"previously on "october road"..." "so you're a mom, huh?" " i didn't know that - he's not yours some guy from boston's the dad gavin goddard-- that is sam's father's name" " did you ever miss me?" " hannah, of course i missed you they love each other it's clear as day prepare for the ouch, boys!" "fights are gross, particularly the ones you send your friends to go and fight for you the fact that you leave the house it doesn't bother me a lick until now would you please wait?" "hey, eddie. it's me sure we're still on for 3:00" " maybe something came up - maybe he just doesn't want to be seen with me you meet alison yet?" "what, owen rowan's wife?" " i had sex with her - what?" "there's too much that can be lost if we don't stop hey, big cat what goes on?" "something i wanna lk to you about" "* i had visions i was in them * *i was looking into the mirror *" "* to see a little bit clearer * * the rottenness and evil in me... *" "hey, i left you a few messages eddie, i can't, not here allright. how about later?" "look, i get it i listened to the messages i hear you" "but i just can't do this with you, not now then when?" "honestly, man, be a good guy and just leave me alone okay?" "please?" "* 'cause i'm in hell * * i'm not sick but i'm not well *" "* and i'm so hot * * 'cause i'm in hell *" "uh, for a delivery, please * that only stupid people are breeding * one large pie" "that's right extra feta * and i don't even own a tv *" "* put me in the hospital for nerves * * and then they had to commit me * * you told them all i was crazy * * they cut off my legs now i'm an amputee... * * damn you *" "* bah... * so did they say sam's gonna be okay?" "yeah. next thursday he gets his sts ches?" "out should be back to normal except for like this little scar right here scars are cool i myself own 11 off-topic, but could i just say again how hot aubrey is?" "yes, you can for the 793rd time i mean, wow you know she smart too and bold. i like her" " what goes on with hannah?" " nothing why do you ask?" "oh, no reason just that every geometry class needs a few goodferiangles he teaches english and i deal in metaphor" "i mean, it's weird with hannah like, every time we hang out like that night in the hospital it's all snug and warm like slow dancing except we never seen to be hearing the same music a lot of stepping on toes" "constant * i wanna pierce my tongue * * it doesn't hurt it feels fine *" "come in" "okay, let me just start by saying... hey, bro, things go "betta" with extra feta" "where's pizza girl?" "she has requested make all the deliveries to 32 geison but don't worry little dude i get it there fast, hot and fresh" "keep the changhe later, bra?" "* mind * * paranoia, paranoia * * everybody's come to get me * * just say you never met me * * i'm run ing underground with the moles * * digging holes... *" " big cat cataldo keeps calling me - what?" "!" "like, three times this week weird, right?" "what does he want?" "to put a sit-down on the books a sit-down?" "who's he al capone, all of a sudden?" " a sit-down about what?" " he won't say but i got no interest in talking to that flathead i wonder if it's gotta ?" "that is business he's down to his last two big accounts how come?" "one word--big cat cataldo now i can maintain all seven properties for 30% less than latekka landscaping wow, how could i say no?" "all right deal, come on let me give you a ride all right, cool so wait, why is big cat gunning for eddie?" "because of me?" "because of hannah because he blames you for their break up because he thinks he can hurt you by hurting eddie hey, he wants hurt all of us 'cause the thing that s always creased big cat is that he wasn't a part of our gang" " that he never rolled with us - through the streams and across the valleys... that he was never a member of the night brigade" " since when are we the night brigade?" " let him be he's a shut-in. once a week he has to make proclamations you know what?" "this has gotta stop i think i know a way we can help eddie and hurt ray at the same time you know i love it when you get all norma rae- karen silkwood-erin brockovich up in this piece" "* to live this well * * one, two, three, four * sync:frm@mzinfo" "october road 106" "best friend windows that's what we're calling it this idea that eddie and i had since we were kids, right?" "to open a store that sold and installed windows. huh?" "it's not easy opening a business by yourself already covered i got owen rowan and ronnie helping out" "oh, didn't realize you were assembling such an elite squa aubrey's lovely and she's talented i had a chance to read her story-- the one out the porcupine who dreamed of being a king "the quill of it all."" "?" "yeah yeah, she's great and the best part?" "it's uncluttered her story or your relationship?" "the story of our relationship you got a girlfriend ronnie?" "me?" "no... well's been dry for a while now i know some hotties at the college thanks but i'm--i'm bad with the whole fix-up thing you know, growing up with the shadow of the nick and hannah ?" "the bar was set pretty high" "i mean, that's--that's ancient history. that is... no, it's--it's okay, really okay" "hi hey, alison um, i know this is very june cleaver of me but, um, i baked a cake for sam... uh, nut-free whoa yeah, sweets have a mysterious way of speeding along a convalescence, so..." " hat's really nice. thanks - sure" " come on - ok" " hey,lison nice to see you - you, too" " do you want to sit down?" " oh, no. no, no i-i just wanted to drop this off" " i don't want to interrupt - no, not at all we were just gabbing that's nice" " i haven't done that in years - seriously?" " no gabbing?" "a gab-free existence?" "sounds bleak owen's circle... didn't come with a lot of girlfriends it was really important to owen that we raise our kids in knights ridge" " the things we do for love, right?" " yeah and look, you're getting a little gabbing in fun" "i miss her pizza girl?" "she not only gave me context..." "andserenity she... she gave me location" "i need you to go to her" " to pizza girl?" " find her tell hbe here at 32 geison tomorrow at 4:00 p.m." " tell her there's something she' gotta see - whoa are you think what i think you're thinking of doing?" "it's time the world inside these walls isn't big enough for pizza girl and physical phil oh, that is awesome, buddy ever since i kissed her all i wanted to do was just stand in the sun with her" "feel its heat on our faces as we held hands with nothing but the brenth" "i want that, owen then that you shall have" "it's caed doodon doodon, so claimed now what are you guys doing?" "doodie thinks he's discovered a planet... a moving planet" "between you and me he's discovered an airplane" " so how you feeling?" " okay, i guess the doctor says i'm not supposed to do a lot of running around don't wanna pull a stitch and all no, don't wanna do that" "well, i'm glad you're all right you know, we were all really worried about you" "can i ask you a question?" "yeah. sure do you ever sotimes think that... maybe you're my dad?" "yeah i do" "i did, and i really liked the idea of it a lot but then your mom told me about gavin goddard" "so what goes on with gavin goddard?" "word is, gavin goddard is the richest man in the world that he lives in a castle in the clouds and he rides around in a flying pomegranate made out of gold" "of course... gavin goddard's not here" "and you are" "look, um... sam, i don't know about the father of it all but i'll tell you one thing" "i really love being your friend" "thanks" "it's moving again yeah!" "it moved!" "it moved!" "this is yours?" "no, it's ours all of us i negotiated the lease nicky signed on the dotted line" " get ready to get to work, buddy - check it out, man this is nuts!" "no, it's not nuts it's adorable" ""best friend windows"?" "you guys couldn't come up with a gay at's the matter "lavender show tunes buding supplies" was taken?" " she take a hike, big cat?" " soon enough, baby brother hey, tell me this--what the hell do you guys know about windows?" "yeah, besides the fact they're made out of glass and they let in the light?" "oh, don't worry about what we know about, ray oh. okay, garrett all right" "you know, i'm still waiting on that powwow, big o why don't you just tell me what you have to tell me right now?" "well, it's a private matter just me and you it's better that way i don't really like you big cat so i don't really wanna sit down with you oh, suit yourself but here's the thing, fellas" "see windows are made of glass glass breaks easier than... hearts bones or graham crackers" "hoo-dee-hoo" "you ever had the western omelet here?" "ooh, you're in a breakfasty mood i'm a huge proponent of flying the face of conventional mealtime dictums" ""rebel rebel you've torn your dress"" " have you had the western omelet?" " yes. it was nice nice, huh?" "what about the, uh, what about the chicken fried steak?" "it's okay which one do you think's gonna make me happier?" "well if you're in the mood for ?" "?" "for eggs i'd say go with the eggs i see that you're not as enthusiastic about the eggs what's going on?" "did i over-banter?" "no. no, no do you remember last week in the hospital?" "there was something that old man said... and then it came up again with your brother never listen to what ronnie hro to say" " he's an unreliable narrator-- - "nick and hannah"" ""nick and hannah"?" "the way it sounds" ""nick and hannah" that goes together so perfectly the golden couple" "so i gotta ask-- is there still a part of you that yearns to return to the glory days of nick and hannah?" "time up!" "3-second violation!" "it's very complicated with hannah it's not... complicated it's everywhere" "and it's gonna bring the hurt" " ?" " no, it won't not if we don't let it the problem is that it's not just "we," is it?" "it's a crowded room right now there's nick and aubrey and hannah... and nick and hannah and hannah and sam and nick and sam" "we can field a baseball team, nick but i don't know that we can start a relationship" "and for that i am very sorry" "hey. excuse me you're phil's friend um... tony. you serenaded us that's right only my real name is owen and i have a request and can't fill?" "what's that?" "32 geison road please be there tomorrow at 4:00 that's phil's address that's right" "look, um, phil is sweeter than sweet... lovely. i mean..." "?" "but, um... it's my bad. i--the truth is i can't hang" "it's too hard but phil is the best guy there is i would agree and i totally understand his reasons for not wanting to leave the house that the world changed six septsirs ago and he doesn't want to be a part of it" "but i love roller coasters roller coasters?" "it's not just roller coasters i mean, it's the beach" "the museum it's tuscany or my niece's dance recital" "you know, it's david bowie live in concert you get it. it's... it's out..." ""out here" stuff just give him a chance 32 geison tomorrow at 4:00" "um... please send him my best" "it's $150 a week for boarding and, um, that includes grooming and teeth cleaning" "okay, just he get to go outside?" "well, i'll walk him twice a day myself okay. that sounds good" "where you going?" "i'm going back home to berkeley for just a couple weeks" "sam's on the mend?" "yeah, he's great" " good - thanks" "how's nick doing?" "he's fine he's okay we're not really... hanging out anymore" "he didn't do anything stupid did he?" "no it was just..." "cumbersome he'll make a stand you know what do you mean?" "it's what he does nick is the patron saint of impulsive gestures" "trust me, he'll do something that'll surprise you whether it's singing a song in front of all of knights ridge" "or writing a book about you... showing up at your doorstep when you least expect it" " yeah - to ask for a second chance you just have to give him an opening" "this could be good oh, it's good, all right no, i'm talking angela venezzia belly ring good oh, come on!" "i got a lot of work oh, come on, crybaby here we go. here we go yeah!" "yeah!" "yeah!" "check it, yo" "uh... i don't get it ten years in the making eddie, but we did it" "did what?" "best friend windows right here, right now this is it it's all ours we finally get to live the dream and the best part about it?" "it's gonna so piss off big cat!" "yep. what do you say eddie?" "huh?" "um... what do i say?" "uh... you got some stones on you nicky nick was just trying to do a nice thing a "nice thing"?" "huh?" "i mean, what is this?" "rub the lamp and make a wish-- nicholson garrett comes through ten years on the late?" " i don't need your charity chief - come on, man, i thought you like that you know, these things, nick that you do to come back here and make it right come back and be a hero-- it disgusts me" "i don't how you live with yourself" "you're pitiful, man" "what'd you say to me?" "ah!" "just slow down no, no. no, no, no you blame me 'cause you're still in the ridge?" "no, no, no, no. no, no!" "ikey, it's fine, no yeah, i left, eddie but i didn't lucky worker you stayed because you wanted to because this is where you rule where everyone rememberrethe touchdowns that you scored the cheerleaders that you deflowered" "you don't know what you talking about, nick you wanted to stay but all of a sudden things got all turned around made into my fault?" "you got stuck, eddie 'cause you chose to get stuck hey, cut it out!" "eddie!" "ow!" "dad sorry eddie really did a number on you, huh?" "does this mean no more best friend windows?" "i don't know what it means, ronnie ow!" "dad, this is a cut not a sprain here, let's--let me, let me" "it's aubrey" "how you doing?" "i was just calling to say that i'm gonna bounce... back to berkeley for a couple weeks aubrey, please, let's talk no, this is what's right it's what i need to do" "aubrey, i..." "listen, i gotta pack cab is coming in a few hours, and i haven't even started good-bye, nick just" "got you" "um, i'm kind of busy you know, the whole town's buzzing about your friend-- what, freaky phil?" "is he really gonna do it-- leave the house?" "what did you wanna talk about?" "big, sweet owen" ""affable." do you know that word?" "it was on the twins' homework the other day automatically i thought of you it means warm..." "friendly, pleasant" "exactly the type of guy who shouldn't have what'm about' to tell you happening to him" "what?" "it's just practice just practice, baby" "we're talking about practice" "hello?" "whoa, owen slow down a second, all... what?" "!" "what are you tal--what... well..." "no, that can't be, owen en... owen!" " hello?" " what goes on?" "you're not gonna believe this" "you all right?" "i have... no home, nicky" " none - whoa, what's going on big cat told me... the worst thing--the--the-- the worst thing i've ever heard what did he say?" "alison... my alison... and ikey" "they've been together together, nicky" "how could this be?" "did--did-- did you ask alison?" "yeah, i asked her i told her, "ray cataldo says you've been sleeping with ikey isn't that funny?"" " and you wanna know what she did?" " what did she do?" "laundry. it's what she does when she's scared and nervous she does laundry laundry?" "how can this be, nicky?" "how can this be?" "what up?" " is it true?" " what?" "you and alison one word answer, right now pfft don't lie to me, man" "yeah, it's true" "we're done, me and you we don't work together we're not friends. we're done eddie!" "come on!" "all this time, ikey!" "we rode together we worked together we drank together and you're doing this, huh?" "!" "if i won't talk to you you would've killed me!" "i'm still gonna kill you i swear to god!" "there is nothing i can think worse than what you've done nothing!" "how can i be in the same room as her?" "and how can i watch her hold the kids?" "and the kids-- nicky, i love 'em so much" " but now..." " look..." " how could this be?" " i know that you' angry right you have every right to be, but... it's him, isn't it?" "owen don't make me talk to him, nicky please don't make me talk to him right now, please" " ikey, got out, okay?" " you got every right, owen to beat me soft" " go home, ikey - i know you can never forgive me, bro and i'm gonna have live with that this losing the best friend i ever had with losing all my friends... but alison--she loves you" "you can't let this thing finish that thing and we already ended what we had nicky... he helped me see the light i-ikey, shh... you knew?" "is whole time?" "and he was all over me to do what's right" "ray cataldo of all people has the decency to tell me what goes on but you didn't?" " look, owen, i didn't know-- - how can this be?" "how can this be?" "owen, owen... can i get a draft?" "i thought we agreed, eddie yeah yeah, i know the thing is, janet... this is my bar this is where i go if you don't like it go work at the johnson inn" "what's your tweak?" "my friends are marching morons every last one of 'em-- just big, fat disappointments what'd they do and glad?" "to pick you up for a barbecue?" "can i just finish my beer?" "sure" "by the way, eddie i've always found the best way around a disappointment is forgiveness so then when areyou gonna get around to forgiving me?" "hey, dude, i preach i'm not so hot at the practicing part" "hey, um... something occurred to me on the drive over here today" "what occurred to you, eddie?" "that i am basically a sad person you?" "i am i am a sad person" "and then i was thinking about you... and the way you smile and the way that starts in the--in your eyes and then spreads across the-- your face likeac rush of ink" "and i was thinking about how when i see you or i hear your voice on the phone... i think to myself... oh, goody now the fun begins" ""oh, goody now the fun begins"?" "yeah and i-i-i was thinking that... when i am with you that i am not sad anymore" "i gotta go make sure owen's all right but when i get back i wanna see you, janet... really see you" "will you let me do that?" "i've gone and tumbled for you, eddie so i guess, yeah yeah, i'll let you do that" "i'm gonna... hey, uh, by the way... you were twirlin' no, i wasn't..." "i, um... i just--i was trying to..." "catch a horsefly and did you-- did you want something else?" "no, no. i was just, uh..." "hoping to catch you in a twirl" "owen" "hs gone gone where?" "he grabbed a case of irish whiskey left over from my birthday party and all of his bruce springsteen and bob seger cds" "and then he left where did he go?" "i'm sure he went to jersey to his brother's big boy brett?" "it's where was when he's upset ugh, big boy brett used to be trouble big boy brett still is trouble last time owen went down there they ended up almost going to jail the time for that they did go to jail" "oh, don't tell me this is common" "bring him back to me, nick i know i have no right no right in the world i--i've been doing an awful thing for a long time" "but i knew the minute owen walked in here and i saw his furious face" "that he's the one for me do you know how demented that sounds, alison even for you?" "i know i want him back i know you don't owe me a thing and i know you don't like me at all... but i'm--i'm begging you" "i'll bring him back... but not for you i'm bringing him back for us whatever it takes" "you only get one shot at this kind of thing, nick that is all that i'm sure of you make a terrible mistake you only get one shot to make it right" "* that no one else can see * * i will be there someday i will not turn away *" "* it will forever be nothing like it used to be * * i feel it slide away i feel it start to fade *" "* it's shades of gray to me * * wasn't it supposed to be gold?" "* * don't let it go *" "* don't let it go *" "* i will be there someday i will not turn away * * don't let it go * * it will forever be nothing like it used to be *" "* i feel it slide away i feel it start to fade * * don't let it go * * it's shades of gray to me * * wasn't it supposed to be gold?" "* * don't let it go *" "nick" "what are you doing here?" "everything about this place reminded me of my mother everything her memory haunted it all but when i left here and i put some distance between myself and the ridge it got easier but just the thought of me coming back here" "to the pain of it..." "it kept me away it's iefensible i know, i know but i was a kid and i was grieving and i...as dumb" "i lost my way okay, nick, please..." "no, no. look what i remember is you barefoot in your prom dress pumping gas into my truck laughing beneath the lipstick sky" "remember that?" "mm-hmm i hated that truck look, those years are gone" "and i didn't--i didn't plan on coming back here and causing you any pain but... i didn't expect on meeting sam?" "i didn't expect to have these feelings for you look, the moment i saw you ten years later it was--it was just so obvious to me that... it's like i've been-- i've been starving" "all these years i didn't even know it and it's not about whether i'm sam's father or not or whether it's this gavin goddard guy that you speak of no, no, coming back here..." "the only thing in matters is that i want you guys in my life i can see that now" "i guess what it comes down to is maybe you really do only get one shot" "maybe that's the unreasonable beauty of things" ""the unreasonable beauty of things"?" "no matter the--the singular truth the incontrovertible reality... yes?" "we all fell a lot of times you know?" "nick, can we, um... can--can we talk about this later?" "nick garrett this is gavin goddard gavin goddard this is nick garrett" "it's a pleasure to meet you i was a huge fan of your book" " gavin, please - what?" "it's fact i give it to all my friends i-i was living in the city then and i-i really connected to it i-i love how you described the ground zero cleanup noise as the, uh... "clanging measures of a dis?"" "that rattled around like the imprecise certainty of a howl in a haunted house"" "it's--it was really great stuff, man thanks" " and i-i thought what you just said to hannah was..." " gavin" " was nice thoughts, man you know - gavin, stop" ""the unreasonable beauty of things" i love that i don't know what it means but i know it's a special sentiment" "you're a word man, nick as a numbers guy..." "i admire that" " this needn't be awkward - uh, no hey do you meet gavin?" "yeah i did" "doesn't looks much ?" "gold,hum oh, um, that one's in the shop right, gavin?" "yeah, if you say so, sammy nick this isn't what you think" "i don't know what i think except that i gotta go take care of a friend. but, um... you guys take care" "nice to meet you, nick gavin" "* whoa ohh, whoa * * ohh, whoa *" "* whoa, ohh, whoa * * whoa, ohh, whoa *" "* we lived in a time and a world of our own * * making up the rules as we went along *" "* just one coat between us * * and we never felt cold * * we were never gonna get old.... * hi i... i need a delivery" "four large pepperoni pies to 34 geison road" "and i need them there within a half an hour, please thank you * we'd never be that free again *" "* it's been a long time * * since we laughed together * * it's been a long time since we cried *" "* raise your glass * * for the comrades we've lost * * my friend it's been a long, long time *" "* oh, oh... *" "and what are you doing here?" "i hear you're going after owen yeah" "i'm coming with you i can handle it yeah, i'm sure you can but i'm not letting you leave town a second time, nicky" "not alone not without me * workin' just enough pay the rent * * know what?" "money got made, baby * * and money got spent * * sleepin' when we had * * nothin' left to do * * under the boardwalk and up on the roof *" "* it's been a long time * * since we laughed together * * it's been a long time since cried *" "* raise youglass for the comrades we've lost * * my friend it's been a long, long time *" "* ah, we never quite fit, baby * * we never played the game * * came out explodin' like a runaway train *" "* up all night talkin' 'bout dreams of better days * * ain't it funny * * how some things don't change?" "* * oh, oh *" "* whoa, oh * * whoa, oh *" "* whoa, whoa * * whoa, whoa *" "* we lived in a time and a world of our own... * * making up the rules as we went along *" "* just one coat between us and we never felt old... * baby steps * we were never gonna get old * * it's been a long time * * since we laughed together * * it's been a long time since we cried *" "* raise your glass to the comrades we've lost * * my friend it, been a long, long time * * long time * * it's been a long time * * since we laughed together *" "* it's been a long time since we cried... * hoo-dee-hoo" "* raise your gls to the comrades we've lost * * my friend, it's been a long, long time *" "* whoa, ohh, whoa *"