Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) s10e07 Episode Script
Laying Pipe
[MAN GRUNTS.]
DONNA: Oh, I'm sorry.
Sir, are you okay? [MAN GRUNTS.]
Kenny Lewis [CRYlNG.]
I'm sorry.
- Okay.
What's the big news? STEVE: Hi.
- My guess is twins.
- Yeah? Don't even joke.
[CHUCKLES.]
Actually, um, Steve and l have been thinking a lot about who we want the baby's godparents to be.
We want two people who embody integrity, honesty, loyalty.
We don't know anyone like that.
We think that you guys would be great.
- You're kidding.
- My godmother saved my life on more than one occasion.
No pressure.
My Aunt Lynn, there was just so many times that it was easier to go to her with my problems than to my parents.
And she really made a big difference.
We want someone like that for our kid.
Oh, this is a honour.
And it's a lot to ask, I know.
Which is why we want you to come up to Ojai with us tomorrow and, um, just hear more about it.
We're going to talk to Janet's pastor about the wedding ceremony.
We figured the four of us could ride up together.
A little country air.
Some spiritual guidance.
- We sound like freaks, don't we? Ha! STEVE: Ha, ha.
Well, I promise we won't try to sell you any generic cleaning products.
No, it sounds great.
Oh, and the best part is we get to try out the new Sosna-Sanders minivan.
Excuse me.
Minivan? You? Yeah, yeah.
And I'm okay with it.
- Chipper, even, heh.
- Oh, chipper, even.
Yeah, chipper.
So listen, if I hear anything, I'll have Gina page you.
Somebody writes me a letter, it doesn't sit on my desk for a week.
Well, the governor is a busy man.
My brother's got 36 hours to live.
Listen, within that time our appeal will be heard.
Okay, I can promise you that.
Do we have any chance at all? Yeah, yeah, I think we're in, uh I think we're in good shape.
Thanks for what you're doing.
- Somehow-- - Excuse me.
KELLY: Hi.
- Hi.
Didn't know you were gonna be down here this morning.
Listen, just because we agreed not to see each other doesn't mean we can't be cordial if we do.
Right, heh.
Okay.
So Steve and Janet just asked me to be a godmother.
What do you think? It's good.
Good, heh.
Good.
Thank you for that input.
Why don't you ask me in 36 hours when Pete Hawkins is dead? Maybe I'll be a little bit more cordial.
We decided not to talk about the case until it's over.
- I don't think we should go there.
- See, I forgot.
I'm trying to save somebody's life and you decide that small talk's a good idea.
Small talk? I just asked for your opinion, that's all.
You want my opinion? I think being a godmother requires compassion.
Lately, I don't think you've got much.
So this is, uh, chipper, huh? Guess I'm going through all those stages.
- You know, grief, mourning.
- Denial? Ugh, yeah, denial.
Sort of like denying some of the, ahem, NC-1 7 elements of my life when you chose me to be the godfather? - Guns, drugs.
- Yeah.
Trust me, your fallibilities were duly noted, especially by me.
Oh, so, uh-- So this was all Janet's idea? She thinks you're dependable.
What do you think? Look, I want you to be the godfather.
I just don't want to see you screw up.
Steve, you gotta check out the captain's chair.
All right, it's ergonomically designed to contour to your body.
Great.
[STEVE CHUCKLES.]
- Second thoughts? - Nervous breakdown.
Okay, Steve, here's the deal.
I talked to my sales manager about the trade-in.
He's willing to give you Twenty-four thousand dollars? Low Blue Book is 29.
I know, but we're not gonna make a dime on this deal.
[CHUCKLES.]
Look, I expect to walk out of here with some cash in my pocket.
- This is a Corvette.
- True, but we sell family cars.
Now, the Windjammer, however, is an investment in your family's future.
It's safe.
It's reliable.
David, did you show him the dirty-diaper compartment? No, I didn't.
Here, sign your name.
And as you do, picture how proud you'll feel with a half dozen kids crammed into the back of your Windjammer all screaming, "Thank you, Daddy.
' A few more sessions and you might actually look your age.
- How about I pay you just to go away? - No, no, no.
I couldn't live with myself unless I left you in perfect physical condition.
Come on, Gina.
Schwarzenegger doesn't pay his trainer half what I'm paying you.
Yeah, well, you're paying a premium for telling Kelly about my bulimia.
I was trying to help you with your problem.
That's sweet.
I'm trying to help you with your problem.
- By blackmailing me? - Look, think about it this way.
It's cheaper than child support.
Going into a strip club was wrong.
I admit it.
Don't you think I paid for it by now? You're lucky I feel sorry for you.
Just give me my cheque.
- You won't tell Jackie? - I have principles.
Hmm.
Nice bonus.
Guilt becomes you.
[HORN HONKS.]
[GRUNTS.]
I don't like this guy.
- What do you mean? - He bugs me.
You backed out on the trade-in.
You don't wanna make five years of payments on a minivan.
I'll make the payments, all right? Big Steve needs a good home.
[CHUCKLES.]
"Big Steve"? Ha, ha.
I didn't let that car dealer rip me off.
I'm not gonna compromise my integrity now.
If this is Big Steve, what are you, like, Little Steve? - Tsk.
Give me a break.
- Mini Steve? All right.
I'll give you 28.
Not a penny more.
[LAUGHS.]
STEVE: You're good.
You're really good.
You noticed, didn't you? - Noticed what? - The oil leak.
It's not a big deal.
Most people would've missed it.
A few quarts of 1 0-40 in the trunk and it's not a problem.
I saw it right away.
Because you're sharp.
- What did I tell you? - He's sharp.
- You should be ashamed.
- What? Next guy, he probably won't be so sharp.
But But But, but, but Steve, what are you doing? He offered 28 grand.
That's more than you were asking.
Changed my mind.
I'm not gonna sell her.
Keeping her.
Her? Big Steve is a her? Doesn't make any sense.
Janet is always saying marriage is about compromise and understanding.
Well, this is her chance to do a little compromising and a whole lot of understanding.
[LAUGHS.]
Let's go have lunch at the lvy.
Come on.
I'm kind of busy here.
Oh, okay.
Then let's go have lunch at the lvy tomorrow and then I will take you for a massage at Burke Williams.
My treat.
Wow, what's the occasion? I think you're adorable, ha-ha-ha.
- Even if I have to say no? - Depends on the reason.
Well, Steve and Janet asked me to be godparent to their baby.
We have to go to Ojai so I can meet the pastor and he can tell me how to do whatever it is.
Oh, my God, I think that's great.
- Really? - Yeah.
That's so great.
Well, I wasn't so sure at first.
Well, I think that they made a very intelligent choice.
Yeah, they did.
They asked Kelly to be godmother.
- So - Right.
- So that means she'll be going too.
- Yeah.
Well, that will be really special.
I know how it looks.
Please don't get weird on me about this, Gina.
Let me ask you.
Why is it that every road leads back to you and Kelly? I mean, what are you guys gonna do? Play mommy and daddy now? Mm-mm.
And a second ago I was an excellent choice.
Goodbye, Dylan.
Gina, I thought we were past this.
Obviously, we're not.
So, what can I do to make you feel better? - Say no.
- To the trip? Yeah, say no to this whole surrogate coupling trip.
The whole godparenting thing.
Just say no.
[SlGHS.]
I'm going to support my friends, nothing more.
Well, that's very sweet.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[SlGHS.]
Hey.
Hi.
- You going home? - Uh, yeah.
I have a lot of stuff to do at home tonight.
- Okay, ha, ha.
What kind of stuff? - I don't know, just stuff.
Okay, I got a better idea.
Let's go to a movie.
Noah.
NOAH: Why are you doing this? Last I checked, we were moving in together.
- Remember? - Well Well, that was before you got me arrested as a prostitute.
- So we're not moving in together? - I don't know what we're doing, but I'm leaving right now.
[SlGHS.]
Let's talk about it.
[WOMAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY OVER POLlCE RADlO.]
NOAH: What happened? - The guy is dead.
Merchant called.
The coroner is on his way.
- I know that guy.
- What? I ran into him earlier.
He needed help and I turned away from him.
There is nothing you could have done.
I could have given him food or water or something.
There's no way you could have kept that from happening.
All he said was "Kenny and Lewis"? He wanted them to know he was sorry.
Sweetie, you have to stop obsessing about this, okay? He passed out in our gate.
It could have just as easily been someone else's gate.
But it wasn't.
And I can't help feeling that maybe there's a reason for that.
We really should go.
Dylan and Steve are waiting for us.
We'll be back this afternoon.
You get some sleep, okay? - Let me carry that.
JANET: Oh, thank you.
She's right.
You need some sleep.
[SlGHS.]
I can't.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Look, I know there's no logical reason why I should feel this way about a man I knew nothing about, but I just have this feeling.
Does that sound crazy? No, it doesn't sound crazy.
Thanks.
Because I need to find out more.
I need to find out who he was, and why I might have been the last person he ever saw.
Okay, that's fine.
Just let me help you.
Okay.
[SlGHS.]
- You know, don't you? - I know what? About Dylan and Kelly being godparents.
DAVlD: Mm-hm.
- Yeah, so? - I think it sounds nice.
What do you mean? Kelly is an ice queen.
Dylan's idea of responsibility is making sure his surfboard is waxed.
Can I come in? No, not if you're gonna bitch about Dylan.
I'm not gonna bitch about Dylan.
I'm gonna bitch about Kelly.
You got a couple hours? You heard my show the last three months? Yeah, I know, David, you're angry.
So am l.
It's amazing how I've actually figured out how to put up boundaries.
That's great, David.
You know, I'm just, ugh-- I'm freaking out.
I'm crazy about you.
That I can look you in the eye and say that if you came here to talk about him, I don't want you here It's really nice weather we've been having lately, huh? [CHUCKLES.]
[SlGHS.]
I'm really sorry I can't help you out with Dylan.
No, don't worry about it.
You wanna just sit here for a while together? Yeah, that would be nice.
- You may kiss the bride.
- That's my favourite part.
Then I'll pronounce you man and wife.
[CHUCKLES.]
And it really won't be much more complicated than that.
Unless you decide to ride up on an elephant or something.
I won't need to ride up on an elephant.
I am an elephant.
Would you quit it? You are gonna be a beautiful bride.
I think that the marriage-birth combo platter is the way to go.
These are important events for you two as well.
Being a godparent, uh, certainly feels important.
Yeah, and if someone would explain to us what it means we might actually take it seriously.
And you said he'd only send junior cheques.
I didn't say that.
I said that you would send cheques with lots of zeros.
My problem is I just don't know that I'm gonna be any good at it.
Look, Kelly, in asking you and Dylan to do this, Steve and Janet have started to build a spiritual support system for their family, that's all.
There's no roll call, no dues, no weekly meetings.
We just like the idea that you're gonna be there.
That's nice.
Thank you.
- You, we tolerate.
- Yeah.
In their child's eyes, you and Dylan will be linked for life.
WOMAN: I am so bummed.
- Excuse me? - The "For Sale" sign.
It was in the window when I drove by yesterday.
- Do you know if this has been sold? - You want to buy it? zero to 60 in under 5 seconds? Are you kidding me? Love this car.
Well, it's not sold yet.
A buddy of mine just changed his mind about letting it go.
- Wait a minute.
You're David Silver.
- Yes, I am.
[CHUCKLES.]
If you're gonna play, you might as well score, right? [LAUGHS.]
It's a slogan.
- It gets ratings.
- I love it.
- Yeah? - Yeah, I think most women do, but they're too scared to say what they want.
- And you're not? - Not at all.
So how much was he asking, anyway? - I'm so-- Who? - Your buddy, for the car.
Right, uh-- - Twenty-seven thousand.
- If I offer 28, do you think there's anything you could do to change his mind? [PHONE RlNGS.]
- Hello.
- Janet, hey, it's David.
I'm sorry, I thought this was Steve's phone.
What's up? We're finishing up with the pastor.
You sure you won't reconsider selling? - Selling what? - The car.
What? Of course we're selling the car.
- All right.
Never mind.
- Wait.
Did Steve tell you that he wasn't letting it go? He never had a conversation with you about compromise and understanding? - No, he hasn't.
- Well, he's about to.
Um, no.
He's about to talk with me about lying and deception.
I suppose it would be impossible to forget this conversation? - Sell the damn car.
- Right.
[SlGHS.]
Good news.
- Let's celebrate.
- Let's.
He had no lD and we checked his fingerprints, but we came up with nothing.
How's that possible? Unless you have a criminal record, there's nothing we can crosscheck.
This guy is not a crook.
He just slipped through the cracks of society like a lot of others.
We'll treat him like a John Doe.
- So, what happens now? - Uh, he'll be cremated.
We'll store his ashes in a county facility for around ten years, just in case a loved one starts looking for him.
Then what? Then we'll dispose of his ashes.
How can someone be so anonymous? I didn't say anonymous.
It's just that the county doesn't have the time or money to conduct a full investigation.
That's the end of the story? Well, if there's more to the story, you're gonna have to find out yourself.
This is all he had.
See you.
Thanks.
I got it.
God, look how much he's changed.
KELLY: I thought Pastor Neal was great.
Your basic man of the cloth.
He and I have different ideas on how the world works.
What do you mean, different ideas? Call me cynical, but I think his point of view is a little Romantic? Not what I was going to say, but you get the idea.
Yeah.
I like what he said about us, though.
What did he say? That we'd be linked for life.
- Oh, that.
- Yeah, that.
Hey, did you ever see the pink moment? What is that? That sounds obscene.
That's what they call the sunset up here.
Oh.
Good because you were making me nervous, heh.
It has something to do with, uh, the light and the clouds and there's a scientific explanation about the light bouncing off.
But the bottom line is everything glows pink for about two minutes.
- It's neat.
- That sounds amazing.
Have you ever seen it? Yeah, back when I was less cynical.
You know what? Maybe you're not cynical.
Maybe you're just unhappy.
Yeah, maybe both.
- You all right? - I'm okay.
[CAR APPROACHlNG.]
Hey, I'm sorry we dragged you guys all the way up here, but we're leaving.
- What? What's going on? - Oh, Steve's cheating on me.
- With his car.
- She sold my car.
It's not even hers to sell and she sells my car! He cried when I told him.
- Oh, please! KELLY: Ha-ha-ha.
You know this sounds stupid, don't you? After all you guys have been through, you're fighting over a car? It's not just a car.
It's a way of life for me, okay? Honestly, couldn't you just gag? Uh, I tell you what.
Um, you two lovebirds, why don't you just go on by yourself? And Kelly and l, we'll rent a car and come back later.
Yeah, we're gonna stay, check out the sunset.
Are you sure? Because there's plenty of room.
Oh, yeah.
I'm just telling my listeners the stuff I wish someone would have told me.
Don't let people walk all over you, you know.
- Be strong.
Love yourself.
- No wonder it resonates.
That's the theme of my work.
- What do you do? - I'm an artist.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- I'm surprised.
- Judging me by how I look? Ha-ha-ha.
If I didn't objectify women, what kind of chauvinist would I be? Mm-hm.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'm a performance artist.
So in a way, my body is a part of my work.
- You don't say.
- I'd love to show it to you sometime.
My work, that is Or whatever.
Well, I guess the only question is when? I can't tonight, but how about tomorrow? Tomorrow it is.
I got it.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
DAVlD [ON RECORDlNG.]
: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Uh, can I get you some coffee or water or something? I want to throw this away so much, break it or something.
Pete's got less than ten hours.
[SlGHS.]
GlNA: Here you go.
[PHONE RlNGS.]
- Matt Durning.
KELLY [OVER PHONE.]
: Hey, Matt.
Oh, hi.
It's Kelly.
KELLY: Did you hear anything? - Um, no, not yet.
Um, well, I should probably keep the line open.
Listen, Matt, you and I have said some pretty harsh things to each other lately and I just feel like I need to clear my head a little so I'm gonna stay up here tonight.
All right, well, thanks for telling me.
I would have worried.
Yeah, Steve and Janet had a silly fight and they already headed back.
So Dylan and I will come back in the morning.
You and Dylan? There's supposed to be this weird pink sunset thing that's supposed to be worth checking out.
Uh-huh.
We were gonna ride back with them, uh, but it would have been a nightmare.
Uh, Kelly, I should really go.
Oh, uh, of course.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
[SlGHS.]
- Heard you say, "You and Dylan.
' - Uh, they're spending the night in Ojai.
Something about a sunset or something.
Yeah, something like Mexico? Gina.
- What? - Relax.
You want me to relax after the last time those two slipped off the radar screen together? I don't think so.
- Where are you going? - I'm going to watch the sunset in Ojai.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Rum Cellar.
It's got to be the place.
Oh, excuse me.
Um, excuse me, can I ask you--? - Excuse--? Excuse me? MAN: Mm-hm.
- Can I ask you a question? MAN: Mm-hm.
Um, do you know this man? Um, he had this matchbook from this bar on him.
That's Willard Reiner.
I know him.
We're trying to find someone that knew this guy.
He, um, died yesterday.
- He did? - Yeah, I'm really sorry.
Um, like we said, we're trying to find people who knew him.
Hopefully arrange a memorial service for him.
- So you two didn't know him? - No, not really.
Actually, we bumped into each other yesterday, but he had a real sweetness in his eye.
I thought his friends might wanna know what happened.
Yeah, well, they might if he had any friends.
- Heh, what are you talking about? - This guy was a thief.
He stole.
He swindled.
He borrowed from everybody inside that bar.
On top of that, he left his family.
I don't know anybody-- About any kind of sweetness at all, but, uh, I guarantee that when I go back in there and announce that Williard's dead, I won't have to pay for a drink the rest of the night.
[LAUGHlNG.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
[SlGHS.]
[DYLAN CLEARS THROAT.]
Uh, I thought you were leaving.
Kelly and I thought we might stick around and see the sunset.
Pink moment.
It looks like you got about an hour and a half.
Um, could l--? Could I talk to you for a second? I'd like that.
I don't know how you are supposed to start one of these.
Just say whatever is on your mind.
My wife, she died four years ago and the last time I was here was with her.
You saw the sunset? Yeah, uh, we hiked up to Shelf Road.
You know, nothing fancy.
We just took a blanket.
She, uh-- She picked some oranges.
That was the last time that I really remember ever thinking about any of the things you spoke about this morning.
Now you're here again to see the sunset with Kelly who obviously loves you very much.
Is it obvious? I mean, you seem to think that Kelly and I are a couple.
Are you worried that your wife wouldn't want it to be more? We're just friends, that's just the way it's always been.
Although I have been with other women since Antonia died, l-- Truly with all your heart? You know, Dylan, maybe you shut down after Antonia died.
Maybe it's time to start watching the sunset with the right person again.
Uh, sorry, miss.
Your, uh, credit card has been rejected.
Do you have any cash? Uh, yeah, just-- You know what? I probably just used it too much today.
Here.
Could you hurry? [SlGHS.]
Hi, is Mel Silver there? It's Gina Kincaid calling.
Yeah, well, tell him it's Gina Kincaid calling and he'll become available.
WOMAN [OVER lNTERCOM.]
: Dr.
Silver, Gina Kincaid on Line 2.
Excuse me.
- What do you want? - Hey, Melly.
What's going on? Listen, I called to set up a session for tomorrow.
Um, I think that I'll be available - We're through, remember? GlNA: Yeah, right.
I wonder what Jackie is gonna say when I call her and tell her that you offered that girl $1 00 to go in the back room with you.
- You're sick.
- Yeah, whatever.
Listen, about tomorrow, I think I could be available at about-- [LlNE DlSCONNECTS.]
Hello? Hello! - Ahem, here's your change, 22 cents.
GlNA: Ugh.
- Yeah, thanks.
- Sorry about the pennies.
NOAH: So, what, you're just gonna give up? I never should have started.
- I know you don't believe that.
- Yeah, I do.
Just because a guy dies does not mean I have to make him my life's work.
Heh, one guy said he was a jerk, okay? One guy.
And I built him up to be this great guy.
Yeah, you build him up and then you tear him back down.
- Hmm.
It's called being disillusioned.
- By somebody you don't even know? Unless you're trying to make me feel worse, this isn't helping.
Listen to me, okay? You take these people and you build them up to these heights.
You give them these glorious attributes and then hold them to standards they just can't maintain.
They can't.
And then you get disappointed and you walk away.
I don't think I expect too much.
Sometimes I think you expect the world.
I really do.
[TYRES SQUEAL.]
- Excuse me, sir.
- "Sir"? What is it? - You got the time? - Yeah, it's 4::30-- What? [TYRES SQUEALlNG.]
He called me "sir.
' What do you remember about our first date? I don't know.
Why? You picked me up in your Corvette and I sat really low in the seat so no one could see me inside of it.
- You said you had lower-back pain.
- Yeah, l, uh-- I lied.
But I had a lot of fun and you were really cute.
And by the drive home, I sat up straight.
Despite the car.
See, the point is it wasn't about the car.
It was about the guy inside the car.
And if that guy wants to drive a phallic little hot rod, then that's the car you should drive.
Excuse me.
It's not phallic, it's sleek.
Do you want the car back or not? Phallic it is, ha, ha.
Okay, okay.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR.]
Hey, sunset's in 32 minutes.
Yeah, they're about to do a story on Matt's case.
- Hmm.
They say what happened yet? - Not yet.
Maybe you ought to call him and get an update.
Yeah, I already tried that.
It didn't go so well.
I think it's better that I'm here.
I think so too.
Wanna raid the minibar before we go? Heh, I like your thinking, but I already scorched mine.
Prepare to dine on honey-roasted peanuts.
- Mm-hm.
- Uh, little bottles of rum [KELLY CHUCKLES.]
and string cheese.
[LAUGHS.]
This feels good.
- What does? - You, me, little bottles of rum.
Mm.
MAN [ON TV.]
: A landmark decision from Sacramento today.
The governor has commuted the death sentence of Pete Hawkins only six hours before the convicted murderer was set to be executed.
My God, he did it.
This is a great day.
A great day indeed.
Uh, not only for the Hawkins family, but for everyone who believes the death penalty to be cruel and unusual punishment.
Pete Hawkins was convicted-- He saved someone's life.
Somebody you didn't think was worth saving.
What I think doesn't really matter now.
What Matt did is amazing.
Yeah, you should call him.
What about the pink moment? All those little bottles of rum? No, I wouldn't worry about that.
They have those all the time.
And as for the bottles of rum, we both know I can handle that.
You sure? I think you should come up here sometime with Matt.
- Watch the pink moment with him.
- Thanks.
Come here.
[CHUCKLES.]
Heh.
Surprise.
You know, you can actually see the sunset better if you go outside.
- Hey, David.
- Steve, dude, who is your friend, huh? Thanks.
Look at this.
Didn't even take out a commission.
I want my car back.
And a million bucks in the bank and a mistress on the side, right? Here on planet Earth, you should just take the 28 grand.
Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
I'm getting my car back.
Yeah, but I sold it to Marta.
Marta's got the keys.
Well, then we're going to get the keys back from Marta, okay? Why do I get the feeling that this was more than a business proposition? Ha, ha.
You got no idea.
So you're using my car to pick up chicks now.
Is that it? It's not your car, Steve.
Yes, it is.
I never signed away the pink slip.
Have you talked to Janet about this? The last time I told her you were, uh, back pedalling there, - she almost castrated me.
- Keeping the car was her idea.
Oh, I see.
You begged, she said okay.
[CHUCKLES.]
Where is this Marta? I'm supposed to be meeting her at 4 today at her warehouse.
Great.
I'm gonna go with you.
- No, you're not.
It's a date.
- Not anymore.
[SlGHS.]
- Hey.
NOAH: Hey.
Noah, this is Wendy Reiner, Willard's daughter.
- It's very nice to meet you.
- It's very nice to meet you.
I'm sorry about your father.
You okay? Yeah.
I'm better, thank you.
If it hadn't been for the two of you and running that obituary, if you hadn't gone out of your way, we never would have found him.
My dad wasn't always like the man that you met a few days ago.
He was a really good man.
He always worked really hard to make ends meet.
When I was growing up, he worked two jobs.
He worked the swing shift in a cannery and he drove a school bus.
One afternoon, uh, it was right before his last stop, his bus was broadsided by a drunk driver and it landed in a ditch and two kids died.
- Kenny and Lewis.
- The accident wasn't his fault.
But he blamed himself and that's when he started drinking.
And then nine years ago he left us.
And if it hadn't been for the two of you, we would not have gotten him back.
I had nothing to do with it.
It was-- It was all Donna.
She believed in your father, you know.
Nobody else did.
Thank you.
Well, I'm gonna go.
Wendy.
Sorry, I almost forgot.
I thought you might want this.
Thank you.
I have so few memories of my dad.
This really means a lot to me.
Thank you.
[SlGHS.]
[NOAH CHUCKLES.]
You are amazing.
How did you run the obituary? I just told the guy at the Chronicle that Willard Reiner deserved more than he was getting.
- So you didn't give up on him? - Thanks to you.
I realised you were right about me.
I build people up and then I punish them when they disappoint me.
I did it with Wendy's dad and I do it with you.
Nobody likes being disappointed, right? I know.
What I'm trying to say is that it's my own fault.
It's not yours.
No, I've given you plenty of reasons to be mad.
- And more reasons to be happy.
- Hmm.
I agree.
[DONNA CHUCKLES.]
[ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS.]
You said that this was supposed to be a date.
Do you see her? Maybe we're at the wrong place.
STEVE: Boy, did you pick a winner.
Steve, don't judge her yet, all right? I'm telling you, she's sweet.
MARTA: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please.
Free your consciousness and loosen your belts.
That's her.
That's Marta.
I'm telling you, Steve, she's good.
Let's just get the keys and get out of here, okay? Shh.
You said she was a performance artist? I think she's performing.
DAVlD [ON SPEAKERS.]
: I believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Now, that voice sounds awfully familiar to me.
DAVl D: My God.
She taped me.
DAVl D: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to my latest interactive installation: The Chauvinist.
DAVl D: I believe the guy should That's my car.
Tell me this isn't happening.
DAVlD: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
[TECH NO M USlC PLAYl NG OVER SPEAKERS.]
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
For the next hour, we will deconstruct in an effort to reconstruct.
DAVl D: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe-- I happen to believe-- I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
[CHAl NSAW WH I RRl NG.]
Steve, you kept the cheque, right? [JAN ET CH UCKLES.]
Yeah.
That's good.
I think the sale is final.
[DOOR OPENS.]
KELLY: Hey.
Hi.
I heard the news.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
How was your trip? Small talk, right? Your request, not mine.
I was wrong about that.
- I'm sorry.
- I wish you'd been here.
Not so you would change your mind, just that moment, finding out, it was incredible.
And I wish I could have shared it with you.
Well, I'm here now.
And I wanna hear all about it.
- Did you see the sunset? - No.
No, I didn't.
I thought I'd wait and see it with you.
Hey.
- What's that? - Nothing, just more bad news.
- You wanna talk about it? - No, I don't wanna talk about it.
You know, I thought the ride back went pretty well.
- Really? - No one said anything, but, uh, on balance, I think that's the good news.
I don't trust you.
- Maybe I was wrong this time, but-- - Ugh, you were.
It's gonna take me being wrong a lot before I feel differently.
Well, I understand that.
And I hope it happens.
See you.
Where are you going? I don't know.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hi, is this Jackie Taylor? I think there's something you should know about your husband.
[KELLY LAUGHlNG.]
KELLY: No, that's mine.
[LAUGHlNG.]
DONNA: Oh, I'm sorry.
Sir, are you okay? [MAN GRUNTS.]
Kenny Lewis [CRYlNG.]
I'm sorry.
- Okay.
What's the big news? STEVE: Hi.
- My guess is twins.
- Yeah? Don't even joke.
[CHUCKLES.]
Actually, um, Steve and l have been thinking a lot about who we want the baby's godparents to be.
We want two people who embody integrity, honesty, loyalty.
We don't know anyone like that.
We think that you guys would be great.
- You're kidding.
- My godmother saved my life on more than one occasion.
No pressure.
My Aunt Lynn, there was just so many times that it was easier to go to her with my problems than to my parents.
And she really made a big difference.
We want someone like that for our kid.
Oh, this is a honour.
And it's a lot to ask, I know.
Which is why we want you to come up to Ojai with us tomorrow and, um, just hear more about it.
We're going to talk to Janet's pastor about the wedding ceremony.
We figured the four of us could ride up together.
A little country air.
Some spiritual guidance.
- We sound like freaks, don't we? Ha! STEVE: Ha, ha.
Well, I promise we won't try to sell you any generic cleaning products.
No, it sounds great.
Oh, and the best part is we get to try out the new Sosna-Sanders minivan.
Excuse me.
Minivan? You? Yeah, yeah.
And I'm okay with it.
- Chipper, even, heh.
- Oh, chipper, even.
Yeah, chipper.
So listen, if I hear anything, I'll have Gina page you.
Somebody writes me a letter, it doesn't sit on my desk for a week.
Well, the governor is a busy man.
My brother's got 36 hours to live.
Listen, within that time our appeal will be heard.
Okay, I can promise you that.
Do we have any chance at all? Yeah, yeah, I think we're in, uh I think we're in good shape.
Thanks for what you're doing.
- Somehow-- - Excuse me.
KELLY: Hi.
- Hi.
Didn't know you were gonna be down here this morning.
Listen, just because we agreed not to see each other doesn't mean we can't be cordial if we do.
Right, heh.
Okay.
So Steve and Janet just asked me to be a godmother.
What do you think? It's good.
Good, heh.
Good.
Thank you for that input.
Why don't you ask me in 36 hours when Pete Hawkins is dead? Maybe I'll be a little bit more cordial.
We decided not to talk about the case until it's over.
- I don't think we should go there.
- See, I forgot.
I'm trying to save somebody's life and you decide that small talk's a good idea.
Small talk? I just asked for your opinion, that's all.
You want my opinion? I think being a godmother requires compassion.
Lately, I don't think you've got much.
So this is, uh, chipper, huh? Guess I'm going through all those stages.
- You know, grief, mourning.
- Denial? Ugh, yeah, denial.
Sort of like denying some of the, ahem, NC-1 7 elements of my life when you chose me to be the godfather? - Guns, drugs.
- Yeah.
Trust me, your fallibilities were duly noted, especially by me.
Oh, so, uh-- So this was all Janet's idea? She thinks you're dependable.
What do you think? Look, I want you to be the godfather.
I just don't want to see you screw up.
Steve, you gotta check out the captain's chair.
All right, it's ergonomically designed to contour to your body.
Great.
[STEVE CHUCKLES.]
- Second thoughts? - Nervous breakdown.
Okay, Steve, here's the deal.
I talked to my sales manager about the trade-in.
He's willing to give you Twenty-four thousand dollars? Low Blue Book is 29.
I know, but we're not gonna make a dime on this deal.
[CHUCKLES.]
Look, I expect to walk out of here with some cash in my pocket.
- This is a Corvette.
- True, but we sell family cars.
Now, the Windjammer, however, is an investment in your family's future.
It's safe.
It's reliable.
David, did you show him the dirty-diaper compartment? No, I didn't.
Here, sign your name.
And as you do, picture how proud you'll feel with a half dozen kids crammed into the back of your Windjammer all screaming, "Thank you, Daddy.
' A few more sessions and you might actually look your age.
- How about I pay you just to go away? - No, no, no.
I couldn't live with myself unless I left you in perfect physical condition.
Come on, Gina.
Schwarzenegger doesn't pay his trainer half what I'm paying you.
Yeah, well, you're paying a premium for telling Kelly about my bulimia.
I was trying to help you with your problem.
That's sweet.
I'm trying to help you with your problem.
- By blackmailing me? - Look, think about it this way.
It's cheaper than child support.
Going into a strip club was wrong.
I admit it.
Don't you think I paid for it by now? You're lucky I feel sorry for you.
Just give me my cheque.
- You won't tell Jackie? - I have principles.
Hmm.
Nice bonus.
Guilt becomes you.
[HORN HONKS.]
[GRUNTS.]
I don't like this guy.
- What do you mean? - He bugs me.
You backed out on the trade-in.
You don't wanna make five years of payments on a minivan.
I'll make the payments, all right? Big Steve needs a good home.
[CHUCKLES.]
"Big Steve"? Ha, ha.
I didn't let that car dealer rip me off.
I'm not gonna compromise my integrity now.
If this is Big Steve, what are you, like, Little Steve? - Tsk.
Give me a break.
- Mini Steve? All right.
I'll give you 28.
Not a penny more.
[LAUGHS.]
STEVE: You're good.
You're really good.
You noticed, didn't you? - Noticed what? - The oil leak.
It's not a big deal.
Most people would've missed it.
A few quarts of 1 0-40 in the trunk and it's not a problem.
I saw it right away.
Because you're sharp.
- What did I tell you? - He's sharp.
- You should be ashamed.
- What? Next guy, he probably won't be so sharp.
But But But, but, but Steve, what are you doing? He offered 28 grand.
That's more than you were asking.
Changed my mind.
I'm not gonna sell her.
Keeping her.
Her? Big Steve is a her? Doesn't make any sense.
Janet is always saying marriage is about compromise and understanding.
Well, this is her chance to do a little compromising and a whole lot of understanding.
[LAUGHS.]
Let's go have lunch at the lvy.
Come on.
I'm kind of busy here.
Oh, okay.
Then let's go have lunch at the lvy tomorrow and then I will take you for a massage at Burke Williams.
My treat.
Wow, what's the occasion? I think you're adorable, ha-ha-ha.
- Even if I have to say no? - Depends on the reason.
Well, Steve and Janet asked me to be godparent to their baby.
We have to go to Ojai so I can meet the pastor and he can tell me how to do whatever it is.
Oh, my God, I think that's great.
- Really? - Yeah.
That's so great.
Well, I wasn't so sure at first.
Well, I think that they made a very intelligent choice.
Yeah, they did.
They asked Kelly to be godmother.
- So - Right.
- So that means she'll be going too.
- Yeah.
Well, that will be really special.
I know how it looks.
Please don't get weird on me about this, Gina.
Let me ask you.
Why is it that every road leads back to you and Kelly? I mean, what are you guys gonna do? Play mommy and daddy now? Mm-mm.
And a second ago I was an excellent choice.
Goodbye, Dylan.
Gina, I thought we were past this.
Obviously, we're not.
So, what can I do to make you feel better? - Say no.
- To the trip? Yeah, say no to this whole surrogate coupling trip.
The whole godparenting thing.
Just say no.
[SlGHS.]
I'm going to support my friends, nothing more.
Well, that's very sweet.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
[SlGHS.]
Hey.
Hi.
- You going home? - Uh, yeah.
I have a lot of stuff to do at home tonight.
- Okay, ha, ha.
What kind of stuff? - I don't know, just stuff.
Okay, I got a better idea.
Let's go to a movie.
Noah.
NOAH: Why are you doing this? Last I checked, we were moving in together.
- Remember? - Well Well, that was before you got me arrested as a prostitute.
- So we're not moving in together? - I don't know what we're doing, but I'm leaving right now.
[SlGHS.]
Let's talk about it.
[WOMAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY OVER POLlCE RADlO.]
NOAH: What happened? - The guy is dead.
Merchant called.
The coroner is on his way.
- I know that guy.
- What? I ran into him earlier.
He needed help and I turned away from him.
There is nothing you could have done.
I could have given him food or water or something.
There's no way you could have kept that from happening.
All he said was "Kenny and Lewis"? He wanted them to know he was sorry.
Sweetie, you have to stop obsessing about this, okay? He passed out in our gate.
It could have just as easily been someone else's gate.
But it wasn't.
And I can't help feeling that maybe there's a reason for that.
We really should go.
Dylan and Steve are waiting for us.
We'll be back this afternoon.
You get some sleep, okay? - Let me carry that.
JANET: Oh, thank you.
She's right.
You need some sleep.
[SlGHS.]
I can't.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Look, I know there's no logical reason why I should feel this way about a man I knew nothing about, but I just have this feeling.
Does that sound crazy? No, it doesn't sound crazy.
Thanks.
Because I need to find out more.
I need to find out who he was, and why I might have been the last person he ever saw.
Okay, that's fine.
Just let me help you.
Okay.
[SlGHS.]
- You know, don't you? - I know what? About Dylan and Kelly being godparents.
DAVlD: Mm-hm.
- Yeah, so? - I think it sounds nice.
What do you mean? Kelly is an ice queen.
Dylan's idea of responsibility is making sure his surfboard is waxed.
Can I come in? No, not if you're gonna bitch about Dylan.
I'm not gonna bitch about Dylan.
I'm gonna bitch about Kelly.
You got a couple hours? You heard my show the last three months? Yeah, I know, David, you're angry.
So am l.
It's amazing how I've actually figured out how to put up boundaries.
That's great, David.
You know, I'm just, ugh-- I'm freaking out.
I'm crazy about you.
That I can look you in the eye and say that if you came here to talk about him, I don't want you here It's really nice weather we've been having lately, huh? [CHUCKLES.]
[SlGHS.]
I'm really sorry I can't help you out with Dylan.
No, don't worry about it.
You wanna just sit here for a while together? Yeah, that would be nice.
- You may kiss the bride.
- That's my favourite part.
Then I'll pronounce you man and wife.
[CHUCKLES.]
And it really won't be much more complicated than that.
Unless you decide to ride up on an elephant or something.
I won't need to ride up on an elephant.
I am an elephant.
Would you quit it? You are gonna be a beautiful bride.
I think that the marriage-birth combo platter is the way to go.
These are important events for you two as well.
Being a godparent, uh, certainly feels important.
Yeah, and if someone would explain to us what it means we might actually take it seriously.
And you said he'd only send junior cheques.
I didn't say that.
I said that you would send cheques with lots of zeros.
My problem is I just don't know that I'm gonna be any good at it.
Look, Kelly, in asking you and Dylan to do this, Steve and Janet have started to build a spiritual support system for their family, that's all.
There's no roll call, no dues, no weekly meetings.
We just like the idea that you're gonna be there.
That's nice.
Thank you.
- You, we tolerate.
- Yeah.
In their child's eyes, you and Dylan will be linked for life.
WOMAN: I am so bummed.
- Excuse me? - The "For Sale" sign.
It was in the window when I drove by yesterday.
- Do you know if this has been sold? - You want to buy it? zero to 60 in under 5 seconds? Are you kidding me? Love this car.
Well, it's not sold yet.
A buddy of mine just changed his mind about letting it go.
- Wait a minute.
You're David Silver.
- Yes, I am.
[CHUCKLES.]
If you're gonna play, you might as well score, right? [LAUGHS.]
It's a slogan.
- It gets ratings.
- I love it.
- Yeah? - Yeah, I think most women do, but they're too scared to say what they want.
- And you're not? - Not at all.
So how much was he asking, anyway? - I'm so-- Who? - Your buddy, for the car.
Right, uh-- - Twenty-seven thousand.
- If I offer 28, do you think there's anything you could do to change his mind? [PHONE RlNGS.]
- Hello.
- Janet, hey, it's David.
I'm sorry, I thought this was Steve's phone.
What's up? We're finishing up with the pastor.
You sure you won't reconsider selling? - Selling what? - The car.
What? Of course we're selling the car.
- All right.
Never mind.
- Wait.
Did Steve tell you that he wasn't letting it go? He never had a conversation with you about compromise and understanding? - No, he hasn't.
- Well, he's about to.
Um, no.
He's about to talk with me about lying and deception.
I suppose it would be impossible to forget this conversation? - Sell the damn car.
- Right.
[SlGHS.]
Good news.
- Let's celebrate.
- Let's.
He had no lD and we checked his fingerprints, but we came up with nothing.
How's that possible? Unless you have a criminal record, there's nothing we can crosscheck.
This guy is not a crook.
He just slipped through the cracks of society like a lot of others.
We'll treat him like a John Doe.
- So, what happens now? - Uh, he'll be cremated.
We'll store his ashes in a county facility for around ten years, just in case a loved one starts looking for him.
Then what? Then we'll dispose of his ashes.
How can someone be so anonymous? I didn't say anonymous.
It's just that the county doesn't have the time or money to conduct a full investigation.
That's the end of the story? Well, if there's more to the story, you're gonna have to find out yourself.
This is all he had.
See you.
Thanks.
I got it.
God, look how much he's changed.
KELLY: I thought Pastor Neal was great.
Your basic man of the cloth.
He and I have different ideas on how the world works.
What do you mean, different ideas? Call me cynical, but I think his point of view is a little Romantic? Not what I was going to say, but you get the idea.
Yeah.
I like what he said about us, though.
What did he say? That we'd be linked for life.
- Oh, that.
- Yeah, that.
Hey, did you ever see the pink moment? What is that? That sounds obscene.
That's what they call the sunset up here.
Oh.
Good because you were making me nervous, heh.
It has something to do with, uh, the light and the clouds and there's a scientific explanation about the light bouncing off.
But the bottom line is everything glows pink for about two minutes.
- It's neat.
- That sounds amazing.
Have you ever seen it? Yeah, back when I was less cynical.
You know what? Maybe you're not cynical.
Maybe you're just unhappy.
Yeah, maybe both.
- You all right? - I'm okay.
[CAR APPROACHlNG.]
Hey, I'm sorry we dragged you guys all the way up here, but we're leaving.
- What? What's going on? - Oh, Steve's cheating on me.
- With his car.
- She sold my car.
It's not even hers to sell and she sells my car! He cried when I told him.
- Oh, please! KELLY: Ha-ha-ha.
You know this sounds stupid, don't you? After all you guys have been through, you're fighting over a car? It's not just a car.
It's a way of life for me, okay? Honestly, couldn't you just gag? Uh, I tell you what.
Um, you two lovebirds, why don't you just go on by yourself? And Kelly and l, we'll rent a car and come back later.
Yeah, we're gonna stay, check out the sunset.
Are you sure? Because there's plenty of room.
Oh, yeah.
I'm just telling my listeners the stuff I wish someone would have told me.
Don't let people walk all over you, you know.
- Be strong.
Love yourself.
- No wonder it resonates.
That's the theme of my work.
- What do you do? - I'm an artist.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- I'm surprised.
- Judging me by how I look? Ha-ha-ha.
If I didn't objectify women, what kind of chauvinist would I be? Mm-hm.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'm a performance artist.
So in a way, my body is a part of my work.
- You don't say.
- I'd love to show it to you sometime.
My work, that is Or whatever.
Well, I guess the only question is when? I can't tonight, but how about tomorrow? Tomorrow it is.
I got it.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
DAVlD [ON RECORDlNG.]
: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Uh, can I get you some coffee or water or something? I want to throw this away so much, break it or something.
Pete's got less than ten hours.
[SlGHS.]
GlNA: Here you go.
[PHONE RlNGS.]
- Matt Durning.
KELLY [OVER PHONE.]
: Hey, Matt.
Oh, hi.
It's Kelly.
KELLY: Did you hear anything? - Um, no, not yet.
Um, well, I should probably keep the line open.
Listen, Matt, you and I have said some pretty harsh things to each other lately and I just feel like I need to clear my head a little so I'm gonna stay up here tonight.
All right, well, thanks for telling me.
I would have worried.
Yeah, Steve and Janet had a silly fight and they already headed back.
So Dylan and I will come back in the morning.
You and Dylan? There's supposed to be this weird pink sunset thing that's supposed to be worth checking out.
Uh-huh.
We were gonna ride back with them, uh, but it would have been a nightmare.
Uh, Kelly, I should really go.
Oh, uh, of course.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
[SlGHS.]
- Heard you say, "You and Dylan.
' - Uh, they're spending the night in Ojai.
Something about a sunset or something.
Yeah, something like Mexico? Gina.
- What? - Relax.
You want me to relax after the last time those two slipped off the radar screen together? I don't think so.
- Where are you going? - I'm going to watch the sunset in Ojai.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Rum Cellar.
It's got to be the place.
Oh, excuse me.
Um, excuse me, can I ask you--? - Excuse--? Excuse me? MAN: Mm-hm.
- Can I ask you a question? MAN: Mm-hm.
Um, do you know this man? Um, he had this matchbook from this bar on him.
That's Willard Reiner.
I know him.
We're trying to find someone that knew this guy.
He, um, died yesterday.
- He did? - Yeah, I'm really sorry.
Um, like we said, we're trying to find people who knew him.
Hopefully arrange a memorial service for him.
- So you two didn't know him? - No, not really.
Actually, we bumped into each other yesterday, but he had a real sweetness in his eye.
I thought his friends might wanna know what happened.
Yeah, well, they might if he had any friends.
- Heh, what are you talking about? - This guy was a thief.
He stole.
He swindled.
He borrowed from everybody inside that bar.
On top of that, he left his family.
I don't know anybody-- About any kind of sweetness at all, but, uh, I guarantee that when I go back in there and announce that Williard's dead, I won't have to pay for a drink the rest of the night.
[LAUGHlNG.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
[SlGHS.]
[DYLAN CLEARS THROAT.]
Uh, I thought you were leaving.
Kelly and I thought we might stick around and see the sunset.
Pink moment.
It looks like you got about an hour and a half.
Um, could l--? Could I talk to you for a second? I'd like that.
I don't know how you are supposed to start one of these.
Just say whatever is on your mind.
My wife, she died four years ago and the last time I was here was with her.
You saw the sunset? Yeah, uh, we hiked up to Shelf Road.
You know, nothing fancy.
We just took a blanket.
She, uh-- She picked some oranges.
That was the last time that I really remember ever thinking about any of the things you spoke about this morning.
Now you're here again to see the sunset with Kelly who obviously loves you very much.
Is it obvious? I mean, you seem to think that Kelly and I are a couple.
Are you worried that your wife wouldn't want it to be more? We're just friends, that's just the way it's always been.
Although I have been with other women since Antonia died, l-- Truly with all your heart? You know, Dylan, maybe you shut down after Antonia died.
Maybe it's time to start watching the sunset with the right person again.
Uh, sorry, miss.
Your, uh, credit card has been rejected.
Do you have any cash? Uh, yeah, just-- You know what? I probably just used it too much today.
Here.
Could you hurry? [SlGHS.]
Hi, is Mel Silver there? It's Gina Kincaid calling.
Yeah, well, tell him it's Gina Kincaid calling and he'll become available.
WOMAN [OVER lNTERCOM.]
: Dr.
Silver, Gina Kincaid on Line 2.
Excuse me.
- What do you want? - Hey, Melly.
What's going on? Listen, I called to set up a session for tomorrow.
Um, I think that I'll be available - We're through, remember? GlNA: Yeah, right.
I wonder what Jackie is gonna say when I call her and tell her that you offered that girl $1 00 to go in the back room with you.
- You're sick.
- Yeah, whatever.
Listen, about tomorrow, I think I could be available at about-- [LlNE DlSCONNECTS.]
Hello? Hello! - Ahem, here's your change, 22 cents.
GlNA: Ugh.
- Yeah, thanks.
- Sorry about the pennies.
NOAH: So, what, you're just gonna give up? I never should have started.
- I know you don't believe that.
- Yeah, I do.
Just because a guy dies does not mean I have to make him my life's work.
Heh, one guy said he was a jerk, okay? One guy.
And I built him up to be this great guy.
Yeah, you build him up and then you tear him back down.
- Hmm.
It's called being disillusioned.
- By somebody you don't even know? Unless you're trying to make me feel worse, this isn't helping.
Listen to me, okay? You take these people and you build them up to these heights.
You give them these glorious attributes and then hold them to standards they just can't maintain.
They can't.
And then you get disappointed and you walk away.
I don't think I expect too much.
Sometimes I think you expect the world.
I really do.
[TYRES SQUEAL.]
- Excuse me, sir.
- "Sir"? What is it? - You got the time? - Yeah, it's 4::30-- What? [TYRES SQUEALlNG.]
He called me "sir.
' What do you remember about our first date? I don't know.
Why? You picked me up in your Corvette and I sat really low in the seat so no one could see me inside of it.
- You said you had lower-back pain.
- Yeah, l, uh-- I lied.
But I had a lot of fun and you were really cute.
And by the drive home, I sat up straight.
Despite the car.
See, the point is it wasn't about the car.
It was about the guy inside the car.
And if that guy wants to drive a phallic little hot rod, then that's the car you should drive.
Excuse me.
It's not phallic, it's sleek.
Do you want the car back or not? Phallic it is, ha, ha.
Okay, okay.
[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR.]
Hey, sunset's in 32 minutes.
Yeah, they're about to do a story on Matt's case.
- Hmm.
They say what happened yet? - Not yet.
Maybe you ought to call him and get an update.
Yeah, I already tried that.
It didn't go so well.
I think it's better that I'm here.
I think so too.
Wanna raid the minibar before we go? Heh, I like your thinking, but I already scorched mine.
Prepare to dine on honey-roasted peanuts.
- Mm-hm.
- Uh, little bottles of rum [KELLY CHUCKLES.]
and string cheese.
[LAUGHS.]
This feels good.
- What does? - You, me, little bottles of rum.
Mm.
MAN [ON TV.]
: A landmark decision from Sacramento today.
The governor has commuted the death sentence of Pete Hawkins only six hours before the convicted murderer was set to be executed.
My God, he did it.
This is a great day.
A great day indeed.
Uh, not only for the Hawkins family, but for everyone who believes the death penalty to be cruel and unusual punishment.
Pete Hawkins was convicted-- He saved someone's life.
Somebody you didn't think was worth saving.
What I think doesn't really matter now.
What Matt did is amazing.
Yeah, you should call him.
What about the pink moment? All those little bottles of rum? No, I wouldn't worry about that.
They have those all the time.
And as for the bottles of rum, we both know I can handle that.
You sure? I think you should come up here sometime with Matt.
- Watch the pink moment with him.
- Thanks.
Come here.
[CHUCKLES.]
Heh.
Surprise.
You know, you can actually see the sunset better if you go outside.
- Hey, David.
- Steve, dude, who is your friend, huh? Thanks.
Look at this.
Didn't even take out a commission.
I want my car back.
And a million bucks in the bank and a mistress on the side, right? Here on planet Earth, you should just take the 28 grand.
Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
I'm getting my car back.
Yeah, but I sold it to Marta.
Marta's got the keys.
Well, then we're going to get the keys back from Marta, okay? Why do I get the feeling that this was more than a business proposition? Ha, ha.
You got no idea.
So you're using my car to pick up chicks now.
Is that it? It's not your car, Steve.
Yes, it is.
I never signed away the pink slip.
Have you talked to Janet about this? The last time I told her you were, uh, back pedalling there, - she almost castrated me.
- Keeping the car was her idea.
Oh, I see.
You begged, she said okay.
[CHUCKLES.]
Where is this Marta? I'm supposed to be meeting her at 4 today at her warehouse.
Great.
I'm gonna go with you.
- No, you're not.
It's a date.
- Not anymore.
[SlGHS.]
- Hey.
NOAH: Hey.
Noah, this is Wendy Reiner, Willard's daughter.
- It's very nice to meet you.
- It's very nice to meet you.
I'm sorry about your father.
You okay? Yeah.
I'm better, thank you.
If it hadn't been for the two of you and running that obituary, if you hadn't gone out of your way, we never would have found him.
My dad wasn't always like the man that you met a few days ago.
He was a really good man.
He always worked really hard to make ends meet.
When I was growing up, he worked two jobs.
He worked the swing shift in a cannery and he drove a school bus.
One afternoon, uh, it was right before his last stop, his bus was broadsided by a drunk driver and it landed in a ditch and two kids died.
- Kenny and Lewis.
- The accident wasn't his fault.
But he blamed himself and that's when he started drinking.
And then nine years ago he left us.
And if it hadn't been for the two of you, we would not have gotten him back.
I had nothing to do with it.
It was-- It was all Donna.
She believed in your father, you know.
Nobody else did.
Thank you.
Well, I'm gonna go.
Wendy.
Sorry, I almost forgot.
I thought you might want this.
Thank you.
I have so few memories of my dad.
This really means a lot to me.
Thank you.
[SlGHS.]
[NOAH CHUCKLES.]
You are amazing.
How did you run the obituary? I just told the guy at the Chronicle that Willard Reiner deserved more than he was getting.
- So you didn't give up on him? - Thanks to you.
I realised you were right about me.
I build people up and then I punish them when they disappoint me.
I did it with Wendy's dad and I do it with you.
Nobody likes being disappointed, right? I know.
What I'm trying to say is that it's my own fault.
It's not yours.
No, I've given you plenty of reasons to be mad.
- And more reasons to be happy.
- Hmm.
I agree.
[DONNA CHUCKLES.]
[ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS.]
You said that this was supposed to be a date.
Do you see her? Maybe we're at the wrong place.
STEVE: Boy, did you pick a winner.
Steve, don't judge her yet, all right? I'm telling you, she's sweet.
MARTA: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please.
Free your consciousness and loosen your belts.
That's her.
That's Marta.
I'm telling you, Steve, she's good.
Let's just get the keys and get out of here, okay? Shh.
You said she was a performance artist? I think she's performing.
DAVlD [ON SPEAKERS.]
: I believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Now, that voice sounds awfully familiar to me.
DAVl D: My God.
She taped me.
DAVl D: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to my latest interactive installation: The Chauvinist.
DAVl D: I believe the guy should That's my car.
Tell me this isn't happening.
DAVlD: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
[TECH NO M USlC PLAYl NG OVER SPEAKERS.]
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
For the next hour, we will deconstruct in an effort to reconstruct.
DAVl D: I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
I happen to believe-- I happen to believe-- I happen to believe the guy should pick up the cheque.
[CHAl NSAW WH I RRl NG.]
Steve, you kept the cheque, right? [JAN ET CH UCKLES.]
Yeah.
That's good.
I think the sale is final.
[DOOR OPENS.]
KELLY: Hey.
Hi.
I heard the news.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
How was your trip? Small talk, right? Your request, not mine.
I was wrong about that.
- I'm sorry.
- I wish you'd been here.
Not so you would change your mind, just that moment, finding out, it was incredible.
And I wish I could have shared it with you.
Well, I'm here now.
And I wanna hear all about it.
- Did you see the sunset? - No.
No, I didn't.
I thought I'd wait and see it with you.
Hey.
- What's that? - Nothing, just more bad news.
- You wanna talk about it? - No, I don't wanna talk about it.
You know, I thought the ride back went pretty well.
- Really? - No one said anything, but, uh, on balance, I think that's the good news.
I don't trust you.
- Maybe I was wrong this time, but-- - Ugh, you were.
It's gonna take me being wrong a lot before I feel differently.
Well, I understand that.
And I hope it happens.
See you.
Where are you going? I don't know.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hi, is this Jackie Taylor? I think there's something you should know about your husband.
[KELLY LAUGHlNG.]
KELLY: No, that's mine.
[LAUGHlNG.]