"when things get difficult, like now, i keep reminding myself where i am... new york city." "The thing about this place..." "anything is possible." "That's why everyone comes here." "You got some people who are here just to hide out, to lose whatever baggage they've got... to find something better." "* and lay your feet back down on the track * mae anderson?" "* this is the part where you may want to give in * some people think they've already found happiness." "But don't really know what's coming... and others, who, despite everything, are just trying to stay brave." "But see, some people really do get a second chance." "And that'shat i love, that's what i need... the idea that just when you've given up, when you're lost... something unexpected can change everything." "*astside village lookin' good for its age * * an ounce of pleasure so quickly became... * what happened to your hair?" "I... went brown." "Yeah." "I've been looking for you... everywhere." "That's the thing about this place... anyone ous can affect any other." "In that way, we're all connected." "I guess like anybody else, i'm just trying not to lose faith." "* where you will find troubles * * but you will not be the first *" "why are you nervous?" "Because my friend bonnie pulled a lot of strings to get me this job, and i'm gonna be learning from a world-class designer... j. t." "Zeff." "What's j. t." "Stand for?" "Oh, um..." "well, probably nothing." "You can have initials that stand for nothing when you're designing a 2,000-square-foot restaurant in soho." "Uh, do you wanna get that?" "I'm putting on eye shadow." "Oh, okay." "Oh!" "Oh!" "Hi." "Oh, you scared me." "It's probably for you." "Oh, my goodness, yes." "Thank you." "Hello." "Uh-huh." "Nice." "We should probably get you ready for school." "You ready?" "Okay, you got a lot of nerve, calling here." "I don't want you to call here, okay?" "Do you understand me?" "Don't say that to me." "Let's do this, huh?" "* well, it's 4 a. m. * * the paper boy's at it again * * but i can't get no sleep * * i mean, what's the point?" "* * well, i'm not buying * * 'cause this life is a beautiful one * * and though i seen it comin' undone * * well, i know most definitely * * that it's gonna be you, it's gonna be me *" "* so, baby, keep your head up * * keep it on the up and up and know now * * 'cause you got all my... * * love, love, love *" "excuse me." "Do you have the time?" "7:40." "7:40?" "You gotta be kidding me." "You do not understand." "I had given up on finding this girl at all." "And there she was." "And there she was!" "It was insane." "She could've gotten on any other car in that train, or another train or a cab." "You can't stop smiling." "You look like an idiot." "I know." "This is me without sleep." "Oh, well, make sure 'cause they'll be thrilled for you." "What are you doing?" "That's a felony case." "Yeah, i know." "You were assigned a felony?" "Nope." "Uh, hey, uh, "mr." "Meanor,"" "there is a reason they assign us those." "It's 'cause they think we're ready." "I've been defending petty crimes for over two years now." "If anything... i'm ready." "Carlos, put the felony down." "Possession of a deadly weapon." "I like that." "Look, i'm not saying you're not the best public defender in the history of them," "but don't let one date with a pretty girl who plays hard to get boost your ego to the point of self-destruction." "No, i'm telling you, toy is my day." "I can do anything." "Captioning provided by touchstone television and abc, inc." "Captioned by closed captioning services, inc." "* da-da-da-da-da * * love, love, love * what do you think of writing our own vows?" "Hmm?" "For the wedding... you know, something from the heart," "a great quote from a song or a poe" "poetry tends to put me to sleep." "That's just me, you know?" "Okay." "What would you like to do?" ""Do you?" "i do. " "Kiss the bride. "" "That's it?" "Or... we could write our own vows... long... beautiful..." "Poetic vows." "Just promise me you'll think about it." "Check the avail for tavern on the green memorial day weekend," "cipriani for the 4th of july." "I want capacities... hi." "You said you wanted to see my portfolio." "I said next tuesday." "You should've called." "L... saved myself a dime." "I want to show you some of my new stuff." "I'm extremely busy, mr." "Caseman." "Yes, i can see that you are, ms." "Crane, but i can't sit around at home." "It's bad for me." "You know what i mean?" "I don't know what to do with my time." "You said you'd put me to work, so you must have something, some little thing" "today or tomorrow or soon." "I'm sorry." "This is not the way i do things." "You'll have..." "of course." "You're a very particular person." "I can see that." "I beg your pardon?" "But you make things happen all day long." "I can tell that about you, too, right?" "I realize stalking you is not ideal for either one of us, but all i'm asking is that you make something happen." "You could if you wanted to." "Would you?" "Please." "Hmm?" "He's crashing." "We're losing him." "Hurry up!" "He's crashing." "We're losing him." "We're going to i. c.u." "We have a full arrest." "You said he was gonna live." "Michael, i just watched 'em take this man back in for more surgery." "Looked like he was dead already." "You the damn hospital?" "Yeah, yeah, i needed..." "i wanted to see for myself." "Damian, get your ass outta there." "What if he dies, man, hmm?" "What the hell do we do then?" "What you do is you celebrate, but get outta there." "Nah, nah." "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah." "I shot him." "Man, i swore i'd never shoot a man again." "Just leave the damn hospital." "Go to vincent." "Pay him back with the money i gave you." "I owe vincent twice what you gave me." "Well,at least it's something." "Look, don't worry about getting caught." "There's a guy who found the gun by the dumpster, and i'm-a make sure he goes down for this instead of you." "You dig?" "Just get outta there." "I'm gonna go." "I screwed up." "I'm the first to admit it." "But that gun wasn't mine." "I swear." "I found it by a dumpster." "A dumpster?" "we're gonna have to do a little better than that." "Let's just start by going over the facts." "Were you planning on selling the gun, sherman?" "Sure." "To buy drugs?" "To buy diapers." "My girl... she's eight months pregnant." "And i ain't planning on being the kinda deadbeat dad that i got stuck with." "You gotta get me outta here, mr." "Green." "dr." "Chan, please call extension 3351." "Dr. Chan, call extension 3351." "Um... what about your friend?" "Is he gonna be all right in there?" "It's my husband." "Got shot in the chest." "They've got him on a..." "a list a mile long to see a specialist." "If we could get a private room upstairs, then they'd see him right away." "Our insurance will not cover a private room." "I don't know what's gonna happen." "Allegedly, the weapon was found in my client's backpack, your honor." "I ask respectfully, what was the basis of that search?" "Nowhere in the felony complaint does it state that my client acted in any manner that would warrant the officer's attention." "Your honor, the area is notorious for drug dealing." "My client wasn't charged with dealing drugs." "Your honor, this is my client's first alleged felony charge." "He has no warrant history." "Your honor, may we have a brief second call?" "You may approach." "Carlos, what's happening?" "Don't worry about it.I'll take care of it." "Can somebody please tell me what's goin' on here?" "An eyewitness has i. d.'ed your client as a shooter" "I'd like to throw him in a lineup and charge him with attempted murder." "Eliza... it's almost time for school." "Eliza?" "Eliza?" "Seriously?" "Hello." "Oh, hey, it's laura." "How's everything going?" "Good." "Eliza and i are just playing a quick game of hide and seek before school." "Oh, fantastic." "Okay." "I'll check in with you later." "Bye." "Excuse me." "Could you tell me where i could find j. t." "Zeff?" "Can i help you?" "Oh, yes, hi." "I'm here to see j. t." "Oh, sorry." "That's gonna be impossible." "J.t. 's tied up in meetings all day." "Oh, uh, actually, i'm here to start work." "I'm... i'm laura... morgan." "Right." "Put your bag down." "I have some things to get you started on right away." "Well... well..." "why don't i start by introducing myself to j. t.?" "okay." "Everyone talks to me..." "and i talk to j. t." "Speaking of whom..." "it's juice time." "I want you to run out, get j. t." "An orange burst with a shot of wheatgrass." "There's a juice joint two blocks north." "Get a receipt." "Thanks." "Okay?" "Hurry back." "Steven caseman is a liability." "He'll work hard." "He comes cheap." "Uh-huh." "And it's a great story." "Come on, a resurrectio of a major talent?" "Did yosleep with him?" "I don't sleep." "There is something inside this guy." "I want to give him a chance." "Since when do you leave anything to chance?" "What, i can't go with a gut feeling, show a little faith in others?" "I mean, i... i don't have time." "Is this my decision or not?" "All yours." "Thank you." "Just don't screw it up." "Gotcha!" "What did the zero say to the 8?" "Nice belt." "i've heard that one before." "Not my room." "What's in this thing?" "Okay, get out of there." "Tell me." "I said get out of there now!" "These are my things." "This is my room." "No, it isn't!" "This is my dad's room!" "Sorry i... raised my voice." "I shouldn't have done that." "I used to hide in this tree when i didn't want my stepmom to find me." "It's nice to be invisible sometimes... isn't it?" "There's a lot of books in your dad's study." "Scl-fi." "Was he a fan?" "Duh." "Would he ever read to you?" "I can read myself." ""Pirx the pilot"... that one's funny." "We used to stay up all night reading." "Well, it's too late to go to school now." "Maybe you could read to me." "Ignore the sycophants and focus on the creative director." "His name is brand." "Look him in the eye." "He likes a straight shooter." "Got it." "Another thing, you could stand to be a bit more effusive." ""Got it. " You sound very serious." "I am serious." "Not today." "You must've had a sense of humor at some point." "In 1994. i told a joke." "People seemed to enjoy it." "You know what it is?" "It's your tone." "We need to watch that." "It makes you sound like you know better." "But how could i when you know best?" "I thought the objective was humor." "In the room." "The client will have done their due diligence." "Your reputation is awful, and you've never done a commercial shoot." "So in order to land this job, we're gonna have to create an entirely new steven caseman," "which means a new outfit." "Burnt out is... out." "* suddenly i see * * this is what i wanna be * * suddenly i see * * suddenly i see * * why the hell iteans so much to me * * suddenly i see * * this is what i wanna be *" "* suddenly i see * * suddenly i see * * why the hell it means so much to me * * suddenly i see * * oh, yeah * * yeah, yeah * * suddenly i see *" "* why the hell it means so much to me * you haven't shot in a while, so the big question we're gonna get is "where have you been?"" "What would you like me to say?" "Well, where have you been?" "The real answer to that would not help our cause." "Okay, um... last year... what do you think of shooting travel guides" "in... japan?" "The ice sculptures in hokkaido are magnificent in the winter." "The jacket doesn't fit right." "No, i thought that looked great." "I'd rather not try on more clothes." "It's been memorable, but i have my own clothes." "I can't trust your clothes." "You know what?" "I'm a grown man, ms." "Crane." "I have a jacket i can wear." "I have a number of jackets that will do fine." "So the meeting's at 5:00." "I'll be there at 4:45?" "4:15. we have more to go over." "4:40?" "4:15." "4:35?" "See you there." "I'm having... whoops..." "a really busy first day." "Whoa." "Oh, my god." "Did you do that?" "Bad dog." "Okay." "Okay, let's go." "Let's go." "Quick." "Quick." "everyone else is long, and my clients think i'm crazy, but i'm telling you... hey!" "Hey, hey, you just blew past it." "Oh." "Uh, sorry, sir." "Uh, i'll come back around." "Heads up." "It's your lucky day, right?" "and they're off." "Tranquilo broke well, but then bobbled just after the start, so swiss arrow and hot off the bench will set the pace." "Front, wall street, whisper away, third." "Tranquilo recovers and races fourth... what do you know?" "Hey." "I came into some cash." "It's burning a hole in my pocket, pete." "I need to hit it big one time." "This is just the tip." "Fifth race, hollywood park, lady slippers." "What are the odds?" "8 to 1." "Hey, listen, man, put about... put 10 grand on top of whatever you're betting." "10 grand?" "Today's my day." "It's gotta be." "All of it." "the lineup is set for this afternoon." "So just try to relax, okay?" "How am i supposed to do that?" "Okay, look, in a lineup, nervous might look guilty." "You're not guilty, okay?" "So just take it easy, and i'll see you in a couple of hours." "Hey." "You got my back, right?" "Yeah." "Of course i do." "here at race four here at hollywood park, the horses are in position, the jockeys are ready." "Come on." "And they're off." "And lady slippers stumbled badly two strides out of the gate." "No." "No, no, no!" "Striking cobra right out for the front and clears off..." "She's already dead last!" "But it's northern dot... vincent, it's me, damian." "You want me?" "I'm parked on the corner of king and greenwich." "Send your goons." "Yeah, yeah, man, i know." "There's always tomorrow." "I can't remember the last time i saw a horse come from 12 furlongs back" "to win a race." "Oh..." "It's yours!" "Take it." "He's not picking up." "I'm gonna kill him." "Who?" "This photographer i'm working with." "Anyway, you were saying..." "i was venting." "Vent, please." "It's just that this was supposed to be my big day, you know?" "This friend of mine hooked me up with this job that i would..." "i would never get myself." "I'm learning from this from this amazing designer j.t.Zeff. Oh,god." "You know j. t.?" "Yeah." "Well, do you know this horrible kid who works with... yeah, ross." "Yes, the assistant." "Well, i'm his assistant." "No." "I mean, how did I..." "how did i get here?" "Middle-aged gophers, today on "oprah. "" "Does your ex-husband help you out?" "Oh, man." "Whitney, i haven't... i haven't explained that to you." "Explained what?" "My husband... he was killed in iq." "David morgan, the journalist." "That was your... oh..." "laura, I... don't... don't feel like you have to say something." "You know what?" "I think part of me didn't even want you to know because i didn't want you to look at me that way," "the way everybody else does." "large latte, triple shot." "I think you have the wrong table." "Oh, i'm sorry." "Sir." "Oh, thank you." "i'm alone." "I'm really alone." "I need to make this thing work." "I just... you know what?" "I need..." "i need to pace myself." "I just... i can't expect it to happen overnight." "Ross... he is not a real obstacle, okay?" "He's underestimating you." "Don't let him." "* do you feel * * do you feel love?" "* ms." "Rollins?" "I didn't order a car." "Surprise." "One's here for you." "Oh." "You notice anything different?" "Okay, let me see." "Hold on." "Ah, not me, not me." "What?" "The car..." "it's brand-new, baby." "You bought it?" "Well, i'm leasing it to own." "And as of today... i am my own new boss." "Damian... i don't..." "i don't know what to say!" "Did you win the lottery or something?" "Nah, i've just, uh, you know, been saving up for a real long time now." "Why didn't you tell me?" "A man's gotta have some secrets, right?" "I'm very proud of you, damian." "No one's ever given you anything." "Am i the first person you've told?" "Who do i have in this world other than you, baby?" "You see my brother right here?" "Yeah, look." "Let me get my two minutes alone." "Fine." "But i'm watching." "You won that bet 8 to 1." "One minute you deep, the next you flush." "It's fun, ain't it?" "That's the money you loaned me to pay off vincent." "That wasn't no loan, bro." "Yeah, well, i didn't like the way i earned it." "I covered your tracks, d." "Don't worry about it." "You still squeaky clean." "Besides, i ain't gonna let your parole officer know you shot a man." "Listen, mike, i know... i know you want things to be the way" "they used to be between us." "But i need my space." "What, you breaking up with me?" "I just don't want any trouble." "That's all i am to you?" "What you got that's so great, d., that you don't want nothin' to do with your own flesh and blood?" "It doesn't matter." "Nah, nah, nah, tell me." "I wanna know." "Now what don't you want me to be a part of?" "You think you know better than me, huh?" "Well, go ahead, damian, get outta here." "But you'll be back." "'Cause you ain't got no idea how much you really need me." "Hey, listen, man, you sure you cool with this?" "Because i can't get my limo service without it." "Yeah,yeah,it's fine." "I know some guys at the permit office." "I can probably push it through for you in a couple of weeks." "Oh, good." "That sounds real good." "Two dogs, uh, mustard and sauerkraut." "Wait, wait." "Make that four with a couple of sodas, too." "Easy, easy." "Come on, man." "You get me these permits, i will owe you lunch for the rest of your life." "Thanks." "What's up with you, man?" "You all right?" "uh... nothin'." "Nah, you cool?" "I made a huge mistake at work." "L- i took on something i probably shouldn't have, and now i feel like there's a hole burning through my stomach." "And you're about to eat two dogs with sauerkraut?" "And to top it off, that girl still hasn't called." "Let me tell you something, man." "Here." "I'm gonna spare you all the melodrama and all of that, but, uh, i'm... i'm kind of in a rough patch in my life right now, too." "For a minute there, i didn't think i was gon' make it." "But, like, the craziest thing happened, man." "L- i got lucky, that..." "random new york luck." "It's like the city was telling me "don't give up. "" "But i needed that." "L- i needed to be reminded that, you know, as bad as things can get... never give up hope." "Thanks." ""her heart beat regularly," ""blood coursed through her veins." ""Whatever happened," ""whatever mistake had been made," ""it was over now." ""She hot... she thought she heard car... "" "you need help?" "What do you keep in that box?" "Things that are special to me." "Can you show me?" "No, it's locked." "You don't have a key?" "I have a key, but there are two locks." "Who has the other one?" "My brother." "Eric." "Hey, maybe we could make you a box, put all the things in it that matter most to you," "show it to your mom?" "Yeah." "Deal?" "Shake on it." "Not now." "S, now." "About the packing slips..." "laura... j. t." "Asked you to make sure the furniture was here by the end of the week." "Well, it's not coming, because i have rerouted every chair," "every rug, even the milanese tile to every continent on the globe." "Laura... ross... i did not go to art center pasadena, but i have been through a great deal in my life." "And for the last eight years, i have been a stay-at-home mom," "so i am well versed in how to deal with a petulant child." "The fate of your furniture rests in my hands." "You want it back, it's simple... introduce me to j. t." "And get an intern to do your crap work." "Meet j. t." "Has anyone ever held furniture hostage before, ross?" "I didn't really reroute anything." "I know." "I have two sons." "I understand the value of a well-placed threat." "Now we were right in the middle of something, laura." "Would you like to sit?" "Babe." "Yeah." "Hey, baby, check it out." "I got, uh... wait, i got 2% milk, skim milk, whole milk or this soy stuff that kinda, you know, pretends it's milk." "Regular old milk." "I'll go put this stuff back." "Okay." "Okay." "fresh peaches, 3 for $1." "That's the special." "I guess i'm really trying to find a way to introduce myself." "My name is michael." "I'm sorry." "I'm here with my boyfriend." "If i was him, i wouldn't let you out my sight for a minute." "Did you find everything, baby?" "Yeah." "well, i'll be." "This your boyfriend?" "Well, hello, damian." "You two know each other?" ""Know each other"?" "Man, me and him, we... used to work together." "Work, yep." "Back in the day, when we was just kids, right?" "Young bucks." "Anyway, bro, it's been good seeing you, man." "Been a pleasure meeting you, too, sweetheart." "Say, i didn't catch your name." "Regina." "Ah, regina, right." "That's right." "Got it." "Yeah." "He's creepy." "Let's, uh, let's get the rest of this stuff off this list, get outta here." "Here, you hold the list." "* a thousand empty windows * * and only half the lights are out *" "* i wonder what these people's lives * hello?" "* what they might be all about *" "* do they got a lover?" "* chris?" "* and could they have a family?" "*" "* could it be they're just as lonesome... * hey, christine." "You're alive." "Sorry." "I didn't know you were here." "You didn't care." "I'm lookin' for a jacket... that 40th-birthday jacket you got me, the 3-button one." "When did you get back?" "About three weeks ago." "Does max know you're here?" "Uh, he might." "Have you see him?" "Did you put all my stuff someplace?" "I gave it away... all of it." "You know, i told him you were sick, that in all likelihood, you wouldn't be back." "I spared him the gory details... the note, the phone call from... where were you?" "Mexico, was that it?" "Christine..." "do not say i'm sorry." "I got a job." "Really?" "Well, it's an interview, actually, but that's why i wanted that jacket." "You think you're gonna get this job?" "It doesn't matr." "'Cause you'll wreck it." "You'll ruin it." "I gotta get ready for work." "You can show yourself out." "You know the way." "But more than p. r., we'd love to bring you a strategic point of view" "and create a whole new personality for your product." "Um... steven caseman, our photographer, is right down the hall, so i'll just grab him." "Tell me you found him." "I'm calling in on both of his lines. leave a message." "I've got a car service ringing his doorbell." "Trust my gut?" "Trust my gut?" "What was i thinking?" "I went out on a limb for you, mr." "Caseman, and you don't even have the decency to show up." "You are worthless." "You're a hapless, obnoxious, wretched excuse for a human being and I..." ""hapless?" wow." "I'm seven minutes late." "I'm sorry." "Can we drop it?" "The bottle design is..." "is, uh, impressive." "It's slick, it's sleek and, uh, very... it's very... very photogenic." "I should hope so, mr." "Caseman." "Whitney sent over some of your books." "Brilliant." "But it has been some years since you've worked." "I' been shooting travel guides in, uh, in asia, japan, specifically." "It's sort of a..." "it's been a departure for me." "Not so much of a departure, but a-a jumping... more of a jumping off point for something, uh... not a departure, really." "Steven, um... but that's neither here nor there." "What?" "Let's tell them the truth." "I'm sorry?" ""Travel guides in japan" was my bad idea." "I put him up to that." "I have faith in the real steven caseman, so... tell us where you've really been." "Uh... well, if there's a place i know exceptionally well," "it's the inside of that bottle." "And, uh... anyway... here's..." "i'll tell you what i think." "And you feel free to tell me if you think it sucks." "Ms. Crane didn't bring me here to... state the obvious." "She's smarter than that." "Um... what about petals?" "Or buds, ctually, would be better." "Fill the bottle with 'em, and i can shoot color negative" "which'll make it very bold..." "the colors." "Uh, we'll make the etching on the bottle huge." "Contrast between that and the flowers would be provocative, to say the least." "It'll say rebirth, spring... second chances." "What's that ezra pound thing?" ""The apparition of these faces in the crowd... petals on a wet, black bough. "" "I've always loved that image." "It's the confluence of what's natural and what's man-made." "Hi, i'm, uh, carlos green." "I represent sherman... the shooter in washington heights." "Alleged shooter." "Perp's lawyer is in the house. hold on" "What's with these fillers?" "You have a problem?" "Yeah." "Number 2 is bald." "3 has got 20 pounds on my guy." "They're fine." "Bring in the eye witness." "What do you think you're doing?" "It's prejudicial." "I'm documenting it for the judge." "We take the photos here." "The witness is coming in." "Let's make aittle room, boys." "Okay?" "Yeah." "Number 4." "Wait, hang on." "He barely even looked at 'em." "Shut your mouth, counselor, or i'll slap you with obstruction." "Where do you know him from?" "That's the guy who shot the guard." "We got him." "Number 4." "That wasn't a lineup." "That was a setup." "Forcing issues, can't accept things the way they really are." "I'm trying to defend an innocent man." "Makes sense you endeded up a p. d." "He thinks all perps are victim." "let it go." "Let it go!" "Yo, where you been?" "I got detained at the precinct." "How could someone i. d." "Me?" "I didn't do it." "I know." "Someone's framing me." "Yeah, that's a possibility." "I'm on it." "What are you gonna do?" "You gonna say you object?" "Yeah, that's how it works." "Well, it doesn't mean jack, man!" "I know how you feel." "No, you don't, in your pressed suit and your ivy league tie." "Because i wear a tie, i can't relate?" "You don't know" "It's all goin' against me." "Sherman, there's a lot you don't know about me." "Believe me, i've been there." "What i'm trying to say is... being the victim, it's a waste." "Today i let that get to me, but that's not gonna happen again." "And i promise you... i'm gonna get you outta here." "Yeah." "carlos." "Mae?" "Yeah." "Is this a bad time?" "Uh, no, no." "I'm... i'm just, uh..." "no." "H-how's it going?" "Good." "I just called to thank you for running into me... for..." "for looking for me, for dinner, for everything." "Don't thank me, just tell me we can do it again." "I'd like that." "Yeah, me, too." "I was gonna leave new york, but i decided to stay because of you." "You stayed because of me?" "Look, um, i got a kid i gotta pick up." "So i need to go." "Listen, let me get your number." "I'll call you." "Come on, damn it." "Give me your number." "Bye." "** listen, man, don't st me, right?" "Just have my money, and just... we gon' be straight." "You followed me today?" "Nice car you bought." "Nice girl, too." "She know you been in jail?" "Nah." "She don't know you at all, does she?" "But that's you, always been." "Coward." "We ain't brothers at all, are we?" "Huh?" "I mean, i can't be related to a coward, someone who's always trying to be something they not," "someone who won't even push back!" "Oh!" "You stay away from me and whatever is mine, or you're gonna regret it." "You understand me?" "*... but it ain't the same, no * * everything's changing * * you wanna point your finger * * but who is... * * everything's changing * * that's how it be *" "* work for yourself, stay true to you * * stay true to you * * everything's changing *" "christine." "Max." "You changed the lock." "What do you want, steven?" "I got that job i told you about." "I'm happy for you." "I thought i'd come by and take you and max to dinner, celebrate." "I don't think that's such a good idea." "Is he here?" "It's just dinner, christine." "No, it's not." "Good night." "Look, chris... hold it." "Steven, stop it." "Don't slam the door in my face." "Chris..." "If we have to celebrate each and every one of your successes," "i'm gonna end up 300 pounds with an infected liver." "Well, then... here's to your speedy decline." "Cheers." "And i decided, i don't want to plan the wedding." "You don't?" "No." "The headaches, the countless details... let's just get married." "I was thinking the 30th." "Of?" "This month." "Nice, simple ceremony at the foot of the brooklyn bridge." "It'll be nice." "We'll plan it over lunch." "wow." "That's really soon." "Wow." "This is very generous of you." "Hey, it's, uh, it's my pleasure." "Are you sure you don't want the family to know?" "Excuse me." "I'll be right with you." "Thanks again." "Hi, i'm looking for ted o'malley." "He's a gunshot victim from washington heights." "Ted o'malley." "Oh." "What?" "It says he's being moved to the "g" wing." "Is that bad?" "No, it's fantastic." "That's the v. i.p. Floor." "Uh, it says here it was an anonymous donation." "And they say there are no nice people in this city." "Room 257." "* if i could open my arms *" "* and span the length * * of the isle of manhattan * * i'd bring it to where you are * * making a lake * * of the east river and hudson *"