"(Gail O'Grady) Previously on American Dreams:" "I can't stop thinking about me and you." "Henry, I got a chance to see that building, the one you told me about on Girard." "So what do you think?" "Why you always gotta be on my back?" "I know how you are." "So what?" "If I mess up, it's on me." "You mess up, it's on me." "That's how they do it." "Help you with one hand and keep you down with the other." "(Willy) We build our own shops." "Our own schools." "And that's why I say tear it down." "Tear it down." "White politician gonna get me a job?" "Help fix up my neighborhood?" "[Helen gasps]" "You made your point, bro." "I think she looks like Brigitte Bardot." "Hi, I'm JJ." "Colleen." "I was wondering if" "If I could hear every word you and your friends said?" "You don't start telling me things about you and... (Helen) We're gonna wake up one morning and not know one thing about each other." "Helen." "I have to go." "Helen." "(Patty) "Maybe he was right," I said," ""or maybe he forgot what it was like to be young."" "Don't forget your coat." "You want me to leave." "Not true." "I want you to have already left." "(Patty) "The towel fell still further" ""until it hung only by the press of our bodies." ""I covered her mouth with mine." "And she looked--"" "Hi." "I was just filling Joyce in on the reading for English." "The Carpetbaggers." ""A big, bulging blockbuster of a book." "Glistens with explicit sex."" "I'm taking the wrong English class" "Isn't this for Mom's book club?" "Sister Angela has a very progressive reading list." "He'll be here now." "Get your coat." "I'm going." "I don't see what the big deal is." "Isn't Luke coming over to do homework?" "Yeah, he is, but, um, we study upstairs in my bedroom and I have to sneak him in before my mom gets back" "Why are you and Luke studying in your bedroom?" "Meg?" ""I'm not that kind of girl."" "[audience cheering]" "I'm so excited." "(man) Yeah!" "How you think she dances in those heels?" "That's what you're thinking about right now?" "How old do you think she is?" "They look uncomfortable." "Maybe 28." "How old do you think?" "Old enough to know better." "That's for sure." "Why, you think you got a shot?" "No, I'm just saying." "Think she likes me." "Show her some money, she'll really like you." "You guys don't wonder how she dances in those shoes?" "To the birthday boy." "To the birthday boy." "[all hooting] 18 years old and never been..." "First base, that's it?" "Pretty much it." "Yeah." "Hardly worth sneaking someone into your house for, don't you think?" "Well, last night there may have been a little something more." "But I don't know." "It might not have been anything." "I'm not sure." "A brush-by." "I don't know what that means." "Before a guy goes to second base, he takes a lead off first." "If he doesn't get thrown out, next time he's up to bat, he's got himself a stand-up double." "[doorbell ringing]" "Batter up!" "Go." "(Danny) Oh, wow." "Excuse, Miss." "My friend here, it's his birthday, and, uh, I was hoping maybe you'd give us some special treatment." "(Tommy) JJ." "And now she likes you." "What's not to like?" "Sorry we're late, boys." "I see you invited the girls." "It didn't seem fair only guys got to wish him happy birthday." "(Tommy) Good point." "(stand up) Let's hear it for Rhonda, our lovely bathing beauty." "Yeah, Rhonda." "As always, Rhonda, I love your work." "Hope you don't mind us crashing." "No, it's fine." "This guy's back." "He's really funny." "I said, "Hey, buddy..." "Happy birthday." "Thanks." "Now." "Duck." "Okay, now." "Hurry, hurry, hurry." "Come on, come on." "Hurry." "Before they catch us." "And she says, "How'd you guess?"" "And the guy says, "Because you're ugly."" "All right, listen." "Our next..." "Hey, I don't get it." "No kidding." "You guys wanna go to the diner?" "Yeah, let's go." "No, I gotta get the car home." "Feeling pretty grown up, huh?" "Yeah, this is still my 17-year-old life." "I'm not 18 till Saturday." "Sure you don't want to come, right?" "See you later." "[audience clapping]" "Kenny, what's the matter with you?" "Let's go." "Show's over, come on." "You going with them?" "Think I came down here to spend the night with a bunch of high school boys?" "Right." "JJ, I said a bunch of high school boys." "Come on." "Yeah." "♪ Yeah, yeah ♪" "♪ I don't know what I was thinkin' of ♪" "♪ When I thought a guy like you ♪" "♪ could fall in love ♪" "♪ But I keep on trying ♪♪" "(Patty) Hey, Meg, can I borrow your..." "Patty." "Oh, my gosh." "I don't think this is the kind of thing she's gonna keep to herself." "I've got to go get her." "♪♪[Generation by Emerson Hart playing]" "♪ You're comin' up like a flower ♪" "♪ You're comin' up through the cracks ♪" "♪ That live around here ♪" "♪ Everybody knows we have no fear ♪" "♪ This is my generation ♪" "♪ 'Cause we just want to dance all night ♪" "♪ Live inside the spark of life ♪" "♪ This might be the only time around ♪" "♪ We wanna know the face of freedom ♪" "♪ We wanna make a place where we can learn to love ♪" "♪ Build a world that we can be proud of ♪" "♪ This is my generation ♪♪" "If Wheaties make me as fast as Mike Larrabee, what happens when he eats them?" "Does he get faster?" "No." "He gets richer." "Jack, here's something you may not be familiar with." "It's called a plate." "People all around the world use them for eating." "Meg, Patty, hurry up." "You're gonna be late." "Scott Freshman gets Pop Tarts for dinner." "He sounds like a lucky boy." "Your voice sounds funny." "It's nothing." "Maybe a cold." "Scott's mom lets him have cough drops when he's not sick." "(JJ) It's Laura from your class." "(Meg) How do I know you're not lying?" "I didn't tell, okay?" "Even if you didn't so far, how do I know you still won't?" "Well, if I was too busy finding a little picture to put in your locket that you'd let me borrow," "I don't think I'd have enough time to tell on you." "Fine." "Meg." "No, we had a deal." "The locket, that's it." "That's not what I was gonna ask you." "What was it like when you were kissing Luke?" "(Helen) Girls, breakfast!" "Coming." "None of your business." "Did you take deep, shuddering breaths?" "What?" "That's what it was like when Monica fell into Jonas's arms for the first time." "An ingenue seduced by an older, experienced man." "You have to stop reading Mom's book." "Luke isn't that much older or more experienced." "Really?" "Then how come he was using only one hand to unhook your bra?" "(Jack) Bus is leaving." "Will, remember to eat your sandwich and not just your cookies." "Scott Freshman gets Pop Tarts in his lunch." "His sister can curl her tongue like a four leaf clover." "You ever heard of a plate?" "I expect everyone's help this weekend with spring-cleaning." "You and you." "The only right answer here is yes." "Mom, do you think it would be okay if Luke came over again to study?" "Of course it is." "(Jack) Good for you, Meg." "I don't want to hear another word about Scott Freshman." "You're turning things around after that last report card." "Yes, Meg's turning into quite a student." "(Jack) Let's go." "Load them up." "Spaghetti or Sloppy Joes for your birthday?" "Either, I don't care." "Sloppy Joes." "I know." "What happened?" "What did your friend from school want?" "Oh, um, there's another voter registration drive Saturday." "You and Prof. Sideburns going to save the world?" "I don't think so." "I haven't started spring-cleaning." "Don't start spring-cleaning the garage." "(Meg) Gonna be late." "I'll try to keep away." "See you, hon." "(coach) And in the 440, it's you McGinley." "You and Lozano from Hill." "You can take him." "Sam, no surprise here." "You against Grady in the 880." "Now look, they're coming from everywhere." "Penn, Villanova, even Princeton to watch Grady." "But they're gonna see you right there with him." "You run a good race on Monday, next year they'll come to watch you." "So what happened after we left?" "We just went and got in our cars." "After we made out for a while in the parking lot" "You made out?" "I thought you two were done with" "You boys want to share something with the rest of us?" "No, Father Coach." "No, Coach." "You'll be cheerleading, like always." "(Jack) I don't see the problem." "I told you it's a couple miles north of the other store." "Yeah, in North Philly." "That's what's north of the store, Cliff." "You telling me you can't send me three or four guys for a couple days work?" "All right." "Henry, how's your back?" "You feel like a little heavy lifting?" "Mr. P, if you think we can" "I know some fellas who would do it, live right around the corner." "Be happy for the work." "Is that so?" "You pay them same thing you pay Mr. Hazel's crew." "(Will) What if I don't want to?" "Do I still have to give my toys to the poor?" "Yes." "But what if l" "What if you stopped asking questions for just a little while?" "I'm going out." "There's Kool-Aid and baloney sandwiches in the fridge." "I don't want to get rid of my toys." "Just fill half your box with Meg's stuff." "That's what I do." "Have you seen my book around, the one I've been reading this week?" "No." "(Roxanne) "She was naked beneath the black negligee." "Her flesh was cool and soft, like a summer desert breeze."" "People are listening to you." "That's what makes it a bestseller." "[sighs]" "Do you think Luke's experienced?" "Probably." "He is a junior." "Although, he does wear those glasses." "I thought you thought he was cute." "He is." "I just never thought of him in that way, the experienced part" "Neither did I. Well, not with anyone except me." "You know what I love about this book?" "It doesn't matter what page you turn to." "I don't know." "He's probably not." ""Jennie clutched the sheet to her naked body." ""The front of Rina's dress tore down to her waist." "Monica was lying on the bed."" "(Paul) And that's a reality." "Not science fiction." "See, by the end of the decade," "NASA plans on having a space station orbiting the Earth." "A place where astronauts can stay in space for months, if not years." "Years?" "Think by then there'll be any girl astronauts?" "Kenny, you and any girl is science fiction." "You guys mind?" "What do you care?" "You're doing fine on Earth." "(Paul) ...even specific foods." "I'm sorry, do you need something?" "I was hoping to join up." "This is the Future Astronauts club." "I know." "You know, I'm, uh, I'm sorry you didn't get here sooner, but sign-ups were last quarter." "Um..." "Maybe next year." "(Nathan) What'd they say?" "Said I missed the sign-up." "Told me to try again next year." "Got a feeling you're gonna miss that sign-up next year even if you make it." "I know." "If you know, then why you running for them?" "(Father Conte) Did you violate the sacrament of marriage?" "He kissed me, Father." "I didn't want him to, but he" "Did he have reason to think you did, this man?" "Maybe it was something I said." "We were talking in his car." "Father, I don't know what to tell Jack." "You should seek God's forgiveness." "I am." "But what about my husband?" "We were trying to tell each other more about..." "About..." "Helen." "You may want to consider that you've caused enough harm to your marriage already." "Cue Dick." "(male announcer) And here he is again, Dick Clark." "(Dick) These two young gentlemen have two single releases at the same time and this one is called Sidewalk Surfin'." "Ladies and gentlemen, let's greet Jan and Dean." "All right, and go One." "♪ Grab your board and go sidewalk surfin' with me ♪" "Guess I'm running so I can win." "Uh-uh." "And what you think winning's gonna do for you, Sam?" "Father Coach says if I beat Grady, everybody'll know about it." "Lots of colleges." "Of course he says that, Sam." "You want to know what really happens when you win?" "White school gets a trophy, white coach gets a raise." "And they still don't let you in that damn astronaut club." "♪ Sidewalk surfing' ♪♪" "(Luke) That hurts." "Your grandmother's locket?" "Yeah." "Patty drives a hard bargain." "Well, at least she won't tell." "Hmm." "Luke, um, I know I'm not the first girl that you've kissed." "And you know I've kissed other boys, too." "But I was just wondering, am I your first second?" "My what?" "You know, the first girl that you've gone to second base with?" "I know it's a personal question, but I was just..." "I mean, you know, we're more--more than kind of" "Yeah." "...personal." "So I just wanted to know anyway." "Um..." "No." "Sorry." "Luke." "Um, second second?" "♪ Life goes on ♪" "♪♪[Monkey Time by Major Lance playing]" "What?" "Mr. Engler wants swans today, not boats." "♪ Right across town ♪" "And I got a whole bunch of boats." "Yes, you do." "And technically, I don't think it's called a bunch of boats." "Here, look." "Take the hull, make it into the swan's body, and then take the sail..." "Its wings." "♪ A groove comin' on it's way ♪" "Colleen, uh," "I'm not" " I'm not sure what happened with us." "Maybe it's a flotilla of boats" "The other night." "I mean, I know we made out." "Do you want to help me put soap in the ladies' lounge?" "I can't go in there." "Yes, you can." "♪ All I know that is when the beat brings a feel ♪" "(Jack) All right, just a little further." "Okay, stop there. 8'1"." "♪ And then the music begins to play ♪" "♪ Automatically you're on your way ♪" "How's it going, man?" "So you on break soon?" "Another 10 minutes or so." "Okay." "All right, back it up a little bit more." "That's it." "You know who's coming back up here, trying to register more voters." "Some folks just can't take a hint no matter how loud you get." "Ain't that right?" "Okay if we take a break, Mr. Pryor?" "Go ahead." "♪ Let your backbone slip ♪" "♪ Let your backbone slip ♪" "♪ Move your feet, move your feet ♪" "♪ Get on the beat, get on the beat ♪" "♪ Are you ready?" "Are you ready?" "♪" "♪ Well, you get yours, 'cause-a I got mine ♪" "♪ For the Monkey Time, for the Monkey Time ♪" "♪ Monkey Time ♪" "♪ Now the dance that the people do ♪" "Camera Two, you're making me seasick." "♪ I don't know how it started ♪" "Stretch." "♪ All I know is that when the beat brings a feel ♪" "♪ It's hard to get parted ♪" "Stand still, sailor." "♪ When the music begins to play ♪" "♪ Automatically you're on your way ♪" "♪ Are you ready?" "Are you ready?" "♪" "♪ Well, you get yours, 'cause-a I got mine ♪" "♪ For the Monkey Time ♪♪" "Mom, can I look at those books before you give them to the poor?" "Why?" "I might want to read one of them." "They may be a bit grown up for you." "That's okay." "Should I give away my old giraffe?" "Three years ago." "If you want to." "I'm done with it, but I don't want to give it away." "I know." "That happens to me, too." "Anna Karenina?" "Madame Bovary?" "Some things I really want to hold on to." "These are your books from class." "Then I realize it's time to give them away." "How do you know when it's time?" "You'll know." "Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Brenda Holloway." "Yeah, I don't want any of these books." "♪ Every little bit hurts ♪" "♪ Every little bit hurts ♪" "♪ Every night I cry, every night I sigh ♪" "♪ Every night I wonder why you treat me cold ♪" "♪ Yet you won't let me go ♪" "♪ Every little hurt counts ♪" "♪ Every little hurt counts ♪" "♪ You say you're coming home, yet you never phone ♪" "♪ Leave me all alone, my love is strong for you ♪" "♪ I do long for you ♪" "♪ I can't take this loneliness ♪" "Of course I was nervous about fooling around." "But when I thought it was something that we were doing together for the first time, it seemed easier." "♪ Can't go on giving my life away ♪" "Now that I know that he's done it before, it makes it a whole lot harder." "Meg, the only hard part is unhooking the bra." "And that's their problem, not ours." "♪ Darling, you'll see ♪" "♪ I can give you all the things ♪" "♪ that you wanted before ♪♪" "I keep wondering about those other girls, the ones before me." "How do I compare, you know?" "Two of them went to public school." "Meg, it's not like they teach it there." "♪ Every little bit hurts ♪" "♪ Every little bit hurts ♪" "♪ To you I'm a toy ♪" "♪ And you're the boy who has to say when I should play ♪" "♪ Yet you hurt me, desert me ♪" "♪ Yeah ♪" "♪ Why ya hurt me, baby?" "♪" "♪ Why ya hurt me, baby?" "♪" "♪ Why ♪" "♪ you want to hurt me?" "♪" "♪ oh, baby ♪" "We should get going." "We're at least 30 swans behind." "[chuckles]" "What is it, a gaggle or a bevy of swans?" "I think it's a flotilla." "♪ That you wanted before ♪" "♪ If you will stay with me ♪" "♪ Yeah, every little bit hurts ♪" "Hey." "What?" "What are you doing after work tonight?" "Hmm, double shift." "You could come by my apartment after I get off." "I don't want to do that." "I want to take you on a real date, do it right." "All right." "I've got tomorrow night off, if you want to do something." "Oh." "What?" "Um, no. l--l--I just have this family thing." "My mom's gonna make" "That's right." "It's your birthday." "What if we" "Um, why don't I swing by your house after your family dinner, and you can take me some place nice for a drink." "Some place nice?" "Yeah." "♪ Come back to me ♪" "♪ Darling, you'll see ♪" "♪ I can give you all the things ♪" "♪ that you wanted before ♪" "I got it." "Monica." "Monica who?" "From The Carpetbaggers." "Luke is a lot more like Jonas than we ever thought which means you have to be more like Monica." "Like Monica how?" "Spontaneous, alluring, devil may care." "I don't know if I can." "Of course you can." "After Bandstand, surprise him at the store." "Spontaneous." "Once you see him, unbutton the two top buttons of your blouse, but just two." "Alluring." "And then kiss him." "Rox, he's at work, and then" "Meg, devil may care." "♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪♪ [audience applauding]" "What are we doing?" "I came here to surprise you." "Aren't you surprised?" "Yeah, I guess." "I have to get out front before Mr. Greenwood..." "What are you doing?" "What are you trying to do?" "Meg, look..." "Meg, stop, stop." "I have to-- I have to go." "Oh, my gosh." "Meg." "Meg." "So what happened when they came up here to register voters?" "Nothing much." "Uh-huh." "Doesn't sound like nothing much." "Man said it was nothing much." "I heard him." "Now, I'm asking." "What happened when they..." "No, not they." "When my wife and her friends came here to register voters." "Why don't you ask your wife?" "Because I'm asking you." "I protected her, Mr. Pryor." "I was protecting your wife." "Protecting her from who?" "Some people come in our neighborhood thinking we want them here." "Kinda like right now." "Acting like they doin' us a favor comin' up here." "Kinda like right now." "Some people don't know" "What did you do to my wife, huh?" "To protect her?" "Before things got out of hand, I led her out of harm's way." "Kinda like right now." "You're fired." "What?" "You and your friends." "Get the hell out of my store." "Get out!" "Will's finally asleep with that ratty old giraffe." "Do you know what he did today?" "Helen, why didn't you tell me?" "About what?" "About what happened out there with you and Prof. Witt." "Jack." "Out on Girard Avenue." "Why didn't you tell me?" "(Nathan) Didn't say nothing to you?" "Mr. Pryor didn't say nothing about firing me?" "He didn't." "I thought you are the manager." "He fired your nephew." "Didn't tell you?" "He didn't have to." "We're gonna be late for choir." "You want to hear my side?" "Nathan, I know your side." "With you, it was just a matter of time." "(Helen) I didn't want you to get upset." "Anybody hurt you?" "Anybody lay a hand on you?" "They knocked over our table." "That's all that happened." "Helen, you-- you're doin' things and goin' places you shouldn't." "Not shouldn't, but places you never used to go" "I'm not going back there." "I told you so." "That's not the point, Helen." "You tell me if somebody knocks over a table." "You tell me if somebody threatens you or makes you feel" "Tell me if somebody says something, even looks at you funny." "What was that thing you said to me?" "You said, "if we don't tell each other things, we'll lose each other."" "Isn't that what you said, huh?" "Jack, you're right." "I should have said something." "You're damn right." "♪♪[Ruby Baby by Dion playing] [buzzing] ♪ I've got a girl ♪" "♪ and Ruby is her name ♪" "JJ, are these for track or football?" "JJ, do you feel any different today?" "Older or what?" "They smell really bad." "Yeah, happy birthday." "How come Luke didn't come over last night?" "Thought you had a lot of studying?" "Can I keep them?" "Mind your own business." "Trouble in paradise?" "Mind your own business." "Why can't I have them while you're in college?" "Do you want this from Wildwood?" "No, give it away." "It reminds me of Brian de Salvo." "That's mine." "No, it's not." "Yes, it is." "No, it's not." "Actually, it's mine." "Yes, it is." "I won it at the football toss on the pier and I gave it to Thrill." "(Helen) And I thought he knew." "I was sure he knew about me and the other man." "The one that kissed you." "Yes, Father." "But he didn't." "Jack didn't know." "Why would you think he did?" "There was an incident, some trouble I had in North Philly." "North Philly?" "Father, I have to tell him." "I wake up every morning wondering if today's the day he's gonna find out." "I have to tell him." "Helen, I've warned you about the consequences of telling Jack about your indiscretion," "but it's your decision." "It's your marriage." "(male announcer) Yet most people don't brush as well or as thoroughly as they should." "This was shown in extensive clinical tests in which some groups brushed by hand, while others used the gentle..." "Mr. P." "[bell tinkling] [sighs]" "Things moving along down on Girard Avenue?" "I think I finally found some guys who will work in North Philly." "Cliff Hazel really let me down." "About Nathan, Henry, I want to talk to you about what happened." "You did what was best for the store." "I'm not talking to you as a manager, Henry." "I'm talking to you as that boy's uncle." "And he's trouble." "I know how hard it's been for you having Nathan here at the store." "But it's been three times as hard for me having him at my home." "What are you gonna do?" "He's my brother's son." "Why don't you give me a hand loading Mrs. Battat's new oven, will you?" "(Meg) And then I ran out." "And I haven't talked to him since." "Not even a phone call?" "I'm too embarrassed." "Why are you so embarrassed?" "So you kissed him in the store?" "No, it wasn't me." "I tried to be spontaneous, alluring, devil may care." "But I do care." "I'm not Monica." "That's how you have to be if you want a more experienced guy." "Did she get Jonas?" "Monica." "I don't know." "I didn't finish the book." "I thought you had it." "It's weird, because before I felt bad about what I didn't do, and now I feel bad because of what I did." "That's how everyone feels about fooling around." "Maybe JJ would like some cologne." "Or an electric toothbrush." "But I saw what you did for her." "You helped Mrs. Pryor, got her out of trouble." "Save a man's wife and he fires you." "It's not right." "White folks, Sam." "That's what I've been tellin' you." "About that astronaut club, about runnin'." "Tell me you ain't figured that out yet." "(Meg) It's the perfect gift." "It's electric." "I figured." "It's a toothbrush." "Can I have one?" "When you're 18." "Pass the cake." "When did people get so lazy they can't brush their teeth?" "Smile." "You can help me with the candles." "I'll get it." "(JJ) I said I'll get it." "(Meg) Patty, don't push." "(Patty) I've got the door, Meg." "(JJ) I got it." "Here, let me." "Hi." "Hello." "Come on in." "We're just getting into cake, but if you want to come in, uh..." "Yeah, I like cake as much as the next gal." "Who are you?" "Are you JJ's new girlfriend?" "Um, I'm a friend who's a girl." "What's the difference?" "Exactly." "Know what I'd do if I was you?" "Stay away." "What?" "Don't run." "Not for them." "But I have to." "That's why I'm there at that school." "You don't have to do a damn thing you don't want to." "You decide when and where you run." "It's not up to them." "It's not up to him." "(Patty) Smile." "Ready?" "(Helen) Will, eat your dinner." "Take my picture now." "(Jack) So, Colleen, Allentown, you say." "Your father work in the mills?" "Grandfather, too." "Me and Colleen gotta get going" "How'd you end up in Philly?" "[cutlery clinking] My ex-husband." "[coughs]" "Does anybody want more cake?" "Don't worry, that's as scandalous as it gets." "(Patty) Wow." "So you're a divorcee?" "What's a divorcee?" "Shut up." "(Patty) We're not supposed to say "shut up."" "We couldn't say "shut up," either." "And, yes, I would love another piece of cake." "I know a man named Jonas who was married and divorced twice and he never actually married the love of his life who was really his stepmother." "Patty, where did you hear that?" "In school." "(Will) Want to see the baseball cards I got JJ?" "I would love to." "Thanks." "(Will) There's a Jim Bunning and a Mickey Maris." "(JJ) Mickey Mantle, Thrill." "(Will) Mickey Mantle, he's really good." "♪ Stars shining bright above you ♪" "♪ Night breezes seem to whisper ♪" "♪ I love you ♪" "♪ Birds singing in the sycamore tree ♪" "♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪ [bell tinkles]" "♪ Say nighty-night and kiss me ♪" "(Roxanne) Luke!" "Roxanne." "You like this kind of music?" "Me?" "Of course not." "Can't dance to it and the guys who like are either too weird or too old to flirt with." "No offense." "So you're here because..." "Because I am gonna help you fix things with Meg." "When she's acting spontaneous and alluring, you need to be dashing and debonair." "You think that's gonna fix things?" "I'm not the one who told her about those other girls, the ones who hit bases before her." "But she asked." "Lie." "Take it from me, every guy I kiss thinks he's the first." "Roxanne, nobody thinks they're your first." "Do you want my advice or do you want to trade insults?" "My folks really liked you." "I, uh, I could tell." "They seemed nice." "Will, he wanted to give you Richie Allen and the new Jim Bunning." "He's a cute kid." "So if you want, tomorrow night I have this track meet..." "I still have to go, city finals." "If you wanted to come, we could maybe catch a movie right from there." "Pink Panther's at the Rialto." "I've, um, I've actually got something planned already, actually." "Something?" "Yeah, I've got a date, JJ." "I'm sorry to bother you." "I was just wondering if you have a copy of, um, The Carpetbaggers." "No, I don't" " I don't want to read it." "I just need to find out what happens with Monica and Jonas." "I-I'll check up in the stacks." "Thanks." "Sam?" "Hi." "You're here on a Saturday night, too?" "Didn't feel like stayin' home." "Didn't feel like goin' out." "(Meg) What's wrong?" "(JJ) No, I mean, it's just, uh, would have been nice if you'd told me, uh, you were dating." "JJ, when I was 18, I met somebody." "We dated and it got real serious real fast, and what should have been a really fun summer turned out to be a miserable divorce two years later." "Let's just try to have a fun summer, okay?" "You think about it." "(Meg) Are you worried?" "About city finals?" "Because JJ says you have a really good chance of beating that boy, Grady." "Might not run." "Are you hurt?" "No." "Just not sure I feel like running, that's all." "You know, Sam, I know it's probably really hard for you" "I don't think you do know." "Well, I know you sometimes don't get treated fairly" "No, I don't." "But I think you'll be sorry if you miss that race." "Why would I be sorry?" "Because, well, the team is counting on you." "And it's how you got your scholarship." "I don't really think you don't have a choice." "Maybe I do." "Maybe they don't get to tell me what to do." "Sam, I'm just trying" "Well, stop, Meg, stop trying." "Stop thinking you understand." "You going to the track meet tonight?" "I got to." "Still on the team." "You?" "Uh, no." "I have Bandstand." "JJ." "How's it been for Sam?" "On the team, I mean?" "Okay, I guess." "Um, maybe not okay." "Probably kind of hard on him." "Isn't track supposed to be fun?" "Sometimes it's kind of hard just to have fun." "Oh, um, you haven't seen that book, The Carpetbaggers, around here, have you?" "[grunts]" "♪♪[She's Not There by The Zombies playing]" "♪ Well, no one told me about her ♪" "♪ The way she lied ♪" "♪ Well, no one told me about her ♪" "♪ How many people cried ♪" "♪ But it's too late to say you're sorry ♪" "♪ How would I know, why should I care ♪" "♪ Please don't bother tryin' to find her ♪" "♪ She's not there ♪" "Hello?" "Colleen." "(Colleen) JJ?" "Yeah." "I just wanted to say I'm gonna try." "Try to just have fun." "It's easier than you think." "So, uh, have a good time tonight," "I guess." "Not that good a time." "We'll see." "Okay, bye." "Bye." "♪ Well, no one told me about her ♪" "♪ What could I do ♪" "♪ Well, no one told me about her ♪" "♪ Though they all knew ♪" "It's what you gotta do." "Slap it in there, okay?" "You got it?" "All right." "JJ, you seen Sam anywhere?" "No." "All right." "♪ Please don't bother tryin' to find her ♪" "♪ She's not there ♪" "Probably kick me off the team." "You're doing the right thing." "Only way they'll learn." "Probably lose my scholarship." "Go back to your old school." "It's just..." "I thought maybe I'll go to college, be a astronaut." "Sam." "You ain't gonna be no astronaut." "You sound just like them." "♪ Why should I care ♪" "♪ Please don't bother tryin' to find her ♪" "♪ She's not there ♪" "May we grow to appreciate the extent of your favors." "Pirelli, you're moving to the 880." "May we honor you with our performance." "That means you're back in the 440." "We ask that you give us strength and speed and may you bless us with victory." "In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost." "Amen." "Let's go." "(male announcer) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the city finals of the Philadelphia Track and Field Championship." "[inaudible]" "♪ But it's too late to say you're sorry ♪" "♪ How would I know, why should I care ♪" "♪ Please don't bother tryin' to find her ♪" "♪ She's not there ♪" "♪ Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked ♪" "♪ The way she'd acts, and the color of her hair ♪" "♪ Her voice was soft and cool ♪" "♪ Her eyes were clear and bright ♪" "♪ But she's not there ♪♪ [audience clapping]" "[traffic humming]" "Hi." "What are you doing here?" "I was waiting for you to finish Bandstand." "Oh, I'm sorry you had to wait so long." "On Mondays, I do the fan mail." "Could we go someplace to talk?" "[announcer chattering on TV]" "Did you want to go to the track meet?" "No, JJ's not running." "How did we get all this crap, anyway?" "You know, sometimes I can't wait till the kids are all gone." "It's hard to imagine all of them gone." "Yeah, someday it'll be just the two of us rattling around here." "[chuckles]" "It's okay." "I like just you and me." "(Luke) Maybe I shouldn't have said anything about the other girls." "I just..." "I didn't want to lie to you." "Ever." "You've had experience." "I haven't." "That's fine." "Look, there's something you should know." "I'm gonna be completely honest." "One was at summer camp, and it was really more of an accident." "I tripped and used Cathy Newcomb's chest to--to brace the fall." "You counted that?" "Yeah, I probably shouldn't have." "And the others, uh, well, they do count." "But, Meg," "Meg, if I had known you, if I knew I was going to know you," "I would have wanted you to be the first and you're the only one I ever felt that way about." "Thanks." "I can't believe you counted Cathy Newcomb." "(male announcer) And now running in the 880 in lane 5 from Blessed Trinity, Joseph Connelly." "♪ Gonna tell you that I love you, baby ♪" "♪ And show you that it's real ♪" "(male announcer) In lane 4, from Washington, Michael Wilkins." "In lane three, from hill, Frank Grady." "♪ A gal like me ♪" "♪ Somebody tell me ♪♪" "In lane 2 from East Catholic, Sam Walker." "In lane one, Mark Stanley from St. Aelred's." "Runners, on your marks, get set..." "You remember Irv Seidner?" "Herb." "Oh, right, right." "Herb Seidner." "He had that place across from Liberty?" "He and his wife Estelle." "They came to our wedding." "That's right. anyway, I ran into him this morning..." "Damned if he isn't selling those electric toothbrushes." "Jack." "Yeah?" "There's something" "I know, I know, I need to be more open-minded, right?" "No, that's--that's not it." "Come on, I got Jim Bunning waiting in the garage." "I was wondering if," "if you wanted a cup of coffee." "Yeah, sounds good." "Oh, uh, Helen." "I know." "One sugar." "You're cutting back." "Right." "[announcer chattering on TV]" "(Patty) "And Jonas said.:" ""'I didn't put the phone down because I felt as long as I held it," ""'Monica was close to me. '" ""'Well, old man,' I said," ""asking his approval for the first time in my life," "'Did I do it right?"'" "And that's it." "That's how it ends." "I gotta go."