"Previously on "men in trees"... you have so much family." "There's no room for me." "I still love you." "You don't have to say anything back." "I didn't know you had a tattoo." "Marin, i think i might be falling in love with you." "Yeah, i'm coming back to elmo!" "That was marin." "She's landing tonight at 10:00." "You going home?" "There's this guy." "I need to tell him i might be in love with him." "Lynn?" "Lynn, what are you doing here?" "Oh, i just needed to come home," "And you know how i love thanksgiving." " It's 10:00 at night." "I think you missed thanksgiving." " I got the last flight in." "Oh, uh, this was the last flight tonight?" "Yeah, they canceled the rest of 'em 'cause of the weather." "Oh." "Wait, what are you doing down here?" "Oh, i was, uh, thinking there was something coming for me on the plane." " Oh." "You want me check with the pilot?" " No, not this plane." " Wow, this is weird." " Yeah." "Well, i'm gonna go to the chieftain, get something to eat." " Ben still doing that orphan thanksgiving?" " Um, yeah." "You might still be able to grab something." "Well, come with me." "Let's catch up." "I missed my connection." "Now i'm in a hotel in seattle." " The last flight left two hours ago." " oh, no." "please deposit $3.35." "Honey, why in god's name are you on a pay phone?" "You know, they have more germs than a toilet seat." "Because i accidentally checked my cell phone in a bag" " My bag that didn't make it to seattle." " They lost your bag?" " Uh, yep." "It also missed its connection." " Oh, marin." "Here this was supposed to be your big, romantic run back from new york to tell jack how you felt about him." " Yeah, now i'm stuck here." " You should call him." "Call him on that smelly pay phone and tell him you love him." "Oh, reminder" " He doesn't have a phone, and it's not the same." "It's not the same to say those things over the phone." "So you'll get up there tomorrow and tell him how you feel in person." "He'll still be there." " It'll be okay." " You promise?" "Honey, it's elmo." "Nothing ever changes in that teeny, tiny town." " who is that?" " Shh" " Is that plow guy?" " Uh, yeah." "That is so great." "I know you're talking about me." "I gotta go." "Please." "At least one of us should get some love tonight." "what's going on with jack and marin?" "It'll be all right." "Go back to sleep, plow guy." "I don't want to be out of the loop." " A lot can happen in a week." " A week's vacation." "Vacation is a time to forget about drama, sam" "To escape, indulge, perform unspeakable acts on people you barely know." "You just called me "sam" again." "* when you finally got it * * it's not what you want, somehow... *" "Hey, jack, where's our girl?" "* it's not what you needed somehow *" "Hey, our girl lynn is here." "Hey." "Ben, hi." "Happy thanksgiving." "Hey." " Hey, lady!" " Hi." "Oh, welcome home!" "I haven't seen you since the summer." " What are you doing here?" " Oh, i'm just getting the rest of my stuff." "I got a little house in vancouver i'm moving into." "I thought you were gonna travel the world." " Yeah, things change, right?" " Don't i know it." "So do you guys have any food left?" "Uh, um, yeah." "Well, what- We have these leftovers." "Great." "Thanks." "I've been craving your stuffing all day." " Who's "mar-In"?" " It's marin." " It's marin." "She's a relationship coach." " Oh, really?" "I can't wait to meet her." " Well, you two have a lot in common." "Yeah, she's, uh, out of town." "Oh, so can i have this?" "Uh, yeah, sure." " Hey, buzz, what's new?" " Huh?" "Same old, same old." "Enjoyed thanksgiving with my new family." "Oh, uh, it turns out patrick is my son." "What?" "How is that possible?" " I'll catch you up." " Oh, you better." "Pull up a stool, sexy." " Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "Whiskey." "I'm already pouring." "What happened?" "Uh, i go to meet marin at the dock," "And my ex-Girlfriend gets off the plane." "It's like a karmic joke." "No kidding." "You okay?" "I'm frustrated, you know?" "You finally decide you want to tell someone how you feel... and you want to tell 'em." "I-I know." "Did you tell theresa you still love her?" "She told me." "Well, at least one of us is gonna get what they want tonight." "Annie, come on!" " We had a fight, patrick." " I know" " Our first." "We have only been dating for two months, and we're already fighting?" "Then now we can make up." "So i'm sorry." "There, that's how this fighting thing works." "The making up doesn't stick." "Trust me, i know." "My parents have been together for 35 years," "And all they do is fight." "The making up is just for show." "Oh, it's all downhill from here... into silent, hostile dinners eaten off tv trays." "You're kinda overreacting." " Are you picking another fight with me?" " No, no, i" "I promised myself I would never have a relationship like theirs." "I like you so much, patrick," "So let's just end things now," "While we can still remember each other with fondness." "Good night." "What?" "Jack, it's late." "I-I don't want to bother you." "I don't have to pack up tonight." "No i'd rather just, uh, get it done now." "I put all your stuff in the back closet." "I wasn't sure if you'd be back." "Well, the place looks different." " Yeah, i took your stuff off the walls." " And you finally painted." " I mean, it was the color of pea soup the whole time we lived here." " Yeah." "Okay." "I'll get started." "* was it you or was it me * * who said that we were one?" "*" "Lynn." "How about that?" "Well, it wouldn't be an elmo thanksgiving without a surprise." "I thought you kissing me earlier was the surprise." "* well, i hope this moment never ends... *" "And i meant what i said before... about trying again." " I know you don't have a whole lot of reason to believe me right now." " Well, can you blame me?" "You didn't get interested until i started dating sara." "Yeah, well..." "Jealousy is a good motivator... but the truth is..." "I'm finally ready for you." "Ben, look," "You were the first nice guy i met after so many bad ones," "And i didn't know if you were "the one"" "Or just the first good one," "So i went out, and i met some more guys," "And some of them were fine... but none of them were you." "* and i hope we never die * * well, i hope this moment never ends... *" "I want to try and fix this." "Oh, i'm sorry." "You were asleep, whoever you are." "It's okay." "Hi." "I'm lynn." "I'm marin." "I'm a friend of jack's." "I'm early or late?" " Oh, marin." "Great, the relationship coach." " Oh." " I think i ate your food last night." " Great." " But jack's still asleep, so..." " oh, well, uh, don't wake him." "I just came by to say hi." "So hi." "Nice to meet you." "Bye." "I'm good." "Morning, my naughty milkmaid." "Those are my... special books." "No one knows about those." "They're private." "Really?" "'Cause they're right here on your nightstand." "I don't happen to have a lot of nighttime visitors, if you must know." "Oh." "Okay." "No wonder you need to read the occasional "tale of the tawdry taxman."" "Look, all day long, i read high-Class- Uh, semi-High-Class literature." " I need a break every now and then." " I got it." "After a day at work, i like to chop wood." "You read smut." " It's not smut." "It's romance fiction." " I think it's great." " You do?" " Sure." "It's hot that you fantasize" "And even hotter that you do it by reading." " It's like you're the sexy librarian, and i'm..." " sam the stable boy." ""Lucy didn't know if it was the heat or her heartbeat," ""Either way, when she looked at chad's biceps straining against his sleeve," "She found it hard to breathe."" "Keep going." "Hey!" "You're back." " This isn't happening." " It's not?" "I come all the way back to tell jack that i have real feeling for him, and lynn is here?" " I've only been gone four days." " Lynn's here?" " Of course." "Of course you know lynn." " Well, yeah, she taught me how to ride a bike and whistle and pull taffy... but you have really nice hair and a heck of a hat collection." "Wait." "You have feelings for jack?" "Yeah, and i gave up new york and my apartment and rushed all the way back here to tell him how i felt," "And i missed connecting with him," "And now lynn is in his house and quite possibly in his bed." "It's only been four friggin' days!" "It takes you guys a month just to get nonfat peanut butter off a ferry" "And four days to completely unhinge a relationship?" " A lot can happen in four days." "Annie and i broke up." " What?" "Wait." "Go back." "What happened?" "We got in a fight 'cause there was none of my pie Left for her at thanksgiving." " I gave it all to my new family." " Ah." "Anyway, she doesn't believe in fighting because her parents fought," "And so she broke up with me." "Healthy fighting is a natural part of any relationship." "You need to fight for her." " Go have a fight to show her she's worth fighting for." " Is that what you're gonna do for jack?" " Hey." "You come here to collect buzz' tab?" "Friday already, huh?" " No." "No, it's not that." "I, uh, came to buy back my engagement ring." " Ooh, intrigue." "Okay, come on in." " Thank you." "So why the change of heart?" "You suddenly remember you married to a millionaire?" "Uh, no." "No, it was just- it was really hard for me to accept that ring from ben," "And then he asked me to move out." "I sold it too quick." " I just want to show him that i love him." " Oh, that's sweet." "Maybe you should just stop dating other guys." "I did, but thanks for the tip." "You know, i gotta say, that ring didn't really go with your whole look." "I can see you with something a little chunkier." "I got some great things." "You don't have the ring anymore, do you?" " Nope, just sold it online." " Oh, that's great." "What's the big deal?" "It's only a ring." "It's just something that you wear so that other people know that you're married." "Maybe you should think about what it takes for you to know you're married, right?" "A ring is just a ring," "But fine art is forever." "Hmm?" "Come on." "Oh, good morning." "Um, I made coffee." "Oh, thanks." "Thanks for letting me crash on the couch last night." " I was really tired from packing." " No problem." " Jack, i know this is really funky." " "Funky"?" "I-I don't expect you to" " To put out a welcome mat." "I mean, i'm" " I'm gonna be out of your hair as soon as i can." "I promise." "I'm going to take off." "Oh, that girl came by for you" "Um, the relationship coach." "Oh, okay." "I'll see you later." "i could get used to this." "I know." "New york in the fall is a postcard," "But come in the summer when the air conditioning's broken and the streets smell like death," "You'll see what we're really made of." "Are you inviting me back?" "Jane?" " Oh, my god." " Marjorie." "Mwah." "Are you going to sarah levy's party?" "Obviously." "She didn't sign with me, and i need to make her regret it." "I'm sam." "Marjorie howell." "Nice to meet you." " Well, great to see you, marjorie." " Yeah, you, too." " What was that about?" " Oh, i know." "Sorry about the work talk." " Holidays are hell in publishing." " No, i mean, why didn't you introduce me?" "Don't be silly." "You'll probably never see her again." "You're only here for a week, right?" "I want to keep you to myself." "Hey, patrick." "Is marin here?" "Oh, she went for a bike ride so she doesn't lose her mind." "Her words." "Okay, thanks." "* i was longing on a short summer night... *" " Hey." " Hey." "* i went out to find my muse with an eighth in my pocket* * and a craving for some asian food what you said... *" "I met lynn." "Oh, yeah." "Yeah, she told me." "Very pretty." "Quite a surprise." " Not the pretty part, the old girlfriend part." " Yeah, she surprised me, too." "How exciting for you." "Marin, it's not like that." "She's here for a day picking up the last of her stuff." " Oh." "So it's not..." " it's nothing except incredibly bad timing." " Oh." "I've been dying to see you." "You have?" " Didn't you get my message?" " What message?" "Uh, i left it on your cell phone." "My cell phone's in my luggage, which is missing" " Long story." "Why?" "What did it say?" "* when you feel it * * when you feel it, you know * * when you feel it * * when you feel it, you know * * when you feel it i know, i know *" "Well, that's some message." "* when you feel it, you know * * yes, when you feel it, you know *" "I screwed up." ""The new yorker" chapter is great." "I hate that we fought." "So do i." "Kiss me again." "So... but" " But if you didn't get the message, then why were you coming by my place?" "Oh, i just had some stuff to tell you, but it can wait." "Oh, god." "We can't do this here." "Listen, uh, lynn is gonna be gone tomorrow." "Let me make you dinner at my house tomorrow night." "We can, you know, talk." " Okay." " Okay." "Hey, what did the message say?" "I'll tell you tomorrow night." "Hey, pretty boy." "Getting ready for your close-Up?" "Can't a man get any privacy around here?" " How many fingers am i holding up?" " It's not like that." "I see things when i look at lights." "S-Sometimes it's blurry." "You just need glasses." "You need to go to a doctor." "I don't want to go to any doctor." "He's just gonna tell me what i already know" "That I can't fly anymore" " sorry some text missing here " "Just to try and make things work with you and your crazy family." "My family's crazy?" "You collect ceramic cats." " Thought you loved my ceramic cats." " Uh... okay." " Maybe i should go back home." " Well, maybe you should." "Fine." "Great." "Then i can have my mom's pie all to myself." "Y-Your mom made this pie?" " Maybe." " Of course she did." " What does that mean?" "It means you can't even make your own pie" " That's what it means." " I could, but this tastes better." " I don't want your mother's pie!" " Then i don't want you to have it!" "Fine!" "Great!" "Then give me the pie." "Give it to me." "Give it to me." "Patric" " Hey, theresa." " Patrick, what's going on?" "Uh... i think this... belongs to you." "My ring." "How did you get it?" "Online." "I was elromeo 143." "I was gonna give it to annie." "Anyway, mai said it was yours." "I don't see the point in keeping it." " You were gonna propose?" "That's great." " Yeah." "Turns out, not so much." "Come on." "You and annie will work it out." "I don't really think you can go back once you've asked a girl to marry you," " And she throws a pie in your face." " I'm sorry?" "It didn't really go in that order, but it happened." "Hope you have better luck with the ring than i did... or, you know, you did the first time." "Yeah, me, too." "Hello." "This is marin frist, flight 643, black duffle." "No, wait, please don't put me on hold again." "Nothing?" "I just wish i could go back in time, never have checked that bag." "I wish annie and i never fought." "Now it's too late." "We're finito." "What you guys had was a minor misunderstanding." "She's irish, you know." "These things tend to escalate." "She's just scared because of what happened in her past." "You can't let that ruin your future." "You're on." "Hey, elmo." "It's good to be here." "Oh, i had heck of a time getting back to this town." "A misconnection really threw me off." "But it seems like a lot of people are misconnecting." "So how do you get back on track?" "Is it possible?" "Can you go back and make an old relationship new again?" "Hey, ben." "Give me a spritzer." "Coming right up." "You okay, annie?" "You left the table awful quick the other night." "Patrick and i, well, we're... not... anymore." " Oh, sorry to hear that." " You are?" "Sure." "You make my son happy." "You make me laugh." "You make me happy, too." "You wanna tell me what happened?" " He proposed to me... a-Almost." " He did?" "Well, how about that?" "i didn't know he had it in him." "I think i kinda took it out of him." "We had a fight." "So you make up." "I'm not sure we can take back the things we said." "Do you know that old saying," ""Love means never having to say you're sorry"?" "Yeah." "Well, it's a bunch of bull." "Love means having to say you're sorry 43% of the time." "But i'm afraid he won't be able to look at me without reliving every horrible thing i said to him." "It's not about what you've done in the past." "It's what you do today, tomorrow and the day after." "You really believe that?" "I should probably try." " Hey, ben." " I was looking for celia." "I gotta renew my alcohol permit." "Well, i'm not a betting man, but i'm guessing you'll get renewed." "Hey, how'st going back at your place?" "Uh, lynn's taking off this afternoon," "And i got this... great dinner planned with marin." " Wait, you planned a date?" " Yeah, i did." "So it's really over with lynn?" " Yeah, as you recall, she left me in the dust." " Yeah, but let me ask you something." "I mean, don't you think it's a little funny that she came back personally to get her stuff?" "I mean, she could have had you send her stuff," "But she showed up here, herself, on thanksgiving." "Look, all i'm saying is... maybit's over for you, but maybe it isn't over for her." "Jack!" " I know i'm early, but i- - marin?" "Come in!" "Lynn?" "Are you okay?" "I'm all cramped up." "What if something's wrong with the baby?" "You're pregnant?" "Will you take me to the hospital?" "Yeah, of course." "Of course." "Come on." "Do you need anything?" "Air, music?" "No, just keep talking to me." "Thanks." "Oh, jack doesn't know." "Oh, my god." " Well, it's not his baby." " Oh." "Oh, all he wanted was for me settle down in elmo and have kids." "That's what broke us up." "It's ironic, right?" " It's a twist." " Now i'm settling down in vancouver with someone else's kid." " I mean, at the time it just seemed like this huge, insurmountable thing between us, you know?" " Yeah." " Yeah, of course you know." "You're a relationship coach." " Well, not so much anymore." " Why re you looking for him?" " Just now?" "Um... i was just following up a message he left me." "Are you guys dating?" "No." "No, unh-Unh." "We're just friends." "He's a great friend." "Yeah." "Jack always said i'd make a great mother." "Man, the minute you think you're gonna lose something," "It suddenly becomes the most important thing in your life, you know?" "Yeah, i know." "Oh, my gosh." "Oh, no." "Oh... no, no, no, no." "Oh, no." "Everything okay?" "Hey." "It's just, you know, it's a slow drain." " Oh, you want me to take a look?" " No, no, that" " Why don't you let me give it a try?" "You do so much around here." " Okay." " Okay." "Well, it's a good thing you came to see me when you did, buzz." "How much longer do i have?" " Oh, u're" " You're not going blind." " Huh?" " Told you." "You've developed cataracts." "That's why your vision's been blurry." "How about the mental problems?" "Does it explain those?" "Well, i'm sure that it's been stressful," "Which is why we should schedule the surgery as soon as possible." "We need to remove the cloudy lenses," "Connect everything back up." "It's a fairly simple outpatient procedure." "I could probably take you, uh... well, i could take you now." "Uh, doc, uh..." " will i ever be able to fly again?" " Oh, of course." "Many of oupatients regain 20/20 vision." "You'll have the eyesight of a much younger man." "Are you... crying?" "No, you heard the doctor." "I, um..." " got cloudy lenses." " Oh." "* my love is a storm * * she doesn't wait for me *" "I thought we were just getting chinese." " We are, when i get home." " When you get home?" "Yeah." "I just have to pop over to this little holiday thing." "Oh." "Well, let me get dressed." "No, it'll be a snore." "You don't have to come." "Seriously, i'll be one hour, two drinks, three rice croquettes, then we'll have dumplings." " Jane..." " sam, i'm late." "Jane, i flew across the country for you" "Because i think you're that great," "And you're walking out on me why, exactly?" " Because you don't want to introduce me to your friends?" " Don't be ridiculous." "What about the woman on the street?" "That woman on the street is not anyone you have to worry about." "She's a closet republican." " Okay." "So why don't you bring me to the party?" " Because i just... i don't think... i don't think you'll fit in with these people." "They're horrible." "I know." "I'm one of them." "I guess i'm like your romance novels." "I'm the dirty secret you hide in your apartment." "I-I'm late." "Excuse me." "This woman is pregnant." "She's been cramping, i think for about an hour." " Call jack, okay?" " Okay." "And tell him what?" "dr." "Fisher, 3024." "Hi, annie." "Brought you a pie." "I see that." "Promise i won't hit you with it." "I'm sorry." "I-I want to fight... again." "I had the whole thing planned out." "You were supposed to cut into the first slice and find the ring." "I was gonna make sure you saw it before you ate it or anything." "That sounds beautiful." " We can do it now." "I'll be surprised, i swear." " I don't have the ring anymore." "You" " You don't?" "We had a fight," "And your instinct was to break up," "And my instinct was to give you a ring." "I think your instinct was right." "What are you doing?" " Oh, i saw you were having trouble with the sink earlier." " Uh-Huh." "So you're wearing it again?" "I was trying it on for size." "You know i haven't worn it in a long time?" "Hey, i was just glad i got it on your finger in the first place." "You say "no" twice," "It makes a guy a little gun-Shy." "Well, i just... i'm ready to try and be the person you saw in me." "Well, that new person shouldn't wear that old ring." "Well, i just wanted to show you i really mean "yes."" "Well, let's call it a really strong "maybe."" "Get rid of the ring." "Sell it to mai or something." " So... he turns to the guy sitting next to him at the bar, and he said, "i said obama, not osama."" " Ha ha ha ha." " Hello?" " I hate this party." " So you're coming back?" " No." "I think what this party needs is someone real." "It needs you." "I'm sorry." "That'll do it." "Will you come?" "I need you." "I'm on my way." "Warn the public." "Okay, home again, home again." "How you feeling?" "A little thirsty." "Hey, how about a beer, huh?" "You know where the fridge is." "If you can find it when you're blacked out," "You can find it with your sunglasses on." "What's the point of me going to the doctor if i can't get special treatment?" "The point is, you get to live." " I'm not gonna bring you beer in a sippy cup." " Okay, if that's how it is." "How it is is like always." "You and me" " We're in this tother." "You say that now, but i'm not the man you married anymore." "You think i'm frozen in time?" "I'm getting older, too, you know." " How you think i'm gonna feel when you can see me clearly for the first time in god knows how long?" " You really worried about that?" "Well, no, i have many beauty secrets, and i look fabulous," "But down the line, i might get a little nervous." "Oh, buzz, i don't want to go back in time." "I like where we're headed." "I gotta get back into my plane." "One step at a time, old man." "sanchez to o.R. 3." "Dr. Sanchez..." " hey, what's going on?" " She's gonna be okay." " What's wrong?" "She should tell you." "Marin, you need to tell me." " She's pregnant." " No." "How did..." " she doesn't look..." " it's early." "Oh." "Okay." "Okay." "It's not yours." "Okay." "I just... didn't know... i don't know what to say." "Neither do i." " Do you want me to stay?" " Yeah, yeah, i want you to stay here." "Thanks." "* we'll get back again sit on the track again * * but you and i can hope *" " i thought i'd never see you again." " i would never leave you." "All those nights alone" " I was so worried..." " hey." " Hey, theresa." "You want some pie?" " Absolutely." " I'm not sick or anything." " Oh, that's good to know." "That's good pie." " It tastes like broken dreams." " Patrick." "Sorry about you and annie." "Yeah." "Me, too." "You know what?" "I want you to hold on to this." "That's really nice and everything," "But what's the point?" "You'd be surprised how things can change." "I'm so sorry." "Just hold me." "I can stay in your arms forever." " Hey." " I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry." "I'm so sorry." " I was just so scared." " It's gonna be okay, okay?" "It's okay." "It's okay." "What am i gonna do?" "We'll figure something out, okay?" "* did anyone try too hard?" "well, i guess i did, i guess i did *" "I'll speak to them, okay?" "All right." "* she'll break my heart *" " Hey." "I'm sorry about tonight." " Me, too." " This isn't the way it was supposed to go, is it?" " Um, no, it's not." " Uh, well, we'll have to put off tonight." " I have to get her home into bed." "Bad choice of words." " yeah, very." "Look, marin..." " i'm gonna go." "You got it from here." "* next to you, yeah * * well, and now i spend my whole life trying *" "* to be the one that's in your arms * * and i'll try to get by *" "Hey, big day." "Your bag showed up." "Yeah." "Big day." "* she'll break my heart *" "* did anyone try too hard?" "Well, i guess i did... * the thing about a missed connection is" "Once you've realize you've missed it," "It's already gone." "* she'll break my heart *" "You can't go back in time and make it all better." "All you can do is move forward" "And try your best to make new memories to overtake the old ones... * well, isn't it all right?" "*" "Kiss new people to overtake your old fears... * why can't it be just this once all right?" "Sometimes if you're very lucky," "The old people can become new again." "Everything comes into focus." "* but i guess i did, i guess i did *" "Buzz!" "* she'll break my heart *" "And you can imagine what your future could be." "hey, marin." "It's jack." "Uh... i read it, and..." "i'm sorry." "I've been, uh, trying to stop thinking about you... but i can't." "I think i might be a little bit drunk, and i... i think i might be falling in love with you." "Uh... happy thanksgiving, coach." "* i guess i did, all right, but she'll break... *" "Until the past comes back and knocks you off your feet." "Transcript:" "Raceman, Synchro:ikpko"