"Previously on "men in trees"... when did you two start sleeping together?" "Buzz is married?" "She's an import -- a mail-order bride." "I love you very much." "Annie:" "She nartificial sunlight to keep from getting really cranky." "I really wanted to be near you." "?" "So,you're not married anymore?" "Divorced." "Have a kid." "Sara jackson." "You've been served." "Will you please marry me?" "I'll marry you,patrick." "Is it for sale?" "The cabin." "I'll fix it up." "I came by to plant you a housewarming gift." "I want to take you up on your oer to work on my house." "We're gonna be roommates?" "If you want to go back to your pregnant ex-girlfriend, that's fine with me." "You just lost yourself a great catch." "Maybe we should get married." "Marin:" "You know what I'll never get?" "Is why you could open your heart to someone who broke it into pieces but you couldn't open it to someone who just wanted to heal it." "I'm sorry." "So am I." "Lynn: "The day had turned stormy in the kingdom far,far away."" "I can't see!" "It's getting worse." "Stay close." "Keep your head down,all right." "Follow the trail." "Cash!" ""The fair princess was lost." Cash!" ""And the sky was dark gray."" "This part's scary." "Can we go back to the beginning?" "It's okay." "It all works out in the end." "I'm not so sure about that." "I had an arctic cyclone blow my ro off once." "Not helping,jerome." "Thanks for looking after him,lynn." "No problem." "How you doin',buddy?" "I'm okay." "Yeah?" "Mai." "Mai." "Damn it,woman,talk to me!" "Talk to the second hand!" "Is it working?" "Since I still want to kill you,no." "Are you sure you want to make that move?" "I'm good." "Like candy from a baby." "Won again." "Whoo!" "Hey,guys." "I'm worried about marin." "I left a note on her door." "She wasn't home yet?" "She went up accokeek earlier." "I thought she'd be here by now." "She's up on a mountain?" "What?" "Cash!" "Okay." "It's all right." "Okay,keep your eye on the trail." "Cash!" ""She knew there were bread crumbs that marked her way, but now she couldn't find them."" "Will she be okay?" "She'll be okay." "We'll all be okay." ""Once upon a time,in a kingdom far,far away" ""a princess was home in her castle, preparing for the new day."" ""While she was working,up in the sky, dark,ink-black clouds started dancing by."" "Kind of scary for a kid." "It's a fairy tale." "I just bought it." "I like fairy tales." "You know,they're scary in the middle, but then it works out in the end." "I find the rhymes both didactic and oversimplistic." "It's for her baby,jerome." "It's supposed to be simple." "Buying books already?" "What's it gonna be,one of them suzuki kids?" "There's nothing wrong with looking ahead." "I have a whole bag of special things I'm saving for this kid." "Hey,guys." "What will it be?" "Two tuna specials,theresa." "And a huge congratulations!" "You two are getting married!" "We are." "Thanks." "Come on,let me see." "Mai." "Holy buddha!" "You must really love this guy, 'cause that is one tiny rock." "He bought it for me in high school." "It has a sentimental value." "We wish you two the very best." "Yes,may you be as blessed as this old man and me." "Yep." "We're coming up on our 10th anniversary." "Still feel like we were made for each other." "That's sweet." "Hi!" "You want some lunch?" "A hand?" "I've got it." "I'm on a roll." "I'm gonna get this writer's room finished by the end of this weekend if it kills me." "Slow down." "It's ambitious." "I know." "But ambitious is how I used to be!" "Before I got all hung up on all this stupid boy stuff and lost my writing mojo." "Speaking of boys, that tree jack gave me has got to go." "It's blocking my inspirational view." "It's two feet tall." "Now...sure." "But in a year, it's gonna be taller than me." "You've got to look ahead,cash." "And down." "Holy crap." "that's great." "You've actually managed topaint yourself into a corner." "Ho ho ho ho." "You're next,buddy." "Ben:" "What's that?" "What?" "That.It looks official." "What,you got jury duty?" "I wish.It's a summons." "My,um,ex is suing mefor full custody of matty." "I'm sorry." "Yeah." "Thanks." "Do you have a good lawyer?" "Not yet." "Hey,listen,they can be expensive." "If you need a loan or anything... thank you.I'll be okay." "* Told you,baby,one more time * * don't make me sit all alone and cry * * well,it's over I know it,but I can't let go *" "* I'm like a fish out of water,a cat in a tree * * you don't even want to talk to me * * well,it's over I know it,but I can't let go *" "* he won't take me back when I come around *" "* I've got a big chain around my neck * * and I'm broken down like a train wreck * * well,it's over I know it,but I can't let go *" "oh,hey,marin." "Congratulations.Great news...for you." "Thanks." "Did you just play some paintball?" "No,I was painting my new writing room." "Thank you very much." "Or it painted you." "Oh,ho ho ho." "That's great,marin.Good to have a new project." "After the jack debacle." "No debacle,jerome." "Girl comes to alaska,falls for mountain man." "He marries someone else." "It's "brokeback marin."" "We had a fling,people.Nothing to recover from." "I am deliriously happy setting up my new home." "Once I geta fortifying lunch here," "I am moving onto landscaping." "Ha." "Well,you better get your outdoor work done soon." "We've got a big rainstorm coming in." "Nothinglike the arctic cyclone they're due to get up near anchorage." ""Arctic cyclone"?" "Those are two wordsyou don't hear much in new york." "Along with "excuse me"and "rent-control."" "Cyclones are pretty wild." "You get rain,snow,winds,flooding." "You have to be prepared foreverything up here,don't you?" "Yeah,storms,heartbreak, the arrivalof morgan fairchild." "Morgan fairchild visited elmo?" "Not yet." "Just putting it out there in the universe." "Okay." "Okay,people,the latest marine weather report still showsthe arctic cyclone passing wellto the west of us, but this is a good time to review your emergency procedures and check your roofs." "We have emergency procedures?" "Sure,you should always have a bag prepacked with your essential items -- toothpaste,numchuks,what not." "Numchuks?" "That's my bag.You make your own." "And then we all meet at the chieftain." "Did jerome come up with that?" "No,it has thick walls and food." "Oh,and you should know where you,uh, fall on the"case of emergence-tree."" "The what?" "It's elmo's versionof a phone tree." "But not everybody has a phone, so we go house to house, each person in charge of another person." "Look.I just added you." "Oh,I'm honored." "Well,who am I in charge of?" "Well,no one yet.'Cause you're the end." "I thought I'd start you off slow." "Good thinking." "All right,you are on." "Whoo!" "Hey,elmo." "I have been hard at work, trying to dig up this little tree in my backyard." "But the thing just won't budge." "Well,that shouldn't surprise me, seeing that it is an elmo tree, and elmo is town so tight that even the trees want to stick around." "But still,it amazes me." "This town." "That tree." "How can something so small have such deep roots?" "Hey,you leaving me?" "I'm putting together our emergency bag,silly." "I should have done it years ago." "Hmm,well,don't forget to pack my slippers and my super bowl suspenders." "How are suspenders gonna help you in an emergency?" "You ever try running with your pants down around your ankles?" "Okay,old man,I'll pack your suspenders, right after I find your rth certificate." ""Brides"?" "Gee wong?" "!" "Dick?" "Ready for bed?" "What are you doing in my closet?" "I was checking out your moth situation, and I am happy to report that you are 100% insect-free." "You can't go in there.Why?" "There's something in there I didn't want you to know about." "Oh,are you hiding my birthday present in there?" "Not exactly." "I don't have time for your little games." "I just want to hang up..." "Dear god,what is that?" "!" "I passed gas." "In my closet?" "I didn't want to do it in front of you." "It's too early in the relationship." "I was trying to keep the romance alive." "The cat's out of that closet." "I would have lit a match, but I didn't want your acrylic uniforms to go up in flames." "Next time,just get yourself outside before you do...that." "I'll try." "But it's hard to control." "Well,try." "All right." "I don't suppose we could still -- no!" "You're up early." "Stupid tree." "Stupid jack tree." "Whoa,whoa,whoa." "Come inside,I've got something that might cheer you up,princess." "I finished the floor for you." "I can see that." "And put up some shelves." "And you're welcome." "Cash,this was my floor to finish,not yours." "You had no right to do this." "Just trying to help." "I don't need your help." "Man,you are cranky." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to jump all over you." "I'm just annoyed that I can't get anything done these days." "I can help you with that." "I am not sleeping with you." "I'm not talking sex." "I'm talking spiritual rebirth." "So,he's a therapist?" "He's more like a soul healer." "Wait a minute,he's not one of those quacks who's gonna charge me $500to clean my aura?" "Master todd really helped me." "Master todd?" "Seriously?" "That's his name?" "Yes,it is." "And I suggest you open your mind a little." "Where does this guy live?" "Wait a minute." "Are you taking me to see rumpelstiltskin?" "Sorry." "Opening,opening." "What was that?" "Namaste!" "We're here." "This is quite an office you have." "May I touch your head?" "Oh,O-kay." "Tongue." "Huh?" "Tongue." "Show him your tongue." "Oh,boy." "Oh,boy." "What?" "You're stuck." "Yeah." "I'm up a tree,so good call." "I can't work with this." "He can't work with this." "Yeah,I heard him." "Uh,may I ask where you got your therapy degree, where you went to school?" "Devry." "The technical institute?" "You went to study therapy there?" "Semiconductor manufacturing." "This isn't about me.This is about you." "You keep trying to move forward, but you're stuck in a moment of great pain." "You can't let go." "Jack." "Jack?" "Kerouac --I did est training with him one summer back in malibu." "He told me about the rocks." "What rocks?" "Well,you must write down every issue, every negative thought that'sholding you back on a rock." "Uh,blue for you.Red for her." "And then you go up a mountain, and you throw all your burdens away." "Only then will you be free." "That's it?" "Pay the guy." "How much?" "I don't do thisfor the money." "Is a 20 okay?" "50 would be better." "Thank you,master todd." "Call me todd." "It has been an experience,todd." "Uh,not you." "Mom?" "Yes,baby?" "Can I have my night-light?" "Of course you can." "It's scary tonight." "It's just the wind." "Nothing bad's gonna happen to you." "Promise?" "I promise." "I will always take care of you." "You know I'm only doing this so I can write about it for my book." "Maybe master todd meant you'd feel better if you drank something on the rocks,like vodka." "You drink too much." "Done." "Where's your "jack" rock?" "He doesn't deserve a rock." "Isn't he kind of a big issue for you?" "Oh,why is everyone hung upon this?" "I just think you have togive yourself permission to mourn what you and jack had." "It was real.It happened." "It takes time to get over that." "I know it happened." "He's the onewho seems to have forgotten and gotten engaged to someone else." "Bitter." "Wouldn't it be great if all problems could be solved with a rock?" "Hey." "Everything okay?" "It will be." "I'm fine." "Are you sure?" "Yeah." "You want a rock?" "I think you better save those for yourself." "Hey.How's it going?" "Listen,the offer you made the other day?" "The loan?" "Yeah." "Yeah,it still stands." "Thanks,I'm gonna take you up on it because it's for matty,and I will pay you guys back." "I know." "Thank you." "It's coming.What is?" "The cyclone.It's heading right for us." "We've got to get everybody to safety right now." "I'll start the tree." "* Come out,come out wherever you are tonight *" "frist!" "Hey,frist!" "Hey,frist!" "* No room for regrets * * and all these lines will be our stars tonight *" "what kind of person only has one trouble?" "I'm a simple guy." "Only my wife could take one hour -- one hour -- to put on her make up to go sit in a dark bar." "Sorry,maybe number one would have been faster." "What?" "That's it.I'm out of here." "You should drive alone." "Maybe that way, you see anything by the side of the road that you like better than me,you can feel free to stop!" "Woman." "Woman!" "Woman,what the hell is wrong with you?" "!" "I'm sloppy second!" "Oh,geez." "You mean,"oh,gee-wong!"" "I knew her,buzz." "Girl had only two teeth in her whole mouth." "And they were black!" "Looked like little dominos!" "That why she'snot smiling in the picture with her mouth open!" "Wait a minute.Hold on." "Mai,let me explain." "How could you lie to me all those years?" "! "Okay"?" "!" "I move halfway around the world for some man who thinks I'm just "okay"?" "!" "All right,this girl was my first choice on paper." "But she was,uh,on layaway for some other guy." "Perfect,because you're gonna be laying away from me now,too." "But,mai... when you walked into that hotel room," "I knew you were meant for me." "If I saw your real application,believe me, you wouldn't even make my top 10!" "You saidyou were a great cook you gave foot rubs." "And,oh,you were gonna serenade your wife every night with your beautiful singing voice!" "So I exaggerated." "You've never sung to me once,buzz!" "Not once!" "Nothing!" "Zip!" "Not once!" "Look,we've got to get to the chieftain.So,come on,baby." "Get in the truck, and we'll discuss itwhen we get there,okay?" "Oh,you!" "Ot rubs,my ass." "Oh." "Come on,take a shift." "Help a burdened girl out." "Sorry." "Your problems,your weight." "You can't short-circuit the process." "Oh,fine." "I bet there are some burdensI can let go of." "Aha." ""Don't exercise."" "I think my 50-pound bag and i have proven otherwise today." "So,what's your one trouble?" "None of your business." "You're withholding.You need a second rock for that." "Hey,welcome to the elmo hilton." "Hey.Is everyone here?" "Yeah,getting there." "It's really gonna hit us,huh?" "Dead on in about an hour or so.I'm glad you're here." "Oh,let me get that." "I have some of my stuff for the baby." "If we're here long enough for you to drop that thing, we're gonna need another keg." "Checkers?" "Checkers?" "Checkers?" "Okay,sure." "I should warn you,I am quite good at games." "Bring it on,red.Ooh." "Nachos?" "Annie hates cheese,so I need to keep away from her." "Who hates cheese?" "That's crazy." "My fiancée." "It's one of the many things we're learningabout each other before we wed." "Everything I learn,I love her more." "Dick,where's my sad light?" "Oh." "Okey dokey." "Uh..." "I may have left it at your place... when I had to... and then I... well,you know... is this a word game?" "'Cause if so,you should count annie in." "Yes." "Yes,it is." "The word is "fart."" "Dick farted,and now I don't have my light machine!" "I have a slight flatulence problem, made worse by onions and,perhaps,your mother." "Okay,well,no nachos for you... big guy." "Don't -- don't learn too much about annie." "Sooner or later,you might find something you wish you hadn'T." "Okay,are you ready?" "Yep." "Done." "Show-off." "Goodbye,"missing deadlines."" "See you..." ""eating carbs."" "This does feel pretty good." "Huh.What?" "I don't like the looks of those clouds down there." "We need another 10 beers." "Coming up." "I'll put on coffee." "Hey,um,I wanted to say thanks." "Part of the job,but you are welcome." "No." "No,I mean for the money." "What money?" "Sorry." "The loan." "The one you and ben gave me." "Sure." "Of course." ""The day had turned stormy in the kingdom far,far aw." "The fair princess was lost,and the sky was dark gray."" "This part's scary.Can we go back to the beginning?" "It's okay.Everything works out in the end." "I'm not so sure about that." "I had an arctic cyclone blow my roof off once." "Not helping,jerome." "Mai." "Mai,I said I was sorry." "I'm sorry,too." "I'm sorry I don't have one tooth and a misshapen ear like gee wong." "Whoo!" "Won again." "Who's the champion?" "You're the champion." "That's right,I...am...the champion!" "You want a piece of this,boss?" "!" "No,no,I'm good." "Fraidy cat." "I'm worried about marin." "I left a note on her door." "She wasn't home yet?" "She went up accokeek earlier." "I thought she would be here by now." "She's up on a mountain?" "See you,"fear of failure"!" "Well...that was the last one." "Look at that." "Elmo's completely covered in clouds." "You can't even see the men anymore." "My problems are so small." "I thought it was heading west." "Yeah,it must have turned on us." "Jack,nobody should be out in this." "Exactly." "Wow." "Won again." "Who wants some of this?" "!" "Your lady is no shrinking violet when it comesto gamesmanship." "She's more like an exploding daisy." "Copy that." "I could play with a blind fold on." "What's wrong?" "I lost!" "It'S...just checkers." "I know.I'm depressed." "I need my sad machine." "Keep your head down,all right.Follow the trail." "Cash!" "Marin!" ""She knew there were breadcrumbs that marked her way, but now she couldn't find them."" "Will she be okay?" "She'll be okay." "Cash!" "Marin!" "Jack!" "Jack!" "Hey!" "Follow me!" "Cash was with me." "Where?" "I don't know!" "You can't stay out here!" "Well,I'm not leaving without him!" "Cash!" "See,baby,it's okay." "I know what would make you feel better,matty." "A game of twister!" "You scare me." "I'll play,too,matty.We can take her." "Bring it." "Three hours and counting." "Looks like we better start handing out free burgers." "Well,why not?" "You're being awfully generous these days." "Hey.What was that about?" "Sara told me about the loan we gave her." "It's just for a lawyer." "Her ex is trying to take custody of matty." "I don't care what it's for." "Then what?" "Look,I know I didn't make the kind of money that you made before we got married, but I thought we were partners." "And partners discuss things like loans before they happen." "Is this really about us sharing our money, or is this about something else?" "If you're going give our money to your ex-girlfriend, it would be nice if you told your wife." "Jack,I think this is where I lost him." "Cash!" "We need to keep moving.It's too dangerous." "Hey!" "Cash!" "You're okay!" "Yeah,you?" "Yeah,fine!" "I'm sorry I lost you." "It's okay." "Hey,we need to keep moving!" "This way down is better!" "No,it's north-facing!" "We need to go this way!" "I've lived on this mountain!" "Yeah,and at this rate,you're gonna die on it,too!" "Someone pick!" "Fine.We'll go his way." "Left foot,yellow." "If you win,it's only because your arms are at least three timesas long as mine." "Spin!" "Right hand,blue." "Whoo!" "Looks like I'm the winner!" "Numero uno!" "Numero uno!" "You pushed me." "Whoa." "Sore loser,party of one." "Annie,that's enough." "Enough?" "I'm not stopping now." "I'm on a roll!" "No one wants to play with you." "Yeah,'cause I'm beating the pants off of them!" "No,because you're a mean,competitive -- rhymes with "mitch."" "Excuse me?" "I couldn't hold it in." "That was -- that was..." "I'm laughing." "Yeah." "Yeah." "You made me laugh." "I brought your shoes." "I thought you said you loved everything about me." "Yes." "So,I get competitive.That's who I am." "Okay,well,maybe some things we both may need to work on,like... maybe not yelling at little boys." "In that case,I would like you to stop interrupting me and using the term "orifice"when you mean "office."" "But you always laugh when I say," ""I'll call youat your orifice."" "The first three times you said it,yes." "Okay." "That hurt." "Does this make you not want to marry me?" "What?" "No." "I want to marry you like crazy." "I just don't want to play checkers with you." "Ever." "Don't do that again." "Yeah,but I thought you -- yeah,I lied." "Hey!" "Where's jack?" "He's right behind us." "Hey." "Hey,jack." "Hey." "You're an ass for going out there." "Thanks." "Hey,man,thanks for helping us out." "Yeah." "Yeah,you could have been killed out there." "Yeah,I know that." "Yeah,well,marin didn'T." "You did a lousy job of protecting her." "That's ironic coming from you,jack." "Now you don't want to hurt her." "Maybe you should leave her alone." "Aren't you marrying someone else?" "That has nothing to do with this.Really?" "That's the reason she was upon that mountain to begin with." "If you want to blame someone,blame yourself." "Break it up." "Calm down,jack." "Everything's okay." "* I didn't think so *" "Cash?" "Sorry,princess." "I'm sorry." "Don't worry about it." "I gotta go get some ice for my hand." "It must be nic ehaving two men fight over you." "One would be nice." "Ben,you mind if I use the stage for a minute?" "Be my guest." "And you,you wait right here." "Hey,there,folks." "I'd like you to share a little song I'm about to sing to my bride." "A serenade to my number one,if you will." "* Why do birds suddenly appear * * every time you are near?" "*" "* Just like me * * they long to be * * close to you *" "* On the daythat you were born * * the angels -- *" "Hey." "Hey." "What did he say to make you do that?" "Uh,he said that I was the reason you were up there." "He's partly right." "I was trying to get some closure to us,I guess." "On a mountain?" "It involved rocks." "Did you get closure?" "Why do you care,jack?" "It's,uh,hard for me,too,marin." "I know it's unfair of me to say that,but it's true." "We might not be together,but that doesn't mean that everything we had instantly gets wiped away." "I wish it could." "There was a lot there." "There was." "We're gonna be okay." "Yeah." "Thanks." "What,for punching him?" "For saying it was real." "Storm's over!" "* Yesterday,he said my eyes... *" "Sometimes,it's not until a storm comes that things get unearthed." "We get to see what's underneath." "The dark secrets and the truths that in the light of day we keep hidden." "* I wouldn't feel this way,he said * * he said *" "* he said it's crazy * for some,the truth will make them feel closer." "For others,it will make them more alone." "Hey,sara,take this for matty." "He seemed to like it." "But it's for the baby." "Um,I'm not sure I want her to believe in fairy tales." "* ..." "And apologies * * he says it's crazy how love stays with me * * yeah,you know *" "Pain will get uprooted..." "* I did't figure it out before * * and now it's too late for a soliloquy * * way too late for dignity this time * ...some pain still too deep to be seen by human eyes." "But in time,as we replant ourselves,we will be thankful." "Because,like the roots of a tree, it is what lies beneath that allows us to grow... together or apart." "Apologies"