"Previously on Reunion:" "I was gonna hope you'd surprise me by telling me you decided to run in a certain election." "Sorry, I'm still weighing my options." "Pascale, you have a daughter." "Yes... and so do you." " What?" " Chloe is your daughter." "I know no woman dreams of marrying some guy she barely knows or doesn't love but what do you say-- for Chloe?" "Will you marry me?" "Bad day?" "You don't want to know." "Actually, I do." "So, if you change your mind, I'm Peter Holland." "I, uh, think I just changed my mind." "I usually date a different type of guy." "More like you, I guess." "It's a shame." "You don't even have the guts to break up with me to my face." "I've been telling to your face for weeks now." "You just don't want to hear it." "We're done, finished." "Rachel, there is something you can do, if you don't mind." "You could quit sleeping with my husband." "Five, four, three, two, one..." "Hey, look" " Carla made it." "Oh, looks like we missed it." "Midnight... the big moment." "Does that mean I'm gonna have to wait till next New Year's Eve to kiss you?" "Well, that depends." "On?" "On how you do meeting my friends." "Oh, yeah?" "Now's the time." "I'm gonna go do it." "Happy New Year." "You, too. 1994... can you believe it?" "So did you hear yet?" "Early admission?" "Yeah." "I got in." "Law school?" "!" "Will, that's great." "This is gonna be your year you know." "I can feel it." "If anyone deserves to be happy, it's you." "Carla!" "Hey, Carla." "Hey!" "I didn't think you'd be here." "I thought you were shooting a movie." "Oh, it's not until the spring." "Tonight I want to meet this new guy of yours." "Hi." "Hi, I'm Jenna." "Peter." "Nice to meet you." "Carla brought a date?" "Oh, yeah, it's, uh, some guy she just met three weeks ago." "He is very handsome, no?" "Yeah, if you go for that kind of "handsome" thing." "Attention, everyone!" "Attention, everyone!" "I just want to take a moment to make a quick announcement." "All my life I've been one of those blowhards who's always talking about going into politics." "Well, tonight" " January 1, 1994" "I am putting my money where my mouth is and announcing my candidacy for State Assembly." "But, of course, it takes a lot of people to win an election." "So I'm going to be asking for a little help from some of my friends." "And in hopes of making new ones... next round's on me." "Thank you very much." "Hey, it's nice to meet you." "Thanks for coming over." "It's a pleasure." "There's a Rachel Scofield here to see you." "Says you called her in about the Brewster case." "What, another high school friend?" "Not exactly." "Ms. Scofield?" "Detective Marjorino." "Thanks for coming in." "Sorry I couldn't explain more to you on the phone." "Explain?" "There's only one thing you have to explain to me, Detective." "And what's that?" "Why Craig Brewster isn't rotting in jail right now for murdering his wife." "I've been asking myself that same question." "In case you were wondering, I called you in because of this, Ms. Scofield." "I'm not proud of who I was back then, Detective." "December 25, 1994." "Samantha Brewster came into this very police department and filed harassment charges against you." "A few days later, a temporary restraining order was issued." "If you ask me, she was afraid of the wrong person." "You're that certain Craig Brewster brutally murdered his wife?" "Yes, because unlike you, I know exactly the kind of man Craig Brewster is." "It's all there, Detective." "He ruined my life, just like he ruined his wife's." "Only difference is, I'm still alive to talk about it." "Come on, Henry, you can do it." "Good." "One more, come on." "And this one." "Excuse me." "Oh, man, I wonder how many of those I'm gonna have to put together?" "Don't worry, I got your back." "If the Army prepares you for anything in life, it's the words "some assembly required."" "Heads up, coming through." "Watch your backs, everyone." "One more for the pile." "Just a little something, you know." "Michael, you shouldn't have." "Craig's going to have a lot of fun putting this together." "Hey..." "Will, you remember Michael, my campaign manager." " Yeah, sure." " How are you?" "He's one hell of a smart guy." "And he'd better be if he's gonna get me elected." "It's been four months!" "Four great months." "And he didn't even complain about having to spend his Saturday at a three-year-old's birthday party." "You're right." "Too good to be true." "Let's throw him back." "Very funny." "What are you doing?" "Checking my messages." "Isn't it great?" "Brad got it for me." "Shoot me if I ever get one of those things." "So what is he, some hot-shot movie producer?" "No, that's the best part." "He doesn't even work in the industry." "I met him on the plane coming back from location." "Some kind of banker or something." "But he lives in New York, right?" "You should have brought him." "Way too soon for that." "Besides, I'm not sure he's as perfect as yours." "So Sam tells me your wife and daughter went back to France to visit her family." "Yeah, I couldn't go." "Work's too crazy." "All of a sudden people actually get what I've been working on for the past three years." "Yeah, it's a... a search engine, right?" "Uh... systems analyst." "Oh, right." "Of course." "Oh, so, uh, you and Carla... getting closer, huh?" "That's funny..." "Sam and Will both asked me the same thing." "Yeah, well, the six of us stick together." "Trust me, I know." "I have high school friends, too." "I just don't talk to them every day." "We're like a family, I guess." "You know, a couple dates here and there can't really compare to that kind of friendship, can it?" "No, no, it can't." "But I'm... not really trying to be her friend." " Hi." " Hey." "Back in a sec." "Okay, what did you say?" "Suddenly he needs another drink?" "Nothing." "But you might want to check into that, because social drinking can..." "Aaron..." "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to pretend I like that guy." "Peter?" "I don't trust him." "He's too..." "He's too something." "Okay." "Where is all this coming from?" "I finally get serious about someone, and all of a sudden, you start to sound jealous." "Jealous?" "You think I'm jealous." "I just happen to think you can do better." "How?" "Peter is great." "I have never been this happy before." "And you have Pascale, you have Chloe." "For once in our lives, can't we both be happy at the same time?" "Listen, Pascale didn't just go to France to visit her folks." "I lied." "She went for good." "What?" "What happened?" "What do you mean, what happened?" "The honeymoon's over." "We got in this huge fight." "She told me I vas a great dad, but a pretty crappy husband." "So she took Chloe and left." "I'm so sorry, Aaron." "I really am." "Me, too." "But that's not the worst part." "The worst part is, I spent all last week trying to figure out why I let her go, and the only thing I could come up with was, she's not you." "God, this is just like you, Aaron." "I finally meet someone who makes me happy, and you can't be happy for me." "If you had said any of this a year ago..." "I know we have bad timing..." "Look, I miss you." "Look, you're lonely and you're confused, but what happens when Pascale wants you back?" "How much are you gonna miss me, then?" "We had our chance, Aaron, and you picked Pascale." "So, now it's my turn to choose..." "And I choose Peter." "Somebody get that." "I got it." "Can I help you?" "I'm here to see Craig." "Uh, Rachel, right?" "Hey, at least someone remembers me." "Nice to see you again, Will." "Look, I don't mean to be rude, but this is a family party, so maybe you should just..." "What?" "Leave quietly?" "Not make a scene?" "I want to talk to Craig." "And I'm not leaving here until I do." " So either let me in..." " Wait here." "Hey, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Actually, nothing at all." "Rachel is out there." " What?" " Your old secretary." "The girl that..." "Yeah, I know who she is." "What the hell does she want?" "I don't know, but unless you want a repeat of Thanksgiving..." "No, no, fine." "Uh, I'll deal with it." "Just..." " Just make sure that..." " Yeah." "Go." "You look the same." "Mind telling me what the hell this is all about?" "I wanted to see you." "You see me, okay?" "Now leave." "Every time I read about you in the paper, it's like it's happening all over again." "I want us to get back together." "That's not going to happen." "Not now, not ever." "What, because of the campaign?" "Because I love my wife." "End of story." "Guess I touched a nerve." "Especially since all the media seems to care about these days is politicians sleeping with people who aren't their wives." "Doesn't even have to be true." "All it takes to ruin a campaign is one false accusation." "Are you threatening me?" "I don't want to." "But then I think to myself, "Look how he hurt me."" "Everything okay out here?" "It's fine." "Want me to get Michael?" "No, Rachel, she's leaving." "I'm through being ignored, Craig." "You can't just use me and throw me away." "Get out of here right now." "I mean it." "I can tell." "Here you are, guys." "Henry's just about ready to open his presents." "Will, what's wrong?" "No, everything's fine." "They just had the wrong apartment." "Okay." "I'm telling you, if I was OJ, Will would be driving my white Bronco." "The guy's a rock." "You'll stock up on fake moustaches, right?" "And stay off the freeway." "Side streets are much faster." "Come on." "You guys are talking like he's already guilty." "Hasn't even been tried yet." "Spoken like the world's most naive future lawyer right there." "Hey, quit mentioning law school." "I'm hoping he'll forget about it and keep working for me all year on the campaign." "What, I can't do both?" "You see?" "The guy's a rock." "The day I decide to murder my wife, you're it, buddy." "The first person I call." "God, it was just like high school." "Craig's parents are out of town, got the whole place to ourselves." "Bummer about the rain, though." "Yeah." "Hey, any word from Carla and Peter?" "I don't know." "I'm getting worried." "They were supposed to have some big talk last night." "Hmm, splitsville?" "I don't know." "I think he started out being the rebound guy, you know, a way to get over Aaron, but now Carla says she's feeling pressure that things are moving too fast." "Ugh." "That's the worst." "Thank God Brad's not like that." "What?" "Jenna, Brad's not like that because he's married." "He's leaving her..." "Soon." "Maybe." "Come on." "Don't make me regret telling you." "It's the best relationship I've ever had." "Yeah, because you only see him one night a week." "You don't have time to get angry or bored." "Like I said, best relationship I've ever had." "So you're not going to come in?" "How's that going to look?" "Like I give a damn what your friends think." "Don't hold back." "Just say what you really feel." "You're 26 years old, Carla." "When are you going to start living your own life?" "Just because I don't want to pack up and move to Chicago with you after six months?" "It's just a job." "It doesn't mean anything to me." "You do." "I think the question is whether I mean anything to you." "So this is some kind of ultimatum." "If I don't want to give up my entire life, leave my friends, leave everything behind." "Your friends?" "Or just Aaron?" "What?" "God, I should have seen this from the beginning." "Seen what?" "Are you really so insecure that...?" "Will you at least be honest with yourself?" "So you're telling me that being with you means that I'm not allowed to have a best friend anymore?" "I have a life here in New York." "A great life." "And if you can't accept that..." "Ask me to stay." "What?" "That's all you have to do." "I love you." "I have since the day I met you." "So the ball's in your court now." "Either you love me and you want me to stay or you don't." "It's that simple." "Finally." "Oh, hey, here, let me, uh..." "Thanks." "Hey, where's Carla?" "Here." " Hey." " Hi." "Hey." "Hi." "Oh, sit down, sit down." "So, are we waiting for Peter?" "No, we're good." "He couldn't make it." "Okay, you guys, eat, please." "I don't want any leftovers." "Who want some?" "Carla?" "Okay." "Sounds good." "Happy Fourth, everyone." "Sorry to barge in like this." "We were knocking on the front door, but I guess you guys were having a little too much fun." "A bottle of wine for you, my dear." "You look lovely." "Everybody slide in and make room for Michael and his girlfriend." "Oh, actually, I'm not his girlfriend." "A reporter?" "She's a reporter, Craig." "It's just a little puff piece for the Bedford paper." "Michael figured she can come out and hang out with us." "You didn't even think to ask me first?" "Come on." "It's a great story." "Fourth of July with my old high school friends, my loving wife." "It'll take ten minutes tops." "Fine." "Just give me a sec." "You're the best." "Hey." "It doesn't show, does it?" "What?" "I'd rather be boiled in oil than talk to reporters?" "I know." "I shouldn't complain." "You're not." "It's just sometimes I think Craig has bigger plans for our life than I do." "Well, how do I look?" "Like a State Assemblyman's wife?" "Better." "Okay." "So you broke up?" "God, I'm sorry." "That's the biggest mistake he'll ever make." "Yeah, he thinks I'm still in love with you." "Pretty crazy idea, huh?" "But then again, I mean, I guess I should have known." "Here we are, both alone and drowning our sorrows." "Um, thing is, I'm not alone." "I mean, I'm here alone, but the business trip I took last week?" "I stopped in Paris." "Went to see Chloe first, and somehow, um, Pascale and I, we..." "Worked things out." "Yeah." "That's not all." "Um..." "Pascale's pregnant." "We're going to have another baby." "Don't you find that politics takes a toll on family life?" "I believe everybody has to find the balance." "Sorry." "I was asking Samantha." "Oh, well, it's hard when both parents work, but we manage." "We have a lot of friends who help us out." "But don't you find that puts a strain on a marriage?" "Having a baby so young?" "I'm sorry." "I don't follow." "Well, I'm just trying to put a few things into context, you know, about the problems in your marriage." "I was speaking with Rachel Schofield." "She was your employee, correct?" "Back when you had that affair in 1992?" "I don't believe this." "Well, of course, she never filed sexual harassment charges, so..." "This interview is over." "I already have her side of the story." "Don't you want to give me yours?" "This is over." "You can't silence me." "I mean, there's a story here, and I'm going to run it." "Not without proof, you're not." "Sam!" "Sam, wait!" "Craig, Craig, why am I just hearing about this now?" "Because it wasn't important." "I thought I handled it." "You handled it?" "Craig, nobody gets away with this kind of thing, not even the president." "Sorry." "Right now I'm a little bit more concerned about my wife than..." "Than what?" "Than the campaign?" "Don't worry about that." "You no longer have a campaign." "If you had come to me earlier, maybe I'd been able to protect you, maybe." "But now..." "Yeah?" "Well, maybe you're just not working hard enough." "Oh, yeah, right, because I'm a mind reader, Craig." "God only knows what else you haven't told me." "What's that supposed to mean?" "It means you're an amateur." "That's what it means." "You give me a call when you want to run a real campaign." "Till then, you want to handle things on your own?" "Handle 'em on your own." "I quit." "How could you do this to me?" "It's ancient history, Sam." "Is it?" "Then why is she back in our lives, Craig?" "I made a mistake." "A big one." "Yeah." "And I forgave you, like an idiot, because I felt guilty." "Tell me what to do, Sam." "I'll do anything." "You want me to drop out?" "I will." "Swear to me you never saw her again and you never will." "I swear." "Hell of a Fourth." "It's not true." "You know that, right?" "You've done a lot of stupid things in your life, but sleeping with Rachel again?" "Even you're not that stupid." "What's the damage?" "Well, I have no chance of winning." "No campaign manager." "But maybe you just had the wrong guy." "Maybe next time, hire somebody who knows you better." "What?" "Like a budding young lawyer with almost no political experience?" " Hey, I wasn't suggesting that..." " I was." "Where else am I gonna find someone who knows all my secrets?" "Someone that I can trust with my life?" "That's a pretty tall order, don't you think?" "Yeah." "Ain't getting any younger." "Okay, okay, okay." "But if we win, it's going to look damn good on your resume." "You guys are ready for this?" ""Rachel Scofield alleges Brewster ended the affair in November of 1992 at his wife's insistence, only to resume it a few months later, sending her flowers and letters."" "It's all lies, Sam." "Why do you think they published it today?" "They knew we were having this rally." "It's the last one before the election." "It says she has proof, Will." "What proof, Sam?" "This is about revenge." "That's why we can't let her get away with it." "That's why you can't stay in here all night." "You have to go out there with him." "I don't know." "Four months ago he swore to me that this wasn't true and how here it is in the papers and I can't do it all over again, Will." "I can't, and if I find out it is true, I'll..." "What?" "I'll leave him." "Tell me this, Will." "After everything he's done, after all this time, do you believe him?" "So Jenna and I were thinking St. Barts for the holidays." "How about you guys?" "Actually, we're planning on sticking close to home for the next ten to 20 years." "What do you think?" "You're in love, right?" "Does it matter what I think?" "Of course it matters." "He left his wife for me, Carla." "We're getting a place together in the city." "I think he might actually be the one." "The one?" "I'm not so sure anymore that there really is a one." "Wait." "Now I'm suddenly the hopeless romantic?" "Carla, look." "Oh, God, I knew this had to happen eventually." "He just moved back from Chicago." "Keeping tabs?" "Go." "Go talk to him." "And say what?" ""You were the best thing that ever happened to me and I let you go for..."" "For what?" "Someone that I have to keep buying baby gifts for?" "It's the truth, right?" "What do you have to lose?" "God, you must be in love." "Either that or you've lost your mind." "Go." "Well, what's she say?" "She doesn't know yet and I'm running out of excuses." "So just you and me, man to man, for the last time, Craig." "Is it true?" "What?" "Everything in the story, the flowers, the phone calls." "You know it's not." "We've been over this a thousand times." "Well, Sam still has doubts, Craig." "You know, maybe she should, because you've hurt her before." "What?" "So all of a sudden it's your job to protect her from me?" "Tell me the truth." "God, you want it to be true, don't you?" "'Cause then you'd finally have your shot with Sam." "That's not what this is about." "You know that." "This is about you and Rachel." "And I've told you before, all right?" "She's making it up." "She's crazy." "When she showed up at Henry's birthday, that's the first time that I saw her in over a year." "Hell, more than a year." "So that's it." "That's all we get, your word against hers?" "I swear to you, everything Rachel's saying is a lie." "You have to believe me." "You have to make Sam believe me." "That's not Aaron and Pascale, is it?" "She's really..." "Pregnant." "Yeah." "I guess it's been longer than I thought." "Yeah." "So..." "How are you?" "Great." "I saw your pictures in the Voice." "They were really great, Carla." "Thanks." "Look, can we not do this?" "Do what?" "Catch up?" "No." "Pretend like we're friends." "Okay, I'm just going to say it." "I was wrong over the summer." "I was scared to leave a man that I thought I knew for one that I didn't know at all." "Just wanted you to know in case..." "Hey." "There you are." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Did I interrupt?" "I'm, I'm Natalie." " Carla." " Hi." "Nice to meet you." "Natalie works for the National Committee." "She's a volunteer coordinator." "Oh, that's great." "I should probably go find my friends." "Uh, enjoy the party." "So what did he say?" "Do I go out there?" "That's your decision, Sam." "I can't make it for you." "No, but you can help me make it." "You're the only person I trust, Will." "God, what does that say about my marriage?" "How can I go on being married to somebody I can't even trust?" "You can't." "Look, I..." "I can't give you any proof because there is none, Sam." "But I know Craig." "I know when he's lying, and he's not." "He's telling the truth." "I mean, part of me even wishes that he wasn't because then..." "But I believe him, Sam, and I think you should, too." "So, what, I just walk out there, stand beside him, let everybody think that...?" "It doesn't matter what they think." "Just matters if you still love him." "Do you?" "Yeah." "There's your answer." "Mr. Brewster, how do you respond to these allegations?" "Are you planning to withdraw?" "There'll be plenty of time for questions, but first I'd like to make a brief statement." "Actually, if you don't mind." "I'd like to say something." "I'd like to thank everyone here tonight who believes in my husband because that's why I'm here." "And I can't imagine being anyplace else." "What, are you working on Christmas Eve?" "Almost done." "You have yourself a happy holiday, Mr. Grecco." "You, too, Congressman." "Hey, I keep telling you-- it's Assemblyman, not Congressman." "At least not yet." "Hey, Chloe, let's take this to Mommy, okay?" "Yeah, let's do that." "Yeah, I'd like to take a vacation, too, but you can't do that when you work for yourself." "Think he'll get off the phone long enough to notice when the baby's born?" "Only two more weeks." "Hey, babe." "Carla, can we talk?" "Uh, yeah." "You are so good with children, Carla." "That's why Aaron and I, we were wondering if... you would like to be the new baby's godmother." "My family, they're so far away, and Aaron, his friends are his family." "I'm flattered, I..." "I really am." "I..." "It's just a lot of responsibility." "You know, I..." "Of course." "You know what?" "I'm going to get that." "Oh, my God, Jenna!" "I thought you were in St. Bart's with Brad." "Yeah, something came up." "I guess I should have RSVP'd." "What, are you crazy?" "Come in here." "We're just about to eat." "Uh, I think there may be a change of plans." "Okay, you're sure, right?" "You're sure this is happening?" "'Cause we're not scheduled for this." "Um... um, Sam?" "Sam?" "Sam?" "Sam?" "I'm here, I'm here, I'm here." "It's okay." "Okay, deep breaths." "You're going to be fine." "Craig, call the hospital." "Tell them we're on our way, okay?" "Deep breaths and keep breathing." "Okay, come with me." "Are you okay?" "She's good." "All right, let's go." "We got the door." "I guess it just got too hard, you know?" "Being away from his kids during Christmas." "So, wait, he's going back to her for good?" "Sweetie, I'm so sorry." "It's better this way, really." "I mean, I haven't worked since that indie film." "I need to regroup, you know." "Get back to basics." "Find a date for New Year's." "Ugh, don't remind me." "You never heard from Peter?" "No, I, uh..." "I heard he went skiing with Natalie." "I called him the other day." "It's a Wonderful Life was on." "It's his favorite movie." "Left one of those "just thinking of you" messages." " Oh, ouch." " Yeah." "You really liked that guy, didn't you?" "No, I loved him." "He just didn't love me back." "It's a girl!" "Oh, my gosh!" "Good work." "Not bad." "She looks like a godmother to me." "God, she's beautiful." "I'm just going to go call the baby-sitter, okay?" "Okay." "Welcome to the world, Noelle." "That's so sweet." "A baby born on Christmas Day." " Rachel, I thought you'd remember..." " I remember." "Excuse me." "Oh, so you're not even going to talk to me now?" "I'm not good enough for you, am I?" "Not like your precious friends?" "What did you say?" "I saw you all through the window." "Christmas tree all lit up." "I saw you leave, too, to come here." "He must be alone right now." "Your little boy." "What'd you do, call a neighbor?" "You ever come near my son..." "Did I say that?" "You stay away from me." "You stay away from my family and my friends, do you understand?" "What?" "So you get everything, and I get nothing?" "I'm not going to let this end that way." "This isn't over." "You know what?" "It is. 'Cause tomorrow morning I call the police, and I get a restraining order." "I will go to court, I will do whatever it takes to protect my family." "You will not hurt us again." "Guess not." "As long as you're still alive to protect them." "Ms. Scofield." "Detective Marjorino, NYPD." "Nice to hear from you, Detective." "Did you find what you were looking for?" "A reason to put Craig Brewster behind bars?" "No." "But I did find something almost as interesting." "Isn't it true, Ms. Scofield, that soon after the events described in the article you gave me, you had a complete psychological breakdown and were institutionalized for several years?" "I told you he ruined my life." "I don't see what that has to do with..." "I need to speak with you again, in person." "To discuss any more recent contact you may have had with Samantha Brewster." "Are you accusing me of murder, Detective?" "Not yet." "Then I have nothing further to say." "Sundance?" "Aaron, did you know about this?" "God, what a crazy year." "I mean, this time last year, who would have thought." "I smell awards." "Don't jinx me." "All right, come on, we need to drink to that." "Hey, shouldn't you be heading home soon, Papa Smurf?" "Pascale insisted I come out, and I can't leave now, because if you miss midnight, it's like missing New Year's, right?" "Hey." "Hey." "I got your message." "And you return phone messages in person these days." "I thought you were skiing with Natalie." "Yeah, she didn't really want to go skiing with somebody who couldn't erase his ex-girlfriend's phone messages." "Maybe it's a sign I'm just not over you." "I see." "So you thought you'd just show up here and expect..." "Worth a shot." "We can't seem to get out of this bar, can we?" "It's where we first met." "Where we spent last New Year's Eve." "Only then, all I could think about was whether or not I was going to get to kiss you." "And now?" "Pretty much the same thing." "But, if... there's someone else...?" "No, there's not." "In that case..." "Happy New Year's." "You know, I couldn't have made it through this year without you." "I'm not so sure about that." "I am." "Next year's going to be your year." "I can feel it." "If anyone deserves to be happy, you do." "Thank you for your support." "Hey, there you guys are." "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one..." "Damn it." "How the hell am I supposed to get my car?"