"Listen, don't forget." "You gotta be home early tonight." "'Cause somebody's coming over." "See, I listen to you." "Yeah, somebody." "My sister." "Yay, Jennifer!" "Can I ride her motorcycle?" " No." "And neither can Daddy." " We" "Come on, guys." "Let's get ready for school." "Let's go." "Wash up." "So how long is your sister staying?" "For a while I hope this time." "Yeah, well, with her, we could just be some pit stop to some acupuntury, aromatherapy Hindu festival of hugging." "She's just trying to find herself, Ray." "She hasn't looked near the soap." "She doesn't smell, Ray." "That was patchouli oil that time." "Patchouli." "What is that, Hindu for "stink"?" " Stop it, Ray." "She smells fine." " Yeah yeah yeah." "Hi, dears." "I brought you my big spoon." "Ah, see?" "Ah." "See, that's beautiful." "That is what a woman should smell like." "Ah, lemon Pledge and meat sauce." "Geoffrey, do not splash water out of the tub!" "Ray, where you going?" " I'm going to get towels." " We don't need more towels." "Yeah." "Yeah yeah, we do." "Ray, door!" "Guess I'll do everything." " Ray!" " Hey, Jennifer." "Hey, come here." "Gimme a hug." "How are ya?" "Oh, look at this." "Fresh from the tub." "Yeah, baths." "You can't beat a nice bath." "Jen!" "Yay, Jennifer!" "Give me a hug!" "Give me a hug!" " She smells fine, Ray." " Really?" "Look how big you've gotten." " I can't believe how long it's been." " Yeah, two years." " Really?" " Yeah, well, you've been so busy." "Oh, Mom and Dad told me they saw you in Sri Lanka." "It's so great there." "You should go." "Oh, sure, right after I fold these towels." " Okay, who wants presents?" " Oh, presents!" "Me!" "Me too!" "Me too!" " Sorry, Ray." " Eh." "Oh, that's for you." "A necklace." "Very pretty." "What are these, Rosary beads?" "Hey, look at this." "Prayer cards." "Hey, a St. Jude rookie card." "Okay, what do you say to Aunt Jennifer?" " Thank you, Aunt Jennifer." " You're welcome." "Where'd you get all that stuff?" "From work." "Where do you work, heaven?" "Maybe someday." "I'm a nun." "Right, you're a nun." " I am." " No, you're not." "Yes, I am." "I joined the Sisters of Charity." "We got a secret handshake and everything." " Oh, stop it." " Really, I am a nun." "Or I will be in a couple weeks when I take my final vows." "After that, they're sending me to Zaire." "What do you mean, like in Africa?" "Yep." "Wow, you gotta get a big shot in your bottom for that." "I already did." "Man, you're really into this." "Are you hungry?" "'Cause I'll heat something up for you." "Wait." "What do you think?" "Oh, about the nun thing?" "It's great." "That is just great." " Is meatloaf okay?" " Sure." "Ooh." "Debra's meatloaf." "You might need another shot." "You know, the expression "turn the other cheek."" "Oh." "Uh, I'm sorry." "I'm real sorry." " Are you thirsty?" " Yeah." "Yeah, all right." "I'll go get us some drinks." "Yeah." "What do you think, huh?" "Can you believe this?" "She's gonna be a nun now." "I know, I can't." "She's a nun." "I feel weird." "Hey, home come we don't have any crucifixes hanging up here, huh?" "Nothing." "Get a magnet one for the fridge or something." "What?" "You know what?" "While she's here, I'm thinking, maybe we should both try to be a little more..." "Okay, why don't we start by you going to church every Sunday?" "Let's not go crazy." "Yeah, you know what this is?" "This is just her latest phase." "Oh, yeah yeah, the nun phase." "I went through that." "Yeah." "This is her." "This is what she does to get attention, so I want you to just ignore it." " How can I ignore" " Just don't make a big deal" " about the nun thing." " Shh!" " Hello there, Miss Jennifer." " Robert!" "A little birdie told me you were coming." "Ooh, you are still the world's best hugger." " It's been awhile." " Since Ray and Debra's wedding." "Yeah, listen, look, about the wedding, you know, that was a crazy time, and you know, maybe things got a little out of hand." "All the free champagne and things moved kind of fast, you know?" "I thought you were sweet." "No no, I embarrassed myself." "No, you didn't." "I fainted before too." "Yeah, but you didn't take out a wedding cake." "Well, you look great." "Well, so do you." " Thanks." "Things going well?" " Yeah, things are going good." "I got promoted to sergeant, moved into my own place." " You know, little stuff." " That's great." "So how about you?" "Whose heart are you breaking these days?" "Actually, I'm becoming a nun, so I guess you could say that I'm married to God." "I have a girlfriend." "Her name's Amy." " Hey, Robert." " Hey, Ray." "Let me help you with that there, buddy." "It's heavy." "Let me take it." "So did Jennifer tell you about her exciting new business?" "Great retirement plan." "Hey, you know who I loved when I was a kid?" "The Singing Nun." "Oh, yeah yeah, me too." "Yeah, but only for her music." "Hey hey hey, you remember that song?" "Yeah yeah yeah." " Hey." " Hey." "Kids in bed?" "Yeah yeah, you should have stayed up." "Boy, a great movie." "I've seen it a thousand times." "It's almost like the hills really are alive." "And I like when Julie Andrews does this..." " You're very talented." " Yeah, you like that?" "Hey, how about this?" "Hey." "Maybe it won't be so hard to give up men." "I just" " I love that song." "I just..." "Hey, Deb, you got an alarm clock?" "I wanna make 6:30 Mass at that church down the street." "6:30, is God even up then?" "Anyone interested in joining me?" "I usually go over by work." " Okay, then, good night." " Good night." "All right." "I lied half-naked to a nun." "Please." "6:30 in the morning." "That's what time she used to go to bed." "Where does she get this from?" "I don't know." "Maybe your sister got one of those callings." "Yeah, well, then that call was on hold while she dated The Who." "Why is this bothering you so much?" "I don't know." "You wouldn't understand." "Oh, yeah, that's right." "I'm too stupid." "I wouldn't understand." "Yeah." "It's not like you're so complicated, you know?" "You're mad at her, and it's so obvious why." "Go ahead." "You're mad at her because... she dated The Who." "No, wait, I know." "I know." "I-- you-- you are so very mad at her because you are not... the good sister anymore." "What?" "Ah-ha-ha!" "That's it!" "That's it." "You always used to be the good one, and Jennifer was the bad one." "But now she's becoming a nun, which makes her the really good one." "She wins." " That's not it." " Then what is it?" "I don't know, but that's not it." "You just don't like me being right, right?" "You're allowed to analyze me up and down, but I hit on a psychological undercoating, and you-- you can't give me my due." "You're a genius, Professor." "So what?" "So you're the bad one." "So what?" "I prefer the bad one." "The bad ones are naughty." "Get off of me, Ray." "Okay, bad girl." " Ray!" " All right." "All alone in Rightville." "This salad is so wonderful, Jennifer." "It may be the best salad I've ever eaten." "Excuse me, Sister Jennifer, mightn't I trouble you to pass the peas this way, perchance?" "She's not the queen, Frank." "How about not talking with your mouth full?" "How about you jumping..." "I'm just trying to enjoy God's bounty." " Let me help you, Deb." " No, that's okay." "I got it." " So you want dessert now or later?" " Now, dear, 'cause I have something extra special for Jennifer across the street." " I already have" " I'll be right back." "Marie, you shouldn't have bothered." "Nonsense." "It isn't every day that we have someone like you with us." "Ray, would you stop it?" "So, Sister Jennifer, may I ask you a question that's been on my mind for quite some time?" "Sure, Frank." "It's a rare opportunity for me to talk to someone of your vocation, which leads me to my question:" "What do you gals wear under there?" "Dad!" "What?" "We can't discuss religion at the table?" "Deb, Deb, Deb, Deb." "Deb." "What?" "Don't pretend with me." "I only know too well the pain of being number two." "What did Ray tell you?" "About you and your sister?" "He doesn't have to tell me." "I've seen that face before... in the mirror." "No, my sister and I don't have that kind of relationship." "Oh, no?" "Starts the first day they bring the new one home." "There you are, innocently playing with your bongo monkey," "all the relatives just oohing and aahing over the new little blessing, so cute, so-- so precious." "Then Mama's darling begins to cry." "Someone comes up with the bright idea of giving him your bongo." "That'll calm him down." "And from that day forward, say goodbye to your monkey and assume the position." "You are now number two." "I'm the younger one, Robert." " What's that?" " I'm the youngest." "They would be giving me the bongo monkey." "Oh." "Well, it's just a very general story intended to illuminate the human condition." "Thank you." "Give me more than Ray." "Okay, who wants ice cream?" "Thank you." "Here we go." "A special cake for a special someone." "It's beautiful." "Well, it was made with love, in honor of the sacrifices you're making for us." "Is there a special dessert grace, or can we just chop this thing up?" "Let's dig in." "I'm sure I won't be seeing much cake like this in Zaire." " Ha, Zaire." " What?" "You're really gonna go to Zaire and give up cake and double-stuffed Oreos and men?" "What are you saying?" "I can't do it?" "No, I just think that before you become a nun and move to Zaire, you might want to, um, you know, try this lifestyle out for, oh, a weekend." "Debra, I don't think that was appropriate." "Me neither." "Not appropriate?" "Okay, Jen, why don't you tell us what is appropriate nun behavior, okay?" "Um..." "Hmm." "Smoking?" " You smoke?" " I used to smoke." "Yeah, everybody at her commune smoked." "Sometimes those funny little cigarettes, hmm?" "Hey, how come Robert's got more ice cream than me?" "You were a pot-smoking hippie?" "No, it was just a place where people could live together and grow organic vegetables." "Naked." "You handled food naked?" "That's what makes it organic." "Yeah, the hills were really alive then." " What is wrong with you?" " No, what's wrong with you?" "Excuse me." "What are you doing?" "Do you mind?" "I'd like to be alone." " Come on, you want to talk?" " No!" "Could you go?" "Make me." "I would, but you're a nun now." "I'll put the vows on hold for a second." " You want a piece of me?" " Oh, vows." "Hey, knock it off." "I know you can't believe it," " but I happen to be serious about this." " Why?" " What, why am I becoming a nun?" " Yeah, why don't you tell me?" "Because I wanna be better than you." "What?" "Yeah, that's why we all become nuns." "I never thought that was it." "Chocolate, huh?" "Still got a secret stash?" "So what?" "I always knew where it was." "You thought you were so cool, hiding your Halloween candy, eating just a little bit so it would last longer than mine." "You didn't know where it was." "Oh, boy, this is the hard stuff." "You must really be upset." "Well, excuse me, but I'm not the one that just dropped in to say, "Oh, hi, I'm becoming a nun." "So long, suckers."" "Debra, this has been coming for quite some time." "I haven't seen you in two years and barely before that." "And since college, you don't even keep in touch." "I was moving around a lot." "I didn't know what I wanted to do." "Oh, and all of a sudden, you know." "I have known for about a year and a half." "I've had a few weekends at this." "Okay, fine." "Fine." "But that's not what's bothering me." " What's bothering me is" " What?" "You weren't around, and I was okay because I thought that someday you would... you know, and... so I've been waiting and now you're leaving for good." "I want a sister." "Not a sister sister, a sister." "I'm still your sister." "No, you're Zaire's sister." "I mean, Ray and Robert, they have this, like, completely screwed up relationship, but at least they have each other, you know?" "I mean, they fight, they compete and they blame their lives on their parents." "They're real brothers." "You know, Dad still drinks." "That's sweet, but I know what you're trying to do." "Listen, I know how flakey I've been." "But this is right for me." "Just like you knew this life was right for you when you met Ray." "Yeah, but you get to go to Zaire, and I'm stuck here with his family." "The Barones could use your help, too, you know?" "I can't work miracles." "Oh, then you better pray for me." "That's it?" "That's it for the ice cream?" "That's all we had?" "Oh, great." "What's the big deal?" "Nothing, I just wanted a little more ice cream." "That's all." "I hardly had any." "I just wanted a little more ice cream." "Nothing." "I had-- I had squat." "I had nothing." "Nothing." "Ice cream." "All right." "All right, quitwhining." "Bongo monkey."