[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] [GLASS SHATTERS] JOSIE: SORRY. AMANDA: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS HOUSE? DID SOMEBODY CALL A CHAUFFEUR? I DON'T THINK SO. I'M PRETTY SURE MY MOTHER HAS REPLACED YOU BY NOW. CAMERON: YOUR MOTHER IS THE REASON WHY I'M HERE. AMANDA: YOU WANT TO RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN? PAULINA: RACHEL ASKED ME TO FIND CAMERON AND BRING HIM HERE. AND HERE HE IS. RACHEL: HELLO, CAMERON. AMANDA: YOU ACTUALLY INVITED HIM HERE? CAMERON: MRS. HUTCHINS, I -- I DIDN'T MEAN TO UPSET YOUR DAUGHTER. AMANDA: OH, PLEASE. CAMERON: I REALLY JUST SHOULDN'T BE HERE. RACHEL: THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, THIS WAS STILL MY HOME. AMANDA: WHAT WOULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH HIM? [DOORBELL RINGS] MATT: OH, I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET IT. FELICIA: HEY. CASS: HEY! IS IT TIME FOR A COOL AND REFRESHING BEVERAGE? IF NOT, LET'S PRETEND. JOE: HEY, MATTY. FELICIA: HE GETS LIKE THAT WHEN HE SKIPS LUNCH. CASS: HEY, EVERYBODY. JOE: HOW YOU DOING? FELICIA: HI. JOE: RACHEL, I'M SURE YOU GOT PLENTY OF FOOD, BUT THESE HAVE BEEN GOING LIKE GANGBUSTERS AT THE RESTAURANT. I BROUGHT YOU ALL I HAD LEFT, ALL RIGHT? HOPE YOU GOT A SWEET TOOTH, AMANDA. LILA: LOOK AT THIS. RACHEL: THERE'S BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING HERE. FELICIA: HONEY, LET ME GIVE THIS TO AMANDA. LISTEN, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET YOU ANY TROPICAL FLOWERS, OBVIOUSLY. BUT I DID WANT TO GET YOU SOME AMERICAN DAISIES. AMANDA: OH -- FELICIA: AND TO SAY WELCOME HOME. AMANDA: THANK YOU. FELICIA: ALL RIGHT. HERE, LET ME HELP YOU. AMANDA: THANKS. FELICIA: OK. PAULINA: JOE -- JOE, HONEY? JOE: YEAH? PAULINA: WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE? JOE: WE WERE INVITED. AMANDA: YOU INVITED THESE PEOPLE? FELICIA and CASS: IT'S A PARTY. FELICIA: FOR YOU. CASS: TO CELEBRATE YOUR MIRACULOUS RETURN. FELICIA: RIGHT. CASS: YEAH. AMANDA: ARE YOU SO OUT OF TOUCH THAT YOU THINK I WOULD WANT TO CELEBRATE? RACHEL: I HAD NO IDEA WE WERE GIVING A PARTY. TELL ME THIS WASN'T YOUR IDEA. WOMAN: MORE MAIL. LOOKS LIKE "THE LOVE LADY'S" GETTING HOT. TSS! CHRIS: LOOK, I AM ONLY DOING THIS UNTIL JAKE GETS A REPLACEMENT. COME HERE. PROMISE ME NO ONE KNOWS I AM WRITING THIS COLUMN. HEY, HEY, HEY, ERICA, I'M -- HEY. JUST THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I WANTED TO SEE. TONI: DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR A BREAK? CHRIS: FOR YOU? ALWAYS. JUST LET ME CLEAR A FEW THINGS REAL QUICK. TONI: I DIDN'T KNOW YOU READ "THE LOVE LADY." IS THIS TODAY'S? CHRIS: I DON'T -- I DON'T -- TONI: IT'S YESTERDAY'S. CHRIS: NO, I DON'T READ THAT. DO YOU? TONI: WELL, I GLANCE AT IT WHEN I READ MY HOROSCOPE, YOU KNOW. IT USUALLY GOES IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, YESTERDAY'S -- HERE IT IS. YESTERDAY'S STUCK IN MY HEAD LIKE YOU HAVE NO IDEA. CHRIS: OH, REALLY? TONI: MM-HMM. CHRIS: SO WHAT WAS IT ABOUT YESTERDAY'S? TONI: I THINK THAT THIS COLUMN RIGHT HERE WAS POSSIBLY THE WORST "LOVE LADY" COLUMN I'VE EVER READ. ERICA: YOUR TIE IS HANGING BEHIND THE DOOR, JAKE. YOUR APPOINTMENT BOOK IS ON THE SHELF BEHIND YOUR DESK. JAKE: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? FOR ONCE I KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS IN MY OFFICE EXCEPT A LITTLE PAD OF PAPER THAT HAS "HERALD" STAMPED RIGHT ON IT. YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT ANYWHERE, DID YOU? YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT? ERICA: AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WORKING FOR YOU, I KNOW BETTER. JAKE: IF YOU SEE IT, I NEED IT. I GOT TO FIND THAT LETTER MARLEY WROTE BEFORE ANYONE SEES IT. VICKY: FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE. NINE. THAT'S A JUNE BABY. IT'S OK. IT'LL BE A CANCER BABY. CANCER BABY, OK. BABY, I KNOW ONE DADDY WHO IS GOING TO LOVE YOU TO PIECES, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TELL HIM ABOUT IT ASAP. MARLEY: HE MUST HAVE READ THE LETTER BY NOW. WHY DOESN'T HE CALL? STOP. STOP IT. HE'LL CALL. HE'LL CALL. HE HAS TO. MARLEY'S IMAGE: STICK IT BETWEEN YOUR TEETH AND DO THE TANGO, WHY DON'T YOU? IT'LL GET YOU JUST AS FAR AS THAT PATHETIC LETTER. MARLEY: I TOLD JAKE WHAT WAS IN MY HEART, AND I THINK HE'S READY TO HEAR IT. MARLEY'S IMAGE: HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU YOU'RE NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK? YOU BETTER PRAY JAKE DOESN'T READ THAT LETTER BECAUSE IF HE DOES, YOU CAN KISS ANY FUTURE WITH HIM GOOD-BYE. MARLEY: HELLO, JAKE. JAKE: I GOT YOUR LETTER. MARLEY: I -- I CAN EXPLAIN. JAKE: YOU ALREADY DID. I READ EVERY WORD. SO WHY DID IT TAKE YOU SO LONG TO TELL ME HOW YOU -- HOW YOU REALLY FELT? MARLEY: WELL, VICTORIA'S MY SISTER, AND THAT COMPLICATES THINGS. JAKE: NOT ANYMORE IT DOESN'T. NOT ANYMORE, NOW THAT I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME. MARLEY, I WAS WRONG. I WAS WRONG TO THINK THAT I COULD MAKE A GO OF IT WITH VICKY. I MEAN, HOW COULD SHE EVER BE ANYTHING MORE THAN A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR YOU? MARLEY: I CAN'T -- I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SAYING THIS. I HAVE WAITED SO LONG TO HEAR YOU SAY THOSE WORDS. I NEVER EVEN DARED HOPE -- JAKE: SHH. HOW COULD YOU NOT? YOU ARE THE ONE I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU, AND I ALWAYS WILL. [TELEPHONE RINGS] [RING] MARLEY: HELLO? JAKE: HEY, MARLEY, IT'S -- IT'S ME. I GOT YOUR LETTER. MARLEY: JAKE -- JAKE: CAN WE HAVE DINNER? MARLEY: TONIGHT AROUND 6:00? JAKE: YEAH, BECAUSE THIS REALLY -- IT REALLY CAN'T WAIT. MARLEY: WE COULD GO OUT, OR I COULD MAKE US SOMETHING HERE AT MY PLACE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? JAKE: NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO ANY TROUBLE. I'LL BRING SOMETHING. BUT WE'D BETTER DO IT AT YOUR PLACE BECAUSE THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE PEOPLE AROUND. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT. MARLEY: YOU SEE? YOU SEE? YOU SEE HOW WRONG YOU WERE? THE LETTER WORKED. JAKE'S COMING TO ME. TO ME, NOT TO VICKY. ME. JAKE: SO HOW DID YOU KNOW I NEEDED TO SEE YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE? VICKY: BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS DO. AND BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU. JAKE: COME ON, VIC, I CAN'T DO THIS. MMM -- OH, BABY. VICKY: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. NOT "OH, BABY." VICKY: OUR BABY. LOOKS LIKE YOU DID IT, POPS. JAKE: "POPS"? VICKY: HEY. A GUY LIKE YOU CAN'T BE ON THIS EARTH HIS WHOLE LIFE WITHOUT HAVING A -- HAVING A LITTLE CRITTER TO CALL HIM "DAD." JAKE: THIS IS THE GREATEST. I THINK I LIKE THIS FATHERHOOD THING. "POPS." VICKY: YEAH. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. YOU WAIT UNTIL THE 2:00 FEEDINGS. I'M NOT DOING THIS ALONE, YOU KNOW. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, 2:00 FEEDING? I'LL BE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, READING YOU CARTOONS. COMICS. VICKY: LISTEN, YOU KNOW, KIRKLAND'S IN ITALY, AND STEVEN'S AT A SLEEPAWAY WITH HIS TROOP. WHAT DO YOU SAY YOU TAKE YOUR PREGNANT WIFE OUT FOR A VERY FANCY DINNER, AND THEN WE'LL -- WE'LL COME HOME AND WE'LL GO UPSTAIRS AND DO SOME FANCY SOMETHING ELSE. JAKE: I LOVE YOU. JAKE: I CAN'T. I CAN'T BECAUSE I HAVE A -- I HAVE A MEETING THAT CAN'T WAIT. VICKY: COME ON. TAKE CARE OF ME. JAKE: I CAN'T. I CAN'T PUT THIS OFF. HOW ABOUT IF WE CELEBRATE TOMORROW NIGHT? VICKY: RATS. JAKE: RATS. VICKY: BUT OK. BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT MEETING, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT, OH, I DON'T KNOW, COPY OR WHATEVER -- DISTRIBUTION FIGURES, ADS, I DON'T KNOW -- YOU JUST THINK ABOUT ME IN BED, WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME. JAKE: YEOW. I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. VICKY: ALL RIGHT. JAKE: ALL RIGHT. VICKY: I'M GOING TO DO A LITTLE CELEBRATING OF MY OWN. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT A GIRL FINDS OUT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A BABY WITH THE MAN SHE LOVES. TONI: LET ME READ IT TO YOU, AND YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, OK? OK? CHRIS: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. TONI: OK. "DEAR LOVE LADY, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW IS MAKING MY LIFE MISERABLE. SHE SHOWS UP FOR SUPPER ALMOST EVERY NIGHT, AND SHE HAS THE NERVE TO CRITICIZE MY COOKING. WHAT SHOULD I DO?" SIGNED, "AT THE END OF MY ROPE." AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT "THE LOVE LADY" SAYS BACK? CHRIS: WELL, I THOUGHT -- TELL ME WHAT SHE SAID. TONI: FINE. "DEAR AT THE END OF MY ROPE, BUY THE OLD BAT A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE AT YOUR LOCAL ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT RESTAURANT. THEN GET YOUR LOCKS CHANGED." "GET YOUR LOCKS CHANGED"? ISN'T THAT TERRIBLE? THAT'S THE -- CHRIS: YOU KNOW, I -- TONI: THAT'S THE WORST ADVICE! CHRIS: I'M SORRY. I DON'T REALLY SEE THE PROBLEM HERE. MAYBE I'M MISSING SOME OF THE FINER POINTS, BUT -- TONI: PEOPLE WRITE IN, CHRIS -- PEOPLE WRITE IN BECAUSE THEY NEED HELP. THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL PROBLEMS. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD TO CHANGE THEIR LOCKS. CHRIS: I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE "THE LOVE LADY" IS JUST TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. TONI: "GET YOUR LOCKS CHANGED"? CHRIS: WELL -- TONI: "GET YOUR LOCKS CHANGED"? CHRIS: YEAH. TONI: YOU DON'T THINK SHE'S TRIVIALIZING IT? THIS POOR WOMAN WRITES IN, SHE NEEDS REAL HELP, AND SHE'S MAKING A JOKE OF IT FOR WHAT? FOR WHAT? IT'S NOT EVEN A FUNNY JOKE. CHRIS: EXCUSE ME? TONI: LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE BEING THIS SENSITIVE. I -- CHRIS: NO, YOU KNOW WHAT? BECAUSE I'M A WRITER, OK? AND EVERY DAY I PUT IT ON THE LINE, AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW BETTER THAN ME. TONI: WHOA. YOU'RE GOING TO GET MAD AT ME FOR CRITICIZING "THE LOVE LADY"? CHRIS: NO, NO, NO. I'M SORRY. JAKE: CHRIS? CHRIS, I'M LOOKING FOR MY -- CHRIS: IT'S BEHIND THE DOOR. THE TIE'S BEHIND THE DOOR. JAKE: LOOK, I KNOW WHERE MY TIE IS. I'M LOOKING FOR A LITTLE PAD OF PAPE-- ER. HI, TONI. TONI: HOW YOU DOING, JAKE? JAKE: DID -- DID YOU TALK TO YOUR MAN ABOUT THE ARTICLE ON GARY AND AMANDA'S RESCUE? TONI: OH. I DIDN'T TELL YOU -- THAT WAS WONDERFUL. IT REALLY WAS. AND NO, YOU KNOW, OFFENSE, BUT IT WAS THE BEST THING IN YESTERDAY'S PAPER. CHRIS: HMM. TONI: IT REALLY WAS. CHRIS: TONI SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE UNHAPPY WITH "THE LOVE LADY," JAKE. SAYS THAT YESTERDAY'S COLUMN BITES. TONI: YEP. CHRIS: BITES. JAKE: DID YOU -- DID YOU TELL TONI THAT WE HAD A SUBSTITUTE "LOVE LADY" YESTERDAY? TONI: NO. NO, HE DIDN'T. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT? THAT'S WHY IT SOUNDED DIFFERENT. I KNEW I COULD TELL. I COULD TELL IT WAS DIFFERENT. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? YOU'RE SO BUSY TELLING ME I CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT WRITERS. CHRIS: HONEY, YOU KNOW WHAT -- TONI: SOMEHOW I'M BELOW -- CHRIS: YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO GO ON A BREAK. TONI: YOU KNOW, COPS CAN'T BE LITERATE OR SOMETHING. CHRIS: WHY DON'T WE JUST GET OUT OF HERE, GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT -- TONI: MY BREAK IS OVER. CHRIS: OVER? TONI: GOOD-BYE. BYE, JAKE. CHRIS: OK. I'LL JUST CALL YOU LATER, THEN. [JAKE IMITATES TONI KISSING] JAKE: "BITES." CHRIS: THAT'S IT. NO, NO, I'M THROUGH. YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF A NEW "LOVE LADY." JAKE: "BITES." LILA: YES, I MADE THE PARTY FOR AMANDA, BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO DO. WHEN WE WERE AT CARLINO'S AND I SUGGESTED A HOMECOMING PARTY FOR AMANDA -- I SAID, "NOTHING ELABORATE, JUST" -- RACHEL: I TOLD YOU IT WAS NOT THE TIME TO PLAN THIS. LILA: "NOT THE TIME, NOT THE TIME," AND I TOOK THAT TO MEAN THAT YOU HAD NO TIME. SO I WAS TRYING TO HELP. I DID IT FOR YOU -- AND FOR AMANDA, YOU KNOW, AFTER EVERYTHING SHE'S BEEN THROUGH, OF COURSE. AMANDA: I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD STOP REFERRING TO WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE. I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU KNOW. RACHEL: I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS NOT THE WAY THIS DAY WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN OUT. LILA: I APOLOGIZE, TOO. I'M SORRY. I SUPPOSE I CAN GET HELEN TO WRAP UP THE FOOD AND THE POTATO PUFFS. YOU KNOW, I HAD EVERYTHING OUT BY THE POOL, AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT -- WELL, WE CAN DONATE THE FOOD TO CHARITY. HOW ABOUT THAT? AMANDA: NO. NO, NO, DON'T DO THAT. I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S HERE, SO -- MOM, IT'S YOUR CALL. RACHEL: WELL. SINCE -- SINCE EVERYTHING IS LAID OUT THERE, I GUESS WE SHOULDN'T LET IT GO TO WASTE. AND WE DO HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE. SO WHY DON'T WE GO ALL OUT TO THE POOL. CASS: ALL RIGHT. POTATO PUFFS FOR ME. PAULINA: JOE -- JOE, HONEY, CAN YOU COME WITH ME? I WANT TO JUST CHECK ON -- JOE: THE PUFFS ARE OUT. PAULINA: CHECK ON THE SITTER, PLEASE. JOE: ALL RIGHT. PAULINA: THANKS. CAMERON: AMANDA, TELL YOUR MOM I HAD TO LEAVE. AMANDA: SHE ASKED YOU TO STAY. CAMERON: YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE, SO -- LOOK, PAULINA SAID THAT RACHEL WANTED TO SEE ME, OR ELSE I WOULDN'T EVEN -- COMING HERE WAS -- IT WAS A FREAK THING, ME BEING HERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. AMANDA: YOUR WORDS DON'T CARRY MUCH WEIGHT WITH ME THESE DAYS. CAMERON: I'LL STAY AWAY UNTIL THEY DO. IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT. WHAT I WANT IS TO JUST TAKE YOU AND HOLD YOU AND MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PUSH. I SAID THAT I WOULDN'T, AND I'LL WAIT. I WILL. I'LL WAIT TILL YOU BELIEVE ME, FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES. AND IN THE MEANTIME, I'M -- I'M GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT YOU ALMOST EVERY MINUTE. AMANDA: WHY DON'T YOU JUST -- STAY. OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS -- WHY AM I BEING SO MEAN TO THAT HEROIC CAMERON SINCLAIR? CAMERON: YOU SURE? YOU WANT ME TO STAY? AMANDA: YOU JUST STAY AWAY FROM ME. IT'S A TERM RESERVED FOR A SELECT FEW. CHRIS: NO, I'M SERIOUS. NO, YOU GOT TO GET ME OUT OF THIS "LOVE LADY" GIG BEFORE TONI FINDS OUT THAT SHE IS ME. JAKE: WOULD YOU GET REAL? SHE'S GOING TO THINK -- STOP! SHE'S GOING TO THINK IT'S A HOOT. CHRIS: WHO, TONI? NO, NO. SEE, YOU DON'T KNOW TONI LIKE I DO, OK? ONCE SHE GETS ALL FIRED UP ABOUT INJUSTICE, WOE TO THE MAN WHO DOESN'T STAND BESIDE HER. AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STAND BESIDE HER WHEN I'M THE ONE CAUSING THE INJUSTICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. JAKE: LISTEN, I -- WHATEVER IT'S WORTH, CHRIS, I THOUGHT THE ARTICLE WAS PRETTY GOOD. CHRIS: YOU DON'T COUNT. YOU'RE A MAN. JAKE: DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I NEED THE NOTE PAD. ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT OFF MY DESK? CHRIS: I DON'T TOUCH YOUR STUFF. WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS LETTER ANYWAY? JAKE: NOTHING. IT'S JUST A LETTER. IT WAS THE ONE I STARTED TO READ TO YOU YESTERDAY. CHRIS: WHAT, THE PUPPY LOVE CO-DEPENDENT CHICK THAT WANTS HER GUY BACK? NO, NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. THAT'S WHAT ERICA JUST DROPPED OFF. THAT'S TODAY'S MAIL. MAYBE IT GOT MIXED IN THERE SOMEWHERE. JAKE: WOW. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TWICE AS MANY AS YESTERDAY. CHRIS: YEAH. WOW. JAKE: LOVE LADY, YOU'RE A HIT. CHRIS: YEAH, WITH EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR TONI. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE I CARE ABOUT. YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU AND VICKY? JAKE: YEAH. ME AND VIC. I NEED THAT LETTER. MARLEY: WE HAD SUCH WONDERFUL TIMES IN THIS HOUSE. JUST THE TWO OF US AND A BOTTLEņOF RED, AND -- MMM. MAYBE I'LL DO SOMETHING WITH MY HAIR. CANDLESTICKS. CANDLES -- YOU CAN'T HAVE A ROMANTIC DINNER WITHOUT CANDLES. [DOORBELL RINGS] MARLEY: HI. VICKY: HI. MARLEY: HI. VICKY: POLISHING THE SILVER? MARLEY: OH. NO, I JUST -- I JUST BOUGHT THESE. VICKY: PRETTY. MARLEY: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICKY: CAN I COME IN? MARLEY: OH, YES, OF COURSE. I'M SORRY, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE YOU. VICKY: IT'S ALL RIGHT. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE YOU, EITHER. ACTUALLY, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY HUSBAND TONIGHT, BUT HE HAS TO WORK LATE. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY? WANT TO HAVE DINNER? MARLEY: JAKE HAS TO WORK? VICKY: YEAH. I DON'T KNOW, SOME MEETING OR SOMETHING. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK -- YOU, ME, SOME LINGUINE? MARLEY? YOO-HOO. HELLO. MARLEY: HUH? OH. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I JUST SORT OF SPACED OUT A LITTLE BIT. VICKY: YOU WANT TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME? MARLEY: I -- I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I HAVE PLANS. VICKY: OH. OH. OK. SO THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT THE CANDLESTICKS ARE ABOUT, HUH? MARLEY: YEAH. I WOULD. SOME OTHER TIME. ASK ME AGAIN. VICKY: YEAH, NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. FINE, FINE. I'M RUNNING OUT OF PEOPLE I LOVE, BUT OK, NO PROBLEM. JUST -- WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT, JUST TOTALLY ENJOY IT. MARLEY: I WILL. I WILL. VICKY: SEE YOU. MARLEY: BYE. BYE. A MEETING? YOUR HUSBAND ISN'T GOING TO A MEETING, YOU DOPE. HE'S COMING TO ME. JAKE'S FINALLY COMING HOME. GARY: HONEY, CALL AN ORDERLY. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO CUT YOURSELF. JOSIE: I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I'M FINE. I CAN DO IT. GARY: HONEY? JOSIE: YEAH? GARY: YOU LOOK BAD. JOSIE: NO. GARY: YOU SHOULD BE IN BED. JOSIE: I'M FINE. IT'S JUST PROBABLY A COLD OR -- GARY: I'VE SEEN YOU WITH A COLD. YOUR NOSE GETS RED, AND YOU GO THROUGH A WHOLE BOX OF TISSUES. YOU NEVER LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO PASS OUT. JOSIE: YOU'RE THINKING OF LILA, AND I'M NOT THE FAINTING TYPE. GARY: SWEETHEART, THIS IS A HOSPITAL. SEE A DOCTOR. JOSIE: IF I NEED A DOCTOR, I'LL SEE A DOCTOR. I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR. WHAT I NEED -- I NEED FOR YOU TO GET BETTER SO THAT WE CAN GO HOME. THAT'S WHAT I NEED. GARY: HOME. SEEMS LIKE A MILLION YEARS SINCE WE HAD CHINESE FOOD IN BED. JOSIE: YEAH. GARY: REMEMBER THAT? JOSIE: YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WANT. ME AND YOU ALONE TOGETHER. ONLY HAPPY TIMES, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS BEFORE BOCA LYNDA. GARY: WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME. JOSIE: WHY NOT? GARY: BECAUSE OF CAMERON. MATT: I KNOW YOUR HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. LILA: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP THE FAMILY -- EVEN THOUGH, TECHNICALLY, I'M NOT PART OF THE INNER CIRCLE. MATT: WELL, LOOK -- MAYBE THAT'S IT. MY MOTHER IS THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSE. AND THE TWO OF YOU -- WELL, YOU GOT TO ADMIT IT'S NOT WORKING. LILA: OH, I'LL GROW ON HER. SHE'LL GET USED TO ME. MATT: NO, IT'S LIKE WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT CODE. WELL, THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO THAT. AND THE TWO OF YOU SPEAK AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. AND THE THOUGHT OF THE BOTH OF YOU UNDER THE SAME ROOF -- I JUST DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD. FELICIA: RACHEL, LILA PRESENTED THIS WHOLE PARTY IDEA AS THOUGH IT CAME DIRECTLY FROM YOU. OTHERWISE WE WOULD NEVER HAVE BARGED IN HERE LIKE THIS. RACHEL: OH, DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. I DON'T BLAME YOU. CASS: WELL, TRY NOT TO BE TOO HARD ON LILA. SHE MEANS WELL. RACHEL: DOES SHE? CASS: WELL, MOST OF THE TIME, YEAH. AND BESIDES, THE FOOD LOOKS GREAT. IT'S A GREAT SPREAD, AND AT LEAST AMANDA KNOWS HOW MUCH WE ALL CARE ABOUT HER. SO NO HARM DONE, RIGHT? RACHEL: I HOPE NOT. JOE: BLACKBERRY LEMONADE? PAULINA: OH, HONEY, THANK YOU. JOE: MM-HMM. AMANDA? SURE I CAN'T GET YOU SOMETHING? AMANDA: NO, THANKS. PAULINA: SHOULD WE JUST LEAVE YOU ALONE, AMANDA? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? JOE: SO, ANYWAYS -- ONE OF YOU TWO WANT TO FILL ME IN ON WHAT WAS GOING ON TODAY BETWEEN YOU TWO DURING THE CHAT WITH THE ASSISTANT D.A.? CAMERON: SHE'S REALLY ONE TOUGH COOKIE. JOE: YEAH, WELL, DANA'S A FAN OF THE TRUTH. SO AM I. CAMERON: I'M SURE THAT WORD HASN'T COME OUT YET AS TO EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM THE D.A.'S OFFICE, HUH? JOE: NO, BUT SHE'S SUPPOSED TO CALL ME AS SOON AS SHE HEARS ANYTHING. I DON'T WANT TO JINX IT, BUT MY GUESS IS IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. CAMERON: HOWEVER IT TURNS OUT, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU WENT TO BAT FOR ME -- TODAY, AND ESPECIALLY IN BOCA LYNDA. I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET IT. JOE: WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WERE SITTING AROUND ON SATIN SHEETS, WAITING FOR THE CAVALRY. PAULINA: CAMERON, I'M SURE AMANDA'S GRATEFUL. SHE JUST HAS A STRANGE WAY OF SHOWING IT. AMANDA: SINCE WHEN IS IT ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS, PAULINA? PAULINA: THE GUY SAVED YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN'T EVEN CRACK A SMILE? AMANDA: GARY SAVED ME. PAULINA: THEY BOTH SAVED YOU. PUT IT ANOTHER WAY -- YOU ALMOST COST TWO MEN THEIR -- THREE MEN. BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL TO ME. IF CAMERON HADN'T BUSTED HIS HUMP TO GET TO YOU, IF HE HADN'T DRAGGED GARY ALONG TO HELP HIM, YOU'D HAVE DIED ON THAT ISLAND. SO HERE'S AN IDEA -- WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE THE GUY A BREAK. AMANDA: I DON'T NEED ANYBODY TO PAINT ME A PICTURE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN BOCA LYNDA. I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND SEE EVERY DETAIL. AMANDA: NO, I'M OK, EVERYBODY. DON'T -- DON'T LET THE CHAMPAGNE GO TO WASTE, AND THE CAVIAR. LILA GOT THE BEST. RACHEL: I CAN END THIS PARTY ANY TIME YOU WANT ME TO. JUST SAY THE WORD. AMANDA: I REALLY DON'T CARE, MOM. JOE: LET'S GO GET A BEVERAGE. CASS: HEY, NICE SPREAD, HUH? FELICIA: OH -- CASS: EXCUSE ME? FELICIA: ANYONE CAN ORDER A NICE TRAY OF HORS D'OEUVRES, CASS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO STAND UP FOR A WOMAN THAT YOU PROFESS YOU HAVE ZERO FEELINGS FOR. CASS: HOW AM I GOING OUT OF MY WAY? BY EATING POTATO PUFFS? FELICIA: YOU ARE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT. CASS: WHY WON'T YOU LET UP ON ME? FELICIA: BECAUSE YOU NEED MORE THAN POTATO PUFFS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, KIDDO. YOU NEED A WOMAN. IT'S TIME. IN FACT, IT'S WAY OVERDUE. AND AS MUCH, BELIEVE ME, AS IT PAINS ME TO ENTERTAIN THE THOUGHT OF YOU AND MISS SOUTHERN-FRIED PHONY RIDING OFF INTO THE SUNSET TOGETHER, YOU WANT HER. I AM YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. CASS: DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU? RESIST THE IMPULSE TO TURN MY LIFE INTO ONE OF YOUR TRASHY NOVELS. FELICIA: UGH. CASS: ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS PREVENT WORLD WAR III FROM BREAKING OUT AROUND THE CORY POOL. FELICIA: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? LILA AND RACHEL IN THE SAME AIRSPACE -- I THINK YOU'RE FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE. CASS: YOU CALL MY -- YOU CALL YOURSELF MY BEST FRIEND? FELICIA: YOU KNOW I AM. CASS: YOU'VE BEEN FOISTING LILA ON ME, HOPING I'LL GET HER OUT OF RACHEL'S HAIR, HAVEN'T YOU? FELICIA: WHAT? CASS: DID YOU COOK THIS UP WITH RACHEL, OR DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS PLAN TO RUIN MY LIFE ALL BY YOURSELF? FELICIA: YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE REALLY HAD ENOUGH OF THIS PARTY. AND I'VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF YOU. I'M GOING TO GO SEE GARY. OH, GEE. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. RACHEL: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? CASS: YEAH. I'M FINE. LILA: HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER HERE ALL BY YOUR LONESOME? YOU SHOULDN'T BE. WHY, YOU'RE ONE OF THE GUESTS OF HONOR -- A REAL, LIVE HERO. CAMERON: NO, I'M NOT. BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU TO PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER FOR AMANDA. RACHEL: EXCEPT THAT AMANDA DIDN'T WANT A PARTY. THERE WASN'T ANY NEED TO DO THIS. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, THE FUNNY THING IS, I WAS GOING TO TELL HER. I WAS. I WAS GOING TO TELL TONI ABOUT ME BEING "THE LOVE LADY." I MEAN, I FIGURED IT WOULD SEND MY STOCK ZOOMING INTO THE STRATOSPHERE SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, SHE WOULD THINK, "WOW, NOT ONLY AM I DATING THIS MANLY REPORTER GUY, BUT HE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, SORT OF IN TOUCH WITH HIS INNER WOMAN." BUT NO, NO, NO, NO. ACCORDING TO TONI, "THE LOVE LADY" IS SCROOGE AND JOHN WAYNE BOBBITT ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE. NO. NO, NO, SHE CANNOT POSSIBLY FIND OUT THAT I DO THIS, MAN. SO THE BEST IDEA IS FOR YOU TO CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL YOU FIND SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE, JAKE. I DON'T CARE. JAKE: IT'S NOT HERE. CHRIS: I MEAN, IF SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS, MY LOVE LIFE WILL COMPLETELY BE ON ICE. JAKE: HOW CAN A LETTER JUST DISAPPEAR, CHRIS? CHRIS: I COULD -- AND THEN THE PYGMY AND THE MONKEY GOT TOGETHER AND RAN OFF TOGETHER, AND IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. HELLO! ARE YOU STILL STRESSING ABOUT THIS THING? WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK -- SEE? SEE? FIND ANOTHER ONE. THERE ARE LETTERS O' PLENTY IN "LOVE LADY" LAND! JAKE: I NEED THAT LETTER. CHRIS: WHY? WHY, JAKE? WHY IS THAT LETTER SO IMPORTANT? WHAT, DOES IT GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE A BOMB, HOW TO MAKE PROZAC? WHAT? JAKE: I NEED THE LETTER, ALL RIGHT? I STUFFED IT INTO A PAD. WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO IT? VICKY: HI, SHARON. YEAH, IT'S VICKY. YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT -- WELL, I WAS THINKING MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO GRAB A QUICK BITE TONIGHT? YEAH, OK. NO, NO PROBLEM. WE'LL DO IT ANOTHER TIME. GIVE MY LOVE TO RON. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. BYE. HMM. WELL, I GUESS IF I'M GOING TO BE ORDERING TAKEOUT, I BETTER GET A CREDIT CARD. JOSIE: WHY DOES CAMERON MAKE THINGS DIFFERENT FOR US? GARY: WELL, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAD TO GO AND RUIN THINGS BY GETTING CLOSE TO MY BROTHER. JOSIE: GARY, I -- GARY: I CAN'T LOOK AT HIM THE SAME WAY. I MEAN, THE ONLY PERSON I'VE EVER TRUSTED IN MY LIFE, MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE -- I MEAN, IF SHE'S GOING TO GIVE MY NO-GOOD BROTHER -- IF SHE'S GOING TO BELIEVE IN HIM, I MIGHT AS WELL, RIGHT? AND NOW WE GOT A SECOND CHANCE TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE A FAMILY AGAIN. WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT? JOSIE: SURE. YEAH. FELICIA: IS THIS A GOOD TIME? JOSIE: FELICIA. FELICIA: HI. GARY: ANYTIME FOR YOU, PAL. FELICIA: OH. HEY. YOU OK? JOSIE: YEAH. I'M FINE. EVERYBODY KEEPS ASKING ME THAT. I THINK I JUST NEED TO GET SOME FOOD. GARY: THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. SHE'S COMING DOWN WITH A COLD. FELICIA: OH, HONEY. JOSIE: SINCE YOU'RE HERE WITH GARY, I'M -- I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO THE CAFETERIA AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT. FELICIA: WELL, I'M NOT SURE YOU SHOULD EAT THAT FOOD. YOU COULD REALLY GET SICK. HEY. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU LOOK PRETTY GOOD FOR A GUY WHO WAS ALMOST BURIED ALIVE. AND I DO HAVE REGARDS FROM HALF OF BAY CITY. I WAS JUST AT A LITTLE PARTY, AND EVERYBODY SAID TO SAY HELLO TO YOU, INCLUDING YOUR BROTHER. GARY: HOW IS THE BIG JERK? FELICIA: OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BEING A JERK. THE LAST TIME YOU MENTIONED HIM, YOU DID MAKE HIM -- WELL, SOUND A LITTLE LESS THAN WONDERFUL. GARY: WELL, HE CAN BE. BUT THEN AGAIN, I'M NO PRIZE EITHER SOMETIMES. YEAH, BUT WE GOT A SECOND CHANCE. FELICIA: RIGHT. GARY: WE CAN START ALL OVER AGAIN, THANKS TO THAT BEAUTIFUL ANGEL I MARRIED. FELICIA: WELL, YOU KNOW, WOMEN ARE THE PEACEMAKERS OF THE WORLD -- WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS. ACTUALLY, I THINK ONE WORKED FOR YOU FOR A WHILE, DIDN'T SHE? DON'T. GARY: WHAT'D LILA DO NOW? FELICIA: PLEASE. YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. GARY: YEAH. WELL, LILA'S OK. SHE JUST NEEDS TO GET OVER THAT ALLERGY TO THE TRUTH SHE HAS. FELICIA: YES. GARY: SHE NEEDS TO TAKE A FEW LESSONS BEING UPFRONT WITH PEOPLE. I MEAN, NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO THAT. NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE LIKE JOSIE. I MEAN, SHE REALLY GOT ME THROUGH THIS. FELICIA: SHE LOVES YOU. GARY: YEAH. WELL, THAT'S ALL I WAS THINKING. WHEN I WAS IN THAT TUNNEL, I HAD TO GET HOME -- GET HOME TO MY WIFE. RACHEL: I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT SINCE YOU APPARENTLY THOUGHT YOU WERE ACTING ON MY WISHES. LILA: OH, RACHEL, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU UNDERSTAND. RACHEL: BUT YOU CAN'T PLUNK YOURSELF DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FAMILY AND START TAKING CHARGE. MATT: LOOK, LOOK, MOM, IT WASN'T STRICTLY LILA'S FAULT, OK? I DID TELL HER THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. I JUST DIDN'T THINK SHE'D DO IT ALL IN AN HOUR. LILA: ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE BOTH RIGHT. I'M SORRY. IT WAS TOO SOON. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WAS TOO SOON FOR AMANDA TO SOCIALIZE. RACHEL: THAT'S NOT THE POINT, LILA. YOU DEAL WITH HER. YOU UNDERSTAND HER. MATT: LOOK, IT'S LIKE I SAID BEFORE. YOU TWO SPEAK TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. CASS: SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN FOR THE OLD HEAVE-HO, KID. LILA: OH, SHUT UP. RACHEL'S GOING TO CHANGE HER MIND ABOUT ME. CASS: WELL, IF ANYBODY COULD SELL ICE CUBES TO THE ESKIMOS, THAT WOULD BE YOU. BUT RACHEL CORY IS NEVER GOING TO BUY YOU AS A MEMBER OF HER FAMILY, AND THE SOONER YOU WAKE UP TO THAT, THE BETTER. CAMERON: I'M TAKING OFF NOW. JOE: HEY, YOU'RE STILL HERE. CAMERON, JUST SPOKE WITH DANA KRAMER. SHE'S RECOMMENDING DROPPING ALL THE CHARGES AGAINST YOU. OK, I THOUGHT I'D HEAR SOME CHEERING. CAMERON: SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE FOR GOOD NEWS TO HIT. AMANDA: THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR. CAMERON: WELL, I GOT TO GET GOING, JOE. JOE: OK. CAMERON: THANKS. JOE: MM-HMM. THAT DOES IT. AMANDA: LEAVE IT ALONE, JOE. JOE: I DON'T KNOW WHO LOOKS MORE BROKEN UP, YOU OR HIM. NOW, SOMETHING WENT DOWN BETWEEN YOU TWO IN BOCA LYNDA. I'M NOT LEAVING HERE UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. SINGER: TURN OUTSIDE YOU'RE IN MY HEART YOU'LL STAY IN ME FOREVER MARLEY: GO AWAY. MARLEY'S IMAGE: JAKE DOESN'T WANT YOU. HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO GO ON DELUDING YOURSELF? MARLEY: JAKE LOVES ME. JAKE IS COMING HERE TO ME TONIGHT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE HAPPIEST NIGHT OF BOTH OUR LIVES. GARY: HONEY, ALL THAT SUPPORT SHE GAVE ME WHEN I WAS GETTING STRAIGHT -- FELICIA: I REMEMBER. GARY: I MEAN, IF SHE HADN'T BEEN THERE BELIEVING IN ME -- HOW'D I GET SO LUCKY? FELICIA: OH, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SHE'S PRETTY LUCKY, TOO. GARY: SHE BROUGHT MY BROTHER BACK TO ME. FELICIA: HEY. GARY: THAT WAS -- JOSIE: YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THAT FOOD. FELICIA: I TOLD YOU. JOSIE: IT'LL GIVE ME PTOMAINE. I'M GOING TO WAIT. FELICIA: YOU KNOW WHAT? ARE YOU OK? JOSIE: YEAH. FELICIA: OH, I'M RIGHT, AREN'T I? YOU'VE GOT A HIGH FEVER, I THINK. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE GARY WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE COMING DOWN WITH, DO YOU? JOSIE: NO. FELICIA: NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU HOME. I'M GOING TO TUCK YOU INTO BED. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME ASPIRINS AND GET YOU SOME REST. NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT BETTER BY MORNING, WE CAN GO TO THE DOCTOR, ALL RIGHT? GARY: THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YOU NEED TO EAT SOMETHING, GET SOME SLEEP. RIGHT. JOSIE: I HATE LEAVING YOU. FELICIA: I KNOW YOU DO, BUT BELIEVE ME, HE'LL FEEL BETTER KNOWING YOU HAVE TAKEN CARE OF YOURSELF. I WILL TAKE CARE OF HER. GARY: THANK YOU. FELICIA: SEE YOU LATER. GARY: BYE. FELICIA: BYE, HONEY. CAMERON: HEY, JERK. GARY: HEY, MAN. HOW YOU DOING? HOW WAS -- HOW WAS THE PARTY? CAMERON: IT WASN'T MUCH OF A PARTY. GARY: YEAH? CAMERON: CARLINO GAVE ME SOME GOOD NEWS, THOUGH. LOOKS LIKE THE D.A. IS DROPPING THE CHARGES. GARY: HEY, GOOD GOING, MAN. CAMERON: YEAH. GARY: GOT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. YOU GOT A SECOND CHANCE. CAMERON: YEAH. I JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I WANT TO GO. GARY: HEY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHERE"? YOU'RE STAYING RIGHT HERE IN BAY CITY WITH ME. I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO. JOE: OK, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT, THAT'S FINE. I RESPECT THAT. BUT TALK TO CAMERON. PLEASE? AMANDA, I WILL BE WILLING TO BET MY PAYCHECK IF YOU GUYS SIT DOWN, TALK ABOUT THIS FROM YOUR HEARTS -- THE TRUTH -- YOU CAN WORK THIS THING OUT. YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. GO FIND HIM AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. LILA: YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE MOST INFURIATING WAY OF SEEING A BLACK CLOUD IN EVERY SILVER LINING. CASS: "SILVER LINING"? RACHEL AS MUCH AS TOLD YOU TO START PACKING. LILA: MATT IS NEVER GOING TO LET HER KICK THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD OUT OF THIS HOUSE. CASS: NO, THEY COULDN'T VERY WELL KICK YOU, COULD THEY -- NOT IN YOUR CONDITION. NO, THEY'LL EASE YOU OUT THE DOOR AND INTO A WAITING TAXI. IT'S TIME YOU STARTED DEALING IN REALITY, SUGAR. LILA: REALITY? DON'T YOU SPEAK TO ME ABOUT REALITY. I'D BE MRS. MATTHEW CORY RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR MEDDLING, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON. CASS: HOW CAN YOU BE SO BLIND? CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS FAMILY IS IF YOU MOVE YOUR KEISTER OUT OF THEIR HOUSE? YOU MAKE MY BLOOD BOIL. LILA: IS THAT SO? CASS: YEAH! LILA: WELL, MAYBE I OUGHT TO FIGURE A WAY TO COOL YOU OFF. PAULINA: CASS! PAULINA: CASS! LILA! MATT: LILA! PAULINA: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? CASS, ARE YOU OK? CASS: THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE LAST TIME I EVER TRY TO REASON WITH YOU. LILA: PROMISES, PROMISES. CASS: YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SEE FOR YOURSELF. LILA: NO, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO SEE, CASS. POOR CASS. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, HE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. CAMERON: LOOK, YOU AND JOSIE, YOU'RE DOING THE MARRIED THING. YOU DON'T NEED A BROTHER-IN-LAW STANDING IN THE WAY. GARY: I'M STILL BIGGER THAN YOU ARE. YOU'RE STAYING, ALL RIGHT? NEXT? CAMERON: I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL EVER THANK YOU. GARY: YEAH, WELL, YOU COULD START BY GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE BEFORE IT CLOSES. CAMERON: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? GARY: JOSIE. SHE'S NOT FEELING TOO WELL, ALL RIGHT? AND FELICIA TOOK HER HOME, AND I DOUBT THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE FRIDGE, SO I NEED YOU TO GO TO THE STORE AND I NEED YOU TO PICK UP SOME CHICKEN SOUP, A BOX OF CRACKERS, SOME GINGER ALE. SHE LIKES THAT STUFF. IT'S COMFORT FOOD, ALL RIGHT? I WANT YOU TO GO OVER THERE AND FIX IT FOR HER AND TAKE CARE OF HER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WANT YOU TO STAY THERE. THE COUCH OPENS UP. HEY, YOU LOOK LIKE I JUST ASKED YOU TO ROB A BANK OR SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT, THE CRASH COURSE ON FAMILY LIFE STARTS NOW, ALL RIGHT? YOU'RE GOING TO GO OVER THERE AND TAKE CARE OF HER. YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF HER FOR ME UNTIL I CAN GET OUT OF THIS JOINT. SINGER: THEN YOU CAME TO ME LIKE THE SUN [DOORBELL RINGS] SINGER: SHINING BRIGHT I FEEL YOU NEXT TO ME SINGERS: NEXT TO ME MARLEY: COME IN. I'VE BEEN SO HAPPY EVER SINCE YOU CALLED TODAY. JAKE: YOU KNOW, I TOLD YOU NOT TO COOK. THIS IS NOT -- MARLEY: DO YOU THINK I WAS GOING TO SETTLE FOR WARMED-OVER TAKEOUT? NOT TONIGHT. OF COURSE, I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO PREPARE, BUT IT HELPS THAT I KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE. SINGERS: FOREVER [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.] [PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]