"Ladies, ladies..." "Why is Holly the only one doing her stretches?" "Mmm?" "Hm-hm." "Stretch!" "Yes, stretch!" "Stretch." "Right." "Good!" "Stretch!" "Get those bodies working." "Stretch!" "Karen." "Put your head all the way between your legs." "Listen, Helga." "If God wanted women to do that, he wouldn't have invented men." "Ow!" "Yes!" "That's right!" "2, 3, 4," "5, 6, 7..." "Do it like Holly is doing." "Right." "Lift!" "Good, good, good." "If I'd learned this a year ago, it might have saved my marriage." "Good, Holly!" "Good, Holly!" "Up!" "2, 3..." "Gott in himmel!" "What is this?" "What the hell was that?" "That was an earthquake." "Just about ready to tape, Sandy." "Just a minute, doc." "I'll put the wire into the coat, so that it can't be seen." "There." "Lucky you're wearing a jacket, or Charlie'd go up through your pants." "Only with you, Sandy." "Okay, Charlie, give us a sound level." "Now, say something, so I can get a sound level." "Good." "Any time you're ready, Sandy." "All right, here we go." "Dr. Davis, relax." "Ready?" "Rolling. 3, 2, 1." "Carla, that big shake Southern Cali..." "Cut!" "Oh, my God!" "Are you on the air?" "Am I?" "No." "No." "It's okay." "Really." "We're just taping." "Oh, good." "I'm really very sorry." "Rolling, 3, 2..." "Hi, Sandy." "Cut." "Harry Crandall." "Remember Harry?" "We were at the nuclear freeze rally." "Ah!" "Of course, of course." "Harry!" "You said some terrific things." "No." "No, I didn't say anything, actually." "I bit a cop, though." "You bit a cop?" "I thought they'd charge me with assaulting an officer, but they reduced it to..." "Harry, I think maybe..." "Sure." "Oh, here." "Dr. Davis." "One more time." "This is Sandy Dunlap reporting from the California seismological center in Pasadena." "Hi, Mrs. Davis." "Hey, wait up for me!" "Will someone let me in?" "My arms are full!" "Help." "Help out." "Help, help, help, help." "Thanks." "Can you take those?" "Dad's going to be on TV." "He is?" "What, about the earthquake?" "Yeah." "What is this?" "It's a sculpture." "Well, yeah, but what is it supposed to be?" "It's not supposed to be anything." "I saw it in a gallery and I liked it and I brought it home on approval." "Mom, commercial's almost over." "This is it!" "Registering 5.3 on the Richter scale." "No lives were lost, and there were no serious injuries, but there has been moderate to heavy damage from as far north as Bakersfield to as far South as San Diego." "Did you feel that this morning?" "That really was a heck of a jolt, wasn't it, bill?" "Oh, yes." "It sure was, Carla." "Where were you when it hit?" "I was in the shower." "And dumb me," "I thought something was wrong with the plumbing, because everything started shaking and I thought, "what is going on here?"" "What a dipshit." "Jeff!" "She is, mom." "How did she get this job, anyway?" "Who knows?" "Hardly any." "But it sure is windy." "Jeff, get that." "If it's for me, I'll call back." "Hello?" "She's busy right now." "I believe they say that you should stand..." "In the doorway." "And he's no Eric Sevareid, either." "Doorway?" "I crawled under my bed." "There I was under there with no clothes on and all those dust bunnies." "Will you just get on with it so I can see my husband?" "Mom, it's for you." "Honey, just take a message." "I tried to, but she said it's really important." "All right." "Holly, this is Helga." "Helga?" "Helga, listen." "Can I call you right back?" "My husband is going to be on TV." "God, daddy looks so handsome." "A total stud." "Teach?" "A class?" "Who, me?" "But I've never done anything like that before in my life." "Mom, come on, hurry up!" "Helga, that's really very flattering, but..." "Hurry!" "Maybe I could fill in just this once." "Then those predictions that California will soon drop into the pacific are somewhat exaggerated?" "Well, let me put it this way." "I don't go to bed with my swim-fins on, if that answers your question." "Mom, he's so cute." "You're missing the best part." "Let me just see if I can manage it, and then I'll call you right back." "Yes, I will." "I promise." "Five minutes." "Goodbye." "You missed it." "It's over." "I missed it?" "Damn, I missed it." "See if it's on any other channel." "Who was that lady on the phone?" "Oh, that was the owner of the exercise studio I go to." "She wants me to teach a class tonight." "Teach?" "You?" "Yeah, that's what I said." "Hello?" "Chip, hi!" "Why didn't you tell us you were going to be on TV?" "I'm sorry." "I guess it got so busy around here that I forgot." "Well, you know, we could have missed it." "Jeff!" "I just cut those for myself." "Mom!" "Will you two hold it down, please!" "Listen, I can still hold dinner for you if you think you'll be home in time." "No, no, no." "Don't do that." "I won't leave until at least 10:00 or 10:30." "Harry, would you mind?" "Sorry, wait, what?" "Helga called from the exercise studio." "And this is going to sound a little crazy, but one of her instructors quit, and she wants me to come down and teach." "Teach?" "A class?" "Yeah." "I mean, you know, I know all the exercises." "And I think I'm pretty good." "But I don't know." "You know, I still have the kids' dinner to get and everything." "I'm doing my own dinner, mom." "Don't worry about me." "Anyway, I'm going over to Cathy's to work on my biology report." "I'm studying chemistry with Wendy." "We'll get a pizza after." "You were cool, dad!" "Sounds like everybody's deserting you." "Yeah, well, I still have to feed Stanley." "Unless you're going to eat out, too." "Hey, you know, I think you ought to do it." "I mean, you know, why not?" "It's better than sitting around all by yourself without anything to do." "It's not as though I don't have anything to do here, but it might be fun." "Yeah, do it." "Have fun." "Really." "Okay, I will." "I love you." "I love you, too." "Bye-bye." "Bye-bye." "I'm sorry." "That was Holly." "She's all pumped up about teaching some exercise class." "I bet she'd be really good at that." "Why?" "Well, because..." "I think she'd be good at anything she wanted to do." "Well, you're her biggest fan, Harry." "Next to you." "That's right." "4, 3, 2, 1." "We're clear." "Like doing the news with chatty Cathy." "We're lucky to get out of that alive." "George!" "Excuse me." "Good report on the earthquake, Sandy." "Great stuff with that seismologist." "Thanks." "Listen, George..." "I've really got to talk to you we've got going here." "Now?" "Well, yeah." "Come on, George." "I've been here two years, right." "And I think I've really been pretty patient, but this is ridiculous." "I can't talk now." "I've got a meeting." "That's what you said yesterday, and the day before." "How about tomorrow?" "Call Myra, have her set it up." "I thought that was such a great show tonight." "Didn't you, George?" "Lots of fun, you know." "Right." "I'm ready in five." "Give me time to change." "Loved your spot, Sandy." "Really cute." "Thanks." "A meeting, huh?" "Carla and I have to..." "Discuss something." "Right." "World peace... or the dust bunnies under her bed?" "Tomorrow, all right?" "Let Myra know when you're free." "Myra!" "Um... okay..." "Um... if we..." "Could I have your attention?" "Um... all right, every..." "Could I please have your atten...?" "Attention, please." "Thank you." "Hello." "My name is Holly, and..." "Well, Helga had to teach a whole bunch of extra cla..." "What?" "Helga had to teach extra classes, so she asked me if I would, you know, sort of fill in for her." "So if you'll all just bear with me... um..." "How does she usually start you off?" "By making us sing." ""Deutschland, Deutschland über alles."" "A little Nazi humor..." "Oh..." "Well, okay, then." "All right, then." "We'll do a back to the legs stretch." "If you'll all reach up, inhale, over, easy, easy..." "Head down, grab your ankles, and gently pulse." "And reach to the left and face the knee, and hold." "Other side." "Over, face the knee... and hold." "Sit up, inhale, exhale and extend." "Inhale, exhale and extend." "Holly!" "And extend." "Holly!" "And extend." "7, 6, 5, 4, 3..." "Oh..." "Hi." "Hi." "You're really good." "Well, thanks." "So are you." "Well, thanks." "Where have you been working?" "I don't do this for a living." "I'm just helping out Helga." "Well, I hope you got paid in advance." "Damn it!" "Why are there never any clean towels around here?" "I know." "That's why I bring my own." "I'll give you 50 cents if I can use it after you." "A buck if I can use it first." "Oh God!" "What happened to the hot water?" "On the other hand, I may be showering at home tonight." "I'll tell you, this place is a sorry excuse for a gym, if you ask me." "I thought the Germans were supposed to be so organized." "Here." "Thanks." "So, do you feel like getting something to eat?" "Oh." "No, I can't." "My husband will be home soon." "Well, I'm not usually out this late on weeknights." "9:30?" "Oh, no..." "I meant that I ought to be there." "'Cause he'll be tired." "He won't fix anything for himself to eat." "I don't want him to go to bed on an empty stomach." "If he hasn't eaten already." "Though he probably has." "A simple yes or no?" "Well, I guess no." "Sure!" "Yeah." "Actually, I'd like to." "I'm sorry, I do that all the time." "I've got to speak to Helga, so I'll meet you out front, huh?" "Okay." "Make sure she pays you." "In cash." "I need those towels." "I need cash." "Cash?" "Yeah, 52, cash." "I can't pay you in cash." "No towels." "Yes?" "Well, it's about the class I just taught." "I was wondering..." "Yes, I got a lot of compliments on you." "The girls said you were just great." "Really?" "Oh, isn't that nice?" "So..." "I've got to let Michelle go, and I was wondering if you would like to take her place." "That's very flattering..." "Helga, she is terrific." "I hope you're paying her what she's worth." "The same as the other girls." "$20 a lesson." "That's not enough." "Hold out for more." "20 will be fine." "If you could just wait until next week?" "Sure." "That girl who just left..." "What's her name?" "She looks very familiar." "Sandy Dunlap." "She's on the news." "On the TV." "Yes, yes, yes, yes." "A celebrity." "I like your shoes." "Ah, thanks." "I wish I could wear things like that." "Why can't you?" "I wouldn't have the nerve." "I mean..." "I know what you mean." "You should see them when I plug them in." "Do you want to get something to eat here?" "No." "There." "Ice cream?" "I thought you meant something, you know, more substantial." "More substantial?" "Let's see." "I had a tab for breakfast, a snickers bar for lunch, so... this will be the most sensible meal I've had all day." "Oh boy!" "How did you get into it?" "News, I mean." "Well, I started out as a weather girl in Indianapolis." "You know, your basic 22-year-old airhead." "I didn't know my ass from an isobar, to tell you the truth." "And my producer knew it, right." "So he told me that he would renew my option if I would just do him this small horizontal favor every now and then." "God, what a pig!" "I would have rather have slept with king Kong, who I'm sure had better breath than this asshole." "There you are, sir." "Here you go." "Thank you." "Want a cigarette?" "No, thanks." "I gave them up a long time ago." "Did you really?" "Oh God, I wish I could." "How?" "It really was Chip, my husband." "He kept going on and on about what life would be like for him and the kids without me." "So, of course, every time I even thought about a cigarette," "I'd get this picture of my little family putting flowers on my grave." "I tried to quit a couple of times and my husband was always begging me to take it up again." "You're married?" "I was." "But marriage and a career in TV news don't mix." "At least not for me." "He just really couldn't deal with my ambition." "I don't blame him." "Most men can't." "I keep having to make these wrenching decisions between my career, which I'm good at, and my life, which I'm not." "It just really fucks me up." "It doesn't have to, you know." "Doesn't have to what?" "F-fuck you up." "You've never said that before, have you?" "Said what?" "The f-word." "What I meant was, isn't that kind of an old-fashioned idea?" "Having to make a choice between career and marriage?" "I mean, sure, a lot of women used to think that way." "I guess I did myself." "But that was a long time ago." "Not that I had that much of a career." "What did you do?" "I was a dancer." "Really?" "Not Makarova or anything." "I was mostly doing TV commercials." "Do you remember Mr. Peanut?" "Intimately." "They were going to do commercials where he got married." "Yeah?" "And I was going to be Mrs. Peanut." "And then I got pregnant." "You got knocked up by Mr. Peanut?" "By Chip." "But who knows?" "It could have led to something." "Sure." "Actually, I was pretty good." "But I made a choice." "And I've never regretted it." "I guess this is the one thing I regret." "Yeah, it's a career in itself in a way." "I mean, if I'm ever going to have a kid," "I'd better start thinking about doing it pretty soon." "Hard to do if you're single." "Yeah." "But not impossible." "Are you really serious?" "I'd prefer to do it with a husband, but..." "I've been saving my money for a couple of years just in case I decided to get pregnant." "See, the thing is," "I've always said that if the right guy comes along," "I'd just do it, right?" "Well, I've met him." "This guy is exactly what I've been looking for." "He's handsome, super-intelligent..." "Good genes, you know what I mean?" "If he's so perfect, why don't you marry him?" "Well, he's not that perfect." "Well..." "Maybe we can do it again, sometime." "I'd like that." "What about Saturday?" "You could come for dinner." "Bring your friend." "Oh, I don't think he could make it." "Besides, Saturday's my only night off this week." "Oh." "You're probably busy." "Well, I have to do tons of laundry and re-tape the top of my car, you know." "What time would you like me?" "Meanwhile, the sixth fleet was bombarding..." "Takes the ball on the 50. 45..." "Picks up a block on the 40." "35, 30, and still going." "25, and out of bounds at the 25-yard line." "They have the ball at the start of that 25-yard line." "Third and long." "Here's the snap." "Cindy goes up right past them." "Beats the 10, the 5, and she's in for the touchdown." "She scores." "Hi, dad." "Hi." "Didn't know you were home." "I just got in." "What are you watching?" "Something on... bees." "It's really interesting." "Well, if you don't mind, I'd rather not watch bees tonight." "Put our faith in this book and the..." "Three, ready, break!" "I didn't know there was a game on tonight." "Must be that new league, huh?" "Must be." "Cindy again with the ball." "Picks up a block." "Nobody's going to catch her." "Good move she put on that linebacker there." "Yeah." "I don't suppose they have slo-mo replay?" "You know, I think this is what fatherhood is all about." "Sitting in your living room, watching Monday night football with your son." "Especially on Thursday nights." "Yeah..." "It's really American." "Chip!" "Good night, dad." "We'll do it again sometime." "You betcha." "Hi, mom." "Good night." "Good night." "Hi." "After a day of collecting pollen..." "What are you watching?" "Just this thing on..." "Bees." "Bees?" "You had to be there from the beginning." "What...?" "What's this?" "It's a sculpture." "I saw it in a gallery today." "I thought it was really..." "Interesting." "Don't you?" "Because I only have it on approval." "You know, just to see if we really like it." "Hmm..." "And I guess we don't." "Is this new?" "The leotard is." "Same old rear end." "Doesn't look so old to me." "Anyway, I met the most interesting girl, and we went and had ice cream afterwards and we talked for hours." "That's why I'm so late." "God, I haven't done that in ages." "It might not seem like such a big deal to you, 'cause you've got Harry, but since Elaine moved to Boston, I've... you know, haven't had a close friend." "Chip, I'm all sweaty from class." "That's okay." "I like you that way." "Earthquakes always do this to you, don't they?" "They do." "They get me all horny." "And I guess that's why I chose the field, huh?" "I really should take a shower." "You can take one afterwards." "But I bought this slinky nightgown." "You can wear it afterwards." "It's very... sexy." "Well..." "No." "No, no." "No time." "Anyway, I invited this girl to have dinner on Saturday... night." "Listen, you can talk about her afterwards, too, okay?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "You always go to sleep afterwards." "Even better." "Mom!" "Yes..." "Kim." "How come the door is locked?" "Because your mother and I were doing it." "Is it?" "Dear, I was half asleep." "Thanks a lot!" "I need some money for new jogging shoes." "Wait a minute, here." "Were you going to go out right now and buy them in some midnight shoe store?" "No, tomorrow." "After school." "Then can we talk about it tomorrow morning, please?" "Okay." "Good night." "Good night." "Good night." "Did I disturb something?" "No!" "Yes!" "Would you give me a second, here?" "Let me handle this." "Did you ever think how nice it might be to have another child?" "Isn't that funny?" "I was just thinking how nice it would be to get rid of the two we've got." "No, I'm serious." "I was thinking it might be nice." "I mean, the kids are almost grown... and I don't have as much to do around here as I used to." "Maybe we could talk about this later." "Mary." "Here she is." "Oh, my..." "Yeah, yeah..." "It's George Margolin." "Damn, I was hoping to catch you at home." "But listen, I'm really sorry about not being able to talk to you tonight after the show, but I really did have a meeting with Carla." "Yeah..." "Some contract problem." "Honestly, that's all." "What am I doing?" "I'm your producer," "I don't have to make excuses to you." "Call Myra..." "Hurry up, George." "You've only got 30 seconds." "Hi, it's me." "Listen, I'm sorry I couldn't see you tonight, but with all these aftershocks we're all working overtime here." "I really wish I could have come over." "I mean, you always seem to be able to make time for me when I want to see you." "I feel lousy when you need to see me and I can't." "Anyway, I've been thinking about you tonight a lot." "I just want you to know that, if that helps." "Probably doesn't, does it?" "Who left their ice cream dish on the coffee table?" "I don't eat animal products." "Jeff, come and get your ice cream dish and put it in the dishwasher." "How many times do I have to tell you not to leave your things around for other people to pick up?" "And put it in the dishwasher." "I was going to pick it up." "When?" "There's penicillin growing on it." "Quickly." "Red sneakers in the fireplace!" "I wish your father would get home." "I don't want Sandy to arrive before he does." "Does she drive a little black sports car?" "Yeah." "Why?" "Well, she got here before he did." "She's 15 minutes early!" "Put the crab puffs in the lower oven." "Oh..." "Hi!" "Hi." "Am I early?" "No." "I said 7:30." "Or 15." "Are you sure?" "Yes!" "You see, I have this problem about being early." "I'm always catching people putting on their make-up or just getting out of the shower." "Really, if you're not ready," "I could easily just walk around the block." "No, no, it's fine." "Come on in." "Can I get you a drink?" "Sure." "Wine, I guess." "Okay." "Holly!" "Who decorated your house?" "I did." "You're amazing." "You know, once I was so early," "I caught these people in the middle of humping." "Yeah." "They tried to act casual about it, but they were both real sweaty, and the guy had his shirttail caught in his zipper." "Actually, I'm a little embarrassed about something myself." "Chip had to go to the office and he isn't home yet." "Oh, look, do you want me to come back another time?" "I can easily..." "No, no, no!" "He'll be here." "Okay." "Do you want me to take that?" "I'm sorry." "This is for you." "Thanks." "Yeah." "It was between those and a decanter of amaretto in the shape of the pope." "He was the one who died after a month, so they had it on special." "Shoes." "Yeah." "I just guessed your size." "If it's not right, you can burn them." "Those shoes!" "Oh, Sandy!" "The size is perfect." "I love them." "You do?" "I'll wear them." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "It's a sculpture." "Nobody seems to like it, so I'm taking it back." "What do you think of it?" "Well, Holly, I could tell you, but what difference does it make, really?" "You know?" "I mean, art is a very personal thing, right?" "What's important is that you like it." "Right." "Even if you're the only one who does." "I hope you don't mind." "I invited a friend of ours to have dinner, too." "A friend?" "Yeah, this guy works with Chip." "Oh, my God, is this Saturday?" "I've got a..." "No, no, no." "Come on." "It's not a fix-up, or anything." "I know you said you don't want to get involved." "That's right." "He's just this old friend." "Well, not actually old." "He's young." "And he's kind of attractive, too." "You know, in a quiet sort of way." "He's been divorced from his wife for a couple of years, and he's..." "He's just really this nice guy." "But it's not a fix-up or anything." "Uh-uh." "No." "Mom, they're ready." "Want to come in the kitchen with me?" "There was a whole gallon of it in there yesterday." "I didn't touch it, Jeff." "Yeah?" "Well, if you didn't eat the rest of the ice cream who did?" "Stanley?" "I don't think..." "Jeff, Kim." "I'd like you to meet Sandy." "Hi." "Kim." "Sandy Dunlap." "Jeff, hi." "We see you on TV." "Aren't you the one who interviewed my dad?" "Your dad?" "When?" "After the earthquake." "At the seismology center." "S-s-seismology?" "I didn't know that." "W-what's his name?" "Chip Davis." "Well, actually it's Dr. Thomas Davis." "Well..." "Yes?" "Well, I sure did." "Nice meeting you." "Yeah, really." "Really." "If that isn't the darndest coincidence." "Is Chip ever going to be surprised." "Oh, my God!" "You know, I really enjoyed our talk the other night." "I just think it's so rare that people can get past the small talk and into something real so quickly, you know?" "Yeah, it is..." "Ah!" "There's Chip." "Well, at last!" "I'm sorry." "One of the computers is on the blink." "That's okay." "Chip, you'll never guess who's here." "Hi." "It's Sandy Dunlap." "What?" "Ah, there's Harry." "No." "I'll get it." "You... why...?" "Hi." "Just be calm." "What?" "Listen." "I don't know what's happening here, but..." "Somehow, Holly has just met Sandy." "She's in the kitchen right now." "Here?" "Sandy?" "Mm-hm." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God!" "Is this your being calm?" "Harry!" "Hi." "Empty-handed as usual, huh?" "Well, I guess you know Sandy, too, huh?" "Sandy?" "Well, yes." "Hello." "Hello." "Lovely to see you again." "Thank you." "Aren't these nice?" "Eh..." "This is for you." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "Hmm..." "And, oh yeah, I saw this a few days ago, and I thought it would look nice in here, but..." "I guess it doesn't, does it?" "Yes, it does." "It looks wonderful." "How sweet." "Just so typically thoughtful." "Well, look, you two get to know each other." "I mean, why don't you all get to know each other?" "I'll put these in water." "I'll help you." "Was that okay?" "You were fine." "Are you sure?" "I don't know." "Can you just talk about my problem for a minute?" "Yeah, but do you think that maybe I can have a drink...?" "Yeah, all right." "Out here." "Does she know?" "Does who know?" "Holly." "About you and Sandy." "Does she know?" "No." "No, I don't know." "How could she know?" "I don't know." "Sandy could have told her." "Why would she do that?" "I don't know!" "God, this is awful!" "Oh, thank you for the wonderful insight." "Sorry." "Listen." "Let me handle this." "Don't do anything to give it away." "Sure." "Damn it, Stanley!" "Oh!" "Well, hello again." "Hello." "Crab puff?" "Ah, thank you, no." "I just can't get over the fact that you know Sandy." "I know how you are about meeting people, so this is going to make everything so much more comfortable for you." "Where is the damn corkscrew?" "It's right there on the counter." "I put it out for you." "Why didn't you tell me, instead of standing there, watching me make an idiot out of myself?" "Hey, what's the matter?" "Nothing." "Yeah, well, all right." "Coming home, hoping for a nice, quiet little evening." "You know, a few drinks with Harry, some dinner, and you spring what's-her-name on me." "I didn't spring her on you." "I told you she was coming over." "When?" "The other night." "After we made love." "Maybe you were asleep." "Ah..." "These are great, just great." "I didn't make them." "No." "So, have you known Holly a long time?" "No." "We just met the other night at an exercise class." "Well, she's terrific, she's just terrific." "You're going to love her." "Everybody does." "Wait a minute." "What are you doing?" "Are you trying to set her up with Harry?" "Is that it?" "No." "Sandy said she's already involved with somebody." "But I have a feeling it's not very satisfying for her." "Well, I don't think it's any of your business, do you?" "You know, don't go playing matchmaker with my friends." "You know how much I hate that." "I never do that." "Well, I do." "I hate it." "I knew I'd forget the rolls." "I even left a big note for myself:" ""Don't forget the rolls."" "This veal was wonderful." "Thanks." "I wish I knew how to make it." "Me too." "I didn't know you liked to cook." "I don't." "Me either." "Well, I knew you two would have something in common." "Not that that's really something in common, not knowing how to cook." "It's really not." "Everybody has something in common in one way or another." "You take Sandy and me." "We've got..." "We've got aerobics." "Right." "Is the veal okay, Chip?" "Yes, it's fine." "Thank you." "As a matter of fact, it's excellent." "I'm just not very hungry." "Oops..." "Whoa!" "Aftershock." "Well, Harry." "Maybe I ought to go down to the lab and check it out?" "What?" "It was pretty small." "Small?" "You think that was small?" "Yes!" "All right." "What are you looking for?" "I'm hungry." "Well, maybe if you'd eaten your dinner..." "This is really a first." "I have never had a dinner party where the guests were home by 9:30." "You just put the milk in the cupboard." "What is the matter with you tonight, anyway?" "Nothing." "Nothing?" "First of all, you made a big fuss about my trying to put Harry and Sandy together, and I thought that they got along just fine." "God..." ""God..." What's that supposed to mean, anyway?" "He hated her." "He did not." "Listen." "Just stop trying to fix up stray women with my friends, all right?" "Okay." "All right." "Fine." "No problem." "Holly?" "Yes?" "I'm sorry." "Me too." "I don't know." "Sandy and Harry just seem, you know, kind of lonely." "But maybe they like it that way." "Oh..." "Er..." "The pro-freeze rally in Washington is this Wednesday." "Is Harry going with you?" "No." "Just me." "With all the seismic activity, they're afraid to leave the lab shorthanded." "Oh." "I've been working at what I'm going to say." "You're speaking?" "Yeah." "Oh, Chip!" "I'd love to go." "It's so expensive." "Anyway, I told Helga I'd teach a few classes." "Well, do that." "Yeah?" "Okay." "Who knows?" "Maybe I'll be on the TV again." "I love you." "I love you, too." "I've had Saturday nights like that, too." "Want to bet?" "Jesus..." "Hi." "Tennis?" "She thinks I'm playing with Harry." "Why here, instead of your place?" "Because I really don't want us to be alone." "Knowing you, we'd just end up in..." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "Can you possibly imagine what I was going through last night?" "Yeah, I think I can." "This wonderful woman invites me to dinner, and she turns out to be..." "Couldn't you have figured it out?" "Davis..." "Davis." "Well, excuse me." "I've met a lot of people named Davis." "So far this is the first one who turned out to be your wife." "Besides, she was always talking about this guy "Chip"" "she was married to, not tom." "Where did you get a name like that, anyway?" "Chip." "Chip..." "All right, when we were first married..." "Spare me, please." "Thank you." "No cute stories." "So..." "Why didn't you tell me you were happily married?" "Hey!" "I never said I was unhappily married." "No, but I just assumed." "Would it have made any difference?" "She is terrific, you know." "I know." "She's a wonderful person." "She's a great mother, terrific wife..." "Yeah." "Gosh, this is all making me feel so much better." "Thank you." "Listen." "I love you." "No, don't." "Ahh!" "And I love her..." "Thank you." "I love her, too, but in a completely different way." "With Holly, it's..." "It's... okay, it's nice and it's comfortable." "But with you it's..." "Not nice, uncomfortable, what?" "No." "I'm stuck in this "nice, comfortable" rut." "Just this semi-dull academic type going through the motions." "Wipe your nose." "And then I met you." "You are so..." "So what?" "Bright, attractive, independent..." "But Holly's bright and attractive and..." "Did you ever stop and think she may not be independent because you don't want her to be?" "Yes." "No, no." "The difference is that you would not have stood for that." "You still would have been your own person." "And also make a lousy wife." "I was a lousy wife." "I have the divorce papers to prove it." "I'm not looking for a wife, and you're not looking for a husband." "Right?" "Yeah, right." "Oh, God!" "I wish you'd stop smoking!" "I will, okay, I'll St..." "I'll stop smoking, but not now." "I can't." "I can't give up these and you at the same time." "Well, what else are we going to do?" "Look, I really wasn't expecting this to end like this, either." "Wait a minute, wait a minute." "Look, let's..." "Let's not talk about ending anything until I..." "Until I get back from Washington." "It'll give us time." "Time for what?" "To think." "No." "I really don't need more time to think, thank you." "I've done nothing else but think for the last 12 hours." "I can't do this." "I don't want to do this." "Not now that I know her." "And I don't think you do, either." "Right?" "Barbara, if you really valued your friendship..." "How did it go?" "She wants to break it off." "I know it's easy for me to be philosophical, but maybe it's for the best." "For the best?" "I love her, for God's sake!" "I know, I know." "But look what you've been doing to yourself." "And to Holly, and even to Sandy, too, in a way." "I mean, you're not the kind of guy who does this kind of thing, you know?" "I hate the sneaking around, the secret phone calls, all the lying..." "It's been hard for me, too." "I know." "What does that...?" "What do you mean?" "Well, I mean lying for you." "Pretending to be playing tennis with you when you're with Sandy." "Oh, I'm really sorry I've caused you any pain here, Harry." "I just figured a friend wouldn't mind." "There are limits, okay?" "All right?" "I mean, Holly is my friend, too." "I hate talking to her about our tennis games." "Having to make stuff up." "And why do you tell her you win all the time?" "Is that what's really bothering you?" "Fine, Harry, I'll tell her that you won today." "You got any particular score in mind?" "No." "What's bothering me is seeing you risk losing Holly." "She's the best woman I know." "Well, if I do lose her, Harry, maybe you'll have a shot at her." "I'll tell you what." "Come up here and talk to him and I'll go back there and blow your horn for you." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "It's just really crazy." "It's okay." "Oh boy..." "Mr. Hasegawa." "Hai." "Could you put the paper on the porch before you turn on the sprinkler?" "Hai." "Hi." "I'd appreciate it." "It would save me having to spread my paper out on the kitchen floor to dry before I can read it." "Listen, I was wondering..." "Do you think that we could brighten up this flower bed with anything at all?" "You know, some tulips, or something." "Tulips?" "Not in season." "Okay... uh, pansies?" "No." "Hell, paint it orange." "I don't care." "Ugh..." "Hi." "I'm not home right now." "I'm in the yard feeding my attack dog." "So if you'd like to leave your name and a message after the beep," "I'll call you back as soon as I can." "Bye." "Hi Sandy." "I wasn't sure you got my message yesterday." "Anyway, I just wanted to say that we've all missed you at the gym." "I mean, I've missed you." "Also, Chip's out of town until tomorrow, and I was..." "I wondered if you wanted to have dinner tonight." "Just us girls..." "Women." "Anyway, you should at least come to class." "You don't want to get out of shape." "Not that you would." "Anyway, I hope I'll see you soon, okay?" "Did I say this was Holly?" "Davis." "Bye." "Hello." "Collect call from Dr. Davis do you accept?" "Yes, I'll accept, operator." "Hi, it's me." "Hi." "How are you doing?" "I'm okay." "How are you?" "Oh, just peachy, thanks." "I was on my way to the rally, and I..." "I remembered that's how we met." "I got this overpowering urge to call you." "No, that's not true." "I haven't stopped thinking about you since I left." "I don't want you to think about me." "I want you to think about Holly and Jeff and Kim and your dog." "And I want you to forget about me." "I have tried that, I really have." "Look, I can't handle this right now, okay?" "I've been out all night chasing a story that led nowhere, and I got this message on my machine from Holly and..." "Oh Jesus..." "I'm standing here in my underwear, and this very happy Japanese gentleman is staring at me." "What?" "Just hang on for a second." "Damn it." "Yes?" "Geraniums." "What about them?" "Always in season." "Oh, great." "That would be great." "Fine." "What's that?" "You've got money for the geraniums?" "Oh, right." "Sandy, what's going on?" "Shit..." "Sandy, what's going on?" "Um, like, you caught me at a really bad time." "Um..." "I can't talk to you now." "Sorry." "All right, all right." "How about when I get back?" "No." "No, we're not going to start this up again." "I know that." "I just don't want to think that I'll never see you again." "Please don't make this any worse than it already is, okay?" "I'm going to hang up now, okay?" "I'll call you from the airport." "No." "No." "I have to hang up, I really do." "Let me call you..." "No, I'm going to hang up now." "I have to." "Goodbye." "Helen, I don't want a divorce." "No, that's not true." "10:30 or 11:00." "No later than that, unless I..." "I'm working on my lead." "Most news people that I know tend to type their stories rather than write them out in longhand." "Oh yeah, I know, but I just got these new porcelain nails." "I broke one typing yesterday just before we went on the air, and I felt really self-conscious about it." "We didn't get any calls on it." "By the way, it's "nuclear," not "nucular."" "Really?" "Cross my heart." "George?" "Got a second?" "Just." "Before we have that talk," "I'd really like you to take a look at this tape." "Why?" "What is it?" "Just bits and pieces of things I've done over the past couple of years." "Things I'm kind of proud of." "You know, just in case you missed any of them." "George, I'll be in make-up." "I'd really like you to look at it, George." "Not once on the tape do I say "nucular" or "Letch" Walesa, or, ha, "s." "Q.U.A.T. Team"." "You'll be amazed." "Look, I think that I can understand your frustration, but what goes on around here is not entirely my responsibility." "George." "I think you may want to make this our new lead for 6:00." "What is it?" "You know, there was this pro-freeze rally in Washington today." "Yeah." "What about it?" "Well, one of the speakers was Dr. Phillip Lorring." "Didn't he win a Nobel prize a couple of years ago?" "Right." "And after the..." "After the rally, he was on his way back in a rainstorm, and the cab he was in was in an accident, and he and the other passenger were killed." "I don't like to lead with something that doesn't have a local angle." "Oh yeah, it does." "The guy was from Pasadena." "Some seismologist." "Hey, what's the matter?" "Sandy?" "6, 7, 8, and reach and reach." "Let's go, let's go." "Look down." "Let's smile." "Come on, have fun." "And the waist and the waist and the waist and the waist." "Keep going, keep going, keep going." "And twist, and smile." "Keep going, keep going." "Come on." "Sandy needs to talk to you." "I will take over." "To the floor, 2, 3, 4." "To the side, 2, 3, 4." "To the floor, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6." "And reach, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6." "To the side, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8." "I don't know how she does it." "I can't believe how well she's holding up." "When the elections come up, the interest rates are going to go up." "Well, my broker told me to wait." "I'm really sorry, Mrs. Davis." "We don't have any firm policy in central America." "Here, let me." "It's all right." "Oh, Holly." "Any time, mmm?" "Yes." "You'll call?" "Mmm?" "Mmm?" "I heard that they're back together." "No, I heard that they are living together." "With his lifestyle..." "The restaurants in San Francisco are so much better." "Because I know him, that's why." "Holly." "She looks good, doesn't she?" "Sure does." "Chip loved you guys." "You and the kids." "You were the whole world to him." "He loved you, too." "Who are you going to get to play tennis with?" "I guess I'll have to find somebody." "Nobody as good as him, though." "He beat me every time we played." "Thank you for the flowers." "They're just beautiful." "I hope you don't mind my sending them here instead of the funeral home?" "I figured..." "I loved the thought." "I'd better get this out, they're starting to eat with their fingers." "The creepy minister, he keeps following me around trying to persuade me to join his Episcopal youth choir." "Maybe you should." "You have a very sweet voice." "Grandma!" "I'm an agnostic!" "So you can hum." "Grandma!" "Holly tells me you interviewed Chip on TV." "Is that how you all met?" "Yeah." "Well, kind of." "I mean, that's how I met him." "But I met Holly at an exercise class." "And then she invited me over for dinner, and then I met him again, here." "Small world." "Yeah." "Very." "Oh!" "My God!" "Look what I did." "Goodbye, Uncle Harold." "Be brave." "Helga!" "You came." "Of course I came." "Here." "I'm sorry I'm so late." "What is this?" "It's the money I owe you." "Don't tell the other girls." "Listen..." "We want to see you a lot." "Don't we, bill?" "Sure do." "Thanks." "It's just so good seeing you again." "It kills me that it took this for us to get together, you know." "You are the last person in the world that something like this should have happened to." "Listen, if there's anything we can do, just anything at all..." "Want to stay and vacuum?" "What?" "That was a joke, Andrea." "It was just a little joke." "She's kidding, Andy." "Oh... bill, is she wonderful?" "Joking at a time like this." "You're fabulous." "Do you know that?" "Well, I..." "Know that." "Okay." "Anything at all, now, you hear?" "Thanks." "Holly, come on." "Put that down." "I'll get it." "Will you sit down, please?" "Okay." "I don't know how I'd have gotten through this day without you and Harry." "This day?" "The whole week." "You guys too." "You've been terrific." "It all just seems so unreal." "Totally." "I've got to tell you, Hol..." "Holly?" "I can't believe your mom." "My mom?" "Yeah." "She's exactly like mine." "She is?" "Hearing yours talk was just like being at home, except..." "Except I'm crazy about yours and mine would have me climbing the fucking walls." "The darn walls..." "Don't worry, Sandy." "It's nothing I haven't said." "Or done." "I'm so tired." "Oh, sweetie, I know." "We're all exhausted." "Why don't you go to bed, huh?" "I'll come in and say good night in a minute." "Okay." "Good night." "Good night." "Sleep tight." "Good night, Sandy." "Sweet dreams." "This hasn't hit her yet." "It will." "I woke up last night... and then I realized that I'm never..." "Oh, sweetie." "Nobody's saying that we ought to just unilaterally disarm." "I mean, nobody's kidding themselves that the Russians are a bunch of nice guys." "But our own leaders ought to realize that it's in the Soviet's best interest as well as our own to stop escalating this suicidal "nucular" arms race." "Did I say "nucular"?" "I mean "nuclear." "Nuclear."" "Hi, you guys." "Hi." "Is your mom around?" "She's still in bed." "We didn't want to wake her." "She hasn't been sleeping well." "I hear her up in the middle of the night." "I thought I'd try to get her out of the house." "Maybe go play some tennis, or something." "That's a great idea." "I'll pay you guys to wash my car." "Or paint it..." "Jeff." "What?" "Holly?" "Hol?" "I'm awake." "Oh." "Good." "I just thought you might like to know it's 1988." "Thank you." "You've been asleep now for about 2.5 years." "Let's see." "Peace has broken out in the middle east." "Robert Redford is our new president." "And... oh, Holly." "They've discovered this great new diet." "All junk food." "Doritos and ding dongs." "I'm happy for you." "All right, bones." "Up and at 'em!" "Get your ass out of bed because we're going to go play some tennis." "Come on!" "I don't play tennis." "It was Chip's game." "Do you mean to tell me that I went out and bought this outfit and a racket, and you don't even play?" "Well, you look like you play tennis." "Yeah... well, I look like I know how to do a lot of things that I don't know how to do." "Okay." "All right, so you don't play tennis." "Neither do I. We're perfectly matched." "Come on, Holly." "Let's go out and have some laughs, huh?" "God, I am so scared." "What the hell am I going to do?" "Um..." "Look, I think maybe it's just sunk in what's happened." "No, no, no..." "I mean, literally, what am I going to do?" "Chip was always here for me." "Now that he's gone, I just..." "I feel like I'm half a person." "No, you're not." "What do you mean?" "God, it's so hard to get out of this bed in the morning." "And you know why?" "Because I know I've got to go out there and look for a job." "I know the feeling." "Hey, you'll find one." "Doing what?" "Driving car pools?" "Making lunches?" "Setting tables?" "Maybe you could teach?" "Teach what?" "Table-setting." "Oh God!" "I mean, what was the actual last job that I had?" "Hmm?" "What about the gym?" "You could teach that." "Helga can't even pay me, remember?" "That's not the only gym in Los Angeles." "She only hired me because she was desperate." "That's not true." "You're great at it." "Still, I'd like to get a job where they might pay me money." "Holly..." "Yeah?" "I just don't think it's very healthy for you to keep his clothes in there." "Well, yeah..." "I keep thinking I'll save them for Jeff, and I..." "Yeah." "Right." "So, are we going to go play tennis, or what?" "Oh!" "Yes!" "Absolutely." "Let's go." "Well, now that looks like a fun job." "I wonder if they have any openings?" "No, those are handed down, father to son." "Listen, I have an idea." "I think you should buy Helga out." "What?" "She's ready to go belly-up." "You could get that place for a song." "I don't know anything about running a gym." "She doesn't know anything about running a gym." "Plus, you're much better with people than she is." "Oh, come on." "Don't say you're not." "Yeah, well, who isn't?" "Plus you're smarter than she is, plus you give better classes than she does." "Plus, I know if you thought about it for 10 seconds, you'd have great ideas about how to turn that rat hole into a winning proposition." "Yeah, but..." "Even if I did, you're forgetting something." "I don't have any money." "What do you mean?" "Didn't Chip leave you anything?" "Yeah." "But it's going to be months before it's out of probate." "I've got over 8,000 bucks in my maternity fund." "I could lend it to you." "I guarantee she'd grab it." "Then you can get a loan for the rest of it." "No!" "That's your baby money." "I can't take that." "Don't worry." "I can have a baby later." "Uh-uh." "No, look." "If I did it, I'd wait until the estate is settled." "No." "You can't wait until then, because if you do," "Helga will have gone bankrupt and there won't be anything to buy." "Do it now." "Timing is everything." "Sandy, I can't borrow money from you." "Okay, okay..." "I'll tell you what." "We'll be partners and go halves." "I'll put up the money, and you work your ass off." "What do you say?" "So, mom, what do you think?" "You don't have to do this, you know." "I mean, you could have come to your father and me for help." "Yeah, I do have to do this." "And it's not just for the money." "I understand." "You know, when you went away to college, your father gave me $5,000 to open up a little needlepoint shop with Edith Carter." "I didn't know that." "Well, actually, I changed my mind and put my money in IBM." "Oh, poor Edith." "She went bankrupt in six months." "This is cute." "You know, that wall over there should be white to bring out that red clock." "But I just took the paint off the wall you know, to show the brick." "Oh... oh, well." "Look at this." "Huh?" "I was going over Helga's books and I found out that she was spending an absolute fortune on this terrible towel service." "Mm-hm." "And, so I figured out that I could pay for this washer and dryer in six months if I did the towels myself." "You know what?" "You were always wonderful at math." "Why don't you try bookkeeping?" "No, mom." "I want to try this." "It'll be fine." "Everything's under control." "Really." "And it's hit up the alley between right and center." "Two runs are in." "The cubs go..." "Hi." "Oh, hi." "I was painting when you called." "I didn't mean you had to do this right away." "No, no, no." "I've put it off long enough." "Really." "And I'm sorry." "I'm sure you could have used the space." "Are you okay?" "Sure." "Why?" "Well, you look awful." "Like you haven't shaved in a couple of days." "Oh, I..." "I thought I'd try growing a beard." "Oh!" "It's very becoming." "Yeah." "I picked up some boxes at the market." "Thanks." "If you ever need to talk, I'm available." "Maybe we could go out." "I mean, not for a date, or anything, but just for dinner and to talk about things." "I thought you might have a lot of time on your hands." "I know I did when Natalie and I got divorced." "Oh, yeah, that would be..." "Yes, I'd like that." "It's just that right now I'm so busy." "You know, starting the new business with Sandy." "Yes." "Whenever." "Whatever you don't want, just leave." "I'll help you carry the stuff out to the car." "Oh..." "Oh..." "Catch Carla and catch..." "Oh!" "Damn it!" "Geez, I'm sorry, Sandy." "All right, Janet." "It's just these damn cups." "The handles aren't strong enough to hold on to." "Here." "That's all right, Janet." "Hey, hey, hey." "Sit down, all right." "I'll get you another cup of tea." "Oh!" "You seem a little jumpy." "Just a tad." "I haven't had a coffee or a cigarette in a week." "The doctor told me I had to give them up." "No." "Junk food, too." "I've finally had a chance to look at your tape." "So?" "What did you think?" "I think you've been doing field reporting too long." "Oh." "What I mean is, I think there are a lot of people around here who haven't really appreciated what good work you've been doing." "Well, thank you." "That's terrific." "Thanks." "You know..." "Phil's leaving in a couple of weeks to take that job in Boston." "Which leaves the 6:00 anchor job opposite Carla open." "Right?" "I'm..." "I'm going to move Jim into that." "Right." "Which opens up his spot, 6:00 on the weekends." "Uh-huh." "So what I'm going to do is," "I'm going to try Pete out in that spot on Sundays." "Right." "And you on Saturday." "Really?" "Mm-hm." "Do you mean it?" "Mm-hm." "Oh, George!" "That's wonderful." "I won't let you down, I promise." "You count on it." "Oh, great!" "I want to see Sandy Dunlap." "She works here." "You got an appointment?" "No, I'm a friend of..." "I'm a friend of hers!" "What's the name?" "I'll see if there's a pass." "There won't be." "She wasn't expecting me." "But if you just call her..." "I see her car, so I know she's..." "There she is." "There she is!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Buck, it's okay." "She's a friend of mine." "I'll meet you over there." "Hey, partner!" "What are you doing here?" "I thought you were supposed to be painting or plastering, or something." "Oh..." "I am so glad to see you." "I just got the most incredible news, and I'm..." "Holly?" "Hey, Hol..." "Is something wrong?" "I just got back from cleaning out Chip's office." "Oh, Hol." "It must have been terrible." "It's his whole life right in these boxes." "His books, papers, stuff the kids made..." "Pictures." "All kinds of pictures." "Oh God!" "Oh shit!" "Holly, um..." "I was going to tell you about this." "I..." "No, I'm glad you didn't." "It was..." "It was so much better to find out this way." "Holly." "I didn't know you when I met him." "If I had, this never would have happened." "You've got to believe me." "It's all right as long as you don't know the wife." "Is that what you're saying?" "No." "Of course not." "But as soon as I realized, I ended it." "That's the truth, Holly." "Am I supposed to thank you, or something?" "Look, we really can't talk about this here." "I'm going to pay you back every penny." "I don't want your guilt money." "It wasn't that, Holly." "I really..." "I really wanted to help you." "I love you, and I just wanted to be your friend." "Friend?" "Friend?" "!" "You're not my friend!" "But I need one, Holly." "I'm pregnant." "Here's my card." "Thanks." "Have a good practice." "Hello." "Shaping up." "May I help you?" "Holly Davis, please." "Yes." "She's just about finished." "Can you hold?" "Okay." "Okay, thanks." "Telephone." "Oh." "Hey, that tape is great." "Hello." "It's Sandy." "I really need to talk." "Yeah, well, I don't want to talk to you." "Damn it!" "There goes dad after that gopher again." "Easy, dad!" "He almost broke his ankle the other day, falling in one of those holes." "My money is on the gopher." "Mom?" "Yeah." "I need to borrow $8,000." "Ah... running a business isn't easy, huh?" "No, mom, it's not the business." "The business is fine." "Really?" "Then what do you want it for?" "I borrowed it from Sandy, and I want to pay her back." "I've got to pay her back." "I found out she was having an affair with Chip." "Oh..." "Yeah, I was afraid of that." "What do you...?" "I mean, I picked up some clues." "Why didn't I pick up some clues?" "Probably because you didn't want to." "You were too close to Sandy." "I mean, that..." "That happens sometimes." "Where did you learn so much about this?" "Well, you know, women talk and, you know, they tell you things about..." "That's a lie." "Honey, I went through the same thing with your father." "What?" "Yeah." "My sweet little old father had an affair?" "He wasn't so old, and he certainly wasn't sweet when it went on, but he did." "My God!" "That jolt you felt this morning was still another in a series of aftershocks that have followed the August 28 earthquake that hit just west of riverside." "It measured 5.3 on the Richter scale." "The tax tables may be turned." "Congress is announcing a plan to audit the..." "Well, look who's here." "That's all of it." "The whole 8,000." "Plus..." "You could have just mailed it." "Yes, I know." "But I wanted to say something to you that I think I have to say face-to-face." "What's that?" "When you and I first met, you said you wanted to have a baby with some man." "But I didn't know the man you were talking about was my husband." "No, neither did I." "Well, I was just wondering, under the circumstances," "I mean, you know, considering everything that's happened, if you're absolutely certain..." "The only thing that I am absolutely certain of, is that you are the last person in the world" "I want to discuss this with." "Hello, hello." "Hi, mom." "Hi." "Hi, Stanley." "Where have you been?" "I've been learning a new billing system." "On Saturday?" "Yeah." "You're working too hard." "I'm enjoying it." "But you should be getting out once in a while." "Have some fun." "I don't have time for fun." "I've got too much to do." "It's the second time the city has been devastated by floods." "Haven't you got anything better to do than to watch TV?" "It's the news, mom." "Yeah, well, okay." "If you want news, read a newspaper." "Hi, mom." "Hi." "Is that who it sounds like?" "She's anchorwoman now." "Mm-hm." "How come we never see Sandy anymore?" "Well, you know, I've been awful busy." "Well, to tell you the truth, she and I had a kind of a falling-out." "What about?" "I don't want to get into it." "Is there any chance you guys could patch things up?" "No." "Too bad." "She's cool." "Yeah, I really miss her." "Really." "Scientists at the California seismological center..." "I just can't get over how much Heather has grown." "Hi, dad!" "She seems to grow from one weekend that I have her to the next." "In-between, I just have to be satisfied with watching her on tapes." ""Video daddy." That's me." "I made some cassettes of the two of us and sent them home with her once." "Natalie said they didn't fit her machine." "It seems I'm Betamax and she's VHS." "It gives you some idea of what our marriage was like." "I like your beard." "Really?" "Yeah." "Natalie hates it." "Screw Natalie." "Can we go on this, daddy?" "I'm really glad you called." "It's wonderful seeing you." "It's good seeing you." "It's been too long." "Hurry up, Heather." "We're catching up with you." "Hi, Holly." "You look terrific." "Thanks." "I don't know if this is the right time for me to be saying this, but..." "I guess I've always been attracted to you." "I know." "What?" "You do?" "Was I that obvious?" "Pretty obvious." "Oh, my God." "Do you think Chip knew it, too?" "Oh sure." "We talked about it." "It didn't really bother him." "It didn't..." "I suppose he didn't consider me a threat, right?" "Is that it?" "No, no, no, no." "It was just that he... you were friends." "Friends don't do that to each other." "Some friends..." "Hi, daddy!" "Did Chip ever say anything to you about having an affair?" "Chip?" "An affair?" "I'm not asking you if he had an affair." "I know he had an affair with Sandy." "Oh..." "I'm asking if he said anything." "Yes." "But I know he felt awful about it." "I mean, he didn't go looking for it." "It just happened." "Really." "I don't know..." "Maybe he needed some variety for sex, or something." "Did he ever talk to you about that?" "Was it sex?" "Oh..." "Gee, I..." "Is this making you uncomfortable?" "Yes, it is." "Because if it was sex, you know, he didn't have to go anywhere else." "I mean, because our own sex-life was really good." "You know, at least it was..." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "I really need to know something, and I want you to tell me the truth, okay?" "I will." "Do you...?" "Do you think that I really mattered to him?" "I mean, he told me that I did, but it's really important for me to know for sure." "You meant the world to him." "I'm looking for the word "love," here." "Did he ever use that word in relationship to me?" "Yes." "Love." "Absolutely." "He did, didn't he?" "Yeah..." "Yeah..." "I mean, it sure couldn't have been for the sex." "It wasn't all that red-hot, if you want to know the truth." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Is this making you uncomfortable?" "No, no, no, no." "It really wasn't that good." "That's what makes all of this so ironic." "Makes what ironic?" "I'm pregnant." "Yeah, I know." "How...?" "Well, Holly sort of mentioned it to me." "Oh yeah." "But what I wondered was, how do you feel about it?" "I don't know." "The timing sucks." "I mean, I really thought I wanted to have a baby, but this is going to be tougher than I thought." "See, I didn't think I needed anybody to go through this with." "But if I do this..." "I mean, I'm going to want natural childbirth." "How do you go through that without a partner?" "Right?" "Mom, do you remember when I made this?" "Oh yeah." "My favorite." "Shit!" "Jeff!" "Mom, this is the third one that hasn't worked." "I have to go through the whole goddamn string just to find the light that's burnt out." "I don't care." "It's no way to talk while you're decorating a Christmas tree." "Dad used to say even worse stuff when he did it." "Yeah, well, that's a tradition we can do without." "Of course, if you want to stay that way for a couple of weeks, maybe we could decorate you." "It's going to be weird this Christmas without him." "Really..." "Why don't we just remember all the great Christmas squabbles we've had in the past?" "He'd like that." "Oh..." "Hello." "Hello." "Can we talk?" "Do you remember when you paid me my money back?" "Yeah." "Well, you paid me interest." "Interest?" "I would have had to pay interest if I'd borrowed it from a bank." "I'm not a bank." "I..." "I was your friend at the time you borrowed it, and I really resent you putting a dollar value on it." "Especially when it was only 7.5%." "I was wrong to have paid you interest." "Yes, you were." "I figured you could use it." "Oh..." ""Poor Sandy."" "No!" "I don't need your charity." "Now, just you wait a minute!" "The last time I saw you, you weren't sure whether or not you were going to have the baby." "And I just want you to know that I've..." "I've changed my mind." "I think you should." "Gosh." "I just think this is real swell." "I mean, this is just terrific that you've had this personal breakthrough." "Really." "But guess what?" "I don't need your blessing." "So, I'll see you in a few minutes." "Do you want me to come with you?" "No." "I just want to see the baby." "Don't you want to see Sandy, too?" "No." "Not really." "It's a boy?" "Are you going to keep doing this?" "Are you going to keep sneaking around, peeking in windows at his birthday parties, and wearing a fake mustache at his little league games?" "No, Sandy." "If you are, I'll leave town right now." "I just..." "Wanted to see him." "Oh... well, you've seen him, right?" "So leave." "Okay, I'm leaving." "Don't worry." "I just want to ask you one question." "Stephen." "Stephen?" "The baby's name." "Wasn't that your question?" "No." "Hi, how are you?" "Did Chip ever say he was unhappily married?" "No." "Then why?" "I don't know." "Besides, that's two questions." "Sandy, I want you to meet the rest of..." "Excuse us, this is kind of private." "Oh, well." "I'm supposed to breast-feed right now." "Excuse me." "Marci." "See, that's what's really so neat about breast-feeding." "You can do it anywhere." "She's right." "Women in India do it on buses." "Well, yeah, but..." "God, she's such a ditz." "She has more flowers than a goddamn rose bowl parade, and she never even waters them." "Well, I guess it's easy to figure out why he was attracted to you." "I was attracted to you." "You're so different from me." "So funny and open." "Interesting." "Then there's me, this boring housewife." "You're not boring." "Maybe not now, but I think I was." "It's true." "God, it's crazy, isn't it?" "Now that he's dead, I've gotten to be somebody who'd be more interesting to him than I was when he was alive." "Don't you love this?" "He's been dead eight months, and I'm trying to save our marriage." "It was worth saving." "Was it?" "Holly." "He made a mistake." "A real big mistake." "But look at what you had." "You had something so special." "And he knew that." "And you knew that." "And you would have forgiven him." "Because what you had, you don't throw away." "What about what we had?" "We could have taken a cab, you know." "A cab?" "Why not a bus?" "Take care, Mrs. Dunlap." "Mrs. Dunlap?" "Yeah." "What do they got to know?" "They're too goddamn nosy, anyway." "Bye." "Yes..." ""Thanks for one of the most wonderful experiences of my life." "Love, Harry."" "Yeah... see, I decided to go for natural childbirth, and you need a partner." "Harry?" "Our Harry?" "Yeah." "Harry." "Well, that's..." "I mean, I've been going to the movies and dinner with him for months." "He never said a thing." "Oh, don't worry about it." "I mean, it was nothing intimate, or anything." "He just happened to see every single, conceivable part of my body." "Can you go slower?" "I'm walking backwards." "Come on, Stephen." "Spit up for Uncle Harry." "Would you believe he tried to bring that damn thing into the delivery room with him?" "But they wouldn't let him." "You wouldn't let me." "Well, it wasn't exactly my best side, was it?" "Watch it." "Can we do that again?" "I blew that." "Can you sit down in the chair once more, and..." "Harry, come on!" "Well, like, I really got to get this chair back." "Oh, all right." "Sorry." "Enough, enough." "Go!" "You went through Lamaze training with Sandy?" "She asked me to." "You never said anything." "She asked me not to." "Well, I think it's terrific." "Anything else you haven't told me?" "As a matter of fact, there is." "Ah..." "Wai..." "Could you...?" "You don't just say something like that, and then walk away..." "What's wrong?" "I'm going to be the worst mother." "No, you're not." "Yes, I am, and he knows it, too." "He's bit me every time I've nursed him." "I'm going to be the shittiest mother of all time." "Come on, I said the same thing myself." "So did Natalie." "Of course, she was." "Why did I ever think I could do this?" "Because you can." "You will." "Look what a good mother you are." "Look how good you are at this." "Oh God, this is so disgusting." "What is?" "I like this." "Look out, here he comes again." "Oh God..." "What?" "Oh." "Okay, just a second." "Say "hi."" "Ahh..." "Hi, Stevie." "Hey, Hol." "Mmm?" "At what age do they stop drooling?" "Well, let's see." "Jeff's 17, and you should see his pillow." "Harry, will you come on!" "Harry!" "Wham!" "Bam!" "Sorry." "That's all I got." "Unless you want to..." "Unless you want to go for a little national geographic stuff?" "Harry, forget it!" "Oh look!" "Is Heather adorable!" "Harry, you didn't tape over Heather, did you?" "That's okay." "I've got Miles of this stuff." "When was it shot?" "I don't know." "I guess last summer." "Give me the camera." "Who did it?" "I don't remember." "Come on, you jerk." "Oh yes, I do." "Don't let anyone try to follow me!" "I want to go on the swing." "Oh, my God." "I'm sorry." "I didn't realize this was on here." "No, no, no..." "Okay, honey." "Here we go." "Got you!" "Ha, ha, ha!" "Give me my hat back!" "Excuse me." "Sandy..." "It's okay." "Is that the best you can do?" "What's wrong with that?" "How is that for something?" "Push me, quick." "Dumb." "Tell me, who's ever going to watch this, anyway?" "Huh?" "It's going to be fine." "Yeah." "So, how is the business?" "Good, good." "Almost too good." "What do you mean?" "Well I just..." "Yeah, I hardly have any time for myself these days." "Oh God!" "I know how you feel." "How about you?" "Are you going back to work?" "Ssh..." "Stevie." "Here." "Can I?" "Be careful." "Ah, yeah... in a couple of months, I think." "I do have this job offer." "Ah, that's great." "That's good." "You shouldn't give it up." "You are so good at what you do." "Well, thanks." "And you don't have to worry about career versus child." "You can do it." "Well, look what you did." "Yeah, well." "In a way." "You're really looking good, Hol." "So are you." "I love those shoes." "Where did you get them?" "You like those, huh?" "Uh-huh." "An old friend." "Well, she has terrific taste." "But..." "Who picked out the rest of your outfit?"