell him I was here, okay? What are you doing? I've got it.
No, no, no, please.
Let me.
- What is she doing? - Ask her.
It's your anniversary.
I wanted to take you and Mom out to dinner.
- Here? - Yeah, here.
I wanted to give you something.
Oh, honey, that is so sweet.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah, but just give me the check.
It'll be nice enough.
Honey, if she wants to pay, let her pay it.
Yeah, let me pay it.
- What is going on here? What is this, a conspiracy? - Nothing's going on.
I just wanted to give you something.
Why do you have to be the one that's always giving? What is she talking about? I'm talking about the check.
What? - Nothing.
- What? It's just, you don't listen to me.
I'm listening.
What is it? You said, "Why is it always you?" Meaning me.
Murray, don't start.
I told you I didn't want you to buy that building.
Melissa, I explained that.
I'm not buying it for you.
You can say that as much as you want, but it's not the truth.
Come on.
The truth is you're my father, I'm your daughter, and this isn't just business.
No, it isn't.
You're doing me a favor.
- I'm not doing you a favor.
- Okay, fine.
Then don't do it.
Screw up your own chances, Melissa.
That's fine.
I'm not screwing anything up.
Look, this is not the place for this.
You want me to shut up and pretend I'm doing a favor.
Melissa, please.
No, Mom.
Why do I have to pretend I don't know what's going on here, huh? You want to help me.
Why is that so hard for you to admit? Okay, yes.
I want to help you, because you need help.
You want things.
You're acting like I'm 12 years old.
You can't pretend you're still in college and it doesn't matter where you live, and you have all the time, in the world, but you don't.
I am just trying to help you.
You can't help me by putting my name on some piece of paper behind my back.
What am I supposed to do? Sit back and watch you miss opportunities that I know you need for a future that I know you want? You don't know what future I want.
Don't tell me I don't know you.
Please, honey, calm down.
She's talking like I stole something.
Shh! Enough.
This is our anniversary.
I'm just trying to help her.
Okay, so everybody's helping everybody.
That's enough, okay? Everybody has said enough.
Okay, enough.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hi.
You look great.
- Thank you.
- It's cool, huh? Oh, it's amazing.
It's impressive.
Mitchell, Fred, this is Melissa Steadman.
This is Pete.
Pete O'Fallon.
Come here.
This is the director, Pete O'Fallon.
Melissa Steadman.
It was all her brilliant idea.
I'm going to take some pictures.
Okay, great.
Go ahead.
I'll be right with you.
Don't get lost, you guys.
Monitors over here.
Come on.
[people chatter.]
I know it looks like it's going to be expensive [camera shutter snaps.]
Excuse me, should we try rehearsal? Okay, let's shoot a rehearsal.
Let's shoot, huh? - All right.
Hey, Steadman.
- Yeah? I wanted to thank you.
Oh, Elliot, please.
It was just an idea.
No, I meant for this.
For Lee.
I wanted to thank you for Lee.
Lee? Yeah.
Everyone really likes that guy.
He's really good.
That guy is going places.
- Oh, that's Really? - Yeah.
That's really good.
Yeah.
- We're on the bell.
- [alarm buzzes.]
Oh, all right.
Here we go.
We're rolling.
Okay, settle.
- Prop mark - How's our line with you? It's fine.
Marker.
And action.
The moment has arrived.
Yes, Doctor.
The moment I've struggled for.
Yes, Dr.
Frankenstein.
I must bring life to this creature I've created.
I've done God's work.
I've made the perfect man.
Pull the switch.
[electricity crackles.]
[organ.]
Oh, my God.
No.
He lives, and he's trying to communicate.
Armani.
Aah! I've done it.
He speaks.
Pesto.
Aah! What have you done? I've done this for you.
[grunting.]
Somebody dinged my Beamer.
Aah! He's perfect.
He's beautiful.
I've created the ideal boyfriend.
Come on, I just wanted him to have a steady job and a health plan.
[grunting.]
It's too late.
The current of your own narcissism is coursing through his body.
It's not my fault.
My parents had all these preconceived ideas about who I should end up with.
[director.]
Cut it.
You screwed up the line.
I did? What's the line? "It's all my fault, dash dash, "Despite the fact that my parents "are the most sympathetic and generous people "on the face of the earth.
" That's the line? [cackles.]
Cut.
Print it.
[Elliot.]
Don't worry.
I know what you're saying.
Pete.
Pete.
Hi.
Hey.
Have you been here long? Not long.
Look, you were right, okay? I was wrong.
I know.
Okay, so I admitted it.
So is it over, or What is it? I don't know what it is.
It's not that simple.
Yeah, I realize that.
I know it was wrong, what I did.
It was inexcusable, okay? It was understanded and manipulative.
I can't even believe I did it.
It's something my father would do.
Look, you did what you did, okay? That's not even what I'm angry about now.
- That's not the real issue.
- What's the real issue? You tried to change me into somebody else.
You have this picture of who I was supposed to be, this big, strong guy with lots of money who would take care of you.
I don't want that.
No? Why was it so important to you that I get that job? Okay, I'm screwed up.
You're having a relationship with a screwed-up person.
Welcome to Philadelphia.
Well, I wish you weren't screwed up.
What do you want me to do? Change.
Lee, I don't want you to stay with this job if it means that Just quit it, okay? Quit the stupid job.
Well, I can't.
What do you mean, you can't? - I just can't.
- Why not? Because I sort of like it.
That doesn't make it right, what you did.
I hate you.
I hate you, too.
So now what do we do? We could, uh go dancing.
- Dancing? - Yeah.
Sure.
Okay.
Dancing.
Isn't it kind of late? Oh, I forgot.
You're old.
Oh, just shut up, okay? You want to go dancing? Come on, let's go.
Am I wearing the right kind of shoes? Oh, uh Where we're going, we're not going to wear any shoes.
We're not? Mm-mm.
Where we're going, we're not going to be wearing anything.
- We're not? - Mm-mm.
It's not that kind of dancing.
It's not? I miss you.
What do you mean, you miss me? I'm right here.
I know.
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