Once and Again (1999) s03e19 Episode Script

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was the driving inspiration
behind your design?
- Money.
- Preservation.
And, the desire to do
something different and yet--
- Ultimately preserving the past.
- And this wonderful structure.
So you could call it
Preservation through innovation.
"Preservation through innovation."
That's your title!
We're doing your job for you.
more famous!
Thank you, gentlemen.
It really is very impressive.
And in spite of your boss.
OK, that's how the press treats me.
Not your, not the artists.
Sophia, they are doing
ten more hotels for me.
- Really?
- No, I'm making it up. Yes!
Starting in Sydney, Australia this time,
we'll build it from the ground up.
Conceptually very formalistic,
but it's my hotel, so
the vision will be
completely decadent!
I look forward to
visiting you in Australia.
Well, then, you write something
incisive and flattering, and we'll see.
You guys did very well.
You didn't even stutter.
- Colin, what was that?
- What was what?
Australia.
Did you make that up or what?
- A hotel?
- I'm offering you a job.
You got something else lined up? Or you
don't wanna build a world-class hotel?
Maybe you'd rather build
parking garages and nursing homes.
I had a coat!
Let me know by Friday, because
I want you to be at that cocktail party.
Yes, Colin. Bye, Colin.
Was he serious? Ten hotels?
Pack your bags, my friend.
about putting weight
on your leg.
- What should I be worried about, then?
- Balance, Karen. Balance.
Come on, that doesn't hurt.
Oh, you are so mean!
And you love every single
minute of it, don't you?
So, how's work?
I don't think I have it in me anymore
to take on the world's complaints.
I thought you loved serving
the public's interests.
Yeah, well, somewhere in the
midst of it, I kind of forgot my own.
You know, a lot of people
in your situation go through
a pretty serious
reassessment of their life.
So what, do you think
I should become a dancer?
I want you to
swing around here, please.
Hey, I got something for you. I'll be
right back so don't run off on me.
It's Mr. Cane!
And guess what, you get to
take him home and keep him this time.
Great. Maybe I should get some
orthopedic shoes to go with this.
Careful, I've got a thing
for orthopedic shoes.
I bet you do.
Take it for a spin
and try not to fall on your face.
You think I'm mean,
but I'm actually very warm and fuzzy.
Yeah, I call my mother every Sunday,
I cry at sad, sappy movies
and I coach a Little League team.
Then I completely misjudged you.
At least you've acknowledged it.
- Wow, balance.
- OK, OK, OK.
Here we go.
So, you coach Little League, and
you don't have a kid of your own?
You should come by
and watch us play some time.
Yeah, maybe I will, some time.
See? You've made it.
- Do I have to bring anything?
- No, I have everything we need.
- Where's my tie?
- Back of your chair.
- There's a poster of you in the lobby.
.
What are you doing here?
I come to surprise you
and take you to lunch.
Oh, honey,
I have a meeting
with Les at Radiovation.
The syndicators.
I told you this morning.
- You did?
- Yes. You weren't listening.
I was listening,
I just sometimes don't hear.
OK, I'll take to La Campagna tonight,
for dinner.
- What's the occasion?
- I told you, it's a surprise.
- I hate surprises.
- You love surprises.
- Cruel and unusual.
- Let's go!
- Hi, Les!
- Hi. We're late.
Gotta run.
See you.
See you later!
Hello, hello, hell--
Sorry.
You OK?
Yeah, why?
You're all sweaty.
Did you run here?
The heat of my car is broken,
I can't turn it off.
Well, I made dinner
if you're hungry.
Yeah, I'll see.
OK. What is it?
Tiff, come on, I just walked in.
Can't I just
Sure.
I don't want to do this.
What?
You come over here
and you're in one of your moods--
Wait, hang on a second.
two hours where I have around
to walk around on eggshells
Stop for a minute, OK?
I can't! I could stop for a second,
Jake, I could stop for a year,
but what's the point?
Tiff, please.
If you wanna come over here
and be a part of this,
that's wonderful. But
Don't just sit there
and obsess or depress
or whatever it is
that goes on in that head of yours.
OK, just stop, alright?
And I'm sorry,
but I've been needing to say this
for so long,
and I've been afraid to.,
,
but now I just have to.
I have needs.
OK? And she's gonna have needs, too.
And you can't just
walk around anymore
and assume that you're
the only person around, Jake.
OK. Do you have nothing to say?
Tiffany
Will you
marry me?
What?!
Oh, God.
Will you marry me?
Don't do that!
- Well, I'm asking you
- That's not funny, that's really cruel.
- What're you talking about?
- I get mad at you one time,
you can just come in here
and ask me--
Tiffany!
Will. You.
Marry me?
And share your life with me?
And learn to accept my
obvious weaknesses?
- You're asking me?
- I am trying to.
Why?
Because
I have been thinking
about nothing else
for the last three weeks.
Because every time I see you
with the baby,
I feel like my heart
is going to burst.
Because when I'm not with you,
I feel utterly useless.
I finally asked myself and I said:
"Well, idiot,
there's probably a reason for that."
Well?
Wow, this looks so beautiful!
OK, I'm spoiled.
- Katie made most of it.
- Really?
Yeah, my grandmother taught me to cook.
I find it therapeutic.
Well, it just looks great.
- Eat!
- Stop!
I see you're off your crutches,
Mrs. Sammler.
Mom has this really great
physical therapist.
- That's cool.
- Yeah, he's really cute, too.
- Mom, don't you think Henry's cute?
- What are you talking about?
Mom, he totally has a crush on you,
it's so obvious.
- What?
- You should go out with him.
- What?!
- Why not, because he's black?
No, no, of course not.
Because he's my physical therapist.
We have a patient-physical therapist
relationship.
It's professional.
- Right.
- What?
You like him!
You like him!
You totally like him.
You're so cute. You're blushing!
- Look, you're all red!
- Stop it.
Sorry, my meeting
went all afternoon.
It's OK. I ordered some wine.
And I can't stop
I can't stop eating the bread.
Chianti!
So, do you want the great news now
or should we order first?
I kind of have
some great news myself.
Well you go, girl.
I can't believe this is happening,
but for some reason,
Radiovation wants to test my show
in the ten major markets.
New York, LA, Philadelphia.
It's unbelievable.
- You're kidding me.
- No, I'm not.
Lil, that is amazing.
That's that's wonderful!
- I'm so proud of you.
- You made it possible.
- No, I didn't.
- You have no idea.
OK, what's your news?
Sam and I have been asked
to design Colin's next hotel.
Of course you have.
Because you're brilliant.
- And you made him look great.
- And
There's an "and"?
It's in Australia.
- Oh my God!
- Lil, it's in Sydney.
And we have complete freedom
to design anything we want.
Rick, I'm so proud of you.
It's incredible.
How do you design
a building in Australia?
- What, do you send drawings?
- No
You go there.
Like, for how long?
For nine months, or
But, Lil, that's the great part.
He's willing to pay for all of us to go.
- Everyone!
- To Australia?
The whole family!
All expenses paid: schooling, housing.
I mean, what a great
experience for the kids, for all of us.
That's beautiful,
it's a beautiful place.
And
He wants six more hotels
in the next seven years.
In Australia?
Well no,
I mean, you know Colin, he's nuts.
But I'm sure most of them
are in America.
Not in Chicago.
Lily, are you OK with this?
I don't know, it's just--
the idea that's really overwhelming.
To take the kids out of school,
my mother, the house
We can deal with that.
But think of it, I mean, this is
this is an amazing opportunity.
What if my syndication deal happens?
Oh, well, you can
do it from Australia.
Rick, it's another country.
People can't call in.
Sure they can.
Over the Internet or something.
Lil, this is all too good to be
a problem. This can't be a problem!
You're totally right.
A toast.
To too much good news.
I really don't wanna go.
Why wouldn't you? Are you crazy?
I'd be thrilled to spend
my senior year anywhere else.
Mom, do I have to go to Australia?
I want to be bat mitzvahed, and
I don't know if they have that there.
Really, honey?
You're only one-quarter Jewish.
It's an important quarter.
- I'm game.
- Can't I just stay at Mom's?
- Can I stay with you?
- Zoe!
- So you told them?
- Of course.
Was I wrong?
I thought we were gonna
talk about it first.
Well, I thought I'd get
their perspective on it.
I guess you got it.
They have their say, too.
Don't you think it's important
for us to present a united front?
Is this about me telling the kids
or about the issue itself?
I don't know, I just--
Hey there.
- What're you guys doing here?
- Funny thing you should ask.
We have an announcement
we'd like to make.
- You're having another baby.
- No, but it's not out of the question.
- They're getting married!
- Hey, no fair!
You're kidding?
I was just joking!
I thought he was joking, too!
Congratulations.
- I saw this in my dream.
- Yeah? That's so weird.
I'm so excited,
let me see me your ring!
- We haven't had a chance yet--
- It's OK.
- When are you doing this?
- Jake wanted to elope, but
but we decided it'd be nice
to have everybody we love there, so
we're getting married
Sunday afternoon!
At the restaurant.
You're all invited!
Take her, my arm's falling off.
Who's this? Whose sisters are these?
Whose sisters are these?
It's wonderful, Jake. It really is.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Lil.
You're out!
Alright, guys, good try!
You'll get it next time.
Three up, three down.
Three up, three down.
Here we go, guys, here we go.
Karen?
Why don't you come sit on the bench?
No, I can only stay a minute.
Why don't you come sit
on the bench for a minute?
You know, I can get you admit.
What do you like playing, infield?
Outfield?
Oh, yeah, you're very funny.
What about Mom? You know how
I wanted her to come live with me.
Bring her along.
She won't know where she is, anyway.
So, you're just fine
?
I'm already packed.
Of course,
Sam hasn't exactly asked me. Yet.
Is this because
of the syndication thing?
No. Yes. I don't know, it's everything,
it's uprooting everyone, including me.
And change is scary.
This tastes funny.
I'm a terrible wife.
- Hey, good game, guys.
- Thanks, coach.
Let's see
Juice box?
Thanks for coming.
No, it was it was fun.
Did you do your exercises today?
Oh, yes, sir, I did.
- Good.
- Yes, I did.
I used to play baseball, actually.
Semi-pro.
You have got to be kidding me!
Why didn't it rain during the game?
Karen, I'm really glad you came.
You know
Never mind.
Now, what?
I just think
with everything
that you've gone through
you're a really great person.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I should go.
- Let me give you a ride home?
- That's OK, I can call my son.
Oh, come on, don't be ridiculous.
It's raining.
My car is just parked
right over there.
OK, OK.
Good.
Don't run off on me.
I don't plan to.
Don't forget we've got
Colin's cocktail party on Friday.
What time is that?
I have a meeting Friday night.
What kind of meeting?
It's actually promos
for the four major markets.
They got you doing promos already?
Yes, they just hand me a schedule.
What?
Nothing,
I just kind of figured we'd
talk about all this stuff.
- Well, what's to talk about?
- Seems like you're already doing it.
I'm not already doing anything.
Let's talk about it.
OK
Have you explored the possibility
of postponing this syndication thing?
How could I say that to them? You
don't think there are 600 other people
who would kill for this opportunity?
Maybe you could postpone yours.
Colin would be very
happy to do that.
No to mention Sam.
So, you're saying the only way
to resolve this conflict
is for me to do
what you want me to do.
Lil
We're talking about nine months.
Can't you see how important
this would be to the family?
Financially and in every way,
especially after what
we went through last year.
So, basically, the way to resolve this
is for me to do what you want.
That's unfair.
Look, I--
I don't know if what you're saying
is wrong. I don't know what I'm saying.
I just need time to think about it, and
I don't have time to think about it.
My back has been killing me all day.
I don't know.
So why don't we go to bed.
Excellent idea.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
OK, I'm gonna do it.
Maybe it's just us. Let's raise
our glasses to Theodore Dreiser.
No one in this room has
read one the man's books.
- Sorry I'm late.
- I'm so glad you came.
Hey, sweetie.
Does it smell funny to you?
That's funny!
Well, I bet you're proud
of your husbands, huh?
- We're not--
- Married.
Yes, I'm extremely proud.
I'm so happy.
- You are?
- He asked me.
- To marry you?
- No, to go to Australia!
Of course he did.
Did you have any doubt?
I always have doubt.
It's gonna be so great.
We're gonna go walk about,
see kangaroos
Ah, the beautiful Brooks sisters!
How you doing? Look at this.
This is crab shu mai,
you've got to try this.
The food in Australia is to die for.
I'm gonna have Rick bring back
some frozen rock lobster.
They put this on dry ice
isn't great?
Put it in the pots like you caught it,
fresh out of the sea.
- I heard it's amazing.
- You're gonna love Sydney!
And Sydney's gonna love you.
I got my people lining up houses
for you to look at next week.
?
- Next week?
Yeah, for scout. I figured
you're gonna need a little bit of time.
To get things together before we go.
Oh my God.
I see someone
I have to blow smoke up.
Morey, you dog, you lost weight!
Come here!
Honey, you OK?
You look a little pale.
I have a headache.
This Australia thing is
really upsetting you, isn't it?
I don't know.
I don't know.
So, Kenny put
some great stuff together.
I want you to try them and tell me
what you want serve at the wedding.
I hope you have not eaten.
Did you know that Lester's grandpa
makes his own phyllo dough?
From scratch. Isn't that incredible?
Tiff?
I'm not hungry.
What's wrong?
I don't think you wanna get married.
What?
I don't believe that you really want
to get married, and so neither do I.
Come on,
you're just getting cold feet.
No, Jake, that's not cold feet, OK?
I just
feel really strange about this
whole thing, and I've changed my mind.
What are you doing?
Baby, what is it?
Come on. Tell me.
I saw you with
the woman at the bookstore.
What woman? When?
This afternoon, I saw you
with the woman at the bookstore.
I came by with shirts to show you
to go with your suit.
And I saw you with her, laughing
and holding her hand!
It just makes me feel so sick, Jake,
and I can't feel that way anymore!
So it's over. You're off the hook!
Idiot.
She was bringing me this.
The woman is a jeweler.
Jake
Come here.
- Henry.
- Hi.
What are you doing here?
I was a little worried when
you didn't show up at therapy today.
,
didn't you get the message?
The message didn't say why.
I was busy.
You're too busy
to learn how to walk now?
If you want to browbeat me, you'll
have to wait til the next session.
That's not what I wanna do, Karen.
And you know that.
Why did you come here?
Listen, when you
do what I do, right, you see people
at a very vulnerable place.
You come to know them
in a very specific way,
in a way that they can't hide
who they really are.
And now, what I've seen of you,
Karen, I just
Oh, man, this is crazy,
I can't do this.
Look, I just don't think I should be
your physical therapist anymore.
Karen, look, the other day
on that bench, I wanted to kiss you.
And I think,
I hope you wanted me to.
But we didn't kiss. Why not?
I can't do this.
You can't do this or
you can't talk about doing this?
Either. No, neither.
Both.
So what, you want me to go?
Just leave?
Karen, do you think in eight years
of doing this, in doing my job,
that I've ever been
in this situation before?
- Yes?
- No!
Do you know how I have had to resist
feeling anything at all towards you
except but the slight annoyance
you seem to cause me
every time I have to kick your butt?
Do you have any idea how
stupid it is for me to even think
about getting involved
with a client who's
who's depressed,
who's white,
not to mention whose life is a mess?
- Shut up.
- I have been shutting up.
My life is a mess.
- And you'd make it worse.
- No.
See, I think
your life is just beginning.
Sorry.
Hi, Henry.
We're gonna get something to eat.
In the kitchen.
- That's not funny.
- Oh, it's kind of funny.
Henry, I can't do this.
Maybe I want to, but I can't.
I'm sorry.
Ah, Karen.
What are you looking for?
Something for my stomach. I don't
think those crab things agreed with me.
Maybe they're from Australia.
Very funny.
Lil
We're gonna work this out.
- How? You've already decided.
- What does that mean?
When were you going to tell me about
this trip you're going on next week?
What, I was going to leave
without telling you?
You tell me!
Alright, look.
I want this. I really do.
I want it financially, I want it for my
ego. I've been working toward this for,
what, twenty years.
And I have paid a price for it,
alright?
And it will put the kids
through college.
I don't need you to tell me
why it's so great.
Excuse me? You've been against
this since I brought it up!
You just assumed I would
go to Australia and drop everything.
I didn't assume anything.
How can I say this?
The radio thing,
it's amazing, it's wonderful.
But you haven't been working on it
since you were 22.
Yes, I have!
No-- Lil!
Are you going to listen
to what I have to say?
Or have you already decided
I'm an idiot,
or whatever else
your face seems to be saying?
- My face isn't saying anything.
- Look in the mirror!
My whole life,
I've been trying to understand
why I haven't found something
I'm passionate about, that makes sense.
Kids make sense, love makes sense, but
I'm talking about something purposeful.
In the world.
And when I found this,
I had given up already.
I wasn't even thinking about it.
I didn't even want to do it.
And there it was, and it was
amazing.
And I was good, and I loved it,
and I don't want to give that up.
I'm not asking you to give it up.
I just don't see why you can't
postpone it for a few months.
And do what?
Sit in a rented house and resent you?
Lil, forgive me, but I think
you're being really selfish about this.
And forgive me,
but why do I feel like,
if you don't get your way,
you're going to walk out
of this house and never look back?
I don't know what to do.
I'm gonna make it easy for you.
You go to Australia,
I'm gonna stay here.
I need to go throw up.
Mom, can you help me with this?
Wow, you
look so beautiful!
Mom, you work too much.
You worry about me too much.
I just want you to have fun.
I have fun.
I think you should
go out with Henry.
Thank you very much.
I just think that
sometimes things happen
between people that
you don't really expect.
And sometimes the things that are
important are the ones that seem
the weirdest, or the most wrong.
But those are the ones
that change your life.
What shoes are you going to wear?
I'll get them.
Hello?
It's a nice suit.
Thanks.
Ready.
- The shoes are perfect.
- See you later.
You look so handsome.
- Are you gonna be OK by yourself?
- Of course.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Go.
And you have fun.
I love you, Mom.
You go. Go on.
So you're a friend of the bride's?
Daddy, Tiffany looks
so beautiful in her dress.
And you look so handsome!
Wait, you're sweating.
Are you nervous?
Who me? Why would I be?
Dad. You're sweating.
Yes, I know, I'm sweating, ladies.
Thank you very much.
Hey, Maddie. Can I hold her?
That would be great.
- Got her?
- I got her.
Isn't she so adorable?
You're so teeny!
- This is so weird.
- You love it.
No I don't!
- What are you doing here?
- I'm crashing.
That's bizarre.
You guys are like,
attached to the hip.
- Your tie is crooked.
- And your hair is messed-up.
That's cool, but Girls
Stop! OK!
You know, when I called my mother
to tell her I was getting married,
the only advice she gave me
was to pee before the ceremony.
Well, that's very wise.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I just my stomach's been
I'm really glad you're here, Lily.
Me, too. You look beautiful.
Thanks!
I'm so nervous.
That's natural.
I don't think I can
go through with this.
Why?
I woke up this morning--
I don't know what's wrong with me.
With such feelings
of dread.
I don't trust him.
Am I supposed to just
get married even though
I'm consumed with the doubts and fears
like I've never had in my whole--
Tell me what to do.
Sweetie, I can't.
Why?
Who am I to give advice?
My life is a mess!
I'd give anything to have your life!
The day you had Maddie,
your life went off the map, didn't it?
Well, that's marriage is like,
finally.
No map, no directions, just
two people doing the best they can.
The only real danger
in marrying the wrong person
is if you have a kid
and get divorced,
and you have the kid anyway,
so what's the difference?
You're good.
You should give advice on the radio,
or something.
I have mascara all over my face?
- Is it bad?
- No.
You just need a little
Thank you.
Welcome,
gatherers to this joyous day,
where we come to witness
these two hearts unite.
"From the window,
I see her bend to the roses,
holding close to the bloom,
so as not to prick her fingers.
With the other hand, she clips.
Pauses and clips.
More alone than I had known.
She won't look up, not now.
She's alone with the roses
and with something else,
I can only think, not say."
"I know the names of those bushes,
given for our late wedding:
Love, Honor, Cherish.
This last, the rose
she holds out to me suddenly,
having entered the house
between glances.
I press my nose to it,
draw the sweetness in, let it cling.
The scent of promise,
of treasure.
My hand on her wrist,
to bring her close.
Her eyes, green as river moss.
Saying it then, against what comes:
wife.
While I can,
while my breath, each hurried petal
can still find her.
Jake,
Tiffany.
You have pledged your promises
and love to each other,
and declared the same.
So, by the authority vested in me
by the State of Illinois,
I promise this couple
to be united in marriage.
You may kiss and rejoice.
We may all rejoice!
- You, beautiful bride!
- Thank you!
Rick, are you OK?
Come here.
- What?
- I'm sorry.
I don't know what got into me.
I have been horrible.
I've made you sick.
And I'm not going to Australia.
I'm not gonna do the damn job.
- Listen to me, Rick.
- No, you listen to me.
I don't wanna be away from you.
I can't be away from you.
Listen to me.
You are everything that I want.
- You can't pass this up--
- I'm staying right here.
I'm turning down the syndication.
- You can't turn it down.
Yes I am,
our family means too much to me!
,
they'll want me in a year.
He'll want me in a year.
- I can't be away from you.
- I can't be away from you.
Plus, I'm pregnant.
What?
Yes.
You're pregnant?
I suddenly remember being
nauseous like that before.
You-- you're pregnant?
A hundred percent.
Are you upset?
What an incredibly
smart thing to do.
You think so?
My god,
where are we going to put it?
I don't know.
- When you tell me?
- I am telling you.
- We're gonna have a baby?
- Apparently.
Should we go back in?
Where?
The wedding.
Yeah, in a minute.
OK, cut! That was beautiful.
That's a wrap, everybody!
Once & Again!
A long time ago, we realized that
most of the process of
making a movie or a TV show
was about the people
who were involved.
And there was a deep connection
between the people involved
and the product you came up with.
"Oh, my god!
I have to play this woman!"
You know, by the time I finished
the script, I went, "Damn!"
"I gotta do it."
I've done probably as
many pilots as George Clooney.
This one here just, uh
he just opened his arms and
said hello and gave me
a huge hug and
I knew I was OK.
- You don't remember that?
- We didn't meet there.
We had a drink,
at a restaurant. Do you remember?
You were having lunch
at the same restaurant?
I wanted to meet you.
To make sure
you weren't a real jerk.
The hardest thing
for me, I think, was I had
no experience with teenage daughters.
I was only supposed to do one,
and I stuck!
Do you remember
that when we first met,
that day,
we had to passionately kiss?
You were incredibly charming and
- We did have a drink.
- I don't remember, where was I?
That's so frightening!
What I'm most upset about is that
no one will ever hire me to act again.
- I can't really put it into words.
- Oh, no, I feel way too much.
I don't know how it's going to feel
until I It's not there anymore.
It's gonna be weird, just being away
from the place.
It's really sad because you've become
so close to all these people here.
We've gotten so close
and just become a family.
I don't even know if I can.
Part of me hasn't let go of the show,
it's over.
Wow, this is hard.
I never had a