Melrose Place s05e33 Episode Script

Hey! Hey! Who are you? What's goin' on? Where's Sam? What is this? Easy, kid, easy.
Settle down.
L.
A.
P.
D.
We've got a search warrant.
Well, if this is about Jim Reilly, Samantha already turned him in, he should be in custody right now.
Apparently, he was tipped off.
You okay? What are You cuffed her? We're arresting her, Billy.
Aiding and abetting.
I believe you're familiar with the definition of that charge.
Take her out to the car, I'll be along in a second.
I didn't do anything, Billy, I swear.
Hey, if you're arresting her, you can arrest me too, okay? Why, Billy? You haven't done anything.
Sam's the one who led us on the wild goose chase.
Look, Jim's no idiot, he probably figured it out.
He saw you coming.
Well, grasp at all the straws you want.
The fact is, that girl lied to you, and I'll bet it wasn't the first time, either.
Get your girlfriend an attorney, son.
She's gonna need one.
Yes? I need to speak to Dr.
Burns.
This is Dr.
Shulman at the hospital.
Is this an emergency? Nothing medical.
But he's an hour late to a staff meeting.
I'll give him the message.
Who was that? Who cares, when you got this in front of you? No, no, I'm serious.
Who was on the phone? Just that Shulman creature.
You hate her.
It's the weekly staff meeting! God, I'm late! Peter! You were supposed to set the alarm! God, what are you wearing anyway, huh? I mean, I thought we'd gone over this, how many times? I need a pill.
And you know what really makes me sick is that cheap perfume that you wear, and these trashy outfits.
Just do me a favor and get rid of both of 'em.
I knew you had to come out eventually.
Wonderful, now you're stalking me.
I called you last night five times, knocked three times.
One second, you're supposed to be with me at the opening, the next, you disappear.
I saw you with Amanda.
One dance, and you melted like yogurt.
I wasn't about to stand around and watch.
Come on, she was drunk and acting like an idiot, and I told her so.
You weren't doing any talking, just a lot of slobbering.
Would you stop? Amanda is a joke.
And I told her so last night.
My infatuation is over.
Okay, you don't believe me? Watch this.
Amanda.
Kiss my butt! Look at that.
An insult, and I don't, uh, even feel a thing.
See? Not even a wince.
Get in here, you goof.
Here's a little tape of our interview with Sam this morning.
I won't kid you.
It was a tough session, much longer than it needed to be.
Got it cued up here.
No, I didn't want him to go back into jail.
I just I didn't think that I had any choice.
But it hurt turning him in that way.
Billy kept saying that I had to, and I was I was scared, okay? You love your father, don't you? Yeah.
You warned him we were coming.
Yes! No I mean, yes, I loved him, not not not yes, that I warned him.
She was scared, and she was tired.
I'll let Sam out this second, if you agree to help us.
She'll be kept under surveillance, we'll tap your phone.
But most importantly, you'll be asking some subtle questions.
You want me to spy on my girlfriend? If you want her to get out of jail any time soon, you don't have a choice.
Yeah, I do, and I'm making it.
You can take your offer and shove it.
All right, your choice.
And the pièce de résistance, four 30-second spots during the '98 NFC Championship game.
Very nice presentation, Amanda.
Thank you.
Now, give me the damage.
$15 million, not a penny more.
Last year it was 10 for the same amount of material.
Yes, but your profits increased by 24%.
A good agency is your partner, Ted.
You benefit, we benefit.
Still, Amanda, maybe Ted has a point.
Point? The man's absolutely correct.
Amanda's figures are grossly inflated.
Sydney, sit down.
No, he needs to hear this.
I ran a comparison between these figures and last year's costs, and, well, excuse me for saying it, Mr.
Kroeger, but you are getting fleeced here, to the tune of $5 million.
Unfortunately, Amanda is speechless because she knows I'm right.
Well, we'll get back to work to our calculators, Mr.
Kroeger, and call you with a new figure.
Leslie, why don't you show Mr.
Kroeger here to the elevator? I know the way.
You have until the end of the week, Amanda.
I'll get to work on those new figures.
No one leaves this room until you explain to me what in God's name you were thinking.
I know a snow job when I see it, Amanda, and so does Mr.
Kroeger.
Sydney, this whole business is snow jobs, blizzards of snow jobs.
You just tossed out our whole profit margin.
And Craig, how could you allow her to run those numbers? Of all the lame-brain things you have done, this one takes the cake! I don't have to listen to this.
No, you're gonna fix it.
Fix it, or I swear to God, I will bury you both! You don't have to take that, you know.
What I should do is tell her to go jump in a lake.
So, do it.
I would, only she owns half of the only thing I've got left in this world, this agency.
Hey, remember when you said our time would come? Maybe that time is now.
Right now, today.
Sydney, you can't quit the job when you own the company.
Start a new company.
Our own agency.
We'll put the bitch out of business.
What do you say, Craig? Come on.
Jake, where are you? Out here.
This makes a lot of sense.
What? Hardly anything works inside, so you're out here playing around with a basketball net.
That's one of the great things about this place.
There'll be plenty of time to do everything.
Oh yeah, by the way, the, um, papers were delayed another day.
There's some liens that Danny didn't take care of, so we're gonna have to spend the night.
Great.
You wanna tell me what's on your mind? Yeah.
Yeah, look at this place, Jake.
It's a dump.
Yeah.
It is now.
But, with a little work You sold Shooters, you pulled up stakes, all for a broken-down wide space in the road.
No, for a dream.
Our dream.
No, your dream.
It was never my dream any more than a family was.
I'll tell you what's gonna happen.
We are gonna rot here, just like that backboard.
Don't you get it? Dreams aren't what life is made of.
Dreams are what disappointment is made of.
The bike shop, the charter boat, Shooters? This is just another in a long line of failures.
Why are you saying this now? I guess I just can't fool myself the way you can.
Self-delusion isn't in my blood.
Well, I'm signing those papers, with or without you.
It'll be without me.
I'm going home.
Damn it, Alison! Don't do this! Let's work this out! Taylor! Jeez, are you crazy?! You know we can't be seen together! Peter's at the hospital, Megan just left five minutes ago.
I waited in the lobby till she was gone.
Michael, I couldn't wait another second.
You were right.
We haven't taken him down far enough.
He's back to his old tricks, including wanting me to be Beth and Beth alone.
He hasn't hit rock bottom yet, and we need to get him there.
I knew you'd come around eventually.
I'm desperate.
You tell me what to do, and I will do it.
You already did.
All I needed was your permission.
You mean, we go public with his little abuse problem.
Exactly.
How though? I mean, if you do it, you're betraying that patient-doctor thing, right? And if I do it, Peter will kill me.
That's why we have to find a third party.
Megan! Look, you lying pig! No, I knew this would happen the minute I turned my back! No, it's not what it appears Don't deny it, okay? I saw you two at Shooters.
Jennifer said she saw you at Kyle's.
You couldn't be further from the truth here.
You, shut up.
Hey! Taylor, please, please, Taylor.
Will you just leave, okay? I'll explain everything to her.
Come on, go.
Oh! Look, uh, Taylor and I are not having an affair, okay? I would have explained everything to you if I could have, but but Taylor swore me to secrecy.
I swear to God, if you tell me that she has a brain tumor No, no, no.
It's nothing like that.
Um, it's her relationship with Peter.
You know, I really shouldn't be telling you any of this.
Well, you know what, if you don't, I'm going to strangle you to death with my bare hands.
All right, all right, but I'm telling you, it's ugly.
Now, um, Peter has a problem.
He's been physically abusing Taylor.
She came to me a few weeks ago, and as a result, I went to Peter, and we discovered that he has this rare form of epilepsy.
He gets blackouts, he goes crazy.
As I said, this is very ugly stuff.
Oh, and you've been keeping this a secret? I mean, allowing it to continue.
I mean, if Taylor's an abused woman Well, who doesn't want to lose her boyfriend.
Yeah, but she will when she goes nuts some night and sets his bed on fire.
Look, you've gotta give Peter some help and get her out of that house.
But, I can't without exposing him.
If this got out, his career would be ruined.
But if she's in danger, Michael Yeah, but it doesn't matter! We have to keep it quiet, for the practice.
And, because Taylor begged me to.
Come on, Megan.
Come on, you You gotta promise you're gonna keep this a secret.
You know my position on this sort of thing.
Lying for you, secrets? It's not for me, it's for Peter.
So if you care about him, you'll stand by me on this.
All right.
But just for the time being.
That's a good girl.
I knew I could depend on you.
After last night, I wasn't sure we'd ever see you again.
You know, forget about last night.
I was tipsy and wasn't thinking clearly.
Well, I thought you were kinda cute.
You know, the truth is, you are a single man and you can see whoever you want, and I don't have, nor do I want, any say in the matter.
Kyle! There's a call for you in your office.
Line 2.
I'll be right back.
So, Amanda.
What'll it be? If I remember correctly, last night it was martinis.
Lots of martinis.
Mineral water is fine.
Okay.
Look, Amanda, there's no easy way to broach this, so I'm just gonna come right out and ask.
There's nothing going on between you and Kyle, is there? Our relationship is strictly business.
Amazing.
Those were the exact words that Kyle used.
He also mentioned some other stuff.
About you being celibate.
I mean, that's not for real, is it, Amanda? No doubt, that would be unthinkable amongst the Mancini clan.
Come on, Amanda! No sex?! Ever? At all? God, I couldn't last a week, let alone How long has it been? A month, two months? You know, I'm beginning to see why Kyle's fling with you was so short-lived.
Is that what he told you? Same line he gave to Taylor.
Truth is, it was five months, daily for five months, in motels, backs of cars, even in the alley behind the restaurant.
Actually, if there was a word for the opposite of celibate, that woulda been us.
Oh, but there is a word, Jennifer.
It's "tramp.
" Where's Amanda? She got paged or something.
She had to go.
Look at this tie.
Is it ever straight? Mm.
Hello, Billy.
Rough night? Worse on Sam, I'm afraid.
Save it, okay? I'm gonna do it.
I'll I'll be your spy, or whatever.
Just let her go.
Be a couple hours to process the paperwork, get the tap on your phone.
There'll be papers to sign as well.
Fine, whatever.
I don't care.
Got them here somewhere.
And just so you know, you tell Sam what we're about, well, then all bets are off, and I throw you both in jail.
Won't happen.
And just so you know, I'm still betting that Sam has no idea where her father is.
You say that enough times, you might start to believe it.
Just let her go, and I'll take care of the rest.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Well, Ted Kroeger jumped ship.
And worse, it's some fly-by-night operation I've never even heard of.
Sky High Advertising.
I mean, what idiot names an agency Sky High Advertising? I kind of like it.
Sky's the limit, and all that.
And would you look at this logo? Sky High Advertising is ours, Amanda Sydney and mine.
We're going out on our own.
Oh, but first, one minor detail.
We quit.
And to anyone who wants to join us, we are offering a 20% raise.
Medical and dental included, of course.
You're raiding your own agency.
Oh, not to worry, Amanda, you can have my half of D&D.
In a week, it should be worth, well, exactly nothing.
Anyways, uh, who's gonna be the first to sign up? Think before you leap, people.
These imbeciles have no clients, no offices, just a bad name and a worse logo.
Amanda.
No, Billy, let her talk.
It's great.
You walk out of here today, and you can never come back.
You'll be dead at D&D, dead in this industry.
Just so you all know, our door is always open.
Except for tyrants, of course.
Come on, Sydney.
What is this, Norma Rae? Get back to work.
You too, Billy.
Hello? Hey, you, it's your Uncle Matt, what's going on? God, you will not believe this.
Do you know what I'm watching this very second? "Twister.
" And you were so right about Helen Hunt's 'do.
God, class-whatever tornado, but her hair is still perfect.
Hey, are you okay about tomorrow's hearing? Hm, a little nervous, but otherwise fine.
Good.
Oh, that's mom.
She's home.
I gotta go, Matt.
I'll see you tomorrow? Okay.
Okay.
Oh, boy, I had too much to drink.
Mm.
Oh, man, the room is spinning, I've gotta lie down.
Oh, I do, I do.
Well, hey there, cutie.
You must be, uh, Kelsey, is it? Chelsea.
Um, excuse me, I I thought my mom was alone.
Whoa, what's the big rush? Your mom wouldn't mind us talking.
We're old friends from Europe.
I'm Dex.
Hasn't she mentioned me? She gave me a call today, and we had some drinks.
Has anyone ever told you how pretty you are? Mom! Mom, wake up.
Mom, please wake up! Whoa! Hey, kid, what are you doin'? Hey! Oh, great, you're here.
I really, really appreciate this, Colleen.
Jake and I had this huge fight up in Ojai, and I drove off in a huff, completely forgetting I had all his escrow papers in the back of my car.
I mean, I'd take them to him myself, but it's still too weird, and he really, really needs them.
I thought maybe you could take David, that it might be fun for him I mean, for both of you.
Alison, I gotta say, I am really confused.
A couple days ago, you show up at my door drunk, with all these questions about Jake, if I still care about him.
Just just silly jealousy.
No, no, it was more than that.
And now this obvious ruse to get David and I up to Ojai.
What? You think I'm trying to push the two of you together? Well, are you? No! No.
But but, even if I were, would that be so terrible? You said you still care about him.
I do remember that much.
What what if the way were suddenly clear? What would you do? I don't know.
I do.
I think that you'd jump at the chance, because you've been around enough to know that opportunities like this rarely come along once in a lifetime, much less twice.
Look, Alison I think we've said enough, don't you? Here are the papers.
You decide what you wanna do with them.
Hey, partner.
Giving any speeches tonight, or are we gonna be spared that little annoyance? Listen, have either of you two seen Taylor? Oh, not me.
Megan? Excuse me.
Hey, what's with her? All of a sudden, she can't stand me.
Dr.
Mancini? A note for you.
Oh, thank you.
Um, duty calls.
Excuse me, Peter.
Psst.
I wanted your opinion on the dress before Peter sees it.
Ooh, that's 100% you and 0% Beth.
I think Peter's gonna hit the roof.
And Megan's gonna be there to see it, right? Sure.
Michael, are you sure about this? So far, we've both begged Megan not to blow the whistle.
This is classic reverse psychology.
Look.
Megan has been questioning everything I do these days.
She's convinced I do everything underhandedly, which, of course, is true.
But conversely, she's determined to take the high road.
This virtually guarantees that she blows her whistle on Peter.
Now, go in there and make him nuts.
I'll make sure Megan sees it all.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce You know, Michael, I shouldn't be enjoying this, but I am.
I think I have a real talent for it.
Yes, it's the ability to stir up trouble.
It's a gift.
Tonight we salute you, each and every one of you, for your generous contributions to our Our giving fund.
I personally feel that we have a tendency to be a bit self-centered in life, and uh, this this giving fund exemplifies the generosity that we we all, um we've taken part in.
And without that generosity, the bottom line is that this institution could not exist.
So please, give yourself a hand for that.
Ah! Ow! Oh, my God, did you just see that? Yeah.
It's not our concern.
Oh, like hell it's not.
Megan! You know what I think, I think you're doing this deliberately to embarrass me.
This is who I am, and if you don't like it, tough! Well, you look like a two-bit whore, that's what you look like.
Let go of her! Megan, no scenes.
Look, this is about what Peter's doing, okay, and I'm not gonna stand by and just watch.
Get a handle on your wife, Michael! I'm trying! You're hurting me! We'll discuss this at home.
Ah! Ow! Peter, stop! Ow! Well, what's a hospital reception without a little drama? Is he always this rough on his girlfriends? Well, you know, you hear things, but, you know, who really knows? We can only hope he never crosses the line.
Che Chelsea? What's wrong? Nothing.
I just wanted to stay here tonight.
Mom put me in a cab.
It's okay, isn't it? You two have a fight or something? Look, whether we did or didn't doesn't really matter, right? The hearing's tomorrow.
What's gonna happen will happen.
Look, I am I'm really beat.
Can I just go to bed? Sure.
They finally let me out.
Out of the blue! Even my attorney couldn't believe it.
That's great! That's great.
You know what the weirdest thing is? They were all being nice to me, Detective Stevenson even drove me home.
It's like they believe me, you know, that I That I didn't tell Dad that they were coming.
You believe me, don't you? You're being so quiet.
I just couldn't get a word in, of course I believe you.
Oh, that's all that matters then.
You know what? I am so tired.
I just wanna go to bed.
Okay, let me just lock up.
I'll meet you in there.
Okay.
Mmm! Mmm.
Mm.
Mm.
We are back on track.
My dad and the police, seems like a million years ago.
So you really think your dad's out of town? He made such a big deal about not going anywhere without you.
It's, like, weird that he just vanished.
He hasn't tried to contact you? Of course not.
Don't you think if he had, I would have said something? Something doesn't add up.
Are you sure when you turned him in, you gave him the exact time and place? God, listen to you.
There's just a lot of unanswered questions, honey.
Well, that doesn't mean that I have the answers.
Well, if you don't, then who does? Stop it, okay? You're sounding like the cops.
I didn't mean to imply anything, I just Imply? No, I think that was an accusation.
I have to get ready for work.
Oh, stop it, Michael, you're not listening to me.
I keep telling you, it's not our place to do anything.
You have no sense of responsibility.
Not when it comes to someone else's wife.
I went to see her, Michael.
She is in a classic state of denial.
He has her completely under his control.
She didn't say it, but she probably thinks she deserves this treatment.
I swear, I'm seriously thinking about going to the authorities.
No! No, Megan! No police, Megan! We've been over this! Look, I refuse to just sit here and do nothing, okay? If something bad happens to her, I don't want it on my conscience.
Wait a second.
Oh, man, why didn't I think of this before? The hospital has these programs, diversion programs.
The heal thyself kind of deal.
Psychiatrists, therapy sessions, a full treatment program for doctors in crisis.
It's the perfect place for Peter and Taylor to go to get the help they so desperately need.
This is great.
This is perfect.
Mm-hmm.
So, who do we go to? Where do we sign them up? Let's see.
That would be, uh, Dr.
Shulman's area, I think.
Yeah, yeah, Dr.
Irene Shulman.
Um, you know, and I'd call her, but Patient-doctor confidentiality.
Mm-hmm.
It's okay, 'cause I'll do it, first thing on my work to work.
See what good things can happen when we put our heads together? Clients, employees, now offices! We've really done it, Craig.
All that's left is, uh, to make it official.
Oh, ha, partnership papers, no doubt.
My naive side was kind of hoping it wouldn't be necessary, but Now what's this? Airline tickets.
Round trip to Las Vegas.
There are wedding chapels on every corner.
Oh, yeah, and, uh, this comes along with it.
Would you marry me, Sydney? You know, all this ruining Amanda and starting the agency It would be so many hollow victories if you didn't say yes.
Yes.
Yes? Yes, I'm saying yes! Oh! Just one little thing.
One teeny, weenie thing.
Um, instead of Vegas, could we have a big wedding? You know, flowers, dress, gifts.
I mean, of course, if that's what you want.
It'll be the biggest party you've ever seen.
Mm, mm, one One final request, and then I promise I'll stop.
Can I rip your clothes off and make savage love to you? Since when have you ever had to ask? I don't know.
No, Megan, you did what you had to.
These problems don't go away by themselves, especially in the case of doctors.
Well, listen, if there's anything else I can do, give me a call.
Thank you.
Dr.
Burns, do you have a second? Yeah, if it's important.
You could say that.
I'm waiting.
I've been waiting too, Doctor, for months now.
I knew all I had to do was be patient, and eventually you would slip up.
Thank goodness Megan Mancini came to me with her concerns and not someone else.
What concerns? What are you talking about? Oh, just the fact that you've been regularly beating your girlfriend.
I understand you almost put her in the hospital.
Good choice.
Denying it would just make matters worse.
Irene, you've gotta understand.
It's not like I'm just some nut case.
I don't know, it sounds pretty nutty to me.
It's a medical condition.
It's rare, I know that you've heard of it.
Rage epilepsy, I've been taking medication for two weeks now.
Really, and last night's manhandling of your girlfriend, what was that? You just forgot to take your pills? Doctor, I'm calling a meeting for tomorrow morning at 9:00 A.
M.
, at which time you will be officially relieved of your duties as Chief Of Staff.
You can't do this! Actually, Peter, I could do a lot worse.
But just getting you out of that office will have to suffice.
You have yourself a good day, Doctor, if that's possible.
Do you, Matt Fielding, swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? I do.
Please be seated.
Chelsea, what did you tell Matt about me last night? Nothing.
Don't worry about it.
I don't know what I was thinking with that guy.
I am so embarrassed.
It was a one-time thing.
I said don't worry about it.
Mr.
Fielding, you were once arrested, were you not? Soliciting of a police officer, I believe? Well the charges were dropped.
You've also been treated for prescription drug abuse.
Is that correct? Yes, a year ago.
I'm fine now.
Mr.
Fielding, you are a homosexual, are you not? Objection, Your Honor, if I may People, this is a custody hearing.
Proceeding's informal.
Just about any question is allowable.
However, if Mr.
Fielding doesn't want to answer, he doesn't have to.
No, Your Honor.
I'm all right.
Yes, I am a gay man.
But I don't see how that has anything to do with my ability to raise a child.
Well, isn't it true, Mr.
Fielding, that recently a male friend of yours spent the night at your apartment, in the same bed as you, while the minor in question was in the next room? Yes, but it was a friend of mine who lost his lover to AIDS.
I was comforting him, that that's all.
I mean, he just didn't wanna be alone.
My God, where are you getting all this? No more questions, Your Honor.
Chelsea, you knew all along what that diary was for.
This court is adjourned until tomorrow.
All rise.
That does it then.
It's all yours.
Thanks for everything.
Good luck with it.
Thanks.
Yeah, I wanna feel great about this, but, it's kind of strange without Alison here.
Yeah, it does seem odd she stayed away.
I thought we'd reached the perfect compromise.
I agreed to live without kids, she agreed to move up here.
Uh, the drinking might explain some of it.
I mean, even the way she asked me to bring these pages up.
Yeah, it was like she had some kind of agenda.
I thought about not signing until I figured it out, but I love this place.
I love the idea of making it work.
Of course it'll work.
Fresh coat of paint, new curtains, uh, maybe even a better sign out front.
Take it from me, everybody'll be coming from all over to eat at Jake's.
Hey, there's your sign.
"Eat At Jake's.
" Well, first, we need to find a broom.
The dust in here is terrible.
What's wrong? That's just it.
Nothing's wrong.
Everything's perfect.
Why? Why in God's name are you doing this to me? I didn't have a choice, okay? You obviously can't control your violent impulses.
I'm on medication, prescribed by your husband.
Taylor is still terrified.
What is so wrong with Shulman putting you in a diversion program? A diversion program? She's firing me, and it's all your fault! You know, you could have come to me first, do you realize that? I mean, I am your boss, after all.
Would you calm down? Can't you control this wife of yours? Sure, sure.
Come on.
How did she find out? Did you tell her? No, no, of course not.
She snooped around my personal stuff.
Started asking questions.
But mostly, she did figure it out by herself, which wasn't a huge leap after last night.
I'm no longer Chief Of Staff.
Oh, Peter, I'm sorry, man.
I feel terrible about this.
I'm totally responsible.
You know, if there was anything Wait a second.
What? What if you resign? Maybe you weren't listening.
No, no, I mean before Shulman fires you.
All you have to do is resign and appoint me as your successor.
In the interim, of course.
Then you do your diversion program gig, log some therapy time, and when you get your clean bill of health, I'll give you your job back.
Michael! No, no, no, I'll put it in writing.
Look, if you call your attorneys right now, we can have this wrapped by close of business.
I love this job, you know.
Yeah, well, it's either me or the she-wolf of Wilshire Memorial.
It's decision time, buddy.
Yeah.
Well, I guess half a snowball's chance is better than none at all.
All right, you got a deal, Michael.
We need to talk.
Hey.
You know, when we say catch of the day, we mean that it was caught today.
How's that for a catchy slogan I need to get my money out of the club.
The whole 50%, a check is fine.
I need to get it into the bank before it closes.
One slow night, and you're bailing? Look, I can't give you explanations.
Just give me my money.
Look, Amanda, there's no money to give.
Every cent is invested, the bar, the sound system, cocktail napkins Oh, you know what, I knew you'd do this.
What am I doing? You are making me beg! Beg? You haven't even asked.
I am losing my company! Do you know what that means? You still got half a jazz club, and you got a beautiful apartment building.
Oh, "the glass is half full" crap.
I've given that same speech myself.
Huh, what happened to you? Come on, where's that woman from the museum opening that was talking about fulfilling her lost dreams, huh? That free spirit that was frolicking in the surf on that beach in the Dominican Republic? Where is she? You know what, it was a mistake coming down here.
I just hope the traffic isn't as bad going back.
Look at these babies! We'll serve them on the half-shell right at the bar.
So, what did Amanda want? With her, that's always a good question.
Forget that old stick in the mud.
You promised me a shrimp cocktail, remember? Yeah.
Oh, you're home.
Whew, I must have dozed off.
I'm sorry about the clothes, or lack thereof.
I was gonna change, I just Your clothes are fine, Taylor.
You wear whatever you want, huh? This game is, uh This game's over.
Rock bottom! That's a great term, isn't it? It sort of describes the The condition perfectly.
What happened? I guess that my violent tendencies sort of caught up with me.
Dr.
Shulman found out from Megan Mancini, and Oh, my God, Peter.
This is horrible.
You know, I just spent the last two hours in my attorney's office effectively turning over my job as Chief Of Staff to Michael.
Of course that's not the end of it, you know.
It's more of the beginning.
I have to, uh Well, I'll be taken off rounds, and then they'll They'll test me and And I'll go to therapy.
And in a couple weeks the entire hospital will know about it.
It's, um, it's sorta like sorta like being hit by a train.
I'm so sorry.
You know, Taylor? You're the only one who stood by me this whole time.
I'm not going anywhere.
We'll get through this, together.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Whatever it is, it's going to have to wait.
I have a very important meeting scheduled.
Yeah, well, I think you should cancel that meeting.
Excuse me? Peter's already resigned as Chief Of Staff, appointing me to the interim position, as is his obligation and right.
I smell your dirt all over this, Mancini.
You've wanted this job forever.
Oh, be that as it may You probably hatched this plan months ago, used everyone in sight.
The girlfriend, me, even your wife.
Let me ask you something.
Does Peter even have a problem? Well, it's immaterial at this point, don't you think? Dr.
Mancini, I'm calling for a special investigation into all this.
I'll get the whole board involved.
Hell, I'll even hire a private investigator if I have to.
Unfortunately, Irene, you're not gonna have time for all that, what with your new position at the hospital and all.
What, what position? What are you talking about? Well, as my first act as new Chief Of Staff, I'm appointing you as the new Chief Of Neurology, which is a position you've been looking at for what, two years now? Oh.
Well, thank you.
Uh, thank you very much, Michael.
And, uh, listen, congratulations on your new position.
Thank you.
Michael? Megan! You can be the second to congratulate me.
I am the new Chief Of Staff at Wilshire Memorial.
Peter appointed me to serve in his absence while he seeks treatment.
Peter must be so grateful for all of your help.
This is wonderful, I know you've been waiting for this chance.
Aren't you glad you did it on your own, honestly, without an ounce of manipulation? You know, I must say, the honesty part was the best part.
Wow, congratulations, darling, I'm so proud of you.
Thank you, darling.
Oh, oh.
Thank you.
Exactly how long have you known your uncle, Chelsea? I mean, through the years, how many times have you visited each other? Mm, not that often.
Um, at Christmas, when I was, like, nine, I think.
And once before that he came to Florida.
So, we're saying twice in your lifetime, plus these last few weeks, and that's it.
Pretty much.
Two last questions, Chelsea.
First, have you forgiven your mother for leaving you? Yes, I have.
Uh, we talked about it.
Last question.
Is there any reason, any reason at all, that Denise Fielding wouldn't make a great mother? I'll assume your silence means you can't think of any reasons.
Uh, no, actually, there is something.
Um, you all talked about Matt having a guy over to his apartment.
Well, um, the other night, my mom had a man in our hotel room, and he'd been drinking.
And, um, after my mom fell asleep, he came after me.
And, uh, I got away, but And I went to Matt's.
None of that is true! Chelsea, tell them you're exaggerating.
I'm not.
It happened.
I they said to tell the truth.
It's all right, Chelsea.
You did the right thing.
This court is adjourned until tomorrow morning, I will render my decision.
All rise.
Just stay away from me.
Chelsea, I didn't know, I'm sorry.
Yeah, bottom line, Amanda, you're finished.
You've got one small client left, Lindy Toys.
As far as your employees go, you're pretty much down to no one.
So much for loyalty.
This is not over until there are no clients and no employees.
Even then, as long as I'm alive and kicking, this place still exists.
At least I can count on you, Billy, my one loyal employee.
Unless you have plans tonight, I need you.
We have one client left, Mr.
Lindy at Lindy Toys, and I need you to set up a meeting right away.
I'm sorry.
Today's my last day.
I start at Sky High Advertising tomorrow.
You ungrateful bastard.
A few more bucks in the envelope, and poof, you're out the door? After all I've done for you? After all you've done for me? For four years you've treated me like dirt! Right, you stepped on me, ridiculed me I relied on you! Yeah, you relied on me, all right.
To be your number one chump! Fine, fine! Get out of here! And leave your keys on the reception desk.
It didn't have to be this way, Amanda.
Jake.
You're back.
Who are you? What are you doing in my apartment? Hey, look, I'm just a friend, all right? Get outta here! You didn't tell me you were involved with anybody! Have you completely lost your mind? Look, Jake, not everyone can be as righteous as you are.
Maybe I just wanted to get off the dream team for a night and have a little fun.
You know, all work and no play does make Jake a dull boy.
Shut up! I begged you, I begged you not to drink anymore, and look you bring some guy here? You bring some pig into our apartment? You know what, why don't you just throw me out? I'm gonna go to Amanda's.
No, I'll leave.
I gotta get away from the stench in this place.
Hello? I was worried.
Um, yeah, I'm okay, he left.
That's what you wanted, right? Yeah.
Yeah, it worked.
You know, being in A.
A.
has had its challenges, but helping you out of this one has got to take the cake.
Pretending to be drunk? I'll tell you, it's scary how quickly it came back.
Yeah.
Well, you did me a big favor.
If this doesn't push him away, I don't know what will.
Thanks.
Yeah, all right.
I'll get it.
Hello? Hello? Is somebody there? Hey there, little girl.
It's your old pappy callin' from down Mexico way.
Daddy.
Well, you did it to me again, didn't you, girl? Turned in your old man.
I didn't know what else to do.
You were talking crazy talk.
Yeah, well, you can relax now.
You and that weak-kneed little boyfriend of yours.
I just called to say adios.
Did you hear that, Billy boy? I know you're on the extension, I heard you pick up.
You take care of my little girl, Billy.
Otherwise, I may just have to come back and kick your ass.
I'll see you kids.
Have a nice life.
So you did tell the truth, thank God.
I thought that you always believed that.
Yeah, of course I did.
Got him on the trace.
Saloon just outside of Ensenada.
Authorities are being contacted as we speak.
You tapped our phone? How can you do that?! Who gave you permission? This is no time to get indignant, Miss Reilly.
That call just got you off the hook.
Both of you off the hook.
We'll let you know when he's in custody.
Good night, folks.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks, Billy.
You gave them permission? And you've been spying on me? That's what all those questions were about.
It was the only way they were gonna let you out.
Was I just gonna leave you there? I've told you the truth 100 times, but you wouldn't believe me.
What kind of trust is that, what kind of relationship is that? Maybe you are the weak-kneed jerk my father says you are.
Oh, fine.
You know what, if you really believe that, why don't you just get on the next plane to Mexico and live with your low-life father, okay? I'll bet you really miss him! I'm sure you're just so sad he's gone! And what if I am? Is that so difficult to understand? Yes, it is.
If you gave a damn about me at all, you would at least try to understand.
I just want to get back to what we had.
Oh, that was just a fantasy, and now, the fantasy, it's over.
It's over.
Where are you going? I'm gonna go to Sydney's, and I'm gonna sleep over there.
Excuse me, excuse me! I I have to get in there to see.
Mr.
Lindy, it's very important! I'm sorry, Mr.
Lindy left 15 minutes ago.
We're locking up.
That's crap! He never goes home before 10:00! I just talked to his assistant.
I'm sorry.
Oh, my God! My whole business is depending on this! Hey, lady, are you all right? I'll call an ambulance! Base, this is unit 21.
Call 911! We need an ambulance right away! Your test results are in.
It wasn't a heart attack.
If it wasn't a heart attack, what was it? Hyperventilation, loss of consciousness.
Looks like transient circulatory collapse.
Probably stress-related.
Stress? Wait, I am not some nut case.
I didn't take my vitamins, and I skipped lunch.
It's no big deal.
Amanda, they found you crumpled up in the bushes barely breathing, and when I asked for symptoms, the paramedics said that you responded, and I quote, "Tell Mr.
Lindy this is his last chance.
" Are we referring to the Broadway Lindy, here? Toy Lindy.
Toy Lindy! Oh, I see.
Well, if that doesn't sound off its rocker, I don't know what is.
Okay, so I may have been a little stressed.
A lot stressed.
Um, I'm losing D&D.
That's the best news in the world, you oughta just concentrate on that jazz club, or whatever it is.
Better yet, take a couple months off.
Wait a minute, did I ask for your advice? I mean, none of this is any of your business.
You know what, you're absolutely right.
That's why I'm handing you off to a specialist.
I got my own problems, you know? Well, do what you want, it doesn't matter to me, 'cause I'm checking out of this dump.
Hey, hey, hey, you leave here when I say you can leave here.
Until then, you're gonna go through a rash of tests.
And if you don't cooperate, I'm sending you off to the psycho ward.
Good luck, Amanda.
Well, isn't this interesting? No flowers.
No visitors.
They probably haven't heard yet.
As soon as they do, this place will fill up with well-wishers.
Well, in the meantime, may I suggest TV.
Peter, there you are.
I've been looking for you.
Uh, I believe our next appointment isn't until tomorrow, Doctor.
No, this is about the repeat EEG I ran.
I have carefully looked at your results.
Temporal lobe epilepsy, otherwise known as rage epilepsy.
I'm taking my medication.
No, no epilepsy, Peter.
No trace of anything.
The EEG is totally clean.
Well, things like this just don't go away.
No, they don't.
Any chance your original diagnosis may have been an error? No.
It's impossible.
I have the symptoms.
My partner Dr.
Mancini ran the tests And he was very thorough.
Well, results can get mixed up.
Yes, they can.
Thank you, Doctor, I'll look into this.
Hi.
Is Jake here? Hi.
Um, no.
No, he stayed in a motel last night.
We had a little disagreement about things.
Oh, could I use your phone to call him? Oh! Yeah.
Harvest Motel.
The number's right by the phone.
Okay, thanks.
So, David, I thought you'd be in Hawaii by now.
Things keep coming up, which is cool with me.
I get to spend more time with Jake.
I'm really gonna miss him.
Did you tell him that? Mom said it wouldn't be fair to him.
He's got his plans, we've got ours.
You know, David, your mom doesn't really need to go to Hawaii.
And neither do you, especially if it's not what you want.
Well, we can't just hang around here forever.
What if that's what Jake wants? You think it is? Well, that's something you're gonna have to ask him.
But, if you don't ask, you'll never know, right? Guess not.
I'll tell you what, David.
Why don't you talk it out with everyone? And I bet everything will work out just fine.
You think so? I know so.
This was not an easy decision for me.
Chelsea, in two years, you're gonna be legally on your own.
You've already demonstrated a maturity beyond your years.
Still, you need strong parental guidance.
And while I do believe that your mother and you have things to work out, I'd like to be the one to give you that chance.
Therefore, I'm ruling in favor of the child's real mother, Denise Fielding.
This court is adjourned.
All rise.
Thank you.
I don't understand it.
It doesn't make any sense.
Sure it does.
A choice between a biological parent and a gay man, they always choose the parent, no matter how unfit they are.
Hey, there.
How are you doing? I would have come sooner, but I just heard from Taylor, of all people.
Oh, well, whatever she said, I'm sure she exaggerated.
I'm fine.
Clean bill of health.
I get out in the morning.
So, it wasn't a heart attack, then.
Oh! Not even remotely close.
Good news.
Look, I talked to the bank this afternoon, and they said we can take a loan out on the club and get you your cash.
Not a lot, unfortunately.
Right around 10 grand.
Maybe a little bit more.
Well, sorry, Kyle, but that's too little, way too late.
I mean, it might have made a difference a day ago, when I first asked you.
No, you never asked, Amanda, you demanded.
Semantics.
The point is you turned me down.
No, the point is, nobody likes to be browbeaten.
Especially macho ex-marines.
Whose being macho here, me? No, I don't think so.
You needed help, but you couldn't just come out and say it.
Now, maybe you call that pride, but I call that stupidity.
Can't you just say, "I need you?" The words that difficult? You can't exist as an island, Amanda.
Oh, yeah? Well, I've managed pretty good so far.
Yeah, you're doing a bang-up job.
You got no business, no money, not a friend in this world.
Lady, I wouldn't trade places with you for a million dollars.
I don't think anybody would.
Did you want to get caught? Booze behind the sink and drunk here in the apartment.
Or did you think you could get away with that? I guess it just wasn't the issue.
You just wanted to break us up any way you could.
Subconsciously, maybe that's true.
The point is, it's over.
Jake, I could never be who you want me to be.
That's gotta be pretty obvious by now.
Yeah.
Yes, it is.
I'm sorry.
Are you? I said some pretty mean things about your dreams.
Just because they aren't mine doesn't mean they're not good dreams.
I do hope they come true for you.
This really hurts.
Maybe you'd better go.
Are you gonna get some help? Already working on it.
Alison Jake, don't.
Don't ever mistake pity for love.
Go to Ojai.
You know, this just doesn't make sense.
Either I I have a condition or I don't.
Taylor, I want you to tell me what I did during the blackouts.
I want you to give me very specific details.
You hit me.
You screamed and you ranted.
About what? Who? A couple of times you said Beth's name, but mostly it was just, you know, crazy talk and bad language.
But people don't have blackouts for no reasons.
It's drugs, alcohol, seizures.
Something caused these episodes, and if it wasn't epilepsy, then what? Peter, maybe it was the test.
Maybe the new test, maybe it was wrong.
No, no, no, he ran it twice, I saw it.
Look, I'm gonna go for a walk and clear my head.
You wanna come? No, I think I'm gonna just turn in early tonight.
You know, this could be This could be good news.
If we find out what caused the episodes and it's something that's simple and treatable, I could be back on top in no time, hm? Yeah.
Hello? We've got a problem, a big problem.
Peter's one step away from figuring it out.
Wait a second, that's impossible.
He did a repeat EEG, and it came up negative for that rage epilepsy thing.
Now, he's asking me all these questions about the blackouts.
I'm telling you, Michael, he is this close to putting the whole thing together.
Yes, I'm sure.
Well, you're supposed to I don't know what.
So, what are we gonna do? Well, Michael, you better come up with something! I'm just a phone call away.
I mean, you can come and visit me up in Ojai, and I'm definitely coming to visit you in Hawaii.
Why are you always saying goodbye to me? Why are you always leaving? Do you think I really want to go to Hawaii? I don't.
I never have.
I wanna go to Ojai with you.
David, you know nothing would make me happier.
So, let me come with you.
And mom can come, too.
You know she wants to, she's told me so.
All you gotta do is ask her.
It's not that easy.
Sure, it is.
I mean, it was for me just now.
I've been wanting to say this stuff to you since I got to Los Angeles.
If you never say stuff, you're not gonna find out.
You're just always gonna wonder.
I love you, Dad.
Please don't leave me again.
All right, well, let's go see if you're right.
Well, Jake.
I guess this is goodbye.
It doesn't have to be.
There's something I gotta ask you, Colleen.
I know this is last minute and crazy, and I wouldn't blame you if you told me to go jump in a lake, but you see, I have this dream, and I can't get away from it.
My dream is to have a family and move up to Ojai and run this little country diner.
I just realized, after David pointed it out, that my dream is standing right in front of me, and it has been all the time.
I can't promise you anything, and I wouldn't blame you if you thought I was completely out of my mind Stop.
Stop right there.
The answer to your question, if there is one in there somewhere, is yes.
Yes, we will come with you.
Hey, you got everything? Yeah.
So, uh, before I go.
I I just wanted to tell you that I'm really sorry about how things worked out.
It's not fair.
And I'm really gonna miss you.
I really love you, Uncle Matt.
Yeah, I know, I love you, too.
Okay, look, enough of this, okay? Look, your mom's gonna be here any second, and then she's gonna take you off to Europe, and it's gonna be a whole new life for you.
And that's gotta be so exciting.
You're right, I better go fix my makeup.
Go.
Hello.
Matt, it's Denise.
You know that parking lot right around the corner? Could you come down here? I I don't understand.
What Hurry, okay? Hey, Chelsea, I gotta go out for a second.
I'll be right back.
Okay! Thanks for meeting me.
What is this? Chelsea's back there waiting.
I was up all night.
I couldn't sleep.
I kept wondering if maybe you really are better for her.
The truth is, I'm just her biological mother, and we both know that doesn't make you a real mother.
I listened to you in court yesterday talking about responsibilities, and And what it takes to be a good parent, and I thought, "He really is a better parent", because he knew that and I didn't.
" I thought that if I could just love her enough that it would be okay and everything else would fall into place.
But I am just a mess.
I can't even take care of myself.
Do you know that I've gone around the planet I think five times and I still can't get away from who I really am.
I've thought about this and I've thought about this, and, if I really love Chelsea, and I do, that I have to do what's right for her.
And you are what's right for her, she loves you.
And I'm not gonna take her away from her I mean, you.
I'm just not gonna do it.
Denise, you need to talk to Chelsea.
You know, it's funny, I used to write her all the time and never send them.
Will you please make sure that she gets this? I can't face her.
See, on top of everything else, I'm the biggest coward around.
Please.
No, you're not.
What you're doing, it's It takes an incredible amount of courage.
I don't know what else to say.
Just say that you'll take good care of my little girl.
And every now and then will you please remind her that her mother loves her very much? I'm sorry.
I'm sorry! Thanks.
I just don't understand it.
All the wedding invitations are out, and we haven't gotten one R.
S.
V.
P.
yet.
Not to worry, I guarantee you that everyone here at Sky High Advertising will be there or lose their jobs.
No, I'm talking about the people from the apartment building.
You know, my friends.
Well, to hell with that bunch.
As soon as we've got a little socked away, we are moving out of that dump.
Oh.
Billy? Hey, welcome.
Hey, Sydney.
So, where do you want me? Well, that is going to be up to Craig.
I am off to meet with a baker about the cake.
Hey, you're coming to the wedding, aren't you? I wouldn't miss it.
Good.
All right, bye.
The corner office is yours on one condition, that you be my best man.
That's nice, Craig, but, uh, you sure you wouldn't rather have one of your college buddies? That's my old life, my father's life.
This is the beginning of a new dynasty, and you could be a big part of it.
I don't know.
I just uh Billy, I'm your boss, what do you want me to do, order you to be my best man? Okay, if that's what you want.
Good man.
We'll talk bachelor parties over lunch? Guy, why don't you show Billy here to his office? Hey, is this weird or what? Same faces, different address.
This arrived by messenger from Alison.
Man, wouldn't it be great if we got her over here as well? Yeah.
Hey, what about your office? You know what? I gotta go, Guy.
Could you just, uh, put that stuff in there? Thanks.
I'll just be a second.
I left it in the office.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, good, you're just in time.
Barnett, the name sound familiar, Michael? It should, since he's the guy whose chart you switched with mine.
You see, it says Mr.
Barnett suffers from rage epilepsy.
But I don't, do I? No.
No, there's there's nothing wrong with me, is there, except a case of temporary insanity for ever believing you? Look, why don't you take a deep breath and calm down? Or what? Or I'll have another seizure? No, you made me think that I had a problem so you could steal my job and Taylor could get me under some kind of control.
All right, all right, you may not have rage epilepsy, okay? But you do have a problem.
Drug induced! I checked your prescription records on our computer.
You and Taylor drugged me, and then you cooked up your twisted little scenario! Is even one word of this true? Can't answer, can you? You're gonna pay for this, Michael.
Peter, come on, man.
Let's talk about this.
No, I'm finished talking! Peter! No! Get out of the way! Wait, wait.
Listen.
You want abuse, Michael? Huh, you want abuse? I'll give you abuse! What have you done? Call 911.
Come on, okay.
Call 911! Hurry! All right, all right! Hi.
Hi.
I was just on my way home.
I thought I'd surprise you.
Well, that's great.
Hey, you had your first therapy session tonight.
How'd it go? It went great.
I got a lot off my chest.
You'll never believe what the doctor suggested.
I can't imagine.
That I whisk you away for a romantic weekend.
Oh, that sounds heavenly.
But it can't be this weekend because I am throwing that wedding reception for Sydney, of all people.
Well, you let Kyle worry about that.
I already made the reservations.
I packed your bag, my car is right over here.
Peter, really, I can't go.
No, no, I won't take no for an answer.
That's all there is to it.
Well, if you insist.
I do.
Ladies and gentlemen, Global flight 614 to Atlanta, Georgia is now boarding at Gate 22.
Hey, Al.
Hey.
What are you doing? Where are you going? You know, I got your letter and everything, but divorcing Jake, moving to Atlanta? When did you decide this? We're divorcing each other.
Look, Jake is finally gonna be happy.
That's what matters.
You leave the guy and that makes him happy? I'm I'm confused.
He's stubborn.
You know, sometimes what's best for him could be right in front of his face, and he just He can't see it.
I just pointed it out.
And as for Atlanta, it just seems like a great place to start over.
You know, the Olympic spirit and everything.
So you're really going? Well, obviously.
I'm sorry, I just can't believe it.
You know, you've moved away before and changed jobs, but you were always close by, and now you're not gonna be.
What exactly are you trying to say? I'm gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss our friendship.
No matter what we had going on in our lives, we always had that, you know? Yeah.
We did.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final boarding call for Global flight 614 Maybe maybe you could take a later flight.
We could go get a cup of coffee and hang Billy, that'll just make everything harder.
Obviously, my mind's made up.
It's just weird, you know? I'm always a step behind, and life's just whizzing by and I can't seem to catch up.
And when I do, it's too late.
What is that? Everybody's always a step behind.
It's just the way life is.
I mean, if we knew everything that was gonna happen, life would be boring, right? Sometimes, you just gotta go for it.
Look, I'll I'll write you, you can write me.
We can be pen pals, you know? Anyway, I just Yeah, I guess you gotta go.
Yeah.
I'm gonna miss you.
I'll miss you, too.
Oh, God.
After everything we've been through, that's the best you can do? Good luck.
Yeah, you too.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Thank you very much.
Taylor has disappeared off the face of the earth.
Peter, too.
I've checked his condo, his office Well, maybe we should call the police.
I already did.
I filed a complete report, why Peter attacked you, and why Peter would be out for revenge against Taylor.
Oh.
Do you have any concept of what you've done, how many lives that you have ruined? Peter's, Taylor's, your own? I guess.
It's just a case of never thinking I'd get caught.
Yeah, and that's supposed to make a difference? You know, you are one sick puppy, Michael.
And you know, what's worse is you don't even realize it.
You know, I'd bet you would do it all over again if you thought you could get away with it.
Megan Ow.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, so am I, Michael.
I'm sorry I ever laid eyes on you.
Hey.
I've been doing some thinking, and uh, there's no excuse for what I did.
And I know that saying I'm sorry will never be enough.
But I just don't want us to take the easy way out here.
What's easy about it? Quitting.
Quitting is the easiest thing in the world that we could do.
You know, but staying here and and working at it, working it out, fixing it, you know, that's the hardest thing in the world to do.
I did something.
I did a weird thing.
I wrote down a list of, uh, of all the reasons that I love you.
It's not in any particular order.
So, I guess I'll read it.
Um, your beauty, your warmth.
Your honesty.
The la la, la di da thing that you do.
Hey, I underlined right here.
Loyalty.
See, nobody's loyal anymore, you know? We're all just flying through life in our own little worlds.
But, you, you care about other people's worlds, and I love you for that.
And I can't lose you.
I can't.
I have to get to work.
You gotta give me something.
You gotta say something.
I guess I have to make a list of my own.
Oh, this is so beautiful! How did you find it? A guy back at the hotel said it's the most romantic spot on the coast.
Ah, well, I'm so glad you talked me into it.
I feel like we're on the verge of a real breakthrough, Peter.
Yeah, me, too.
We'll just erase everything that's happened in the past months.
We'll make this our honeymoon.
A day we'll never forget.
Not to put pressure on you when you already have so much, but I need to tell you something.
It's the most incredible news.
Peter, I'm pregnant.
I'm pregnant with your child.
All tied up, 9-all.
The kid fakes to the left, he goes right! He shoots! Oh, he scores!! Yeah! Hey, you two, dinner's ready.
And David, you need to wash up, okay? Coming.
You put up a pretty good fight.
Yeah, for an old guy.
I really love it here, Jake.
Yeah? I'm glad.
Alison was right.
She told me to just say what I felt and everything would turn out.
Oh, yeah? She said that? What else did she say? Not much.
Hey, where'd she go, anyway? I don't know.
She wouldn't tell me.
I better get in or mom will kill me.
You coming? Yeah.
I'll be in in a minute.
Jennifer, Kyle.
Hey! We have final seating here.
Get you in there.
All right.
I'm the best man and the usher.
Would you please not hang on my arm? But you are my date.
No, we came in the same car.
That does not mean that we're dating.
Hey, guys, just so you both know, I'm the new manager of the building now, so if you need anything or you're just looking for someone to pay the rent to, I'm your guy.
What about Amanda? She's moving to New York.
Probably leaving any second now, you didn't know? Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony.
Sydney and Craig have come to us before God to declare their eternal love for each other and to celebrate, both in words and music, the most sacred of bonds, the one between man and wife.
If anyone has a reason why these two should not wed, speak now, or forever hold your peace.
Kyle! Oh! Sorry.
No.
No objections at all.
I just I gotta go somewhere.
So, at Sydney and Craig's request, we'll begin with our soloist, Andre Litchuck.
Ave Maria Mm, there you go.
Hi.
Paper or plastic? Canvas.
Empty the cash drawer, Sam.
We're gonna need it for our little trip together.
I thought you were in Mexico.
I was, but I had to make the cops think I was gone before I came back.
Now open the drawer, little one, and fill the bag! Hey, shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Just shut up! Now listen up, cashiers.
Here, you take this bag and you fill it and you pass it along! Don't be lookin' at me! You, get on the floor! You wanna die? Get down on the floor! All right, come on! Put that cash in there! I ain't got all day! Let's go! Turn around! Don't you be lookin' at me! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Oh, this is great.
What, you just pick up and move? When were you gonna tell me? When I got around to it.
Excuse me.
No, I got it! Oh! Look, Amanda, stay.
Okay? Don't go.
Why? Give me one good reason.
Because I need you, on a lot of different levels, some of which I haven't even figured out yet, but I need you.
I think you need me, too.
Oh, well, I don't admit to things like that.
Remember? But you're never gonna know if you don't try.
See ya.
Wait.
All right.
All right what? All right, I need you, too.
Which I could ignore, and I have ignored, and I could live without, if I didn't want you so much.
Lady, you already got me.
Hell, you had me months ago.
Two blocks, there's an on-ramp.
My license is on file at the market.
They have a description of the car, how far do you think we're gonna get? All the way to the border, I'm hoping.
Then take the car and go, please, Daddy! Everything that I care about is here.
I have a chance for a new life, I have a chance for something.
I won't let you control me anymore.
And I won't let you blame me for things that you've done! I love Billy, and I almost messed it up.
And I'm telling you, he's a jerk! Now you turn left, this corner! There's a church just ahead, and Billy's there.
You can just let me off, and take the car, and go wherever you want.
You just can't keep me from Billy, Dad.
Think about it, Sam.
What the? What are you gonna do? Are you gonna tie me up for the rest of my life? You gonna put me in some closet? It won't matter.
I'm not gonna stop loving Billy, Daddy.
Anything you do is just gonna make me love him more.
Just just let me go.
Please, Daddy, let me go.
Please? Your Billy have any idea how lucky he is? No.
No, I'm the lucky one.
Faster! No, what are you doing, dad? Let go! Quit fighting me! Let go of the wheel! All right, thank you, everybody, if we could, I'd like to have just a few pictures of just the bride alone.
Oh, okay.
Okay.
If you could, Miss, step right over here.
Okay.
No, what are you doing, dad? Let go! Quit fighting me! Let go of the wheel! Dad, don't! No, Dad! What are you doing?! Let go! Pull the car over! Let go of the wheel! May I be the first to kiss the groom? Pull over! Dad! Get back, you bastards! No, let go! Daddy, no! You can't outrun the police! Just let go! Let go! Look out! Sydney! No! Somebody call an ambulance! Sydney! No! Oh, my God! Sam! No!!! Sam! Open Oh, my God! No! Can somebody help me get this door open? Please.
Somebody help me here! Oh, my God.
She's dead!