Felicity s04e16 Episode Script

- Previously on Felicity: - This is my kid too.
Like it or not, I'm a part of this now.
I'm involved.
Okay.
I went to the library and I - I copied someone's dissertation.
- Why? I don't know, I've just been so freaked out about everything that's going on.
I can't concentrate, write Look, I've said it a thousand times but we are gonna get through this.
This time I'm just not so sure.
OK, just so you know.
Your archest enemy just walked in.
- Javier, I don't have an archenemy.
- Excuse me.
Lauren, hi! - Is Ben here? - Er He doesn't work today.
- Okay.
- Is everything okay? I'm leaving early and I needed to talk to him.
Is there something you want me to tell him? Tell him that my plans have changed and I'm leaving tomorrow.
- For Arizona? - Yeah.
He was gonna help me pack up my car I'm hoping he's still doing that.
I'll Yeah, I'll tell him.
Because at this point, I'm doing everything by myself.
- Right, that must be hard.
I'm sorry.
- No, you're not.
- What? - Just don't do that, okay? - Just don't pretend like you care.
- I do care.
- Just tell Ben to call me.
- Lauren, wait a second.
I'm sorry, do you have a problem with me? Actually, yeah.
I think you and your boyfriend are incredibly selfish people.
Well, what do you expect us to do? Just move to Arizona? Tell Ben to call me, okay? - Did you just hear her? - Like a little bit.
She thinks we're selfish, after everything that she's done? I I don't care if she is pregnant, I don't like her.
No, me neither.
I hope she gets a stretch mark from here down to there.
* Can you become * * Can you become * * A new version of you * * New wallpaper * * New shoe leather * * A new way home * * I don't remember * * New version of you * * I need a new version of me * * New version of you * * I need a new version of me * Being pregnant doesn't give her the right to be rude.
Don't have to convince me.
Does she think we'd pack up our lives and move to Arizona? That's insane.
What are you doing with that? - I'm bringing it to Professor Carnes.
- What? Talk about insane! She wants to see my source and this is my source.
I know you feel guilty or whatever about ripping off some guy's thesis.
But let it go.
The deed is done.
Copy his references and you're home free.
What happens when they publish it and Ryan Baer sees it with my name on it? Well, they're not publishing you in Newsweek.
It's the UNY journal.
If Ryan is reading that, he's a loser who deserves to be plagiarized.
- Oh, okay.
- It's true! Okay, how about this? You feel bad, right? Really bad.
- Guilty and smarmy and and weak.
- Yes, actually, all three.
How are you gonna feel when you confess and find yourself without a diploma? I don't know what else to do.
If I let them publish this, they'll kick me out for sure.
At least if I tell them the truth, maybe they'll I don't know, take pity on me and show some leniency or whatever.
Okay.
Just call me when you're done, okay? - Okay.
- Good luck.
Thanks.
Hey! Someone had a big night last night, huh? - Yeah, who? - What do you mean? shows, you're nowhere in sight.
Zoe and I went to the all-night bowling alley.
All-night bowling alley.
That is the greatest.
I miss that.
- Beginning a relationship's great.
- Yeah, it's good.
And the sex is so good, right? It's all the time at the beginning.
When Meghan and I first met, we couldn't keep our hands off each other.
- You're a lucky man.
- Yeah, I guess.
Enjoy it while you have it because it's downhill from here.
- Great.
- What? What? It's just you said "great" like "not so great".
Like you guys haven't - You haven't?! - Not yet, but - That's no good.
- It's fine.
No, it's not fine.
No sex is not fine.
No sex suggests trouble in a relationship.
Sean, who are you? Dr.
Drew all of a sudden? Our relationship is fine, okay? I like Zoe, Zoe likes me.
We're just busy, with work.
It's a logistics thing.
- Logistics? It's not a moon-landing.
- We're at the office all the time.
When we're not at the office, there's three parties a week.
The company signs a client, we go for a drink.
- Tonight, the Waldron party.
- Exactly.
You know what? I'll represent us tonight.
- Take the night off.
- It's our client.
I can't.
Okay.
You guys have been dating for five weeks now? - Three.
Two don't count.
- Delude yourself with math.
My point is that this, right now, this is the best part of your relationship.
The beginning.
After this, it's never this good.
Ever.
Okay, so as far as I see it, you've got 10 days before your relationship goes sour and your good part ends.
- Richard! - Tyler.
I need a favor.
- With a capital "F".
- I can't wait to hear this.
The school's having this Save Our World fund-raiser.
- I need you as my date.
- Save Our World? - I didn't know you were interested in that.
- I couldn't care less.
But this babe will be there that I am interested in.
- You're kidding? - Try genius.
When she sees me with another chick, she's gonna get all jealous, and I'm as good as gold.
The perfect bait and switch.
- And I'm the bait? - Yeah.
I don't think so.
What? Oh, no, take it as a compliment.
I wouldn't ask you if you were ugly.
Okay, I gotta be totally honest with you.
We're graduating soon.
And between you and me, I gotta strike while the iron's hot.
- Know what I'm saying? - No.
A guy like me, out in the real world, I don't stand a chance.
I gotta take advantage of this pool of women.
I got a dry spell coming on, I can just feel it.
You gotta help me out here, please.
- All right.
- Yes! Because you're pathetic and I feel sorry for you.
Good enough.
I'll pick you up at seven and, um, wear something sexy.
I don't know, whatever you think is best.
But just look hot.
Oh, God! Um, Professor Carnes - Felicity, hi.
- Hi, I was wondering if we could talk.
- Is now a bad time? - Actually, now couldn't be worse.
It's just that I have to go see my lawyer.
I just got off the phone with my ex, who's driving me nuts.
He's saying that our apartment is his.
The apartment that I found, that I decorated, that I'm living in.
- But your paper - Yes Don't worry about it.
I looked at your transcripts, your grades are impeccable.
- If you want the truth - That's why I came.
This has nothing to do with you.
It's Jim Lipshitz's way of getting back at me.
- No, I - It's academic politics.
Pure and simple.
He's hated me ever since I got the Manilow grant.
Now one of my students is getting published Ooh! - Professor Carnes, I - His short-man ego can't take it.
You should have seen him yesterday.
We nearly came to blows.
Which reminds me of my ex.
I gotta get out of here.
- Remember your sources tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? It's next week.
It was.
I moved it up, just to get it out of the way.
- Hey, Lauren.
- I'm just waiting for Ben.
- Lauren, do you wanna come up? - He knows I'm here.
God, what is her problem? - Who? - Lauren.
- She's downstairs waiting for you.
- I know.
I'm going right now.
- Why do you have to help her? - Felicity I'm serious.
Doesn't she have friends? She's lived in this city for months.
She has friends.
I'm helping move some boxes, it'll take a couple of hours.
And then she's gone, okay? I'm sorry.
I just had such a bad day.
Didn't you talk to your professor? I tried, but it's just such a mess.
All right.
When I get back, do you wanna go see a movie or something? Okay.
- I should be back by five.
- All right.
- Oh, my God.
I'm so glad to see you.
- You had a rough day? - Yeah.
Can you take a look at this? - Sure.
Good night.
I don't know what's wrong the whole thing - It's great.
- Really? - Really.
God, I wish we could just hang out tonight, you know? - Just the two of us.
- Why can't we? - We have the Waldron thing.
- So? I'll let Sean take care of that.
Do you remember my first day here? Your first night? Vaguely.
- Mm-hm.
You know what we could do? We could order a pizza.
We could open a bottle of wine.
We could go, um check out the furniture in your dad's office.
I heard he redecorated.
- Noel.
- Hmm? - We should go.
- What's wrong? Nothing, it's just it's your account.
Come on.
Okay.
- What time is it? - A quarter after six.
What is taking them so long? Lauren probably wanted to return her empty six-packs for the nickel refund.
Now she's rich.
Aah! Mother of pearl.
Hello? Yeah.
What? Meghan, what is it? Excuse me, I'm looking for my boyfriend.
His name's Ben Covington.
- Has he been admitted yet? - I don't know.
He was in a car accident.
Are you a family member? I'm his girlfriend and I just wanna know if he's all right.
- What's the name again? - Covington, Ben Covington.
Says here he's in surgery.
- Is he gonna be okay? - That's all the information I have.
- Lauren, hi.
- Hi.
- How are you? Is the baby all right? - I'm fine.
Baby's fine.
Good.
Um Ben is still in surgery.
What happened? I was turning off the West Side Highway and some car just ran right into us.
- You were driving? - I just didn't see him coming.
- Hi, I'm Dr Stern.
- Hi.
- How are you feeling? - Okay.
We got the blood work back, and Can we have a minute? - Sure, yeah.
- Thanks.
Is everything okay? Well, you're not anemic, which is good.
But your blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit.
When that happens, we notify the police.
- They'll talk to you.
- Okay.
They never order enough food.
- I figured out what's going on.
- With what? - What? The whole Zoe thing.
- There is no whole Zoe thing.
Exactly.
Because of that, right there.
- That's Dwayne.
- Yep.
I did a little recon and found out that Dwayne and Zoe used to date.
In fact, he's the reason she went, you know, wiggy.
- Who told you this? - I don't wanna divulge my sources.
- Sean.
- Pauline.
I don't buy it.
Dwayne's the client, we've been courting him for weeks.
Exactly.
We've been courting the enemy.
I tell you to look hot and you show up in that? How about a little cleavage? - You're lucky I showed up at all.
- Take it easy.
It's all right.
The senorita I'm into is totally PC, not into material things.
You being here's plenty.
- Boy, is she gonna be impressed.
- With what? With me.
Showing up with a black chick.
- What? - Yeah.
Doesn't get more PC than that.
- You invited me because I'm black? - It makes me look culturally diverse.
Man of the people.
Like Bono.
Are you all right? I guess this means the date's off.
- Hello.
- It's me.
- How is he? - I don't know.
He's still in surgery.
- Do you want me to come down there? - No, that's okay.
- Lauren was drunk.
- What? Her alcohol level was over the limit.
The police are talking to her right now.
They should arrest her.
I can't believe it.
What was she thinking? She's pregnant.
She's gonna be a mother.
I mean, I swear to God, if anything happens to Ben No, Ben is gonna be fine.
He is.
He'd better be.
I forgot to tell you, I called Professor Carnes.
- Oh, my God.
I totally forgot! - It's okay, I rescheduled.
- Meghan, thank you so much.
- Sure you don't want me to come down? Yeah, you know, I think I'd better just be alone, it's better.
All right.
Call me as soon as you hear anything, okay? And if you need food or a magazine or someone to scream at the nurses for you, whatever, just call me, okay? - I will, thanks.
- Bye.
Bye.
- You look so cute tonight.
- Oh, thanks.
- Can I ask you something? - Sure.
- How come you didn't tell me? - Tell you what? - Dwayne.
- What about Dwayne? I just feel really weird, I've been in meetings with the guy, we've had lunch.
I've spent weeks trying to get his business.
You did a great job, hence the party.
And now I find out that you dated him.
And you were in love with him.
Dwayne? Dwayne?! Do you realize what kind of an idiot I feel like? I don't know.
A really big idiot? Yes, a really big idiot.
What? Maybe that's 'cause you are.
A huge idiot.
I didn't date Dwayne.
I met Dwayne last week, you introduced us.
- Would you excuse me? - Yeah.
- You can look up numbers - Hey, it wasn't him.
- What? - Dwayne.
Zoe never dated Dwayne.
- Well, that's not what Pauline said.
- I can't believe I listened to you.
Pauline Pauline! Pauline, tell him what you told me, about Zoe dating Dwayne.
- Er I never said that.
- Unbelievable.
She's lying.
- Why don't we drop this? - No.
Half an hour ago, I'm standing there, you're standing there, and you pointed.
And you said, "That's the guy that dated Zoe before Noel.
" Remember? - Oh, yeah.
- It's all coming back now.
But when I got closer to him, I realized it wasn't him at all.
He just looks like the guy.
- Zoe's ex, he's way more handsome.
- Good.
Clearly a drunk, okay? No credibility there.
Lauren! Wait! Where are you going? To the impound lot.
My stuffs in the car.
- Are you coming back? - I don't know.
You know that Ben is still in surgery, right? You know what? You are unbelievable.
I mean, honestly! You think I'm selfish? You think Ben's selfish? You're selfish.
You don't think about anyone but yourself.
I don't need to explain myself to you.
So, you're just gonna leave? You know who I feel sorry for? That baby you're having.
Because it has you for a mother.
* There's no backing down from the fighters * * When they got you in their sights * * They'll use all they have to crush you * * Make themselves look right * * To see you down may bring them up * * And lower you some more * * There'll be no hand held to help you up * * When you lay on that floor * * And they boast to those who're above them * * And later make it light * * They feel empowered by the soul * So how mad was she? - She's not mad, she just - Didn't want to come over? She's tired.
She has to be at the office every morning at 6:30.
That's pitiful.
You guys are way too young to be too tired to have sex.
I got a problem, don't I? I know she likes me.
Something's wrong and I don't know what it is.
Has she ever said she's just not in the mood? - No.
- That's good.
If a woman says she's not in the mood, it means it's fundamental.
- What do you mean? - Fundamental.
Those things that are out of our control like, er your odor.
Whoa! You think I smell? No, I don't think you smell.
Everybody has a specific scent.
If she happens to be repulsed by yours, then that's out of your control.
It's fundamental.
- I'm not having this conversation.
- Fine.
- What else? - Your height, your voice, er - The way you kiss.
- You're horrible at this.
What? Trying to cheer me up.
I always end up feeling 10 times worse.
The smell thing's just a theory and, personally, I like the way you smell.
- Great.
- You know what? I got it.
I got the answer.
You wanna feel better about this? - Right now, go see her.
- She's tired.
Probably in bed.
Right, get some flowers, some wine.
Show up at her door.
- Put yourself out there.
Take charge.
- It's late.
- It's spontaneous.
- It's desperate.
It's romantic! - Excuse me, could I get a blanket? - Sure, I'll go get you one.
Thanks.
How is he? I mean, he still hasn't woken up.
I went to the impound, got my stuff.
The car's totaled.
In AA, they tell you it's one day at a time.
But this morning I woke up and one day just seemed like forever.
Anyway, um, I guess All this time, I've been trying to find somebody to blame for everything that's gone wrong in my life and the truth is, I don't have anybody to blame but myself.
You were right.
What you said about me, it's true.
Here you go.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
Can I see him with you? Yeah.
Yeah.
- What? - Look at this! All I see is an ugly, rude boy.
- You gave me a black eye! - You deserve a lot worse.
The chick I'm into is ultra PC.
She's into love, not war.
- This could've screwed everything up.
- Good.
Not good.
Lucky I'm quick on my feet.
I said I chained myself to a tree corporate whores wanna chop down.
The pigs roughed me up when they busted me.
- You really don't get it, do you? - No, I get it.
- You've got anger issues.
- I have issues? You're racist.
Racist? That's low.
You take that back.
- You used me because I'm black.
- Because I thought it was a good thing, I was trying to impress somebody.
You should be flattered.
Besides, it's not like you're really black.
- What? - I mean, you're black, but you're not black.
You don't have black friends, you date a white guy - Get out.
- You don't like Spike Lee movies.
- Leave, right now! - I'm just telling it like it is.
- Get out, now! - But I'm not a racist.
- I'm just a guy trying to get laid.
- Out! - Hey.
- Noel, what are you doing? I was heading home and I found this bag of groceries on the sidewalk.
There's flowers, some wine and some ice-cream in there.
And I thought maybe it was yours, maybe you just dropped it.
No, I'd remember that.
Huh.
Well, maybe I'll check with the people next door, if it's theirs.
What kind of ice-cream? I didn't know what wine goes with Chunky Monkey so I got both red and white.
- Noel, this is so sweet.
- Well, I thought you needed a surprise.
Hey, you got a little No Let me.
You got a little more.
Let me just - Really? - No.
What? What's going on? - What do you mean? - I mean with us.
Don't get me wrong.
Um I like being around you and I'm not trying to pressure you, but It seemed like we were connecting more, physically, when we started going out.
There's just a lot going on at work.
We're not at work.
It's been It's been five weeks.
- Three, the first two didn't count.
- Okay, you're right.
- I didn't know you were on a timetable.
- I'm not on a timetable.
- It sounds like you are.
- There is no timetable, Zoe.
Anyway - Maybe you should leave.
- Are you kidding? I'm just not in the mood, I'm sorry.
I understand.
I'll get my jacket.
Hello? Yeah, he's right here.
It's Sean.
Thanks.
Hey.
What? Felicity, I brought you some tea.
Thanks.
It's late.
You should probably go home.
You know, I'm actually gonna stay here tonight.
Okay.
Um, well then I should probably go.
I need to get a hotel or something.
Lauren, um, if you want, you can stay at my place.
- No, I'll get a hotel.
- Really, it's okay.
You can sleep in here.
There are fresh towels in there.
- I'm gonna grab a few things to bring back to the hospital.
- Okay.
Javier! It's Chaka.
I found a guy for you.
Call me.
Felicity, I got your friend's message.
I hope your boyfriend's okay.
I can't reschedule our meeting at such short notice.
So it's still at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
I hope you can be there.
I don't think it'll take very long.
Bring in your sources and it'll be fine.
Are you okay? Yeah.
Yeah.
Felicity Remember the other day you were saying this must be hard for me, going through this? I was just thinking, this must be hard for you.
Yeah, I don't know.
I put you in an impossible position.
I, er I just wish I would have done things differently.
I wish I had too.
Er I'm gonna head back to the hospital.
Are you gonna be okay here? Yeah, I'm fine.
Felicity.
Thank you.
Good night.
* Feel the light glowing Shining in your eyes * * I come awake knowing I've got you in my life * * Looking at the open sky I know these feelings will not die * * Shooting stars appear to be * * A symbol of your love for me * * In your eyes * Listen to me, he's our friend.
We've been here all night.
We wanna see him.
Visiting hours are in 45 minutes.
Until then, it's doctors and family only.
- She's pre-med.
Doesn't that count? - No.
Can you at least call and see he's okay? Nobody's told us anything.
Sorry, you just have to wait over there like everybody else.
This place blows.
- Anything? - No.
Javier.
- You smell so good.
- Stop, come on.
Just Javier! What are you guys doing? - Is he all right? - Please say yes.
- Yes.
Yeah.
- Oh, thank God.
He lost a lot of blood but the doctors say he's gonna be fine.
- How long have you been here? - Not very long.
Yeah.
Where are you going? You're leaving? I have to go see this professor, but, um you guys should go up there.
- He's awake now.
- If we could get past the guard dog.
They're making us wait till visiting hours, it's okay.
You guys, thank you so much for coming.
- I know you didn't want us to.
- Thank you for not listening to me.
- Okay, well, I'll see you guys later.
- Good luck.
Bye.
Good, you're here.
I wanted us a minute beforehand so we can talk strategy.
By the way, that is Lipschitz.
And he's already backing down.
He says he can't remember the name of the student whose thesis you copied.
His name is Ryan Baer.
What are you talking about? I should've told you this sooner.
I did do what they said I did.
What? I'm so sorry.
And I know, you put your reputation on the line for me.
Which I greatly, greatly appreciate.
And I know I've put you in this terrible position.
And I'm so incredibly embarrassed.
You should be.
You know this means I have to fail you.
Yeah.
Professor Carnes, I'm so sorry.
You should probably go in and tell them.
Okay.
You're a senior, right? Uh, yeah.
I mean, I'm supposed to graduate at the end of this year.
I'm going to have to think about this.
Elena.
Please open up.
I'm sorry.
You're right.
What I did was offensive and stupid.
And racist.
Hi, how are you? Elena, at least look at my eye.
I think it's infected.
- Your eye is not infected.
- Elena, please.
Look, I don't have enough friends to lose one over this.
Oh, my God! Your eye! Come in.
Look Richard.
I'm I'm sorry I hit you.
It's all right.
I deserved it.
I was a little bit insensitive.
- A lot insensitive.
- Yeah, you were.
I mean, I am black.
But what you said, it made me think.
About what? About my friends.
I mean, I love them, but it must mean something that they're all white.
- Like what, do you think? - I don't know.
Like I want people to see that I fit in.
That I'm just like everybody else.
That's how I got through high school, I guess I'm still trying to prove that I'm not different.
Man, all I want is to be different.
- You do? - Hell, yeah.
I'm just a white boy, how lame is that? I couldn't be more generic.
Why do you think I'm so into Star Wars? What does Star Wars have to do with being black? You kiddin' me? Those conventions, that's my African-American house.
Yeah, I go there and I'm, like, "Damn, I belong here.
" Know what I mean? It makes me feel special, like I'm a part of something.
You've got that already built in.
- Well, I guess.
I guess that's true.
- It's definitely true.
I haven't been to the African-American house since freshman year.
So what? I'll go with you if you want.
I'm down with the brothers.
- Richard, stop.
- C'mon.
I got it goin' on, sister.
I'm funky fresh.
Have you seen my moves? - I'm gonna hit you again.
- All right.
I'm gonna go.
Hey, peace up.
- It's "Peace out".
- Peace out! I always forget.
- Sorry about your eye! - It's all right.
It'll clear up.
So, look I don't know what's going on, you know.
It's seems you're not attracted to me, maybe it's something fundamental.
- No - No, it's fine.
It is.
I just, um I don't think this is going to work out.
I'm completely attracted to you.
Well, I'm attracted to you too, but it just It seems like every time I try and get close to you, I can feel you pull away.
Can I just say something that that might change your mind? Yes.
Please, yes.
I hate talking about this.
Um - Remember I told you I was depressed? - Yeah.
Well, I was taking medication for it, but then we started going out.
And it felt so good, being with you.
So I thought, maybe I didn't need it any more.
And I stopped.
I don't think that was such a good idea.
So, so you've been feeling depressed? Yeah.
That's why I haven't "been in the mood".
But I started taking them again, and, you know It usually takes a couple of weeks.
Does that change your mind, or does that make you really not want to go out with me? Zoe, of course.
Of course I still want to go out with you.
I had no idea.
And I didn't mean to rush you, okay? We can wait as long as you need.
You know, seeing you is this the best part of my day.
Mine too.
Anyone home? Lauren? Dear Felicity, thank you for letting me stay here last night.
And for listening.
Seeing you face your problems, seeing you face me, it made me think for a while, for a few hours anyway, that I could face my problems too.
And then the morning came, and the baby kicked, and I had to go.
I don't even know where exactly.
Just tell Ben I'll call as soon as I'm settled.
"Yeah, whatever that means," you're probably thinking.
And the truth is, I don't really know.
But thanks again.
Lauren.