Note: Today's episode was pre-empted in many areas due to Clinton trial coverage and was shown again on 1/15. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY] JOE: SOMEBODY WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON? PAULINA: JOE -- UH -- TITO: I -- I CAN EXPLAIN, SIR. JOE: GO AHEAD. TITO: WELL, I WAS JUST -- JUST HANGING OUT IN THE PARK, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, AND MRS. CARLINO WAS PLAYING BALL WITH THE LITTLE GUY OVER THERE, AND THE BALL SLIPPED, ROLLED OVER. I PICKED IT UP, AND WE STARTED TALKING A LITTLE BIT. AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES THEY SKIPPED OUT, AND I NOTICED THAT THE LITTLE GUY LEFT HIS MITTEN. SO I GRABBED IT, AND I -- I JUST RAN AFTER THEM. JOE: THAT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU. PAULINA: WASN'T IT? AND IT WAS SO COLD OUT THAT I JUST -- I INVITED HIM IN FOR A MINUTE. YOUR NAME'S TIM, RIGHT? TITO: YEAH. PAULINA: TIM, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY HUSBAND, JOE. TITO: HI. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. YEAH, WELL, I'M -- I BETTER GET GOING. PAULINA: THANKS FOR BRINGING BACK DANTE'S MITTEN. TITO: YEAH. NO PROBLEM. PAULINA: OH. HERE. WAIT. HERE, DON'T FORGET THIS. TITO: YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? PAULINA: IF YOU WANT IT, IT'S YOURS. TITO: OH. THANKS. LATER. JOE: IT'S HIS? THAT WAS MY SWEATER. PAULINA: WELL, YOU NEVER WEAR IT. JOE: MAYBE I WANT TO START. PAULINA: JOE, YOU TOLD ME YOU HATE THAT SWEATER. AND IT'S SO COLD OUT. TIM DOESN'T HAVE A REAL COAT. COME ON. JOE: PAULINA, IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS -- THIS TIM GUY THAT YOU WANT TO TELL ME? PAULINA: NO. WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT? JOE: BECAUSE IF YOU JUST MET HIM, I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS WHAT YOU WERE DOING WITH HIM YESTERDAY ON THE DOCKS. MATT: MAN, I'M GOING TO START CHARGING YOU RENT. CASS: MATT, I'M NOT HERE TO SEE LILA. I'M HERE TO SEE YOU ON BUSINESS. MATT: WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS? CASS: C-SQUARED. I NEED YOUR SIGNATURE ON SOME PAPERS. MATT: WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP SIGNING PAPERS? THAT'S SOFIA'S COMPANY. I GAVE IT TO HER. SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS WITH IT, OK? CASS: YEAH, WELL, APPARENTLY SHE TOOK YOU AT YOUR WORD BECAUSE SHE'S DECIDED TO SELL IT. MATT: WHAT? CASS: YEAH. IT'S ALL SPELLED OUT IN THE AGREEMENT. LILA: OH, CASS. I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE HERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST NIGHT. CASS: WELL, DON'T GET ALL HOT AND BOTHERED. I'M ONLY HERE ON BUSINESS. MATT: HE'S GOT SOME PAPERS FOR ME TO SIGN -- AT LEAST THAT'S YOUR EXCUSE TODAY, RIGHT? CASS: HERE THEY ARE. HOW DID THIS GET IN THERE? MATT: WHAT IS IT? CASS: IT'S A LETTER ADDRESSED TO YOU FROM SOFIA. MATT: LET ME SEE THAT. CASS: SHE MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY MIXED IT IN WITH THE CONTRACTS. LILA: WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU UP TO? CASS: I TOLD YOU. IT'S BUSINESS. LILA: OH. YEAH, RIGHT. PERSONAL LETTER FROM SOFIA JUST HAPPENS TO GET MIXED UP IN ALL YOUR LEGAL PAPERS. CASS: I MUST HAVE MISSED IT SOMEHOW. BUT HE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING IT, ISN'T HE? EXCUSE ME. LILA: YES, HELLO. THIS IS MRS. MATTHEW CORY FOR JORDAN STARK. JORDAN: YES, LILA. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? LILA: I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I GET THERE. JORDAN: SOUNDS URGENT. LILA: JUST DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I'LL BE RIGHT OVER. JORDAN: I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. ZAK: LILA'S COMING HERE? JORDAN: ANOTHER CRISIS. LOVE IS SUCH A STRANGE PHENOMENON. IT HAS THE POWER TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES OR SET THEM IN YOUR PATH. ZAK: YOU WANT ME TO RUN INTERFERENCE WHEN SHE GETS HERE? JORDAN: NO. IT'S BEST I HANDLE THIS MYSELF, MAKE SURE THE PROBLEM GETS NIPPED IN THE BUD. I'VE COME TOO FAR TO LET LILA OR MATTHEW CORY DERAIL MY PLANS. MATT: YEAH, I'LL HOLD. I'LL HOLD. LILA: MATT -- OH, I'M SORRY. MATT: IT'S OK, I'M ON HOLD. WHAT IS IT? LILA: WELL, I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'LL WATCH JASMINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME -- MATT: YEAH, HELLO? YEAH. YEAH, I'M TRYING TO GET A CALL THROUGH TO LONDON. NOW, I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. YEAH. OK. "CALL BACK WHEN THE LINE IS CLEAR." THANK YOU. WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LILA: I WAS JUST GOING TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS. SO, WHAT DID SOFIA HAVE TO SAY? MATT: SHE WAS JUST FILLING ME IN ABOUT LONDON AND HER TRIP AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SHE'S MET. LILA: OH. IS THAT ALL? MATT: SHE ALSO EXPLAINED WHY SHE WANTS TO SELL THE COMPANY. LILA: SO, IT WAS MOSTLY BUSINESS. MATT: MOSTLY, YES. LILA: DID SHE ASK YOU TO CALL HER? MATT: NO. WHY? LILA: NO REASON. I WAS JUST -- WELL, I -- THE CALL TO LONDON -- I ASSUMED YOU WERE TRYING TO REACH HER, SO -- MATT: YES, I WAS. I -- YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO ASK HER A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE I SIGN ANY PAPERS. THAT'S IT. LILA: I SEE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] MATT: HELLO? YEAH. WELL, CAN YOU TRY AGAIN? IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YES, I WILL. LILA'S VOICE: "DEAR MATT, THIS TRIP WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED. BEING HERE AN OCEAN AWAY HAS GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY. AND AS SOON AS THIS DEAL IS WRAPPED UP, I THINK I MAY FINALLY BE READY TO COME BACK TO BAY CITY TO SEE YOU AGAIN"? MATT: WELL, JUST TRY AGAIN, WILL YOU? TRY AGAIN, PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LILA, THAT LETTER'S ADDRESSED TO ME, ISN'T IT? LILA: YOU KNOW WHAT, MATT? I WOULDN'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT IF I WERE YOU. MATT: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LILA: WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUS. CASS GOT SOFIA TO WRITE THAT LETTER. SHE -- HE PUT HER UP TO IT. MATT: NOBODY PUTS SOFIA UP TO ANYTHING, OK? ESPECIALLY CASS. SHE WROTE THE LETTER, BELIEVE ME. SHE WROTE IT. CASS: OF COURSE SHE WROTE THE LETTER. WHY WOULD I WASTE MY TIME MEDDLING IN MATT AND SOFIA'S PERSONAL LIFE? LILA: AS IF YOU DON'T KNOW. [TELEPHONE RINGS] MATT: I'LL GET THAT IN THE LIBRARY. CASS: OK, MATT. [RING] CASS: HE'S PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT CALL, ISN'T HE? LILA: OH, YOU. YOU ARE SUCH A -- CASS: I'M -- I'M SUCH A WHAT? LILA: OOH, YOU ARE THE SNEAKIEST, SLIMIEST, SMARMIEST MAN I'VE EVER MET! CASS: AND YOU'VE CERTAINLY KNOWN YOUR SHARE. LILA: I HAVE NOT. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FOOL MATTHEW, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FOOL ME. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SOFIA TO COME BACK HERE AND DESTROY MY MARRIAGE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE ME ALL TO YOURSELF. CASS: WHAT A GREAT IDEA. WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF IT? LILA: YOU DID. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. BECAUSE THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOU RIGHT NOW, CASS WINTHROP, I DON'T EVER, EVER WANT TO BE WITH YOU AS LONG AS I LIVE! LILA: IF SOFIA DOES COME BACK TO TOWN CHASING AFTER MY HUSBAND, I'M GOING TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO TO BLAME. CASS: YOU'RE ALWAYS TELLING ME WHAT A WONDERFUL, FULFILLING LIFE YOU HAVE WITH MATT. LILA: WE DO. CASS: THEN WHY ARE YOU SO THREATENED BY A SIMPLE LETTER? LILA: IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, CASS. CASS: AND WHY ARE YOU SO WORRIED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOFIA COMING BACK HOME? LILA: LET HER COME. I'LL JUST RUN HER OFF AGAIN. CASS: WHO ARE YOU KIDDING, HONEY? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER SOFIA'S IN BAY CITY, LONDON, OR TIMBUKTU. I SAW MATT'S FACE WHEN HE GOT THAT LETTER. HIS HEART IS WITH HER, WHEREVER SHE IS. LILA: THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRON BECAUSE MATTHEW CARES ABOUT ME. CASS: HEY, I CARE ABOUT SAVING THE WHALES. IT AIN'T THE SAME, HONEY. LILA: I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM LOVE ME, CASS. CASS: YOU CAN'T EVEN GET HIM INTO BED. LILA: HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO ME! CASS: HEY, IT'S NOT LIKE I'M MAKING THIS HUGE LEAP HERE. THE MAN DIDN'T EVEN KISS YOU ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. HELL, PEOPLE KISS STRANGERS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. LILA: I AM GOING TO MAKE HIM WANT ME, AND HE IS GOING TO WANT ME MORE THAN HE HAS EVER WANTED ANYONE. CASS: HA. I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT. LILA: OH, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT, ALL RIGHT. JUST YOU WAIT. TONI: I'VE NEVER STAYED IN BED SO LONG AND SLEPT SO LITTLE. CHRIS: WHO NEEDS SLEEP? TONI: WE HAVE TO GO. CHRIS: UH-UH. TONI: MM-HMM. CHRIS: UH-UH. NEITHER OF US HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE UNTIL LATER. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? TONI: I HAVE A SNEAKING SUSPICION IT IS LATER. CHRIS: UH-UH. TONI: OK. CHRIS: NO, DON'T, DON'T. TONI: DID YOU COVER THAT CLOCK ON PURPOSE? CHRIS: I JUST FIGURED WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WOULDN'T HURT US. TONI: CUTE. CHRIS: UGH. TONI: YEAH. PARTY'S OVER. CHRIS: WAIT. NOT NECESSARILY. I MEAN, WE BOTH HAVE TO TAKE A SHOWER, RIGHT? CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS. MEET YOU IN THERE? TONI: IF YOU'RE LUCKY. CHRIS: OH, REALLY? TONI: YOU REMEMBER WHAT I DID WITH MY OVERNIGHT BAG? CHRIS: YEAH, I THREW IT IN THE CLOSET. TONI: I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FIND ANYTHING IN HERE. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT, THE WATER IS HOT, BABY. I AM WAITING. WHAT'S GOING -- TONI: SO AM I -- FOR AN EXPLANATION. WHO IS SHE? CHRIS: WHO IS WHO? TONI: THE OTHER WOMAN, CHRIS. CHRIS: NO. THERE IS NO OTHER WOMAN. TONI: REALLY? THEN WHAT'S HER SHOES DOING IN YOUR CLOSET? AND THAT -- THAT EARRING I FOUND IN YOUR DESK DRAWER? CHRIS: I KNOW -- I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. TONI: REALLY? DON'T PLAY ME FOR A FOOL. I CAUGHT YOU. WHO IS SHE? CHRIS: I SWEAR TO YOU, TONI, THERE IS NO OTHER WOMAN. TONI: MAN, YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT. CHRIS: NO. YOU GOT TO -- OH, THIS IS SO STUPID. TONI: YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. CHRIS: NO, NO, NO, NOT YOU. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU. LOOK, IT -- THE SHOE AND THE EARRING, THEY BELONG TO THE LOVE LADY. TONI: WHAT? YOU'VE BEEN FOOLING AROUND WITH THE LOVE LADY? CHRIS: NO. NO. IT'S -- TONI: I THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE BETTER TASTE THAN THAT, HUH? CHRIS: I HAVE GREAT TASTE, TONI. WAIT -- WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? TONI: SHE LOOKS LIKE A VEGAS CALL GIRL ON STEROIDS. CHRIS: A "CALL --" DAMN, BABY, THAT'S A BIT HARSH. I MEAN, YEAH, SHE HAS HER OWN SENSE OF STYLE, BUT -- TONI: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE DEFENDING HER? WHY? WHAT IS -- I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE, CHRIS. YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET IT. I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. CHRIS: NO, WAIT. OK, JUST -- JUST STOP, STOP. OK, LISTEN -- I'M NOT HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE LOVE LADY. I AM THE LOVE LADY. PAULINA: YOU KNEW I WAS AT THE DOCKS YESTERDAY? JOE: I WAS THERE, PAULINA. I SAW YOU. PAULINA: YOU FOLLOWED ME? JOE: NO. I FOUND THE NOTE IN THE RESTAURANT -- THE ONE THAT SET UP THE MEETING -- AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. PAULINA: WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST ASK ME? JOE: YOU HAD ALREADY LEFT. AND -- AND THE NOTE WASN'T SIGNED, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING OR WHAT YOU WERE GETTING YOURSELF INTO. SO, YEAH, I WENT DOWN TO THE DOCKS TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OK. AND I SAW YOU THERE WITH THAT GUY, TIM. PAULINA: JOE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING, YOU SHOULD JUST ASK ME, HUH? JOE: I TRIED. I TRIED YESTERDAY AT THE RESTAURANT, REMEMBER? AND YOU -- YOU DIDN'T OFFER, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PUSH. PAULINA: YEAH, BUT YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM SPYING ON ME, RIGHT? JOE: WHOA. PAULINA, I AM NOT THE ONE GOING BEHIND YOUR BACK, MEETING STRANGERS AND THEN LYING ABOUT IT, THEN BRINGING HIM HERE AND THEN TELLING ME -- LYING ABOUT IT AGAIN, SAYING YOU JUST MET THE GUY. PAULINA: I WANTED -- I -- I COULDN'T -- I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW HOW. JOE: WHY, PAULINA? WHAT? JUST TELL ME NOW. WHO IS THIS GUY? WHAT'S THE BIG MYSTERY? OH, OH -- I KNOW WHO HE IS. PAULINA: YOU DO? JOE: THE GUY YOU TOLD ME ABOUT -- YOU TOLD ME ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. HE CALLED YOU OUT OF THE BLUE. THE ONE WHOSE MOTHER YOU USED TO KNOW ON GOLD STREET. PAULINA: YEAH, THAT'S WHO IT IS. JOE: WELL, WHY COULDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT? PAULINA: BECAUSE I -- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP HIM OUT. YOU KNOW, HE'S ON HIS OWN, HE'S LIVING ON THE STREETS. AND I THINK YOU THINK THAT I DO TOO MUCH FOR REMY, SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT -- JOE: BLUE EYES -- PAULINA: YOU MIGHT -- JOE: HEY. BLUE EYES. YOU HELP PEOPLE A LOT. AND, LIKE, I MEAN, REMY -- I MEAN, THAT'S -- SHE'S TURNING OUT TO BE OK. PAULINA: I JUST KNOW THAT YOU THINK THAT I DO TOO MUCH FOR PEOPLE AND THAT I WANT TO HELP THE WORLD, SO I -- JOE: WELL, YOU KNOW, IT BOTHERS ME. IT BOTHERS ME THAT YOU BRING A GUY YOU BARELY KNOW INTO OUR HOUSE. DANTE'S HERE. I MEAN, OR YOU GO DOWN TO THE DOCKS. THAT'S NOT SAFE. PAULINA: I KNOW. I WASN'T THINKING. JOE: HEY. YOU WERE THINKING. YOU WERE THINKING -- HEY -- WITH YOUR HEART. AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU. ALL RIGHT? YOU REACH OUT TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT LOOK AT ME, BABY -- YOU CAN'T TAKE IN EVERY KID WITH A SOB STORY, OK? IT'S TOO MUCH FOR YOU. PAULINA: I KNOW, I KNOW. I KNOW. YOU'RE RIGHT. I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS STUPID. SORRY. OH, GOSH. I SHOULD GET BACK TO THE RESTAURANT BEFORE THE LUNCH CROWD HITS, THOUGH. JOE: YEAH, OK. PAULINA: I'M REALLY -- I'M REALLY SORRY. COME ON, BABY. SAY "BYE-BYE, DADDY." DANTE: BYE-BYE, DADDY. JOE: BYE-BYE. PAULINA: GIVE HIM A KISS. JOE: BYE, DANTE. PAULINA: SORRY. JOE: HEY -- PAULINA: I CAN'T -- I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE. I CAN'T KEEP LYING TO HIM. TONI: YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THE LOVE LADY -- THE WOMAN THAT I SPOKE TO IN THE LUMINA BALL, THE ONE WITH THE TACKY CLOTHES AND THE NEON EYE SHADOW -- ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME THAT WAS YOU? CHRIS: I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY. TONI: NO, IT'S MORE THAN CRAZY. IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS EXCUSE I'VE EVER HEARD. HOW GULLIBLE DO YOU THINK I AM, HUH? CHRIS: SORRY, TONI, BUT I SWEAR IT'S THE TRUTH. I'M THE LOVE LADY. TONI: OK, FINE. IF IT IS THE TRUTH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY BOYFRIEND IS PRANCING AROUND THE CITY IN DRAG? CHRIS: IT'S A VERY LONG AND STRANGE STORY. TONI: YEAH, WELL, I GOT THE TIME. CHRIS: WELL, THE CONDENSED VERSION IS JAKE MADE ME DO IT. TONI: YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT I -- I SAT IN THE LADIES' ROOM OF THE LUMINA BALL, AND I SPOKE TO MY BOYFRIEND WHO I'VE BEEN DATING FOR OVER A YEAR, AND YOU WERE WEARING A DRESS, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE? HUH? CHRIS: I HAD THE MASK AND EVERY -- LOOK, TONI, WHY DO YOU THINK I GET SO UPSET AND DEFENSIVE EVERY TIME YOU WOULD CRITICIZE THE COLUMN? IT'S BECAUSE I WAS WRITING IT. YOU STILL DON'T -- ALL RIGHT, WAIT. YOU KNOW WHAT? LOOK. LOOK AT THE SHOE. LOOK AT THE SHOE. LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT. WHAT WOMAN WOULD WEAR A SHOE THAT BIG? TONI: A HUGE WOMAN. CHRIS: IT'S NOT A WOMAN. I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S ME! IT'S MINE! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PROVE THIS TO YOU, AREN'T I? LOOK, OK. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL PUT IT ON AGAIN. VOILA. YOU HAPPY THERE? FITS. TONI: OK, CINDERELLA, YOU CAN MARRY THE PRINCE. CHRIS: OH, THAT'S CUTE. COME ON, BABY. LOOK -- LOOK AT THIS. I SWEAR TO YOU, I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. I AM THE LOVE LADY. WAS -- BECAUSE I'M NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN. TONI: WELL, I HAVE TO ADMIT, SHE WAS KIND OF LARGE. AND SHE HAD THAT LOW VOICE. I JUST FIGURED -- I JUST FIGURED HER FOR A SMOKER. BUT I DON'T GET IT. WHY WOULD JAKE ASK YOU TO DO THAT? CHRIS: AHEM. [AS LOVE LADY] WELL, IT STARTED ONE DAY WHEN -- TONI: OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. CHRIS: THE ORIGINAL LOVE LADY JUST WALKED FOR NO REASON, AND THEN JAKE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST A TEMPORARY GIG, AND IT JUST SORT OF TOOK OFF. TONI: BECAUSE YOU WERE SO GOOD. CHRIS: [NORMAL VOICE] BUT NOW MY GIRLFRIEND THINKS I'M A FREAK. TONI: NO. JUST -- I THINK YOU MAKE A HELL OF A WOMAN, MR. MADISON. MATT: YOU'RE STILL HERE. CASS: I STILL NEED YOUR JOHN HANCOCK. MATT: IF SOFIA WANTS TO SELL THE COMPANY, IT'S HER CHOICE. CASS: I TAKE IT YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH TO HER. MATT: NOPE. BUT I LEFT A MESSAGE ON HER MACHINE. CASS: WELL, IF IT WAS ME, I WOULDN'T GIVE UP UNTIL -- MATT: IT ISN'T YOU, CASS! IT'S ME! YOU KNOW, YOU'RE VERY INTERESTED IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SOFIA. MAYBE LILA'S RIGHT. MAYBE YOU DID PUT HER UP TO WRITING THAT LETTER. CASS: I'M NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF IMPLANTING IDEAS IN PEOPLE'S MINDS. THAT'S JORDAN STARK'S TERRITORY. MATT: I REFUSE -- CASS: BUT THEN YOU'D KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT, WOULDN'T YOU? MATT: I REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT. CASS: OF COURSE YOU REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT. THE GOOD FOLKS OVER AT LUMINA HAVE YOU PROGRAMMED NEVER TO SPEAK ILL OF THEM. MATT: NOBODY'S PROGRAMMED ME TO DO ANYTHING OR SAY ANYTHING! YOU -- YOU'RE SPREADING THAT RUMOR AROUND TOWN THAT I'M PROGRAMMED. CASS: COME ON, MATT. AT LEAST ADMIT THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY YOU WERE LUMINIZED. THAT'S WHY YOU MARRIED LILA. MATT: I MARRIED LILA BECAUSE I WANTED TO. CASS: THAT'S A CROCK, AND YOU KNOW IT. EXCEPT FOR THE NIGHT THAT JASMINE WAS CONCEIVED, YOU'VE NEVER SHOWN THE LEAST BIT OF INTEREST IN LILA, WHICH IS MYSTIFYING IN AND OF ITSELF SINCE LILA HAPPENS TO BE THE SEXIEST WOMAN ON THE FACE OF GOD'S EARTH. MATT: HEY, HEY, THAT'S MY WIFE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. CASS: SHE'S ONLY YOUR WIFE BECAUSE OF WHATEVER VOODOO JORDAN STARK WORKED ON YOU. MATT: STOP IT! CASS: WHAT, ARE YOU DEFENDING JORDAN STARK NOW? MATT: I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THE MAN. CASS: WELL, NOW, THAT'S STRANGE CONSIDERING THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO YOU WERE AS SUSPICIOUS OF STARK AS I AM, MAYBE EVEN MORE. MATT: THINGS CHANGE, OK? CASS: MATT, WHY DID YOU MARRY LILA WHEN YOU WERE SO MADLY IN LOVE WITH SOFIA? MATT: I WAS CONFUSED THEN. I'M NOT NOW. CASS: MATT. MATT, I'M NOT DOING THIS TO MAKE YOU ANGRY OR TO INSULT YOU. I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I CARE. MATT: ABOUT LILA. CASS: AND ABOUT YOU. MATT, I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE YOU WERE A KID. MAC WAS MY MENTOR AND ONE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS. YOUR MOTHER STILL IS. YOU AND I WERE -- WERE FRIENDS, USED TO BE. WE USED TO TRUST EACH OTHER. PLEASE TRUST ME NOW. IF SOMEONE'S MESSING WITH YOUR MIND, DON'T ACCEPT IT. ASK YOURSELF WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED -- MATT: JUST -- CASS: THAT DAY AT LUMINA -- MATT: SAVE THE ADVICE! CASS: WHY YOU TURNED YOUR LIFE AROUND. MATT: STOP IT! IT'S MY LIFE, NOT YOURS. AND WHAT I DO WITH IT IS NOT UP TO YOU. CASS: NO, IT'S UP TO JORDAN STARK. LILA: STARK? JORDAN: YES, LILA? HOW CAN I HELP YOU? LILA: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW AGGRAVATING IT IS TO TALK TO SOMEONE YOU CAN'T SEE? JORDAN: YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE, LILA -- DEAL WITH ME ON MY TERMS, OR DON'T DEAL WITH ME AT ALL. LILA: I JUST FOUND OUT THAT SOFIA MIGHT BE COMING BACK FROM LONDON. WHETHER MATTHEW WANTS TO ADMIT IT OR NOT, HE STILL WANTS HER. JORDAN: WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT? LILA: WELL, I WANT YOU TO -- TO MAKE HIM GET OVER HER. MAKE HIM LOVE ME. JORDAN: I'M SORRY, LILA. I CAN'T MAKE MATTHEW FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU ANY MORE THAN I CAN MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. LILA: WHY? WHY CAN'T YOU DO THAT? JORDAN: I CAN'T MAKE ANYONE LOVE ANYONE. NO ONE CAN. LILA: BUT YOU HAVE TO. YOU HAVE TO OR I'M GOING TO LOSE HIM. JORDAN: WHAT I CAN DO IS MAKE HIM ACT AS THOUGH HE LOVES YOU. WILL THAT DO? LILA: WELL, I GUESS. JORDAN: TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE AFTER, LILA. LILA: I HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A REAL MARRIAGE. CAN YOU DO THAT? JORDAN: CONSIDER IT DONE. OOOHHH! THIS HEAD COLD. I'M SO CLOGGED UP. I JUST CAN'T FOCUS. YOU OKAY? NO...IF THIS MEETING DOESN'T GO WELL... IT'S ALL THAT WORK WASTED. YOU'VE GOTTA STAY FOCUSED. I'LL FIND A WAY. REMY: HI. CAPT. CARLINO, I -- I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE HERE. JOE: I LIVE HERE. AND WHAT'S WITH THE "CAPT. CARLINO"? REMY: OH, I'M SORRY -- JOE. JOE: YEAH. REMY: I -- I GUESS I THOUGHT YOU'D BE AT WORK. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST STOPPED BY TO DROP OFF SOFIA'S MAIL. JOE: BOY, SHE'S POPULAR. REMY: YEAH. JOE: ALL RIGHT. COOL, THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE SURE SHE GETS THIS. YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR INSIDE? I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING. REMY: WHATEVER IT IS, I DIDN'T DO IT. JOE: DON'T WORRY. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. JUST COME INSIDE, PLEASE. REMY: COOL. WHAT'S UP? JOE: PAULINA. REMY: MM-HMM. JOE: YOU KNOW HOW SHE'S WANTING TO HELP EVERYBODY SHE MEETS? REMY: YEAH. SHE'S THE GREATEST. JOE: YEAH, SHE IS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS NEW CAUSE OF HERS, THIS NEW -- THIS GUY? REMY: NO. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT CAUSE? JOE: SOME GUY NAMED TIM? REMY: NO. WHO IS HE? JOE: HE'S SOME KID. HE'S LIKE YOUR AGE. HE HANGS OUT IN THE PARK, AND SHE'S BEEN HELPING HIM OUT LATELY. REMY: NO, SHE NEVER MENTIONED IT TO ME. JOE: BOTTLE BLOND, EARRINGS. RING A BELL? REMY: NO. NO, I'M -- I -- NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY LIKE THAT AROUND HERE. TITO: OH, TITO, TITO, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN. GOT YOURSELF A MAMA. SHE'S RICH, AND SHE CAN COOK. PAULINA: WHAT THE -- TIM? TITO: OK. YOU CAUGHT ME. I WAS DIPPING INTO THE MERCHANDISE. PAULINA: NO, NO, NO, NO. TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT. I OWE YOU. THAT WAS QUICK THINKING ABOUT DANTE'S MITTEN. TITO: OH, HEY. I MEAN, I'M JUST HELPING YOU OUT. YOU WERE IN A JAM. PAULINA: OH, MAN. I WANT TO TELL JOE THE TRUTH. I WANT TO TELL HIM SO MUCH, TIM. TITO: YEAH, YEAH. I KNOW, BUT -- THE D.N.A. COMES BACK, YOU KNOW, AND SAYS I'M NOT YOUR KID, YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU SAID -- NEVER SAID ANYTHING. PAULINA: MAYBE. TITO: AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES BACK ON THE OTHER WAY, THEN YOU CAN TELL HIM WHEN YOU'RE READY. AND I'M -- I'M PRETTY SURE HE'LL BE COOL ABOUT THAT. PAULINA: YOU'RE PRETTY COOL YOURSELF, YOU KNOW THAT? TITO: YEAH. I MEAN, WHY -- WHY CAUSE A BIG SCENE WITH YOUR OLD MAN, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW, I MIGHT NOT EVEN BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE. PAULINA: I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. TITO: WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF MY PRETTY SMILE? PAULINA: BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN US. YOU WERE BORN ON YOUR MOTHER'S 16th BIRTHDAY. I GAVE BIRTH TO MY CHILD ON THE DAY I TURNED 16. WE BOTH STARTED CONNING PEOPLE WHEN WE WERE KIDS. WE THINK ALIKE. YOU LIKE MY COOKING. RIGHT? TITO: YEAH. I MEAN, IT COULD BE COINCIDENCE. PAULINA: OH, COME ON. COME ON, TIM. DEEP DOWN, WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THAT D.N.A. TEST IS GOING TO SAY. LILA: HI. HOW YOU DOING? YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A -- CASS: I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU WENT THIS MORNING AFTER YOU LEFT THE HOUSE. LILA: ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME? IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHERE I WENT. I WOULD LIKE A CAPPUCCINO -- CASS: I AM SORRY, LILA, BUT ALMOST SINCE THE DAY I MET YOU YOU HAVE BEEN MY BUSINESS, WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT. SO TELL ME -- WHERE DID YOU GO? WERE YOU KEEPING YOUR WEEKLY APPOINTMENT WITH LUMINA? MATT: STARK? WHERE ARE YOU? I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU. JORDAN: OF COURSE. I'LL TRY TO HELP YOU ANY WAY I CAN. MATT: LISTEN, THE LAST TIME I CAME HERE, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME? JORDAN: WHAT DID I DO TO YOU? MATT: YEAH, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME? EVERYONE I KNOW SAYS I'M DIFFERENT. EVER SINCE I CAME HERE, I'M DIFFERENT. JORDAN: NEVER MIND WHAT OTHERS SAY. HOW DO YOU FEEL? MATT: LISTEN, I WANT SOME ANSWERS, NOT QUESTIONS. JORDAN: ALL RIGHT. YOUR ENTIRE VISIT IS ON VIDEOTAPE. MATT: IT IS? JORDAN: FOR SECURITY REASONS. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF. EVERYTHING WE DID WAS COMPLETELY ROUTINE. MATT: YEAH, WELL, YOUR IDEA OF ROUTINE AND MY IDEA ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT. I CAME HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY DAUGHTER. AND I DIDN'T EVEN MEET YOU FACE-TO-FACE. ALL I REMEMBER WAS TALKING -- SOME VOICE TALKING TO ME THROUGH HEADPHONES. JORDAN: AH. THAT WOULD BE THE GUIDED MEDITATION TECHNIQUE. IT'S PART OF THE BIOFEEDBACK TESTS. MATT: WELL, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO GET TESTED! NOW, THIS BIOFEEDBACK GUIDE -- WOULD IT GUIDE ME TO DO ANYTHING UNUSUAL, ANYTHING THAT I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO? JORDAN: SUCH AS? MATT: SUCH AS MARRY LILA. [JORDAN LAUGHS] MATT: OH, YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY? JORDAN: I'M SORRY, MR. CORY. BUT SURELY AN INTELLIGENT MAN LIKE YOURSELF CAN APPRECIATE HOW COMICAL THAT SOUNDS. NO ONE CAN CONTROL WHAT YOU THINK, LET ALONE WHOM YOU MARRY. MATT: I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT VIDEO NOW, PLEASE. JORDAN: AS YOU WISH. WATCH THIS. [MUSIC PLAYS] JORDAN: HAVE A SEAT, MATTHEW. JORDAN: MATTHEW, NOD IF YOU CAN HEAR MY VOICE. EXCELLENT. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHT HAND IS STARTING TO FEEL VERY LIGHT, WEIGHTLESS, AS THOUGH TIED TO HELIUM BALLOONS. AND THOSE BALLOONS ARE LIFTING IT UP INTO THE SKY. JUST LET YOUR HAND GO, MATTHEW. LET THE BALLOONS CARRY IT AWAY. GOOD. VERY, VERY GOOD. NOW, MATTHEW, LET THE BALLOONS LOWER YOUR HAND ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE CHAIR. PERFECT. NOW, MATTHEW, LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY. IN A FEW MOMENTS, I WILL WAKE YOU. AND WHEN I DO, YOU WILL FORGET EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. BUT WHEN I TOUCH YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER LIKE SO, YOU WILL REMEMBER THIS -- YOUR FAMILY IS IN DANGER, MATTHEW. AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SAVE THEM FROM THAT DANGER IS BY BEING A TRUE HUSBAND TO LILA. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU MUST TAKE LILA INTO YOUR BED AND MAKE LOVE TO HER. THIS WILL BE EASY NOW. THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER, YOU WILL REALIZE JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS AND YOU WILL DESIRE HER, MATTHEW, WITH ALL YOUR BEING. CASS: I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU. LILA: YOU CAN'T HELP ME, CASS. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. CASS: SORRY, CAN'T DO THAT. NOT WHILE YOU'RE SELLING YOUR SOUL. LILA: "SELLING MY SOUL"? WHERE DO YOU GET IDEAS LIKE THAT? CASS: LISTENING TO YOU, HONEY, SAYING THINGS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MATT LOVE YOU. LILA: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? CASS: MATT LOVES SOFIA. WE BOTH KNOW THAT. FOR HIM TO FALL FOR YOU NOW WOULD TAKE A MAJOR MIRACLE. WHO'S YOUR MIRACLE WORKER, HUH? JORDAN STARK? LILA: YOU KNOW, I AM SICK TO DEATH OF YOU INSINUATING THAT THE ONLY WAY A MAN COULD POSSIBLY WANT ME IS TO BE BRAINWASHED. CASS: NOT ANY MAN. JUST MATT -- A MAN WHO ONE MOMENT WAS MADLY IN LOVE WITH SOFIA AND THE NEXT WAS MARCHING DOWN THE AISLE WITH YOU? LILA: HE WAS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. CASS: HE MORPHED, LILA. HE SETTLED FOR A LIFE WITH NO LOVE, NO PASSION. THAT'S NOT THE MATT CORY WE ALL KNOW, INCLUDING YOU. LILA: HE WAS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS DAUGHTER, JUST LIKE MAC CORY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM. CASS: EVEN IF THAT'S TRUE, IT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY YOU'RE SO CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN MAKE HIM LOVE YOU. LILA: WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID THAT -- CASS: YES? LILA: WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY WAS -- CASS: WHAT? LILA: I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH MATTHEW. AND I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET HIM TO LOVE ME BACK, CASS. CASS: U EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT? WHEN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO YOU WERE THROWING YOURSELF AT ME, BEGGING ME TO MAKE LOVE WITH YOU? LILA: AND YOU TURNED ME DOWN. AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW HOW FORTUNATE I WAS TO HAVE MATTHEW. I'M SORRY IF IT HURTS YOU, CASS. BUT IT HURTS ME, TOO, WHEN YOU MAKE FUN OF MY MARRIAGE. I'M MARRIED TO MATT. HE IS MY HUSBAND, AND I COULD HAVE A FUTURE WITH HIM. CASS: WHAT KIND OF FUTURE CAN YOU AND MATT EXPECT TO HAVE WHEN ONE SIMPLE LETTER SCARES YOU TO DEATH? LILA: IT DOES NOT. CASS: COME ON, LILA, ADMIT IT. YOU'RE TERRIFIED SOFIA'S GOING TO COME HOME AND DESTROY YOUR SO-CALLED MARRIAGE. LILA: IF SOFIA COMES HOME, THEN -- WAIT JUST A MINUTE. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT SOFIA'S LETTER SAID THAT SHE WAS COMING HOME? CASS: I DON'T. YOU SAID IT. LILA: NO, I DIDN'T. YOU READ THE LETTER. YOU PROBABLY EVEN WROTE IT. CASS: UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE YOUR GIFT FOR FORGERY, LILA. BUT I MUST CONFESS THAT I'M QUITE NIMBLE WITH A STEAM KETTLE AND AN ENVELOPE -- A LITTLE TRICK I LEARNED WATCHING RERUNS OF "I LOVE LUCY." LILA: YOU DID READ IT! CASS: MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA, MEA MAXIMA CULPA. AND WHILE I'M CONFESSING -- YES, I DID TALK TO SOFIA. AND, YES, I DID SUGGEST THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR HER TO WRITE TO MATT. LILA: HOW DARE YOU. HOW DARE YOU MEDDLE IN MY LIFE. CASS: I DID IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE. LILA: LOVE? IF YOU LOVE ME, CASS, YOU HAVE A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT. CASS: I'M TALKING ABOUT MATT'S LOVE FOR SOFIA. THEY BELONG TOGETHER. AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU AND WHATEVER HELP YOU INSIST YOU DIDN'T GET, THEY'D BE MARRIED BY NOW. LILA: THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG. YOU'RE WRONG TO MEDDLE IN MY LIFE. YOU ARE WRONG TO INSINUATE THAT MATT WOULD NEVER LOVE ME AND THAT HE NEVER -- CASS: IF MATT CORY EVER KISSES YOU AGAIN, IT'LL NEVER BE LIKE THAT, AND YOU KNOW IT. LILA: JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, CASS. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. I WILL MAKE MATT CORY LOVE ME. I HAVE TO. TITO: HEY, PEACHES. REMY: DON'T. DON'T YOU EVER "PEACHES" ME AGAIN. TITO: WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? REMY: WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THE GROOVY SWEATER, "TIM." TITO: WHAT, YOU DON'T LIKE IT? REMY: NO. I LIKED IT BETTER ON JOE. TITO: SO YOU TALKED TO PAULINA, HUH? REMY: NO, I TALKED TO CAPT. CARLINO. HE'S WORRIED BECAUSE PAULINA'S HANGING OUT WITH SOME STREET KID NAMED TIM. I -- I HOPED SO BADLY THAT IT WASN'T YOU. TITO: SO I BECAME CHUMMY WITH PAULINA. SO WHAT? YOU DID, TOO. IT'S -- IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. REMY: YEAH? TITO: LOOK, I WAS IN THE PARK. I MET PAULINA. WE WERE TALKING. YOU KNOW? AND YOU KNOW HER -- SHE'S WAY NICE. SO SHE GAVE ME THE COP'S SWEATER, AND THAT'S WHERE IT ENDED. REMY: YOU ARE SUCH A LIAR. AND BECAUSE OF YOU AND THE STUPID CONS YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMING AROUND TOWN, I HAD TO LIE TO NICK AGAIN. AND NOW -- SO, WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO LIE TO PAULINA WHEN SHE ASKS ABOUT YOU? TITO: BUT YOU WILL COVER FOR ME, WON'T YOU? REMY: WHEN YOU HURT ME, THAT I CAN TAKE. BUT NOW YOU ARE MESSING WITH PAULINA, AND I JUST WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN. TITO: PEACHES, COME ON, WAIT, I'M -- COME ON. DAMN. SINGER: AND I WON'T HESITATE AT ALL LILA: WHAT IN THE WORLD -- MATTHEW. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? MATT: WHAT DO YOU THINK? SINGER: WHENEVER YOU CALL REMY: JOE, HI. I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, BUT CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE? JOE: YEAH. YEAH, SURE. AS SOON AS I GET DONE DEALING WITH THIS PUNK. YOU READY TO TALK, TOUGH GUY? BOY: WHY SHOULD I TALK TO YOU? JOE: BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T PLAY BALL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SOME JUVIE PLAYGROUND THIS TIME. YOU'RE GOING TO COUNTY. DO YOU KNOW HOW THEY TREAT PUNKS LIKE YOU IN COUNTY? YOU'LL BE LUCKY IF YOU SURVIVE A WEEK. FINE. BERGER, THROW THIS KID IN LOCKUP AND LET HIM MULL OVER HIS OPTIONS FOR A WHILE. HEY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. WHAT'D YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? REMY: NOTHING, REALLY. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT PAULINA SAID DINNER'S AT 6:00 TONIGHT. OK? BYE. PAULINA: IT WON'T BE SO HARD. I'LL JUST -- I'LL JUST LOOK AT HIM AND SAY, "JOE, A LONG TIME AGO I HAD A BABY. I LOVED IT SO MUCH FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS BORN. I WANTED SO BADLY TO KEEP IT, BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME." WHO AM I KIDDING? IT WAS MY CHOICE. I GAVE HIM UP. PAULINA: I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. REMY: PAULINA, ARE YOU OK? PAULINA: OH. YEAH, IT'S THE STUPID ONIONS. GET ME EVERY TIME. CASS: "DEAR LILA -- I REALIZE TODAY THAT LETTERS HAVE A VERY PROFOUND EFFECT ON YOU, SO HERE'S ONE YOU'RE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO READ -- FROM ME TO YOU. IT'S NO SECRET THAT I LOVE YOU. I HAVE FOR A LONG TIME. WHY DO I LOVE YOU? NOW, THERE'S A GOOD QUESTION. MAYBE IT'S THAT CONSUMING PASSION YOU HAVE FOR DOING WHAT'S IN YOUR OWN BEST INTERESTS. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHY I LOVE YOU. THE FACT IS I DO. AND I'M AS SURE -- AS SURE AS I AM OF ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT YOU LOVE ME, TOO. I SEE IT EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT ME, FEEL IT EVERY TIME WE TOUCH, TASTE IT EVERY TIME WE KISS. AND SO, IF I LOVE YOU AND YOU LOVE ME, WHY DO YOU INSIST ON CLINGING TO A MAN WHO CAN'T POSSIBLY APPRECIATE YOUR LARCENOUS SOUL OR DESIRE YOUR HEAVENLY BODY. IS IT BECAUSE OF HIS NAME, LILA? BECAUSE I'LL WILLINGLY GIVE YOU MY NAME, MY HEART, AND MY EQUALLY LARCENOUS SOUL." FORGET IT, PAL. SHE'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ON HER OWN. SINGERS: AND BE THE ONE TO CATCH YOUR FALL MATT: IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG? LILA: NO. I'M JUST -- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'D DO ALL THIS FOR ME. MATT: YOU CAN'T? LILA: OH, MATTHEW. MATT: YOU'RE RIGHT, LILA. WE'RE HUSBAND AND WIFE. IT'S ABOUT TIME WE STARTED ACTING LIKE IT. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.] [PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]