"I know that I've been pretending that the two of you don't exist, but I've thought it over, and, well, you are my best friends." "Oh, Brenda, you don't know how happy I am to hear you say that." "Yeah, me too, Bren." "When the two of you told me about what happened over the summer, I thought I'd never speak to either of you again." "But then I realised that if I hadn't gone off to Paris, that nothing would've happened." " Exactly." " Yeah." " And it's not like we slept together." " Absolutely not." "Well, the past is the past and the future is the future." "And we should all handle this in a very mature and very rational way." "Oh, my God." "Brenda, what are you doing?" " Where'd she get that?" " l don't know. lt's not my fantasy." "Oh, my--!" "You know, if we don't start cleaning, we're never gonna be done in time." "Kel, we got plenty of time." "My mom's plane doesn't get here for another three hours." " Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you." " Okay." "Wanna go to the airport with me?" "No, I don't think a crowded terminal at LAX is where l wanna meet your mom." "It'll be okay." "Just don't give Iris any, you know, hard time about that New Age stuff." "You'll be all right." "Yeah, but if she's really psychic, don't you think she'll be able to read my mind?" "Right, yeah." "Yeah." "She'll just cock one eyebrow and ask you what your sign is, and then you know you're in trouble." "Well, I think this is one family reunion I'm gonna have to be missing, so let's clean up so I can leave." "Dylan." "Thanks." "Who is that?" "Whatever they're selling, I don't want it." "Dylan, I think you should get that." "Please?" "It's Iris." "Iris?" "Oh, my God." "Stall her." "I will be right back, okay?" "Iris, what are you doing here already?" "It's nice to see you too, Dylan." "You're a little early." "About three hours." "I was gonna pick you up at the airport." "I got on the morning plane and grabbed a cab." "I hope I haven't caught you at a bad time." "No." "No. I just wanted to clean up a little bit before you got here." "Come on in." "I can see why." "I'm surprised that Brenda puts up with this mess." "Scorps have a notorious need for neatness." "Well, Mom, Brenda hasn't actually been spending a lot of time around the house." "But then, Brenda is not your average Scorpio, is she?" "After all, she's in love with you." "Hi." "Who's this?" "This is Kelly." "Kelly Taylor." "Mom, maybe you remember her from Miss Carney's kindergarten class?" "No, I can't say that I do." " Nice to meet you, Kelly." " You too." "I think you missed a button or two." "Oh, thanks." "So, Kelly, what's your sign?" "Now, Dave, the only reason that icon Records are interested in you is because of the demo tape that I sent them." "No, Steve, the only reason they're interested is because of the music that was on the demo tape." " The music that I had them listen to." " After I fired you." "Wait, you guys, aren't we forgetting one really important thing here?" " Well, what would that be, Donna?" " School." " Anyway, like I was saying, David" " Hey." "No, I mean it." "I'm doing half your radio show so you can get through your schoolwork and graduate with us in June." "How can you possibly do a record?" " Donna, please, I'll handle it." " No, will you let me handle this?" "Look, that's what managers are for, to handle the details." "Steve, that's the reason I fired you, because you never took care of the details." "lcon Records is my contact." "You can't cut me out of this." "I deserve to be there." " Watch me." " David." "Okay." "Okay." "They're gonna eat you alive." "Okay, fine." "I have heard that Curtis Bray is kind of a shark." "Well, isn't it lucky for you that Sanders Management Group is the ultimate in shark protection?" "So, Andrea, you think I should splurge for the ten-disc automatic changer in the trunk?" "Oh, I don't know." "Looks pretty expensive to me." "But then, everything's expensive, isn't it?" "What's the matter?" "Are we feeling particularly broke?" "Not broke, poor." "I don't know." "I was invited to this tea in Los Angeles for everyone who was accepted to Yale's early admissions." " Oh, a tea." "How civilised." " Yeah." "Well, it's in San Marino, which is about as old as money gets in Los Angeles." "I mean, everybody will have travelled everywhere and seen everything." " What am I supposed to say to them?" " "Hello" usually works for me." "Brandon, I'm serious." "Look, I'm just a nice Jewish girl from Van Nuys." "I don't know." "Maybe I don't belong at Yale." "Of course you belong at Yale." "You got accepted because you're smart." "That's the only thing that matters." "You're not having second thoughts, are you?" "All I can say is be careful for what you wish." " Donna. I'm glad you're still here." " Why?" "What's the matter?" "I just met Dylan's mom." "Can we sit over here?" "I'm not in the mood to deal with the crowd." "So tell me, how'd it go?" "is Iris as weird as Dylan makes her out to be?" "Weird?" "I don't know." "She was more like judgemental and a little bitchy." "So, Kel, what'll it be?" "Oh, nothing. I'm not very hungry." "Maybe just some tea." "Sure." "You feeling okay?" "I was, until I met Iris McKay." "The eagle has landed." "And all she wanted to talk about was her good friend Brenda." "With you there?" "Isn't that a little rude?" "Yeah." "It seems they have a special bond." "She even brought her a present." "Hey, don't look at me." "I can't figure Iris out either." "I'm not worried about Iris." "She leaves in a couple of days." "But Bren's another story." "She still isn't talking to me." "Kel, don't put me in the middle of this one, okay?" "Sorry." "How's she doing?" "Well, you know Bren, she always lands on her feet." " Hey, Bren, you okay?" " Brandon, you don't have to talk softly." "Some people were asking about you at the Peach Pit tonight." " Which people?" " Donna, David, Andrea, Steve." "Kelly." "Tell Donna, David, Andrea and Steve, hi." "You know, Bren, this is a little weird for everyone." "Like tonight, Kelly told me Iris was asking about you." "Do you wanna know that or do you not want to?" "I mean, should I just keep my mouth shut?" "Iris is in town?" "Yeah, she came to talk to Dad about Dylan's trust fund." "Didn't he tell you?" "Dad must think I'm really losing it." " Aren't you?" " Thanks." "Bren, if you want me to butt out, just say so, but..." "Brandon, can I tell you something awful?" "But you've gotta swear not to tell anybody." "I know making Dylan choose between me and Kelly seemed like a bizarre thing to do." "But I never thought it was a contest." "I never thought that I would lose." "Bren, are you okay?" "I would be better if everybody stopped asking me if I was okay." "All right." "Now, you're sure you're okay?" " Good night, Bren." " Good night, Mom." "I thought you were saving up for skis." "Dad, the ski season started months ago without me." "I'm thinking more consumer electronics now." "Oh, what are you getting?" "I'm gonna get a CD system for the Stang." " Can you afford that?" " Yeah, they aren't that much." "You can get everything you need for about 450 bucks." "I didn't know you were that prosperous." "Well, I've been working a long time, Dad." "I guess it's finally starting to add up." "Well, your father's just jealous, because he's been working a long time too, but he doesn't have a CD player in his car." " Hi, honey." " Morning, Bren." "You know, yesterday, you guys were asking me how I was every two seconds." "Now, today, you're ignoring me." "I really don't know which is worse." " Honey, we're trying." " How about try normal?" "Just plain old normal, like:" ""What do you want for breakfast?" "What are you doing today?"" "And, Dad, I know about your meeting with Iris McKay." "You don't have to walk on eggshells around me." "I'm sorry." "I just was trying to keep you out of this." "I know my involvement with Dylan's trust makes things hard on you." "Last week, you made a big point of telling me how your business is confidential, right?" " Right." " Keep it that way." "We'll all be happy." "I'm glad you decided to fly in this weekend, Iris." "It gives Jack a very clear message who's in control here." "My ex-husband's a very shrewd man." "Don't ever underestimate him, Jim." "Believe me, I don't." "That's why we're gonna draught a letter restating your position, and that will be that." "I've never been very good at standing up to him." "While he was behind bars, I thought we'd all be safe for a while, but leave it to Jack to find a way to get out early." "His release caught a lot of people off-guard." "Can't Dylan see he's just being conned?" "Dylan says that Jack's a new man." "The only thing new about Jack is that he's never preyed on his own son before." "He's a salesman, Jim." "He tells people what they wanna hear, and they buy into it." "And what Dylan wants to hear is that he has a father." "All you have to do is say no, Iris." "He can't touch Dylan's money without your approval." "When you were little, you'd like to watch me shave." "You remember that?" "Yeah." "I also remember cutting myself a couple times on that razor." "You know, Dylan, you're gonna hear things from your mom." "Already have." "Well, the truth is, if she's talking about the past, most of it is probably true." "She's convinced you're gonna try to rip me off." "You think I'm gonna rip you off?" " l don't know." " Why are you going along with this?" "Because I wanna believe you." "I mean, you made the money in the first place." "You gave it to Iris." "She gave it to me. I just-- l wanna give something back." "Thanks, kid." "You know, I'm glad that money's yours." "Hell, if it were still in my name, you and I both know it'd be gone." "You know, maybe this way we can both have a future." " And so can your mom." " You mean that?" "When I gave Iris that money, I didn't give a damn what she did." "I just wanted her out of my sightline." "She could've gone on a hell of a shopping spree, but she didn't." "She saved that money for her only child." "Quite a woman, your mother." "Yeah." "In fact, we'd probably still be together if she weren't such a kook." "Yeah." "You know, Dylan, you don't read the financial papers, but I do." "This recession's got everybody on the run, which is the exact time to move forward." "These bargains are not gonna be around forever." "Sounds good to me." "I don't think Iris is interested." "There's gotta be something more in her life that she wants than just sitting around a tree house and meditating." "I don't know." "Why don't you spend some time with her?" "Why don't you drive her up to that town she's crazy about?" "Oh, Jack, come on, I hate Ojai." "Come on, Dylan." "We gotta make it easy for Iris to say yes." "She wouldn't have come to California if a part of her didn't wanna open up that trust." "Now, come on, you know, just hang out with her a little bit." "Find out what drummer she's marching to, and I'll just take care of it from there." "Trust me." "I didn't hear you come in last night." "Yeah, I stayed out pretty late." "Sorry." "With Jack or with Kelly?" "First one then the other." "Here's to honesty." "You know, Iris, if we sit around here all day we're just gonna get on each other's nerves." "You know that." "So why don't we just get in the car, take a drive up to Ojai?" " You like Ojai?" " No, but I like to drive." "Okay, let me just get my bag." "Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger." "You know, last time I was here you were getting in fights in pool halls." "Now you're suggesting mellow days in the country." "What happened?" "If that's too tame for you, we can always go down to Sunset Boulevard, you know, insult a couple bikers." "You seem happy, Dylan." "Centered." "Well, a lot of things have fallen into place for me." " Kelly?" " Yeah, she's part of it." "And the feds deciding that I don't have to spend the next ten years wondering what it'd be like to have a father." "I'd like the three of us to sit down." "You, me, Jack." "We'll see." "Come on, Mom." "What'd you come all this way for?" "You know, you gotta see him sometime." "Let's just" " We'll have dinner, and you two can get to know each other all over again." "I know all I wanna know about your father." "Talk to him. lt'd mean a lot to me." "You're as bad as he is, you know that?" "Good." "So we'll spend the day in Ojai." "And tonight we'll have dinner with Jack, okay?" "Okay." "Wow, look at all these awards." "These aren't swimming trophies, Donna." "May I help you?" "Paulette." " l'm Steve Sanders." " Then you must be David." " You have a very persistent manager." " Thank you." "This won't take long, will it?" "I'll let Mr. Bray know that you're here." "Thank you." "I don't understand why this couldn't wait until Monday." "David, the music business is a Sundays, holidays, 3:00-in-the-morning kind of deal." "You better get used to it." "Do you know who records for these guys?" "The Painkillers." " Who are they?" " lt's trance-dance synth pop." "Their debut album went gold in two days." "That's gonna be you next year, big guy." "I can see the headlines in Billboard right now. "Silver Goes Gold."" "Steve, keep it down, okay?" "I don't wanna blow this before we even get in the door." "Mr. Bray said that he'll see you, as soon as he can." "Excuse me." "You look so familiar." "Now, how do I know you?" "I don't know." "Maybe the academic decathlon or the inter-district leadership conference." "Tahoe. lsn't it Zuckerman?" "Of course, you ski at Alpine Meadows." "Your family has that big place out by the north shore, by the Holloways." "The only place my family has is in Van Nuys." "That is so funny." "A place in Van Nuys." "Tedro, you've gotta hear this." "Andrea?" "Remember me?" "Jordan Bonner from Shaw." " Sure, I do." "How are you?" " Good, how are you?" " l can't believe you're going to Yale." " Don't be so shocked." "I'm not shocked." "Are you kidding?" "I'm relieved." "Finally, a familiar face." "So, what made you pick Yale?" "They picked me." "I think they're looking for another Clarence Thomas." "Boy, will they be surprised." "Can you tell me something?" "is it me or are these people--?" "Yes." "Thank you." "I'm so glad you said that." "I was starting to feel like it was me." "I know one thing for sure." "I am definitely the only one here on scholarship." "You think so, huh?" "No?" "You are a vision." "You two, a vision." "Earring, David." "Thank God you have that unique look." "All of my acts have that unique look." "Steven, well, you know..." " Sit down." "Sit down, please." " Thank you." "Gentlemen, I think we can skip the gavotte." "I cheated. I admit it, so sue me." "I ran your tape past Serge Menkin." " The producer?" " ls Serge Menkin a producer?" "Well, for a while there, he wasn't." "He thinks you're his comeback." "Wait a second." "You mean Serge wants to produce my record?" "Didn't I just say that?" "I mean, frankly, he needs us more than we need him." "Now, that's a relationship." "Doesn't this guy have a drug problem?" "In this business, who hasn't?" "I mean, I haven't." "You haven't." " Please tell me you haven't." " No, I haven't." "Good." "No drugs." "No songs about drugs." "No songs about killing cops." "Ideally, no songs about killing anyone." "Well, certainly, there's a lot of considerations." "I have to get this." "All right." "Sorry, I have to grab this." "Sorry?" "What am I apologising for?" "I'm gonna make you a star." "Paulette says that your friend Donna is a big Painkillers fan." " Yeah, so am I." " Beautiful, beautiful." "Then, Steve, do me a favour, won't you?" "Take Donna down the hall, load up on CDs, on me." "Did I say, "on me"?" "See, already, you have me wrapped around your little finger." "It's beautiful, isn't it?" "Paulette, show Mr. Sanders the CDs." "Yes." "Thank you." "David, lose the yutz." "What do you mean?" "What do you mean, what do I mean?" "Lose the yutz." "Oh, you mean Steve?" "You got other yutzes?" "Look, David, I like dealing with young entertainers." "But a high-school Danny Rose?" "No, this I don't need." " Well, I don't think" " Don't think." "Do." "Get rid of Sanders, or no deal." "Well, I'm glad we had this little chat, huh?" "I mean, what are we if not honest with each other, huh?" " Thank you." " Thanks." "Yes." "I hope we're not signing up for four years of cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off." "Don't worry, I hear New Haven has the best pizza in the world." "I'll be serving it up." " You're gonna get a job?" " Are you kidding?" "A job." "A loan." "Whatever it takes." "They gave me a partial scholarship, but the other half costs a fortune." "My parents tell me not to worry about it, but I can't help feel guilty." "What are you gonna do?" "I'm getting a full ride." "No." "I couldn't have swung it any other way." "You are so lucky. I can't believe it." "Now you're making me feel guilty." "I'm sorry." "Till New Haven, Zuckerman." "I know her from Tahoe." "She's very droll." "I thought you didn't know anybody here." "I don't, but who am I to blow against the wind?" "Brenda, you have a visitor." " Who?" " lt's Kelly, honey." "She wants to see you." "I think you should talk to her." "All right, Mom. I guess you're right." "I'm gonna have to get it over with eventually." "I don't know quite how this all happened." "I thought if anybody knew, it would be you." "Bren, things just flew out of control, you know?" "I think back now, and there's so much I'd like to do differently." "Yeah, like everything." "Only everything that has to do with Dylan." "Well, that's everything." "We were friends before Dylan." "And if we're not friends after Dylan, then it's just not worth it to me." " Do you mean that?" " Yeah." "You don't know how much it hurts me to see you suffering like this." " Kelly, what's in your hair?" " What?" "There's something in your hair." " Where?" " lt's right here." "I'll help you out with it." "Brenda, what are you doing?" "Why?" "Do you think I'd hurt my best friend?" "Oh, my Go" " Mrs. Walsh, help me!" "Help yourself, Kelly." "You did with Dylan." "So, Jack, how does it feel to be out and about again?" "I get down on my knees and thank God for giving me a second chance." "Sure, you do." "Oh, I swear, Iris." "Over here by the window, you'll find two dents in the carpet to match these knees." "You're still doing gin and tonic?" "I gave that up a long time ago." "Just a mineral water, please." "Okay." "So how was Ojai?" "Walk on any hot coals?" " Bend any metal with your minds?" " Funny." "We visited a school." "A school, huh?" "What kind of school?" "Just a small alternative school." "It's a place where spirituality is as much a part of the curriculum as academics." "Well, I went to one like that." "Only mine had nuns that whopped you on the hand with a ruler if you got out of line." "Iris is thinking about starting a similar school in Hawaii." "Really?" "School?" "Well, that sounds ambitious." "It's only a pipe dream." "I don't have that kind of money." " Dylan does." " Mom, just say the word, it's all yours." " You're in on this too?" " What?" "Did I say something wrong?" "You've done a real good job, Jack." "You've trained your son very well." "To think that I was actually naive enough to think that Dylan wanted to spend the day with me." " Get my coat please." "We're leaving." " Wait a minute." "Time out." "You bought me off once, Jack." "I am not falling for it again." " That's not what's going on here." " Let me tell you something." "I didn't sacrifice to save that money for you just so he'd get his hands on it." "Iris, I agree. lt was wrong to keep you away from your son all those years, but don't try to control him now just to get even with me." "Don't talk to me about control." "Oh, come on, Iris." "Why can't we just start all over again, for Dylan's sake?" " Oh, please." "That's a joke." " Mom..." "Dylan, I am leaving." "You can do what you want." "Dylan always does what he wants, haven't you figured that out by now?" "I can't tell him what to do any more than you can." "No." "You're just his father." "The only father in America who's in it for the money." "Shouldn't you be getting ready for school?" "I am ready for school." "Okay." "Can I give you a ride?" "Thanks, I'll be down in a minute." "Hang in there, champ." "Dad... I can't do it." "I'm trying so hard to be mature and not hate them, and it's like I'm drowning, and I can't breathe, and I don't know what to do." "Brenda." "Daddy, help me, please." "It just goes over and over again in my head, and I can't make it stop." "Oh, sweetheart." "He dumped me, Dad, for my best friend." "Why?" "What did I do to deserve this?" "Isn't it time you were leaving for school?" "Iris, I've been very capable of getting myself to school for some time now, so I'd appreciate it greatly if you'd just drop the parental-guidance act." "You don't seem to have a problem with your father's parental-guidance act though." "No, I don't." "You know, for the life of me, I can't figure out why you believe him." "Because I've spent more time with him since he's been behind bars than I ever did growing up." "You know what, Iris?" "I like him." "That is absolutely frightening." "All my life, people turned their backs on me." "I know what it feels like." "I won't do it to him." "You know, the two of you deserve each other." "So does that mean you're gonna sign?" "No, that means you're going to school." "Well, Curtis Bray is a definite madman, but I've been checking him out and I think we should go with him." " So do I." " icon Records is the place for hip-hop." "Which is why I've been pushing you there so hard in the first place." "I think they may wanna make some changes." "I'm sure they know what they're doing." "No." "Steve, I mean major changes." "He was telling me after you left." "David, your work is terrific just the way it is." "I'm here to protect you and your music." " Steve" " David, you're the man." "You're the one with the talent." "You're the one with the voice." "And as far as I'm concerned, you're the one that's calling the shots." "Talk to you later." "Oh, thank you for showing up on time." "I couldn't do it, Donna." "I couldn't tell him." "Tell who what?" "Well, we met with icon Records, and they wanna sign me, but I have to get rid of Steve first." "And you're still talking to them?" "See, that's exactly what I said." "What do you wanna do when you grow up?" "I have no idea." "Well, I do." "I know exactly what I wanna do." "And Curtis Bray can get me there." "Come on, Donna, he's broken seven major hip-hop groups in the past year." "Why don't you find out how many he's stabbed in the back?" "All I can say is, you better level with Steve from the beginning, because the longer you wait to tell the truth, the worse it gets for everyone." " Hey, Andrea, how was your Yale tea?" " Interesting." "Interesting?" "Like how?" "What were the kids like?" "Well, I wouldn't call them kids." "I'd call them junior captains of industry." "They spent the whole time name-dropping and networking." "There I was, trying to figure out how to hold a purse and a teacup at the same time." "There was a kid by the name of Ezra Stiles the 1 7th or something, that had a whole building named after him." "Well, maybe they'll name a building after you someday." "I doubt it." "Anyway, I did bump into a friend of yours there." " Really, who's that?" " Jordan Bonner." "Jordan Bonner's going to Yale?" "And they're giving him a free ride." "The whole enchilada." " Right down to his shaving cream." " Well, way to go, Jordan." "He's a nice guy." "We had a great time." "I think that tea would've been a total disaster without him." "Well, it appears the feeling is mutual." "He just sent you a fax." "He did not." "Let me see that." "It says, "To my favourite Yalie." "Boola boola." "Your friend, Jordan Bonner."" "Boola boola." "Crazy guy." "So how was your day with your mom?" "Well, I thought I'd have a chance to get through to her, but I didn't." " What now?" " She goes back to Hawaii." "My father and I wait till my 21 st birthday before we can take the financial world by storm." " l'm sorry." " lt's okay." " See you at lunch." " Okay." "Brenda..." "Brenda..." "Please don't shut me out like this." "Kelly, you have Dylan now." "What more do you want?" " l'll get it." " That's Iris McKay." "Turn off the television, will you?" "Well, can I watch the game in your room?" "Brandon, this obsession with basketball is getting a little out of hand." "Dad, I am not obsessed. I'm not." " We need to talk." " Fine, after the game." "Oh, Iris, it's just so good to see you." "I wouldn't have come to town without seeing you." " Hi, Iris." " Brandon." "It's great to see you." "Will you excuse me?" "I think he has homework to do." "is Brenda here?" "I was hoping to see her too." "Well, you know, she's not feeling very well." "I'll just stick my head in." "I brought her something." "Go on up. I'm sure it'll be fine." "I'll be right down." "Fine?" "Brenda'll be furious." "I don't think so." "Crystals provide a shield from negative energy." "What are you supposed to do with it?" "Just hold it close." "Wear it around your neck if you like." "Let it help to make you strong." "I'll try anything right about now." "Like everything else, Brenda, even despair eventually exhausts itself." "Well, it's exhausting me." "Your relationship with Dylan isn't over." "This is just one moment in a very long lifetime." "I'm not sure what Dylan told you, but it is definitely over." "All that's left now is headed right for the trash." "Close your eyes." "What?" "Close your eyes, and get a mental picture of the happiest time you and Dylan had together." "is this some kind of New Age visualisation thing?" "Just do it." "Can you see it?" "is there something in that box from that time?" "Your relationship with Dylan is far deeper than a box full of memories." "You stood by him when no one else did." "Great." "So he thanks me by falling in love with my best friend." "A wise man once said:" ""Salvation is attained by being so clear-headed and inwardly strong, you can meet your opponent halfway."" "I can't ever imagine being that clear-headed or that strong." "You already are." " Well, I do feel a little better." " Good." " Must be the crystal." " Maybe." "Then again, maybe it's you." "So David's gonna be a big rock star." "Who would've thought?" " l did." " Yeah, you did, didn't you?" "Nat, everybody admires a final product, but who appreciates the grunt work that went into making him what he is today?" "Well, I can say I knew him when." "Hey, David, how about an autographed 8-by-1 0 for the Peach Pit "Galaxy of Stars"?" " Sure, Nat." " Okay." "What's up, Steve?" "What's going on?" "Why the late-night meeting?" "Although, I'm always at your disposal." "What's the problem?" "I've been trying to tell you all day." "Bray wants to make some changes." "Big changes." "Are you still worried about that?" "Dave, I told you, your music is the ticket." "Steve, it's not the music." "It's the personnel." "He said, either you go, or no deal." "Well, at least we found out sooner than later that he's a sleaze-ball." "It's a little setback, but it's okay." "We'll find somebody else." "Steve, I'm gonna tell him yes." "You're gonna tell him what?" "I hooked you up with this guy." " l don't have any choice." " You do." "What good is it gonna do if I get nowhere?" "I was shelling out bribes at the Beach Club just so you'd get your first gig, that's when you were nowhere." "Listen, Steve, if this things goes anywhere, you know I'll come back for you." " Don't do me any favours." " Listen, man, I'm sorry." "I just gotta do what's right for me." "You know, I've done some pretty pathetic things in my life, but this..." "This..." "At least I know now that I'm not the lowest of the low." "Sure you don't want me to take you to the airport?" "No, you go to school." "I have to drop by Jim Walsh's office first, anyway," " to sign some papers." " What?" "You're getting what you want, Dylan." "Why?" "What made you change your mind?" "I did one thing that I'm proud of as a mother." "One great, unselfish thing." " l set up that trust for you." " l know." "I mean, I don't always act like it, but I know." "Sometimes it's wiser to meet your opponent halfway." " Hi, Kelly." " Hi." "Does this mean you're talking to me again?" " l guess so." " Well, I'm glad." " See you." " Yeah." "I have to admit, I'm" "Well, I'm surprised you've come to this decision." " But if you think it's best-- - lt's for Dylan." "Well, it's your decision." "Jim, what am I trying to hold onto?" "Not my son." "If anything, I'm driving him away." "And if all I'm holding onto is my contempt for Jack, well, maybe it's time I gave that up too." "I just want my son to be happy." "I know you do." "And if the worst does happen with Dylan's trust, well, I never believed that money could buy happiness anyway." " What have you got there?" " Mementos of my life with Dylan." "You'd think it'd fit into more than one box." "What are you gonna do with it?" "Well, I was going to dump it in the trash, but I changed my mind." "I'm gonna put it in the garage instead." "Good for you." "But, Mom, just do me a favour." "If I ever get the sudden urge to go out there and start mooning over this stuff, just burn it." "You got a deal." "What on earth is that?" "Brandon!" "Brandon, isn't that too loud?" "Mom, it's all about the subwoofer." "You don't just hear it." "You feel it." "Get in." "Try it. lt's killer." "Oh, I don't know." "How good is that?" "Honey, just turn it down a little bit." " l'm feeling it too much." " Fine." "Brandon, new skis, new stereo?" "Did a rich uncle I don't know about, like, croak or something?" "Brenda..." "Mom, this stuff is very expensive." "What good is money if you can't spend it on the people you love?" "For my beautiful mother." "And for my beautiful and sometimes sceptical sister." " Brandon, are you feeling all right?" " Never better." "Well, Brenda seems to be finally snapping out of it." "She went to the movies with Donna." "That's good." "And Brandon's driving all over keeping half the neighbourhood awake with his new car stereo." "Honey, what's the matter?" "I still can't believe Iris signed those papers." "Well, I'm sure she had her reasons." "I know Brenda would hate to hear me say this right now, but with everything we've been through with Dylan, I kind of feel like he's a son to me." " Yeah, I know." " l keep asking myself, would I throw my own son to the wolves like this?" "The answer is no." "Well, what are you gonna do?" "For starters, I'm going to tell the attorneys to take their time drawing up the papers." "But then what?" "I mean, are you gonna sign?" "I really don't know." "Well, congratulations, kid." "I gotta hand it to you." "Iris came, Iris saw, you conquered." "I'm not out to conquer anybody, Jack, least of all my own mother." "Oh, I know. I know." "But she signed, didn't she?" "Just like I knew she would." "Cigar, anybody?" "I take it that means no." "Well, this one is in celebration of my new family." "You and me, son." "And at the risk of sounding sentimental, I just wanna say that I haven't been this happy in a long time." "I'm glad." "So are you gonna stay here tonight or what?" "No, I figured we'd just go back to my place." "Suit yourself. I'm gonna turn in." "Good night, Jack." "Thanks for dinner." "Anytime, Kelly." "Anytime." "Good night." "Hey, you didn't even eat dinner." "I'm not very hungry." "All right, but no dessert till you eat your vegetables." "Yeah." "Jack, I think I left my jacket in there." "Come on in." "Hang on for a second." "Isn't it right there?" " Yeah, sorry." "Good night." " Good night, son." "Oh, hey, close the door, will you, buddy?" "Listen, I lied through my teeth to my kid to get that money." "Now, you guys hold up your end of the bargain, or the deal is off."