"Previously on "men in trees"..." "I've never d ethe guest-lecture thing before." "You're a natural." "They offered you a job?" "You are a girl who is unforgettable." "I'm just not ready." "Pilar romero is one of the hottest self-help writers out there." "She's left her agency." "I want to work with your company." "I will require something else." "I want patrick to be my lover." "hey, great sign." "So, can I count on you to audition?" "Oh, annie, I'd love to, but I am swamped." "If I don't make some serious progress on my book, jane is going to end our friendship." "Order's up, marin -- two burgers, fully loaded, to go." "So, what's with this to-go business?" "Professor fancy-pants too good to eat with us?" "Oh, come on." "It's jack's first lecture tomorrow." "He wants to practice." "Buzz:" "Well, he should practice here." "We'll heckle him real good." "Yeah, I don't think heckling is the point of the practice." "Thank u for the burgers." "Say "hi" to professor fancy-pants for us." "Will do." "You sure?" "Okay." "So, you guys gonna audition for my talent show?" "What about you, buzz?" "After all, you helped me get back in touch with my love of theater." "Maybe I will." "You'll do no such thing, buzz washington." "You don't have time for talent shows." "You should be working as much as possible to make money as quickly as possible to get your wife o of my house, 'cause I swear, on my beloved grandma's beloved grave, if I see one more box arrive from knickknacksandnovelties." "Com stuffed with packing peanuts," "I'm gonna lose what little sanity I have left, which is why I'm here, nursing my 12th can of cola." "By the way, ben, can I get another, maybe with a lime in it?" "Sorry, celia, I'm cutting you off." "You've clearly had enough sugar." "So, sometimes, on the lecture circuit," "I'd jump around like this before I got onstage to make myself feel loose." "Gotcha." "Want to try?" "Might help." "I'll pass." "Okay." "But this time, really think "loose."" "Got it -- loose." "Loose." ""Recently, scientists have suggested" ""that the expansion of sea ice in the bering sea" ""during the neoglacial period may explain several unresolved phenomena..."" "okay, that's great." "Great." "Much better." " Yeah?" " Much." "But, remember, college kids get restless, so even more eye contact." "Maybe look up like every third word." " Right." "Okay." " Okay." ""Phenomena that may include, "but are not exclusive to" ""the alteration of the distribution "of north pacific mammals, answering genetic questions."" "Okay, forget that." "The eye-contact thing is throwing you off a little." "I'm sorry this is taking so long." "You wanted to finish your chapter tonight." "Why don't you work on your book?" "I'll be fine." "Don't be silly." "My schedule's flexible." "I'm that far from fine, huh?" "It was so easy when I was just talking off the cuff in julia's class." "Okay, so ditch the notes." "Just talk." "What made humpback whale migration patterns change?" "The climate cooled during the neoglacial period." "And... the cooling created sea ice, so whales couldn't get through." "They had to take a detour, which explains why we find fossils where they shodn't be." "What?" "Yes, miss frist?" "Already, that is like a million gazillion times better." "Million gazillion?" "At the very least." "Just talk like that." "You will be fine." "Thanks, coach." "All right, I should probably get to bed." "I got to get on the road at 4:00 A.M." "Sleep well, professor fancy-pants." "Would you stop calling me that?" "Well, I would be happy to confirm that reservation for you, but I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you that if you moved your honeymoon back three weeks, you'd be able to catch the elmo inn talent show, which is... no -- no problem." "We'll just stick with the original dates." "You're all set." "You're in this talent show, I hope." "Uh -- n-no problem." "Bye, now." "Uh, uh, no, probably not, since I'm directing." "I have something for you." "But -- but it's not my birthday... or my half-birthday." "Go on, open it." "Love presents." "It's the complete works of croatia's most famous playwright." "I thought it might inspire you as you undertake your theatrical journey." "Thank you so much!" "Annie, wait." "One date -- just one." "I'm sorry, ivan, but I-I'm just not looking to date right now, so, if there are strings attached to this book, I should probably give it back." "There are no strings, but I'm not going to give up." "I wish you would." "No, you don'T." "Hey, this is patrick." "You've reached the elmo inn, recently voted the best and only accommodations in elmo." "We'll be back, so let us know who you are and where we can reach you." "Hey, this is patrick." "You've reached alliance literary, recently voted, by me, the number-one place to work if you have to work." "Oh, hey, judy." "Amy's in a meeting." "Can I put you through to her voicemail?" "You got it." "Patrick, can you come into my office, please?" "Sure thing, boss." "Over and out." "Thanks." "And, again, you don't have to say "over and out."" "Roger dodger." "Or "roger dodger."" "Copy that." "Come in." "What can I do you for?" "Have a seat, patrick." "Your breakfast sandwich didn't come with ham instead of sausage again, did it?" "My breakfast sandwich was fine." "And, again, I'm sorry for overreacting yesterday." "Oh, hey, no, that was a totally normal reaction... for a crazy lady." "The truth is, patrick, you've been doing a great job here -- so great, I'm about to give you a very special assignment." " No way." " Way." "Now, as you know, we're looking for a big publisher for pilar romero's new book." "Book's gonna be huge." "I agree, which makes ms." "Romero a very important client." "And I am assigning you... to be her personal liaison." "Come on." "High five!" "Okay." "So, what does a liaison do, exactly?" "I mean, besides liaising, which I totally get... kind of." "Scheduling, press, publicity -- it all goes through you." "Anticipate her needs... whatever they may be." "You got it." "You are not gonna regret giving me this assignment." "I'm gonna be all over pilar romero." "Well, sure." "That would be fine." "Julia:" "Bad girl." "You're a very bad girl." "Bad, bad girl." "Stop." "No." "Bad, bad girl." "Hey, I'm glad to see you talking to puppies and not students." "You mock, but office hours don't sound much different." "Oh, how did your lecture go?" "I'm so sorry I missed it, but I was -- oh, no, stop!" "No." "No." "Lecture was fine." "What's with the puppies?" "Gary's dog gave birth." " She's pregnant?" " Yeah." "I found homes for three of them, but these four are left, and I can't keep them 'cause jim does his sculpting from home, and with the buzz saw going, it's just too dangerous." "So I thought my students might want them, but apparently, there's a "no pets" rule at the dorm." "I'm just at my wit's end, jack." "I don't know what to do." "Bad girl!" " One quicquestion." " Shoot." "Are you out of your mind?" "Men In Trees Season02 Episode17" "Four dogs?" "Just untilwe find them a home." "Didn't knowwhat else to do." "Well, why did youhave to do anything?" "Jim works out of his home." "He has all tse buzz sawslying around, which are dangerous." "Yeah, what aboutmy sharpened pencils?" "They can be dangerous, too." "Sharpened pencils?" "Seriously,what were you thinking?" "They're gary's dogsthat are... so I guess I felta little responsible." "I get it." "I can help out... temporarily." "You're the best." "Oh, stop." "By "stop," I mean,"please, go on."" "I'm sorry, but I just not surethat telling fortunes really qualifiesas a talent." "Can you do it?" " Well, no, but - - exactly." "So this ishow it gonna work " "I'm gonna choose someonefrom the audience totally at random... or a plant " " I haven't decidedwhich yet." "Then I am going toblow that person's mind with myamazing predictions." "Want me to do you?" "No, that's okay." "Imagine me wearing all black,so I'm all dramatic and spooky." "Okay, choose a stack." "Ah, you're gonnafall in love." "Me?" "Uh, no,that's not possible." "What are youdoing here?" "Auditioningfor the talent show." "Oh, good idea." "Do magic." "Show everyone howyou make $10,000 disappear." "No, I'm singing." ""The gambler"?" "No, "I got you, babe."" "Who you planning onsinging with?" " You." " Yeah, right." "Hope you gota plan "B."" "No plan "B."" "If you don't sing it with me,I'll sing it alone." "* They say we're youngand we don't know * * we won't find outuntil we grow *" "* Well, idon't know if all that's true * * 'cause, baby, you got me,and I got you * you're a stupid old man." "* Babe I got you, babe * no, you don'T." "* I got you, babe * in your dreams,sonny." "* I got you...babe *" "What is that --your third cup before 9:00 A.M.?" "You're allowed to suspend health and hygiene whenyou're writing." "It's a rule." "If you say so." "How's it going?" "Oh, I think I'm startingto see the slightest" ""blink and you might miss it"glimmer of the light of day." "Sounds good." "Are you sure you're gonna beokay with these dogs?" " Oh, I'll be fine." " Okay." " Call meif you need anything." " I will." "And, udon't suspend hygiene." "Hello?" "Hola, marin. ¿Cómo est*s?" "Fyi, I-I'm practicingmy spanish because I am pilar romero'spersonal liaison." "Feel freeto be impressed." "Oh, I'm impressed." "Sounds like you're doing great over there." "I am." "You know, I took this jobas a temporary thing, but I'm reallystarting to get into it." "So, listen, heads-up -- jane's been throwing aroundthe word "deadline"" " and "marin needs A..." " oh, no." "Thanks for the warning." "That's what I'm here for." "Ms. Frist for ms." "Burns." "Hello." "Jane, jane." "You know why you'resuch a good editor?" "You never pressure me." "You understand thatbooks need time to gestate." "Ma sure yourshas gestated by january 1st." "You're really giving mea deadline on a book?" "Stuart's marketing teamwants it in beach bags." "So that's what creativityhas comeo -- beach bags?" "No!" "Those are my notes!" "Honey?" "I'm gonna have tocall you back." "Dog!" "Okay, pick a card,any card." "You got somethingto say to me, woman, say it." "Why'd you have torile mai up?" "Now look at your card." "Quit laughing." "It's not funny." "What's she buying now?" "Porcelain dolls." " Now, was your card the 7 of hearts?" " No." " 6 of hearts?" " No." " 5 of hearts?" " No." "Shoot!" "Come on." "All right." "Who wants to adopt an adorable,furry friend for life?" "Oh, how cute!" "Whose are they?" "Oh, well, technically,they're mine and jack's, but they areup for adoption." "Here." "Oh, look at that." "He likes you." "Ooh, buzz." "Buzz, come on." "You twowere made for each other." "Celia." "Keep that thingaway from me, frt." "Celia adopted an old, retiredpolice dog named woodruff, who passedabout 7 years ago." "She still hasn'tquite recovered yet." "Oh, that's too bad." "But I bet she'd nevergive up those precious years." "So..." " how about it?" " Not on your life." "I can barelylook after myself." "I'm sorry, but we're stillstruggling to paper-train ivan." "Okay." "Do you know how much hard workpuppies are, hmm uh, yeah, I do, actually." "Oh, no, no!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Cut it out, you guys!" "Sit!" "You're all overthe place, frist." "Puppies respond toclear commands, repetition, and timely rewards." "Okay." "That's good to know." "These dogsneed boundaries, asap." "Luckily, I happen to teachan obedience class, and I've gota spot available." "I thoughtyou didn't like dogs." "I don't like totouch 'em." "I love to teach 'em." "Oh, okay, well, I don't think I want to get involved indog school right now." "You'll unload 'em quickerif they're better behaved." "Marin,unless that's jerome's, I'm gonna have toask you to leave." "Sign me up." "Annie, sorry to interrupt,but I can't wait any longer." "I want you,my lite theater director, and I won't take "no"for an answer." "Kiss her neck a lot." "It drives her crazy." "Patrick?" "Come." "Oh, hello, puppies." "I don't suppose you want to adopt four puppies?" "Uh, no -- at least, I don't think I do." "Then again, I don't know what I want anymore." "Is everything all right, annie?" "No." "I had A... dream... about ivan." " So?" " So?" "I don't want some shirtless croatian running willy-nilly around my dreams." "Shirtless, huh?" "I am not ready for a relationship." "Who said anything about a relationship?" "Have a fling." "No!" "This period of my life is not supposed to be about boys -- it's supposed to be about theater." "Well, the heart wants what the heart wants." "Well, I refuse to accept that." "I will make mine want what I want it to want." "Wouldn't that be nice?" "Uh, hey, elmo, uh, annie matters of the heart." "We all have emotional boundaries that we set for ourselves, but all too often, we cross them." "With authority and repetition, we can train animals to think and act a certain way, but how about when it comes to ourselves?" "Can we train our emotions to sit and stay?" "How was your day?" "Long... but fine." "You?" "Oh, not bad." "Got a bunch of e-mails from students today." "Telling you how great your first lecture was?" "Asking for an extension on their first paper." "Lots of grandmothers having surgery this week." "Maybe I can use that excuse on jane." "She gave me a deadline -- can you believe it?" "You get deadlines all the time." "On magazine articles, not books." "Books can't be rushed." "Don't stress." "You'll get it done, coach." "You always do." "Any breakthroughs today?" "Oh, yeah, tons." "Well, names." "Well, flopsy, because of his ears, big paws for obvious reasons, sir pants-a-lot for reasons that become evident after he runs, and uncle ned, because he looks like my uncle ned." "Of course." "Can you take them to a training session tomorrow at noon?" "Oh, shoot." "I can'T." "I got a meeting at ketchikan." "I could do it over the weekend." "The class is tomorrow." "It's fine." "I'll just do it." "Hello?" "Oh, hi, julia." "Um, you know, not bad." "We're... holding up." "Well, I'm " " I'm glad we could help." "Here he is." "It's julia." "She can't find the gas bill." "Oh, hey, I mailed it." "I saw it sitting on the counter." "I should have left you a note." "No, the puppies are doing great." "It's no problem at all." "Pilar:" "Above all, be clear and direct in your interactions and never be afraid to let someone know that you're interested." "Let's go get a drink." "This place is swarming with press." "In case you forget who anyone is, just give me the signal." "I got faces and names committed to memory." "Additionally, most are wearing name tags." "How do you like your martini?" "Oh, I shouldn't drink..." "since I'm on the job." "What if I insist?" "I guess, technically, I'd have to." "He'll have a martini, extra dirty." "Okay, then." "So, there are, uh, four publications you should sit down with before -- patrick, I don't want to talk about business anymore." "Well, what do you want to talk about?" "You." "not much to tell." "Got amnesia a couple months ago, so you know almost as much as I do." "Oh, you poor thing." "Tell me, do you think you'll ever get your memory back?" "No one knows." "There's all kinds of strange cases out there." "Sometimes, people just wake up and remember." "Other times, a shocking event can jolt the mind back." "How about mind-blowing intercourse?" "uh, pilar, can I ask you a question?" "I'm an open book, on sale next spring for $21." "Right, well, I already read it, see, and you talk about the signs you send when you're trying to seduce someone." "Like?" "Uh, talking about sex, making p-physical contact... licking your lips to draw attention to your mouth." "Are you hitting on me?" "Honey, if you have to ask, it's because I'm not being clear enough." "and she's presold all overeurope, latin america, and -- sorry to interrupt." "Bill, james, andy." " Can I talk to you for a second?" " Of course." "Will you excuse me?" "Is everything okay?" "Pilar is hitting on me." "That was the emergency." "I know that there is a strict company policy about remaining professional in the presence of authors, and you've given me this awesome opportunity that I don't want to mess up." "Slow down." "Are you attracted to her?" "I'm not gay." "Then go for it, honey." "W-what about the policy?" "Oh, I think it's okay in this case, since you're part of the reason pilar signed with us." "What?" "She told me she was hot for you, and I put you two together." "You pimped me out?" "Oh, come on." "You're single." "She's gorgeous." "What's the big deal?" "The big deal is, I thought I got this assignment based on my merit, not on my looks... which are apparently a lot better than I thought they were." "Hey, you." "Come on." "Come on, puppies." "You're late, frist." "I'm the first one here." "Because you're the only one taking the class today -- doesn't mean you're not late." "No before we get started," "I like to take a moment of silence in honor of woodruff, a spectacular canine who served the public faithfully and devotedly until his untimely death." " All right, let's go." " All right." "Now, do you know anyone, uh, maybe a student, who wants a dog?" "Always have a bag of treats handy to reward good behavior." " Got it." " Let's see you walk 'em." "Come on." "You're all over the place, frist." "No, get a tighter hold on their leaes." "Choke up." "No slack." "O-okay, okay." "Walk slower." "Don't let them walk in front of you." "Okay." "Keep a firm, steady gait." "Stay in front." "Pick up the pace if you have to." "Remember, you're the alpha dog." "Give those puppies a reason to respect you." "Is this lesson for me or the dogs?" "If you can't set boundaries, how are they supposed to respect them?" "Now make the dogs heel." "Heel." "Heel?" "No, say it like you mean it." "Heel!" "Impressive." "What are you doing here?" "I just thought I'd swing by before my audition, see how you're doing." "Practice, uh, walking the dogs." "Come on." "Come on, flopsy." "Come on, flopsy." "I think flopsy really likes you." "No, that's 'cause I got a pocketful of treats." "Flopsy, come on." "So, do you want me to help you rehearse your act or what?" "Oh, yeah." "Okay, and for my finale, I am gonna pull a rabbit out of this totally empty hat." "See?" "Totally empty, right?" "Uh, r-right." "And yet... voil?" "No, I'm sorry." "I'm just gonna hit the "pause" button." "This should just take a minute, okay?" "Sure." "Take your time." "What are you doing here?" "I want to audition." "T-to do what?" "Dance." "Ivan, I get that you like me, and I'm flattered." "I am." "But I don't know how I can make it any clearer " "I'm just not interested in you, and you're not interested in me, either." "I'm not?" "You're an athlete." "I'm a challenge." "It's what you thrive on." "Th e reason I like you hasnothing to do with that." "It has to do with the kind of person you are." "And what kind of person is that?" "The kind that celebrates half-birthdays." "Can I audition now?" "Please, go." "Don't make a mockery of my audition." "This is a serious theatrical undertaking." "Hey, stop!" "Peter cottontail!" "Peter cottontail!" "thank you for not buying anything online in the last hour." "Here." "Have a cookie." "I mean it." "Thank you for not buying any more porcelain dolls." "You're a very good girl." "If you think I'm a good girl for that, wait till you see the work I did on your garden." "What did you do?" "Oh, just brightened the place up a little bit -- pulled some weeds, planted some flowers." "Hey, can I get another cookie or what?" "The ashes of my dog were here." "No problem." "They're still here." "They're just all over." "I raked with my brand-new rake that I bought online for only $19.99" "I didn't want the ashes all over." "I wanted to be able to stand in this one specific place and know they were here." "Hey, I'm taking off." " Can I ask you something, boss?" " Yeah." "Does this look silly?" "Well, um, you know, you're miming, so define "silly."" "It's just... patrick and I would have done an act together, if he was here, a-and I was thinking maybe I'd do one alone." "Go for it." "Maybe I will." "Thanks." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Well, is there anything that I can do to help?" "Come in the box." "What?" "Oh, no, I can'T." "I'm not a talent-show guy." "Just for a second." "Thanks." "I don't love being in the box alone." "Well, the box can be a very lonely place." "I know." "But just because your box is lonely doesn't mean you should jump on the nearest hockey stick, right?" "right." "But what if that hockey stick is more than just a regular hockey stick?" "What if it's a sensitive hockey stick that -- that you kind of like?" "Uh, well, if, you know, you like the new hockey stick, go for it." "But what if, every time I use the new stick, I think of patrick?" "When you're ready to let go, you will." " One tug-of-war?" " Not a chance." "You're late." "You said you'd be home by 7:00." "I know." "I'm sorry." "Annie got upset." "I was trying to help her." "Oh, of course you were." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." "I'm glad you could be there for annie and for julia." "Maybe I should take a number." "What's going on?" "It just seems like you have time for everyone but me." "Well, what do you need?" "Help, jack." "I need help." "Okay, okay." "Give me the leashes." "No problem." "I'll walk the dogs." "Marin." "I have to get some work done." "Come here, boy." "Hey, come back!" "Hey, come back!" "The little one just jumped out the window." "Well, of course he did!" "It's uncle ned!" "He's a jumper!" " That's why I leash them inside the pen." " I didn't know." "No, of course you didn't, 'cause you brought home four puppies, you dumped them in my lap, and left me to deal with all the mess." "patrick, can I see you in here?" "yep." "Great." "Roger dodger." "I'm sorry." "I should've told you about pilar's intentions and let you make your own decision." "Yeah, you should have." "And whatever you do or don't do with pilar is up to you." "And if she has a problem with that, she'll deal with it, because you are more valuable to this company than she is." "Don't you underestimate yourself, patrick o'bachelorton." "You're a lot more than just a pretty face." " You have transformed this office." " You don't have to say that." "I know I don't, but it's true." "Office morale is better." "Customer relations are better." "Your color-coded post-it system is a real time-saver." "I didn't think you noticed." "Thanks, jane." "Uh, just to let you know, the deli didn't make a mistake this morning." "I told them to put ham in your breakfast sandwich." "I sort of figured." "Mai feels really bad." "I just... miss woodruff, you know?" "Yeah." "It's been hard for you lately, huh, with patrick leaving." "I don't want to attach to anything anymore." "It's just too painful when it's gone." "What are you doing here?" "I want to audition." "I deserve a shot." "Fine." "Dance." "I need a partner." "After this, I will leave you alone." "Pinkie swear, no backsies?" "I don't know what that means." "You promise?" "I promise." "Where'd you learn how to do that?" "I took years of dance in croatia." "It helps with the footwork on the ice." "So, am I in?" "You're in." "Uncle ned!" "Jack:" "Here, boy!" " Marin." " What?" "We looked here an hour ago." "If you want to go home, go home." "Uncle ned!" "I don't want to go home." "I'm just saying it's been three hours." "Yeah, you're tired." "I get it." "No problem." "I can deal with this, too." " Come on." " What?" " I get it -- you're mad." " Yeah, I am." "Just so you know, writing doesn't get done by itself -- it gets done because I get it done, after hours and hours of not getting it done, because writing is hard work!" "I know that." "And just because I work from home doesn't mean I don't have a real job!" "I never said it wasn'T." "Yeah, well, then, why did you think it was ay to leave four dogs in my office?" "That's not fair." "Oh, you want to talk about fair?" "I had no idea you were so put out." "Well, you should have thought about it." "I did -- that's why I asked you repeatedly if it was all right." "If you were so unhappy, why didn't you say anything?" "I don't know." "Uncle ned!" "Look, uh, I feel terrible about losing uncle ned and about making you feel taken advantage of." "Well, as a wise dog trainer once said, how can you expect anyone to respect your boundaries if you don't lay them out?" "You're right." "I said I was fine." "I don't usually say things are fine when they're not fine." "Why did you?" "I don't know." "I think, since you've been back, I've been so worried about your needs that I trained myself not to think about mine." "I had no idea." "Well, how could you?" "I didn't say anything." "But this is your notice." "This girl's needs are about to be met." " Fair enough." " Need number one... shoot." "I know you feel this giant sense of responsibility, and I admire that " " I do." "But you can't be everybody's hero all the time, 'cause if you are, it leaves less of you available for me, and that's not fair." "Because... you need me." "I do... but not as a h o -- my partner." "Okay." "You got it." "I have thought about this a lot, and even though I am attracted to you " " I'm attracted to you, too." " Right." "The thing is, we're working together, and I don't think it's a good idea to mix business with pleasure." "Look, patrick, I like you." "And, yeah, some of that is the raw animal instinct of having your face in between my breasts, but it goes deeper than that." "It -- it doesn't have to." "The men I me -- they're already damaged." "They have been cheated on." "They have been dumped." "They are transgendered." " But you -- you are a blank slate." " Yeah." "It's so refreshing." "But if you are intent on maintaining personal and professional boundaries," "I understand." "I am... so I quit." "Let's get back to your place and do that breast thing." "Sounds great." "Oh, wait, uh, I have to run to the bathroom." "Don't move." "I mean, you can move, just don't go anywhere." "Find a partner yet, old man?" "Just waiting on you." "Enjoy the wait." "It's gonna last forever." "Hey, professor fancy-pants emerges from his ivory tower." " I warned you." " You did." "Uh, so you know, that colleague of mine who wanted one puppy next week -- yeah?" "I talked him into two puppies." "I thought you might want to say goodbye to big paws and sir pants-a-lot." "Oh, I'm actually gonna miss you guys." "Hey, where's flopsy?" "Eric:" "Celia?" "Come back in half an hour." "No can do." " Why is that - - it's for you." " I don't want a dog." " Yes, you do." "Loving anything or anyone is difficult and risky, but at the end of thday, it's worth it." "If you close yourself off, you might not be able to open up again." "So, what do you say?" "Will you keep flopsy?" "His name is woodruff ii." "All right." "Give me a kiss." "No, not you." "You, stay." "Stop jiggling it, patrick." "I got to get out of here!" "Oh, my god!" "Annie's gonna forget about me." "No, she's not gonna forget about you." "You matter to her." "You don't forget about the people you care about." "I love you, annie." "Patrick, tag me in." " I will never quit." " It's okay, patrick." "We're a team." "Will you please marry me?" "oh, my god." "I remember everything." "I got to get back to elmo." "The mind is a funny thing." "It's the place from which everything emanates, yet no one can access anyone else's, which means we've got to communicate." "With animals, we use only the most straightforward language -- words like "sit," "stay," "no."" "But between one another, things quickly get complicated." "What we say is not always what we mean." "I knew this was a bad idea." "and at times, we have to fight through mixed messages..." "Hey, this is patrick." "You've reached the elmo -- ..." "Or start all over again." "Hey, there, this is annie, and you've reached the warmest spot in the coldest state, the elmo inn." "But no matter how hard it is and how often we feel misunderstood..." "I'm so sorry." "I got to go." "It is our responsibility to keep fighting for clarity, because, in the end, we teach people how to treat us..." "Which means the responsibility to communicate lies not on the shoulders of others but on ourselves." "uncle ned!" "You came home!"