[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] [KNOCK ON DOOR] CAMERON: HEY. AMANDA: HI. CAMERON: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO EARLY? PLANE'S NOT LEAVING FOR KEY WEST TILL LATER. DID YOU COME HERE TO HELP ME PACK? WHAT'S WRONG? AMANDA: WE NEED TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER. TITO: "MISSING PERSON SOUGHT." WELL, WELL, WELL. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? [TELEPHONE RINGS] TITO: REMY'S PLACE. YOU'RE KIDDING ME. THE PERSONAL AD MESSAGE SERVICE? NOTHING, MAN. IT'S JUST A PRIVATE JOKE. NO, REMY'S NOT HERE. REMY IS NOT HERE. SURE, SURE. I CAN TAKE A MESSAGE FOR HER. UH-HUH. UH-HUH. REPEAT? SURE. "I'M SORRY I MISSED YOU THE OTHER DAY AT THE AIRPORT. I WILL BE AT THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY THIS WEEK AT 5:00 P.M. PLEASE COME IF YOU WANT TO MEET ME." ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE IT TO HERE WHEN SHE GETS IN. OK. BYE-BYE. THE AIRPORT AGAIN. JUST LIKE ACE VENTURA. I LIKE THAT ACE VENTURA. [KEY IN DOOR] SINGER: WELL, NOW DON'T YOU TELL ME TO SMILE YOU STICK AROUND I'LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE REMY: YOU'RE STILL HERE. TITO: YEAH. I DECIDED THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD REASONS FOR ME TO HANG AROUND HERE. PAULINA: HEY. JOE: HEY. PAULINA: WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? JOE: GRANT'S ROOM. PAULINA: DID YOU GET ANYTHING OUT OF HIM? JOE: GUY LEAVES ME A MESSAGE. HE'S GOT TO TALK TO ME RIGHT AWAY. WE GET DOWN THERE, HE'S GOT NOTHING TO SAY. DOESN'T REMEMBER WHO SHOT HIM. PAULINA: I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART. JOE: LISTEN, I'M GOING TO CHECK WITH FORENSICS, SEE IF THEY CAME UP WITH ANYTHING ON VICKY'S LETTER, ALL RIGHT? PAULINA: COULD YOU PUT THIS UP THERE FOR ME PLEASE? JAKE: YEAH. PAULINA: THANKS. JAKE: THAT'S A NICE TREE. PAULINA: IT'S FROM OUR PROPERTY. DANTE AND JOE CUT IT DOWN. WELL, MOSTLY JOE, BUT -- WE MAY NEVER GET OUR DREAM HOUSE BUILT, BUT WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TREE AT CHRISTMASTIME. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TREE PARTY -- TREE LIGHTING PARTY LATER ON. WHY DON'T YOU BRING THE BOYS? JAKE: MARLEY -- MARLEY TALKED THEM INTO GOING WITH HER. PAULINA: I THINK THEY'D LIKE IT BETTER IF YOU CAME. JAKE: OH, HONEY, I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. PAULINA: HEY, COME HERE. COME HERE, PAL. WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITH VICKY, WHATEVER'S GOING DOWN, SHE'S COUNTING ON YOU TO GET HER BOYS THROUGH IT. JAKE: YOU'RE RIGHT. PAULINA: SHH. JAKE: MARLEY, SHE TOOK THEM SHOPPING AFTER WE WENT TO THE HOSTAL. I'M GLAD SHE DID BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I COULD FACE THEM. JOE: HEY, LISTEN, I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR FORENSICS TO BRING ME THE RESULTS HERE AS SOON AS WE GET THEM, OK? PAULINA: WAIT. VICKY WROTE A LETTER. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? JAKE: YEAH. SHE WROTE A LETTER THAT SAYS, "I SHOT GRANT, AND THEN I TOOK OFF." PAULINA: WELL, VICKY WOULDN'T DO THAT. JAKE: OF COURSE SHE WOULDN'T DO THAT. I TELL YOU WHAT -- AS SOON AS THEY PROVE THAT THAT'S VICKY'S HANDWRITING, AT LEAST WE'LL KNOW SHE'S ALIVE. JOE: JAKE THINKS THAT SOMEBODY FORCED VICKY TO WRITE THE LETTER. PAULINA: SEE, NOW, THAT WOULD PROVE THAT SHE DIDN'T SHOOT GRANT AND DIDN'T TAKE OFF SOMEWHERE. JAKE: SO WHERE IS SHE, JOE? YOUR GUYS WITH THE MICROSCOPES AND THE RUBBER GLOVES CAN TELL US WHERE SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE DID, BUT THEY CAN'T TELL US WHERE SHE IS OR WHO HAS HER. MARLEY: I THINK YOU GUYS ARE, LIKE, THE WORLD'S BEST SHOPPERS. JAKE IS GOING TO LOVE THAT GAME YOU GOT FOR HIM. STEVEN: YEAH, JAKE'S ALWAYS UP FOR GAMES. MARLEY: YES. STEVEN: I MEAN, HE USED TO BE. KIRKLAND: ESPECIALLY WHEN MOM WANTS TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE SERIOUS TALKS. MARLEY: I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR MOM AND JAKE HAD THOSE KIND OF TALKS. STEVEN: I CAN'T WAIT FOR MOM TO GET BACK. KIRKLAND: DON'T WORRY. SHE'LL BE BACK SOON. SHE'LL BE BACK FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE'S GOT TO BE. MARLEY: YOU KNOW, HOW ABOUT IF I GET THE TAPE AND THE SCISSORS AND THE RIBBON, AND WE GOT A LOT OF WRAPPING TO DO. YOU GUYS, YOU CAN USE BIG-BOY SCISSORS, CAN'T YOU? OK, YES, OF COURSE, YOU CAN USE THEM. KIRKLAND: I'M GOING TO MAKE A "WELCOME HOME" CARD FOR MOM. WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR MARKERS? MARLEY: A "WELCOME HOME" CARD. THAT IS A VERY GOOD IDEA, ISN'T IT? MARKERS. OK, LET ME SEE. KIRKLAND: HOW DO YOU SPELL "WELCOME"? STEVEN: WELL, SOUND IT OUT. YOU CAN DO IT. KIRKLAND: W-E-L-C-U-M-E? STEVEN: NO, NO. IT'S ANOTHER LETTER. W-E-L-C-O-M-E. KIRKLAND: H-O-M-E. I KNOW HOW TO SPELL "MOM." M-O-M. MARLEY: VERY GOOD. GUESS WHO WAS ON THE MACHINE WHEN I CHECKED THE MESSAGES. JAKE. HE'S ON HIS WAY OVER HERE. KIRKLAND: HE CAN HELP US MAKE THE CARD. MARLEY: YES, I BET HE CAN HELP YOU. VICKY: IT'S JAKE. IT'S JAKE. HE'S COMING. HE FOUND MY RED FLAG. HE'S GOING TO GET ME OUT OF HERE. OH, BOYS, BOYS. BOYS, DON'T YOU GIVE UP. JAKE'S COMING TO GET ME OUT. VICKY: JAKE, WHERE ARE YOU? [DOOR LATCH OPENS] VICKY: JAKE. JAKE. JAKE -- MARLEY: WHY ARE YOU EXPECTING JAKE? OH. OH, YOU HEARD ME TELL THE BOYS THAT HE'S ON HIS WAY OVER. WELL, WHAT, YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO GET A SUDDEN URGE TO CHECK THE BOILER? VICKY: MARLEY, YOU CAN'T KEEP ME DOWN HERE FOREVER. MARLEY: I JUST CAME DOWN TO MAKE SURE THE MONITOR WAS WORKING. I WANT YOU TO HEAR HOW CLOSE JAKE AND I ARE BECOMING. AND THE BOYS -- THE BOYS AND I ARE BONDING BETIFULLY, TOO. THEY'RE HAVING THEIR COOKIES AND MILK UP IN THE KITCHEN. VICKY: I HEARD. MARLEY: I HOPE -- I HOPE IT'S SOME COMFORT TO YOU TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING OK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ME AND SO DOES JAKE. VICKY: MARLEY? YOU DON'T ACTUALLY THINK THIS PLAN IS WORKING, DO YOU? I MEAN -- MARLEY: THE MOMENT'S GOING TO COME WHEN JAKE CAN'T BE STRONG ANYMORE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I'M GOING TO BE THERE. VICKY: IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, I WOULDN'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ABOUT THAT. MARLEY: AH. WELL, I LOVE A CHALLENGE. OH. OH. I ALMOST FORGOT. THE BOYS -- THEY'RE REALLY CRUSHED THAT YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON YOUR FAVORITE SEASON -- YOU KNOW, STRINGING POPCORN AND DECORATING THE TREE. AND SO, WHEN THEY WEREN'T LOOKING, I GOT YOU A SURPRISE, OK? READY? LOOK, HERE. TA-DA! IT'S A CHRISTMAS TREE. I PUT IT TOGETHER FOR YOU MYSELF. HERE. HERE YOU GO. THERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? VICKY: YOU SADISTIC WITCH! MARLEY, YOCANNOT KEEP ME DOWN HERE FOREVER. YOU CAN'T -- MARLEY: IF IT'S BROKEN, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET YOU ANOTHER ONE. VICKY: I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL! MARLEY: THAT IS AN AWFUL THING TO SAY TO ANYONE. VICKY: MARLEY -- CAMERON: WHATEVER IT IS, GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN. AMANDA: NO, NO. I'M THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO -- CAMERON: WHATEVER I DID, JUST TELL ME. AMANDA: CAMERON, JUST SHUT UP AND LET ME APOLOGIZE TO YOU, OK? CAMERON: APOLOGIZE? FOR WHAT? AMANDA: FOR BEING A NEEDY, INSECURE PAIN IN -- I GUESS I COULD HAVE WAITED TO TELL YOU ON THE PLANE OR EVEN ON THE BEACH. BUT I JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS FAIR THAT YOU WOULD GO AWAY THINKING THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU. BECAUSE THAT ISN'T TRUE. I DO TRUST YOU. I DO. IT'S JUST THAT WHENEVER I SEE JOSIE OR I SEE YOU TALKING TO JOSIE, THIS -- THE WAVE OF COLDNESS COMES OVER ME, AS IF I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. CAMERON: AMANDA -- AMANDA: AND I KNOW WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. I KNOW THAT IT'S THE STUFF FROM MEN BEFORE AND I'M BLAMING YOU FOR IT, AND HOW UNFAIR IS THAT? I MEAN, I HAVE THIS WONDERFUL, SEXY, WARM, HONEST MAN IN FRONT OF ME WHO WOULD NEVER HURT ME, EVER. AND WHAT DO I DO? I JUST KEEP MESSING IT UP BY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO, AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. SO WHY CAN'T I JUST FORGET IT? CAMERON: MAYBE IT'S NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO GET AWAY TOGETHER. AMANDA: NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS OUT IN THE OPEN, THAT'S ALL. CAMERON: BUT YOU'RE STILL HAVING YOUR DOUBTS ABOUT ME. AMANDA: NO, I DON'T. CAMERON: I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU AGAIN. AMANDA: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT ME. I KNOW THAT. CAMERON: OK, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST PUT OFF THIS TRIP, AND MAYBE WE'LL DO IT LATER. AMANDA: NO! NO, THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME. I MEAN, GOD, THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE -- TO TELL YOU THAT I'M SORRY FOR PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT LAST NIGHT. SO -- SO JUST GET YOUR T-SHIRTS AND THAT AFTER-SHAVE THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY, BECAUSE WE NEED THIS WEEKEND TOGETHER. WE NEED TO GETWAY FROM -- FROM EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING. I WANT TO BE THE ONLY TWPEOPLE IN THE WORLD. YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT? YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR HOPES AND -- AND ALL YOUR SECRETS, AND I'LL TELL YOU MINE. AND THEN WE'LL BELONG TOGETHER. WE'LL BELONG TO EACH OTHER. SOUND LIKE A PLAN? I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROW SOME THINGS INTO A BAG, SO COME OVER WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, OK? I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE FLIGHT. GARY: YOU'RE OK? EVERYTHING'S FINE? JOSIE: YES, JUST ABOUT AS DANDY AS I WAS FIVE MINUTES AGO WHEN YOU ASKED ME. GARY: OK, AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL WITH THE DOCTOR THIS MORNING, RIGHT? JOSIE: GARY, HONEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. GARY: REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS BACK WHEN I SAID THAT I DON'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO HAVE KIDS? I THINK I'M BEING PUNISHED FOR SAYING THAT, LIKE THERE'S SOMEBODY UP THERE MAKING ME JUMP THROUGH A BUNCH OF BURNING HOOPS TO PROVE TO ME HOW STUPID IT WAS TO STAY THAT AND HOW MUCH I NEED YOU AND THE BABY. JOSIE: HEY. WE NEED YOU, TOO. GARY: GROWING UP, IF I CARED ABOUT ANYTHING, HE'D TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME. JOSIE: GARY, YOUR FATHER IS NOT -- GARY: SO I STOPPED CARING ABOUT EVERYTHING. BUT NOW I HAVE YOU. AND YOU LOVE ME SO MUCH, YOU'RE CARRYING OUR BABY. I MEAN, IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO. JOSIE: IT WON'T. OK? I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT HAPPEN. NOW, THE BABY IS OK, AND I AM OK. GARY: OK. JOSIE: SO KISS ME. GARY: NOBODY'S GOING TO TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME. JOSIE: NO. GARY: NO. JOE: SO, WHAT ABOUT THE "HERALD" HOTLINE? JAKE: OH, IT'S GREAT. WE GOT THREE WACKO CONFESSIONS, TWO MARRIAGE PROPOSALS, AND A PSYCHIC THAT SAYS HE CAN DEFINITELY FIND VICKFOR A FEE, OF COURSE. JOE: YEAH, YOU GET ALL OF THE NUT CASES THAT COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK. BUT ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU ACTUALLY GET A REAL TIP FROM SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO THE COPS. JAKE: WE HAVE TO FIND HER. I MEAN, I GOT TWO KIDS THAT NEED THEIR MOTHER. LISTEN, THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME OVER AT MARLEY'S. I'M GOING TO GO PICK THEM UP, OK? PAULINA: OH. I GOT TO GO, TOO. JOE: WHERE ARE YOU GOING? PAULINA: 'TIS THE SEASON. JOE: NOW? YOU'RE GOING SHOPPING? WE GOT HALF THE TOWN COMING. PAULINA: LL BE BACK. I'LL BE BACK IN TIME. I SWEAR, I WILL. I WILL. TITO: YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN YOU USED TO BE HAPPY TO SEE ME, PEACHES. REMY: AH, WELL, I HAVE GOT A NEW LIFE NOW, DIFFERENT SET OF RULES. TITO: WELL, YOU NEVER USED TO PLAY BY THE RULES. REMY: WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS ALL THEIR WAY. NOBODY EVER GAVE ANYTHING BACK. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THAT HERE, TITO, NOT WITH THESE PEOPLE. TITO: OH, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT "THESE PEOPLE." REMY: PAULINA -- SHE HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME. IT'S LIKE I GOT A SECOND CHANCE AT LIVING. TITO: GOSH. YOU THINK SHE'D HELP STRAIGHTEN ME OUT, TOO? REMY: COME ON, TITO, THINK ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE SO COOL. WE'D STILL BE REMY AND TITO, ONLY WE'D BE ON THE LEVEL. AND PAULINA, SHE'D STAND UP FOR YOU, TOO. TITO: YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE LIVED IN THIS FANTASY LAND WAY TOO LONG. REMY: I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU I AM NOT LEAVING HERE, SO WHY ARE YOU STILL HANGING AROUND? TITO: WELL, GUY ON HIS OWN -- GOT TO MAKE MY PLANS, MAKE MY ARRANGEMENTS. LOOK, ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS, JUST LIKE OLD TIMES. REMY: THAT'S ALL? A FEW DAYS? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TRY AND GET ME TO RUN SCAMS ON MY FRIENDS? BECAUSE, TITO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. TITO: I GOT YOU, PEACHES. REMY: OK, I HOPE SO. I'M GOING TO GO CHANGE. TITO: BIG DATE? REMY: NO. THERE'S A TREE LIGHTING AT CARLINO'S. TITO: OH. REMY: I KNOW. IT'S CORNBALL. BUT, SEE, I'M INTO CORNBALL THESE DAYS. IT'S WHO I AM NOW. YOU CAN COME IF YOU WANT TO. TITO: I'LL SKIP IT. BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM GOING TO HAVE A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS. REMY: YOU ARE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY. DID ANYBODY CALL FOR ME? TITO: MM-HMM. REMY: REALLY? TITO: YOU GOT A CALL. REMY: WHEN? DID THEY LEAVE A MESSAGE? TITO: ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO. NO, JUST THE ALUMINUM SIDING GUY. I TOLD HIM YOU'RE NOT THAT FAR GONE. WHO WERE YOU EXPECTING? REMY: NOBODY. TITO: OH. WELL, I'M GOING TO GET GOING. I GOT THINGS TO DO. REMY: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? TITO: OH, I'M GOING TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. REMY: BUT YOU JUST OBVIOUSLY -- TITO: DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, REMY. I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. TITO: YO, MARIE. DONNY'S HERE. HE'S GOING TO TAKE YOU TO THE MALT SHOP. NICK: WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? TITO: YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO MIX THAT PAINT IN THE A.M. AND FINISH THOSE SHELVES FOR YOU. REMY: OK. NICK: WHERE ARE THESE FAMOUS SHELVES, HUH? I DON'T SEE THEM ANYWHERE. DO YOU, REMY? TITO: WHAT, DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO BUILD THEM IN HER APARTMENT AND GET SAWDUST ALL OVER THE PLACE? OH, LET ME GUESS. YOU HAVEN'T WORKED A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. NICK: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A CARPENTER TO KNOW IT DOESN'T TAKE NEARLY THIS LONG TO BUILD A COUPLE OF SHELVES. TITO: I'M A CRAFTSMAN. I DO IT UNTIL IT'S RIGHT. I'LL CALL YOU WHEN THEY'RE DONE, REMY. REMY: THANK YOU. NICK: WHAT IS THAT, AND WHY IS HE STILL HERE? REMY: OH, WELL, YOU HEARD HIM. HE TAKES HIS WORK VERY SERIOUSLY. NICK: HE MAY BE BUILDING SHELVES FOR YOU, HONEY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE REASON HE'S HERE. JOSIE: HEY. CAMERON: I KNOW WE SAID WE WEREN'T GOING TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE ANYMORE. JOSIE: OH, IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, ACTUALLY. GARY JUST GOT A CALL FROM AMANDA SAYING THAT SHE WANTED TO SEE HIM BEFORE HE LEFT, AND I GET A BEEP AND IT'S YOU. HOW COME YOU'RE NOT PACKING? SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING READY TO GO TO KEY WEST? CAMERON: YEAH. THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU FIRST. I GOT TO TELL AMANDA ABOUT THE BABY. [DOORBELL RINGS] MARLEY: I WONDER WHO THIS IS AT THE DOOR. KIRKLAND: YOU KNOW WHO, AUNT MARLEY. IT'S JAKE. HI, JAKE. STEVEN: HI, JAKE. VICKY: JAKE. JAKE, I KNEW YOU'D FIND ME. JAKE: HANG ON FOR A SECOND. I -- HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST, SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. VICKY: OH, JAKE. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU FOUND ME. YOU FOUND ME. JAKE: I WAS WONDERING IF THE THREE OF YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I TAGGED ALONG WITH YOU TO GO TO THE CARLINO TREE LIGHTING PARTY. MARLEY: NO. OF COURSE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WOULDN'T IT, YOU GUYS? THAT WOULD -- THAT WOULD JUST -- THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. WE'D LOVE IT. CAN YOU BOYS GO PUT AWAY THE TAPE AND THE SCISSORS AND ALL THE WRAPPING PAPER AND STUFF? VICKY: HE DIDN'T COME FOR ME. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW I'M DOWN HERE. MARLEY: YOU ALL RIGHT? I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU. YOU LOOKED KIND OF TENSE WHEN YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR. JAKE: NO, I JUST WAS HOPING THAT GRANT WOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR VICKY, YOU KNOW. MARLEY: YEAH. YOU KNOW THINGS ARE BAD WHEN YOUR HOPES ARE WEIGHING ON GRANT. I'M SORRY. JAKE: WHAT'S THIS? MARLEY: IT'S KIRKLAND'S. HE HAS THIS IDEA THAT VICKY WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. I'M AFRAID HE AND STEVEN ARE PINNING ALL THEIR HOPES ON IT. JAKE: YOU KNOW SOMETHING, MARLEY? I GOT TO TELL YOU. I JUST -- I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS. VICKY: NEITHER CAN I, JAKE. NEITHER CAN I. REMY: OH. NICK, I TOLD YOU. HE'S MAKING SHELVES. HE HUNG UP A FLIER DOWNSTAIRS, AND I CALLED HIM. I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A NICE SURPRISE FOR SOFIA WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM LONDON. NICK: REMY, THIS GUY -- WHAT'S HIS NAME? REMY: TITO. NICK: TITO. REMY: YEAH, TITO. NICK: TITO IS AFTER MORE THAN JUST A DAY'S PAY. REMY: OH, GO ON. GET OUT. NICK, I KNOW WHEN A GUY IS ATTRACTED TO ME, AND THIS GUY, HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME, SO -- WHICH, ACTUALLY, IS A VERY GOOD THING, BECAUSE, I MEAN, HOW AWKWARD WOULD THAT BE, SEEING I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT ANY GUY THAT ISN'T YOU? NICK: THERE'S STILL SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT HIM. REMY: I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT HE'LL BE GONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS MAX. NICK: THE ONLY WAY THIS GUY'S LEAVING IS IF SOMEONE THROWS HIM OUT. REMY: ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING? NICK: I'M BEGGING. REMY: GOD, YOU ARE SO SWEET. REMY: YOU WERE SAYING? NICK: I DON'T REMEMBER. OH, DO YOU WANT TO CATCH A MOVIE, GO BOWLING? REMY: WHAT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO THE TREE LIGHTING? NICK: NOT MUCH IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. REMY: OH, GOD. VICKY'S STILL MISSING. NICK: YEAH. AND SINCE I'VE BEEN IN BAY CITY, YOU KNOW, VICKY'S HOUSE, DECORATING THE TREE, WATCHING HER BURN POPCORN. REMY: YOUR NEPHEWS MUST BE GOING CRAZY. I MEAN, IT IS HARD ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE A MOTHER ANY DAY, BUT, I MEAN, AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S REALLY BAD. NICK: I AM SUCH A JERK. FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF, LIKE I'M THE ONLY GUY WHO'S HAD A ROUGH CHRISTMAS, MISSING SOMEONE THEY LOVE. REMY: YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S WHY I DID THIS STUPID THING I DID. NICK: WHAT STUD THING? REMY: I ANSWERED A MISSING PERSONS AD. NICK: WELL? YOU DID? WHERE'D YOU SEE IT? REMY: IN THE "HERALD." IT WAS SOME WOMAN LOOKING FOR HER LONG LOST KID. I DON'T KNOW. I DID THIS WHOLE NUMBER ON MYSELF THINKING THAT MAYBE THAT I WAS HER KID AND THAT SHE WAS MY MOM. NICK: WHAT HAPPENED? REMY: WELL, SHE -- THE AD SAID TO SHOW UP AT THE AIRPORT, AND -- I DON'T KNOW -- SHE NEVER SHOWED. NICK: OH, BABY, I'M SORRY. REMY: IT WAS PRETTY LAME, THOUGH, HUH? I MEAN, TO THINK THAT MY LONG LOST MOTHER WOULD PLACE AN AD IN MY TOWN'S NEWSPAPER? NICK, I WASN'T EVEN BORN HERE. NICK: LOOK, I WORKED AT THE "HERALD" FOR A WHILE. PEOPLE PUT ADS IN MORE THAN ONE PAPER. HUNDREDS MAYBE, REMY. REMY: OK, STILL. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY KIDS WERE GIVEN UP BY THEIR BIRTH MOTHERS? IT WAS PRETTY STUPID OF ME TO THINK THAT THIS ONE WAS MINE. NICK: IT WASN'T STUPID. IT WAS HOPEFUL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT YOU BEST. AND I'M REALLY SORRY IT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR YOU. DOCTOR: BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I NEED TO KNOW YOU'RE CERTAIN ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ONCE THE DECISION IS MADE, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK. ARE YOU SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT? PAULINA: UH-HUH. DOCTOR: THEN IT'S DONE. AND NOW THAT IT IS, HERE'S A PIECE OF ADVICE -- DON'T EVER TELL ANYONE WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE BEST THING YOU COULD DO FOR YOURSELF AND THAT CHILD IS FORGET THIS BABY EVER EXISTED. PAULINA: HEY, IS THAT MY BABY? IS IT A BOY OR A GIRL? NO, WAIT, WAIT. PLEASE. GIVE THIS TO WHOEVER TAKES THE BABY. IT'S SOMETHING FROM ITS MOTHER. SEE, I HAVE ONE JUST LIKE IT. [PAULINA CRIES] PAULINA: I NEVER FORGOT YOU. PLEASE LET ME FIND YOU. WE'LL DEAL WITH EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT. JOSIE: IF AMANDA FINDS OUT, SHE'LL BE LIKE A LOOSE CANNON. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO, AND I CANNOT LIVE LIKE THAT. CAMERON: I CANNOT KEEP LYING TO HER. JOSIE: NOBODY, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY IS TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT GARY'S BABY. CAMERON: THEY'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT, JOSIE. JOSIE: UH-UH. CAMERON: THAT DR. HALE, THAT CROOKED DOCTOR, HE ALREADY DID. WHAT IF THEY PICK HIM UP? WHAT IF HE STARTS TO TALK? SECRETS COME OUT. I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN TO AMANDA AND ME. JOSIE: NO, IT WON'T. IT WON'T, CAMERON. PLEASE. PLEASE? AMANDA HAS YOU TO MAKE HER HAPPY. GARY HAS ME AND THE BABY. DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HIM, OK? PLEASE? DON'T RUIN IT FOR EVERYONE. DON'T TELL HER. JAKE: I JUST CAN'T TAKE NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. MARLEY: YOU GOT THE LETTER, SO AT LEAST YOU'VE HEARD FROM HER. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, MARLEY? THE LETTER'S A PHONY, OK? VICKY DIDN'T SHOOT GRANT. SOMEONE MADE HER WRITE THAT LETTER. VICKY: THE RED FLAG, JAKE. THE YARN FROM MARLEY'S SCARF. DIDN'T YOU FIND IT? DIDN'T YOU FIND IT? JAKE: WHEN I THINK OF SOME ANIMAL FORCING VICKY TO -- TO WRITE THAT CRAP, IT JUST -- IT MAKES ME WANT TO KILL -- KILL WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. MARLEY: WHAT IF -- AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED -- BUT WHAT IF VICKY IS DOING THIS ON HER OWN FOR SOME REASON? JAKE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? MY WIFE WOULD JUST RUN OUT ON HER FAMILY? SHE WOULD LET HER CHILDREN THINK THAT SHE'S EITHER DEAD OR A MURDERER? THAT IS NOT VICKY. MARLEY: I KNOW IT WOULD BE CRUEL, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT MAYBE -- I'M JUST SAYING MAYBE THERE'S A REASON THAT WE CAN'T THINK OF. JAKE: WHAT? THE REASON IS SOME MONSTER IS HOLDING HER AGAINST HER WILL. DON'T YOU SEE? SHE'S WAITING FOR ME TO COME GET HER, AND I AM LETTING HER DOWN! MARLEY: NO, DON'T SAY THAT, JAKE. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. VICKY: MARLEY, YOU TELL HIM WHOSE FAULT IT IS! MARLEY: OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL -- WE'RE ALL PRAYING THAT VICKY WILL COME BACK TO US SAFE AND UNHARMED. BUT IN CASE, HOLDING OUT FALSE HOPE FOR STEVEN AND KIRKLAND, THAT COULD BE THE CRUELEST THING OF ALL IF -- IF VICKY DOESN'T COME BACK. JAKE: DON'T SAY AT, ALL RIGHT? DON'T SAY THAT, MARLEY, BECAUSE THAT CANNOT BE TRUE. MARLEY: NO. YOU'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS, JAKE. YOU WILL. AND SO WILL THE BOYS BECAUSE THEY'RE VICKY'S CHILDREN. THAT MEANS THEY'RE STRONG AND THEY'RE TOUGH. AND THEY HAVE YOU. AND I'LL BE THERE FOR THEM, AND I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU -- FOR YOU, TOO. ANYTHING YOU NEED. JAKE: I'M SORRY. I AM SO SORRY. MARLEY: NO, YOU -- YOU'VE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO BE SO STRONG FOR EVERYBODY, AND YOU JUST -- LEME HELP YOU. COME ON. LET ME HOLD YOU. AMANDA: OH. GOOD, YOU'RE HERE. I JUST FINISHED PACKING. BE CAREFUL. DON'T TRIP OVER MY SUITCASES. I GUESS I SHOULD WARN YOU I'M NOT GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED TO PACKING LIGHT. WHERE'S YOUR STUFF? CAMERON: SOMETHING CAME UP. I CAN'T GET AWAY AFTER ALL. AMANDA: YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? YOU'RE STANDING ME UP? CAMERON: IT'S WORK. AMANDA: BULL. CAMERON: SORRY. AMANDA: WE WERE BOTH DYING TO GO ON THIS WEEKEND. WHAT HAPPENED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND? JAKE: I'M SORRY. I DON'T USUALLY LOSE IT LIKE THAT. MARLEY: IT'S OK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCK ALL THE TIME. JAKE: I CAN TRY. MARLEY: YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME, JAKE. NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE FEELING, NO MATTER HOW LOW OR DESPAIRING, I'VE FELT LIKE THAT, TOO, AND SO I'LL UNDERSTAND. JAKE: YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE GET OVER TO THE CARLINOS' BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY CANDY CANES. MARLEY: YEAH, OF COURSE. THAT'S THE SPIRIT. BOYS? COME ON. COME ON, WE'RE READY TO GO. COME ON. HERE. COME ON, LET'S GET YOUR -- GET YOUR COATS, OK? STEVEN: WE'RE NOT GOING. WE NEVER REALLY WANTED TO. KIRKLAND: NOT WITHOUT MOM. MARLEY: LOOK, I KNOW YOU -- YOU GUYS MISS YOUR MOM. JAKE AND I MISS HER, TOO, BUT SHE -- SHE'D WANT US TO BE BRAVE. JAKE: HEY, YOU GUYS. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR MOM LOVES CHRISTMAS? AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S THE REASON THAT SHE PUTS THE ANGEL UP ON TOP OF THE TE BECAUSE IT REMINDS HER OF WHEN SHE WASN'T THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT SHE IS THE LUCKIEST GIRL RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE HAS YOU AND YOU. KIRKLAND: BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE US. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE IS. JAKE: AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. THAT'S NOT FAIR. THE PERSON THAT IT'S MOST UNFAIR TO IS YOUR MOM BECAUSE I KNOW, WHEREVER SHE IS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR HER IS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU'RE HAPPY. NOW, LET'S SAY -- LET'S SAY THAT A -- THAT A LUCKY FAIRY WOULD COME DOWN AND GRANT YOUR MOTHER A WISH AND THAT WISH WOULD BE -- WELL, IT WOULD BE ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO DO TONIGHT. AND LET'S SAY THE CHOICES WERE, A, WE COULD STAY AT HOME AND CRY BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING YOUR MOTHER, OR, B, WE COULD GO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT LOVED US AND SING CAROLS AROUND A TREE DECORATED BY PAULINA. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM WOULD CHOOSE? MARLEY: JAKE'S RIGHT. NO, YOUR MOM WOULD WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS, EVEN IF SHE CAN'T BE THERE. STEVEN: OH -- OK. WE'LL GO. KIRKLAND: FOR MOM. MARLEY: OK. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. JAKE: SEE YOU IN A COUPLE. MARLEY: ALL RIGHT. JAKE: WHERE'S YOUR COAT? MARLEY: OH -- I'LL JOIN YOU GUYS THERE IN A LITTLE WHILE. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE THINGS I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO DO. JAKE: YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR THE BOYS AND -- AND ME. THANK YOU. [DOOR CLOSES] [DOOR LATCH OPENS] MARLEY: I'M GOING OUT. I'M GOING OUT FOR A WHILE. CARLINO'S IS STARTING A NEW TRADITION. THIS YEAR THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TREE LIGHTING. I'M SORRY YOU WON'T BE THERE. I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, BUT I REALLY -- YEAH, I REALLY AM SORRY. LOCKING YOU UP DOWN HERE -- VICTORIA, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL. YOU'RE STILL MY SISTER. IT'S JUST YOU'RE MARRIED TO THE MAN I LOVE, THE MAN THAT USED TO BE MY HUSBAND. IS IT AWFUL FOR YOU -- BEING DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO US GETTING SO CLOSE? DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THE MONITOR AWAY? I CAN TAKE IT AWAY. VICKY: I WANT YOU TO LET ME OUT OF HERE. MARLEY: WELL, I THINK I'M BEING VERY GENEROUS. VICKY, YOU'RE NOT STARVING. YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PRIVATE SHOWER. YOU GET TO LISTEN IN ON YOUR FAMILY. THAT'S MORE THAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN PRISON. VICKY: WHERE YOU HAVE SO GENEROUSLY ARRANGED TO HAVE ME SHIPPED AFTER YOU'VE STOLEN MY HUSBAND. I SWEAR TO GOD, IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU. MARLEY: YOU'RE THREATENING MY LIFE? YOU KNOW, YOU ARE A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON. AMANDA: YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS, CAMERON? CAMERON: AMANDA -- AMANDA: YOU KNOW, WHEN I LEFT YOUR PLACE EARLIER, YOU WERE DYING TO GO AWAY WITH ME, SO SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THEN. CAMERON: OK. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. AMANDA: SO, WHAT WAS IT? CAMERON: IT WAS YOU. IT WAS WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HOPES AND DREAMS AND BELONGING TO ONE ANOTHER. I'M NOT READY FOR THAT YET. AMANDA: YOU'RE NOT READY. SINCE WHEN? CAMERON: I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO. I'M NOT THE GUY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. PROBLEMS THAT YOU HAD WITH THOSE OTHER GUYS -- IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME WITH ME, AND YOU DON'T NEED THAT. SAY SOMETHING. AMANDA: WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT'S IT? WE'RE THROUGH? YOU'RE BREAKING UP WITH ME? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? JAKE: SEE YOU MEN INSIDE LATER, OK? JOE: GREAT KIDS, MAN. JAKE: DID YOU GET A HOLD OF THAT FORENSICS REPORT? JOE: YEAH. JAKE: AND? JOE: NOTHING. PRINTS ALL MATCH -- YOURS, STEVEN'S, MARLEY'S, AND VICKY'S, OF COURSE. NOBODY ELSE'S. JAKE: WHAT ABOUT THE PAPER? JOE: SAME THING. IT'S A COMMON, ORDINARY PAPER YOU BUY AT ANY CORNER STORE. SAME THING WITH THE INK. WE CHECKED THE INK. IT'S LIKE A 50-CENT BALLPOINT PEN. NOTHING DISTINCTIVE. BUT THE HANDWRITING EXPERT CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT'S DEFINITELY VICKY'S WRITING, SO SHE'S ALIVE. JAKE: OR SHE WAS ALIVE WHEN SHE WROTE IT. JOE: YEAH. YEAH. WE ALSO ANALYZED THAT FIBER IN THE CORNER OF THE ENVELOPE. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT FIBER? JOE: FIBER -- THERE WAS A LITTLE FIBER IN THE CORNER OF THE ENVELOPE. JAKE: WHAT KIND OF FIBER? LIKE FIBER OFF A DRESS? JOE: NO, IT WAS -- WELL, DON'T GET EXCITED YET. IT'S -- IT'S WOOL. THEY SAID IT'S JUST PLAIN, ORDINARY COMMON WOOL THAT YOU FIND ON ANY KIND OF GARMENT, AND IT'S WINTER OUT SO EVERYBODY'S WEARING WOOL, AND THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO TRACE IT. JAKE: I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT REPORT. JOE: JAKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S CHRISTMAS, AND STEVEN AND KIRK PROBABLY NEED TO BE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME, YOU KNOW. JAKE: WHAT STEVEN AND KIRK NEED IS TO HAVE THEIR MOTHER BACK. NOW, IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE REPORT. JOE: FINE. I'LL GET IT FOR YOU, OK? PAULINA: ALL RIGHT. I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW. I WON'T GIVE UP ON YOU. CAMERON: YOU'VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM, AMANDA. I DON'T STICK AROUND. I'M JUST GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THIS BEFORE YOU GET HURT. AMANDA: I AM NOT SOME LITTLE PRINCESS THAT NEEDS YOUR PROTECTION. I TAKE MY OWN RISKS. CAMERON: I'M A BAD RISK. WHY TAKE IT? AMANDA: I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THIS WEEKEND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. WE WERE GOING TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AND DECIDE IF WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THIS ANY FURTHER. CAMERON: THAT'S BOGUS, AND YOU KNOW IT. THE MINUTE WE GET ALONE, WE'LL START RIPPING EACH OTHER'S CLOTHES OFF, AND THEN WE'LL BOTH BE IN TOO DEEP. AMANDA: I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT YOU WANTED! CAMERON: THINK ABOUT IT, AMANDA. THINK. HOW MANY TIMES DID IT ALMOST HAPPEN AND THEN SOMETHING GOT IN THE WAY? THAT WAS FATE. IT'S TRYING TO PROTECT YOU FROM ME. AMANDA: I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. CAMERON: THEY SAY THERE'S JUST ONE MOMENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. IF YOU DON'T SEIZE IT, IT DIES. AMANDA: THAT HASN'T HAPPENED TO US. CAMERON: I'M NOT THE GUY FOR YOU. I'M NOT. I CAN'T BE WHAT YOU NEED ME TO BE. AMANDA: SO I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO SAY, "OK. OK, SEE YOU AROUND." YOU JUST EXPECT ME TO JUST GIVE UP AFTER EVERYTHG WE'VE BEEN THROUGH? CAMERON: IF I COULD CHANGE WHO I AM. BUT IT CAN'T HAPPEN. NOT EVEN FOR YOU. [CAR HORN HONKS] AMANDA: THAT'S MY CAB. I'M GOING ANYWAY. MY PLANE LEAVES IN A HALF AN HOUR. DO WHAT YOU WANT. CAMERON: AMANDA! AH, LET HER GO. JUST LET HER GO. TITO: REMY? WELL, SHE'S OFF HAVING CHRISTMAS WITH THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY. TITO: DEAD RINGER FOR PAULINA'S. LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO START A NEW LIFE HERE IN BAY CITY AFTER ALL. THANK YOU. NICK: HEY, JAKE? COMING? JAKE: YEAH. I'LL BE THERE IN A SEC. JOE'S RIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING HERE. VICKY'S VOICE: I HAVE AN IDEA. I WILL BE EXTRA SPECIAL CAREFUL. I'LL DROP BREAD CRUMBS, AND I'LL WEAR A CRUCIFIX, AND IF I GET IN REALLY, REALLY DEEP TROUBLE -- JAKE'S VOICE: REALLY DEEP, WHAT THEN? VICKY'S VOICE: I WILL RAISE A RED FLAG. AND THAT'LL BE OUR SIGNAL. JAKE: RED FLAG. RED -- MARLEY: HEY! I TOLD YOU I WOULDN'T MISS IT. COME ON. I BET THEY'RE GOING TO FLIP THE SWITCH ANY SECOND. VICKY: MARLEY! THERE'S NO WAY THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS, ALL RIGHT? HEY, HEY! THERE'S NO WAY I'M SPENDING CHRISTMAS DOWN HERE WHILE YOU'RE WITH MY FAMILY! DO YOU HEAR ME, MARLEY? NO WAY! NO WAY! JOE: I JUST WOULD HATE TO BE JAKE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT KNOWING IF HE'S EVER GOING TO SEE VICKY AGAIN. I JUST THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE EACH OTHER, WE'RE ALL TOGETHER, YOU KNOW? OUR WHOLE FAMILY -- YOU, ME, AND DANTE. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY READY? HERE WE GO. THE FIRST -- FIRST EVER ANNUAL LIGHTING OF THE CARLINOS' CHRISTMAS TREE. ALL: HEY! [APPLAUSE] PAULINA: MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY! JOE: DECK THE HALLS ALL: WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL FA LA LA LA LA LA&l LA LA LA [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC]