[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY] REMY: HEY, YOU. NICK: HEY. WHERE YOU HEADED? REMY: HOME. I GOT A BIG DATE TONIGHT. NICK: YEAH, WHO IS HE? I'LL KILL HIM. REMY: HEY, DON'T YOU DARE. I LIKE THIS GUY A LOT. I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET AT THE LUCKY LADY. NICK: LUCKY GUY HAVING DINNER WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU. REMY: UH-UH, NO. SHE'S THE LUCKY ONE. NICK: WHOA. REMY: GOD, I'M SORRY. I GUESS I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY THERE. NICK: NO, NO. DON'T LET ME STOP YOU. FELICIA: NO -- NO, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T HANG UP. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY DRIVER IS. YEAH, YOU SAID THAT TO ME 20 MINUTES AGO, HONEY. WHERE'S HE COMING IN FROM, SIBERIA? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YES. OK, LISTEN, I HAVE TO GO TO AN AWARDS CEREMONY, YOU SEE, AND IT WILL BE VERY AWKWARD IF I'M LATE BECAUSE, YOU SEE, I AM THE ONE THAT'S BEING GIVEN THE AWARD. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? [DOORBELL RINGS] FELICIA: NEVER MIND. HE'S HERE. THANK YOU. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAIT-- CASS: A LIFETIME? FELICIA: HONEY. HELLO. HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO MEET AT THE HARBOR CLUB, REMEMBER? CASS: YEAH, AND MAKE SMALL TALK WITH A BUNCH OF PUBLISHING TYPES AND A HORDE OF YOUR HALF-CRAZED FANS? NO, THANK YOU. FELICIA: THEY'RE NOT HALF-CRAZED. I'LL TAKE IT, THANK YOU. CASS: YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY'RE TOTALLY CRAZED. I WAS TRYING TO BE POLITE. FELICIA: SO TELL ME -- WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME? CASS: WHAT? FELICIA: WHAT DID SHE DO? CASS: "SHE" WHO? FELICIA: THE SHE THAT YOU ONLY TALK ABOUT THESE DAYS. CASS: OH, YOU MEAN LILA. FELICIA: OH, GOD! YOU GOT IT IN ONE. CASS: I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOU GOT ANY FOOD HERE? THEY NEVER SERVE ANYTHING EDIBLE AT THESE FUNCTIONS. FELICIA: OK, OK. WHAT HAPPENED TO STOPPING AT NOTHING TO CONVINCE LILA THAT HER MARRIAGE WAS A MISTAKE AND YOU ARE HER DESTINY? CASS: I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S OVER. AS OF LAST NIGHT, ANYTHING THAT EVER WAS OR EVER COULD BE BETWEEN LILA AND ME IS OVER. FELICIA: WHAT HAPPENED? CASS: SHE DUMPED ME FOR ANOTHER MAN -- HER HUSBAND. MATT: LILA, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. LILA: WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING RATHER NICE YOURSELF. SO, DID YOU GET YOUR MOTHER AND THE TWINS OFF OK? MATT: YEAH. SHE REALLY NEEDS A VACATION. LILA: HMM. WELL, I'D BETTER GO CHECK ON JASMINE. MATT: SHE'S FINE. I CHECKED ON HER. LILA: YES, I KNOW, BUT -- MATT: LISTEN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER EVER SINCE WE GOT UP. LILA: OH. WELL, I JUST PUT JASMINE IN HER FRONT PACK, AND IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WE JUST WALKED AND WALKED. MATT: GOOD. YOU KNOW, I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK THAT YOU WERE AVOIDING ME AFTER LAST NIGHT. LILA: NO. NO, NO. NO, I JUST -- MATT: WHAT? LILA: I'M SO SORRY. MATT: WHY DID YOU PULL AWAY LAST NIGHT? LILA: I JUST WASN'T READY. MATT: WEREN'T READY. WELL, WHY DON'T WE STOP PLAYING GAMES? WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY WHAT WE WANT? LILA: ALL I'VE EVER WANTED WAS FOR US TO BE A FAMILY, MATT. MATT: SO DO I. BUT BEING A REAL FAMILY -- I MEAN, IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE A FATHER TO JASMINE. LILA: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? MATT: I'M SAYING THAT IF THERE'S NOTHING BETWEEN US, IF WE'RE LIVING UNDER THIS ROOF LIKE SOME STRANGERS OR EVEN FRIENDS, IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IT'S NOT WHAT I CALL A MARRIAGE. LILA: OH, MY GOD, MATT, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? YOU WANT A DIVORCE? MATT: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, A DIVORCE? LILA: NO. NO, MATT! I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU COULD THINK THAT. MATT: LISTEN, WE BOTH KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE. LILA: LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. MATT: CASS! THE MAN'S IN LOVE WITH YOU. LILA: LOOK, JUST FORGET ABOUT CASS, OK? THE ONLY REASON HE EVEN REMOTELY WANTS ME IS BECAUSE HE CAN'T HAVE ME. IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. MATT: IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME, BUT YOUR FEELINGS ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. LILA: YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. OK? BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER CHOOSE CASS OVER YOU. MATT: IT'S NOT A CONTEST. YOU WANT TO BE WITH CASS? FINE, BE WITH CASS. LILA: I DON'T. MATT: I'M NOT CONVINCED OF THAT! AFTER THAT NOTE I READ? IT WAS PRETTY PASSIONATE. LILA: LOOK, I DIDN'T SEND THE NOTE. I DON'T LOVE CASS, OK? MATT: OK, IF CASS ISN'T THE PROBLEM, WHAT IS? LILA: NOTHING, OK? NOTHING. MATT: NOTHING? LILA: I'M JUST NOT -- MATT: WE'VE BEEN MARRIED TWO MONTHS! WE SHARE A CHILD! LILA: COME ON, MATT. WE GOT MARRIED RATHER SUDDENLY, DON'T YOU THINK? AND YOU WERE STILL HUNG UP ON SOFIA, IN LOVE WITH HER. YOU WERE THE ONE THAT DIDN'T WANT ME. REMEMBER THAT? AND THEN ONE DAY, OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY, I COME HOME AND THERE YOU ARE -- CANDLES AND EVERYTHING, AND -- I DON'T KNOW -- I GUESS IT JUST THREW ME, THAT'S ALL. MATT: OK, I WON'T -- I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. WE'LL FORGET THE CANDLES. THAT'S BETTER. LILA: YEAH. LOOK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS START OVER, YOU KNOW, GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, LIKE A COURTSHIP. MATT: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? LILA: IT'S WHAT I WANT. BUT YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME -- PROMISE THAT YOU WILL NEVER, EVER MENTION THE WORD "DIVORCE." PROMISE. MATT: I PROMISE. LILA: EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT. YOU'LL SEE. MATT: WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I HAVE TO -- I GOT TO HANDLE THIS AWARDS THING SINCE MOM'S AWAY, YOU KNOW. LILA: I THOUGHT I WAS GOING WITH YOU. MATT: WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS SURE THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO SIT THROUGH ALL THOSE SPEECHES. LILA: I'LL BE SITTING THERE WITH MY HUSBAND, WHERE I BELONG. THAT IS, IF YOU WANT ME. MATT: YEAH. I'LL MEET YOU OUT FRONT WITH THE CAR. LILA: OK. [DOOR CLOSES] LILA: ZAK. HI. IT'S LILA. NO, I DON'T SOUND GOOD. I NEED YOUR HELP, AND I NEED IT NOW. REMY: WANT TO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE? TITO: WORKING. GO AHEAD. TAKE ANY SEAT YOU LIKE. REMY: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WORKING? YOU WALKED OUT ON THIS JOB. TITO: YEAH, BUT MRS. BURRELL HIRED ME BACK. REMY: AFTER THE WAY YOU SCREWED UP, SHE'S GOING TO LET YOU WAIT TABLES AGAIN? TITO: NO. SHE MADE ME THE NEW MANAGER. NICK: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU UP TO NOW? TITO: OH, HI, NICK. WE'RE JUST -- WE'RE JUST CHATTING. NICK: REMY'S GOT NOTHING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. WHEN YOU GOING TO GET THE MESSAGE AND LEAVE HER ALONE? TITO: LOOK, I AM TRYING TO DO WORK HERE. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, SIR, YOU CAN JUST GO TALK TO THE OWNER. SHE'S RIGHT OVER THERE. NICK: GOOD IDEA. ETTA MAE? ETTA MAE: HEY, NICK. HOW YOU DOING TONIGHT? NICK: WELL, LOUSY SINCE I SEE YOU GOT A STALKER WORKING FOR YOU. ETTA MAE: A WHAT? NICK: ETTA MAE, IF YOU CARE ABOUT THIS PLACE, YOU'LL FIRE THAT JERK RIGHT NOW. CASS: SO I WENT TO SEE MATT THIS MORNING -- FELICIA: WH-- CASS: ON BUSINESS -- AND I WAS PROMPTLY INFORMED THAT MR. CORY WAS NOT AVAILABLE, THAT HE AND MRS. CORY WERE IN BED. "BED," FELICIA -- SINGULAR. FELICIA: OH, HONEY, WHO TOLD YOU THAT? CASS: CLAUDIA. FELICIA: AH. CASS: APPARENTLY, MATT HAD PLANNED THE WHOLE THING. WHILE LILA WAS OUT, HE FILLED THE BOUDOIR WITH FLOWERS AND CANDLES, AND MUSIC WAS PLAYING. I MEAN, HOW OBVIOUS AND PUERILE CAN YOU GET? FELICIA: HE TRIED TO SEDUCE HER. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT ACTUALLY WORKED. CASS: I SUPPOSE THAT EXPLAINS THE PHONE CALL. FELICIA: WHAT PHONE CALL? CASS: I GET A CALL LAST NIGHT IN MY OFFICE, LATE. NOBODY'S ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE. BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY LILA. FELICIA: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? CASS: LILA'S THE ONLY WOMAN ON EARTH WHO BREATHES WITH A SOUTHERN ACCENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE NEEDED TO HEAR MY VOICE. FELICIA: WELL, SHE PROBABLY DID. CASS: OH, YEAH, I'M SURE SHE DID -- BUT NOT BECAUSE SHE MISSED ME. BECAUSE SHE FELT GUILTY ABOUT WHAT SHE AND MATT HAD JUST DONE! FELICIA: HONEY, HONEY, I THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT? AND I REALLY NEED TO GET TO THIS DINNER. CASS: I MEAN, IT'S ONE THING FOR HER TO MARRY THE GUY, BUT THEN TO SLEEP WITH HIM? AND ISN'T THAT DISGUSTING? FELICIA: I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THAT'S WHAT SHE DID. CASS: SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HOLD ON TO THE CORY NAME. FELICIA: MAYBE, BUT SHE'S BEEN MARRIED TO MATT FOR TWO MONTHS, RIGHT? IF SHE HASN'T SLEPT WITH HIM -- CASS: IF SHE HASN'T, IT'S BECAUSE MATT HASN'T WANTED TO BEFORE NOW. I TELL YOU, THE GUY IS CHANGING. FELICIA: I DON'T THINK THAT SHE WOULD EVER SLEEP WITH MATT AGAIN -- I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE GETS OUT OF IT -- BECAUSE SHE'S SO IN LOVE WITH YOU. CASS: YOU REALLY THINK SO? FELICIA: YES. I MEAN, MATT COULD FILL THE ROOM UP WITH A MILLION CANDLES. IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE THE MAN THAT SHE REALLY WANTS. CASS: YOU'VE GOT A POINT. FELICIA: SEE? CASS: I MEAN, EVEN IF MATT SUDDENLY CAME TO HIS SENSES AND REALIZED WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLY SEXY WOMAN HIS WIFE WAS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN LILA WOULD GIVE IN. AFTER ALL, JUST YESTERDAY SHE TASTED ECSTASY. FELICIA: MUST BE READING ONE OF MY BOOKS, HUH? CASS: NO, I KISSED HER. I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT -- WHEN IT COMES TO KISSING, I COULD GIVE LESSONS. FELICIA: NO DOUBT. CASS: AFTER A KISS LIKE THAT, WHY WOULD SHE EVEN LOOK AT MATT? I MEAN, WHO WANTS BEER AFTER THEY'VE TASTED CHAMPAGNE? OF COURSE NOTHING HAPPENED. LILA WOULDN'T LET IT. I MEAN, SHE'S FAR TOO CRAZY ABOUT ME. FELICIA: THAT'S RIGHT -- AND I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE NOT LETTING YOUR NATURAL MODESTY GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR VISION. CASS: YOU'VE OPENED MY EYES. FELICIA: YEAH, WELL, GOOD. CASS: THANK YOU, HONEY. I OWE YOU. FELICIA: LISTEN, I REALLY DID IT SELFISHLY BECAUSE I CAN'T BEAR YOU WHEN YOU ARE SO MOROSE. CASS: WELL, HEY, FORGET ABOUT THE LIMO. LET'S TAKE MY CAR. I'M SUDDENLY IN A HOLIDAY HUMOR. COME ON. FELICIA: I WANTED TO GO IN STYLE, BUT IT IS GETTING SO LATE, I GUESS -- [TELEPHONE RINGS] CASS: WHO'S THAT? FELICIA: HELLO? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YES, THANK YOU. CASS: HE'S HERE? FELICIA: OH, FINALLY. HE WENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS? CASS: WELL, WE SHOULDN'T BE TOO LATE. FELICIA: WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO COMING IN LATE. YOU CAN MAKE SUCH A GRAND ENTRANCE, RIGHT? CASS: YES. AND AS THE GUEST OF HONOR, ALL EYES WILL BE ON US. FELICIA: RIGHT. CASS: AFTER YOU. FELICIA: THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CASS: AND WITH ANY LUCK, A CERTAIN PAIR OF BABY BLUES WILL BE AMONG THEM. MATT: WHERE'S FELICIA? I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN HOLD OFF THE PRESS. LILA: WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? MATT: WELL, I'VE GOT TO TRY TO CHARM A MOB OF ANGRY REPORTERS. YOU KNOW, DUTY CALLS. LILA: OH, OK. WELL, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MY HELP. MATT: I WILL. THANKS. LILA: OK. ZAK: YOU OWE ME. HAD TO GET MY TUX OUT OF MOTHBALLS TO CRASH THIS PARTY. LILA: ZAK, WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU AND JORDAN DO TO MATTHEW? ZAK: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LILA: WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? LAST NIGHT, HE WANTED TO MAKE LOVE TO ME. I MEAN, HE HAD THE CANDLES AND THE MUSIC AND EVERYTHING -- THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. ZAK: AND THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS? LILA: ME. I COULDN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT. ZAK: AND HOW DID MATT TAKE IT? LILA: OH, HOW DO YOU THINK HE TOOK IT? HE DIDN'T LIKE IT. I MEAN, HE SAID THAT IF HE DIDN'T HAVE A REAL MARRIAGE THAT HE DIDN'T WANT A MARRIAGE AT ALL. ZAK: HE THREATENED TO DIVORCE YOU? LILA: NO, NOT IN SO MANY WORDS, BUT -- WHAT DID YOU DO? YOU AND JORDAN WERE SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE JASMINE AND ME THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MATTHEW'S LIFE. ZAK: WE DID. LILA: WELL, WHAT HAPPENED? ZAK: YOU SAID YOU WANTED MATT TO WANT YOU THE WAY A HUSBAND IS SUPPOSED TO WANT HIS WIFE -- SO THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT. LILA: AND HOW EXACTLY DID I GET THAT? ZAK: WE PLANTED A NEW SUGGESTION. NOW MATT WON'T FEEL RIGHT ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE UNTIL IT'S A REAL MARRIAGE. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED, ISN'T IT? LILA: YES. THAT'S -- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. ZAK: BUT YOU COULDN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT. LILA: WELL, YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST TOLD ME THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO. ZAK: LILA, WHEN YOU CAN'T GIVE YOURSELF TO SOMEONE, SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO SOMEBODY ELSE. LILA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I DON'T BELONG TO SOMEBODY ELSE. ZAK: YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH CASS. LILA: SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT ME SAYING NO TO MATT WAS LIKE ME BEING FAITHFUL TO CASS? ZAK: COULD BE. DO YOU LOVE CASS? LILA: NO. NO, I DON'T LOVE CASS. I MEAN, I -- CASS IS NOT MY BABY'S FATHER, OK? HE'S JUST A DISTRACTION, THAT'S ALL. ZAK: I COULD FIX THAT. LILA: AND HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? ZAK: WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE TRULY NOT IN LOVE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, I CAN DO THE SAME THING FOR YOU AS WHAT WE DID FOR MATT. LILA: AND WHAT EXACTLY WAS THAT? ZAK: I CAN ARRANGE IT SO THAT YOU WON'T BE DISTRACTED BY CASS ANYMORE. YOU'LL WANT MATT AS MUCH AS HE WANTS YOU. LILA: YOU CAN DO THAT? ZAK: YOU AND MATT COULD BE LOVERS BY TONIGHT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY THE WORD. ZAK: WELL, LILA, DO YOU WANT MY HELP? LILA: NO, I DON'T BELIEVE I DO. SO, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET ME HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM HERE ON IN, OK? AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GET LOST. JUST GO. GO. MATT: HEY, WAS THAT ZAK? LILA: YES, BUT HE COULDN'T STAY. SO? MATT: WELL -- LILA: WHAT'S THE NEWS ON FELICIA? MATT: WELL, I TALKED TO THE LIMO COMPANY. THEY ASSURED ME THAT SHE'S ON HER WAY. LILA: HMM, IS THAT SO? MATT: YEAH. LILA: THEY SAID THAT A FEW MINUTES AGO, HUH? MATT: YEAH, THEY -- SHE'D BETTER BE ON HER WAY. I MEAN, THE REPORTERS ARE GETTING ANTSY ABOUT THE DEADLINE AND THE FOOD'S GETTING COLD AND THE AWARD SHOULD'VE BEEN GIVEN OUT HALF AN HOUR AGO. LILA: HONEY? MATT: WHAT? LILA: HEY, DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT SOUTHERN CHARM WAS INVENTED FOR? WHO SHALL WE TAKE ON FIRST? MATT: LEAD THE WAY. LILA: NO, YOU LEAD. FELICIA: OK. I'M IN. OH. CASS: DID SOME RIVAL PUBLISHER PAY YOU TO MAKE US MISS THIS EVENT? I MEAN, WHY DID YOU PARK TWO BLOCKS AWAY? IT TOOK US 10 MINUTES TO FIND YOU. FELICIA: WE'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN GOING TO MAKE DESSERT. YOU KNOW, I HATE TO BE THIS BLUNT, BUT IF THIS EVENING IS RUINED, WE HAVE YOU TO THANK. DRIVER: [RUSSIAN ACCENT] NO, MADAM. IT IS I WHO OWE YOU THE HUMBLEST APOLOGY. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS SERGEI RADZINSKY -- R-A-D-Z-I-N-S-K-Y. MOST AMERICANS, THEY FORGET THE Z. CASS: WELL, THESE AMERICANS ARE GOING TO FORGET THE TIP UNLESS YOU HURRY UP. FELICIA: HE'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED TO GET GOING. SERGEI: OH, SAY NO MORE. SERGEI WILL GET YOU THERE. FELICIA: WHAT? WHAT? WHAT IS IT? SERGEI: WHEN I HEAR THE DISPATCH MAN SAY THE NAME, MY HEART -- HOW YOU SAY? -- MISSES MANY BEATS. BUT I SAY TO MYSELF, "SERGEI, DO NOT BE A FOOL. WHY SHOULD YOU BE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE, THE HONOR OF DRIVING THE GREAT FELICIA GALLANT?" FELICIA: YES. WELL, YES, YES. THANK YOU. IT'S ME. SERGEI: BUT IT SEEMS, UNLESS MY EYES ARE PLAYING A CRUEL TRICK, IT IS YOU. FELICIA: YES. SERGEI: THE GREAT FELICIA GALLANT IN MY CAR! CASS: YES, IT'S HER. FELICIA: YES, IT IS. IT'S ME. SERGEI: ALLOW ME TO BE SO BOLD, MISS GALLANT, BUT TO ME, YOU ARE A LITERARY GODDESS, A TRUE ARTIST. FELICIA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT REALLY IS VERY KIND OF YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. SERGEI: IT IS FACT. YOUR BOOK, "ENDLESS JOURNEY" -- IT CHANGES MY LIFE. CASS: "ENDLESS JOURNEY"? THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ONE OF YOUR -- IT'S NOT FLORID ENOUGH. SERGEI: IT IS MASTERPIECE. IT CAPTURES THE SUFFERING OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, THE GREATEST PASSIONS OF THE HEART. FELICIA: WELL, THANK YOU. CASS: THAT SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF YOURS. SERGEI: WHEN I COME TO THIS COUNTRY, ONE OF MY GREAT WISHES IS TO MASTER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SO THAT I CAN READ YOUR BOOKS IN YOUR NATIVE TONGUE. FELICIA: YES. SERGEI: BUT NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I IMAGINE MEETING YOU, NOSE-TO-NOSE. FELICIA: YEAH. NO, "FACE-TO-FACE" IT'S CALLED. WELL, I'M VERY FLATTERED, BUT YOU SEE, I NEED TO HAVE YOU GET GOING RIGHT NOW. I'M RECEIVING AN AWARD TONIGHT. SERGEI: NO ONE IS MORE DESERVING. IT WILL BE MY GREATEST HONOR TO GET YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION. FELICIA: THANK YOU. [CAR STARTS] CASS: DO YOU HAVE A WINDOW DIVIDER THING THAT YOU CAN PUT UP HERE? SERGEI: MISS GALLANT, YOUR BOOKS HAVE BROUGHT ME SO MUCH JOY THAT I WANT TO BRING YOU JOY, TOO. AND FROM YOUR BOOKS, I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU, YOUR ESSENCE. I KNOW YOU WILL LIKE THIS MUSIC. [RUSSIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC] FELICIA: OH, YES, IT'S LOVELY. SERGEI: I KNEW YOU WOULD LIKE IT. FELICIA: NOW, IF YOU COULD JUST GET US TO THE HARBOR CLUB IN FIVE MINUTES. OTHERWISE, THIS EVENING REALLY IS GOING TO BE RUINED. YOU UNDERSTAND? SERGEI: NOT TO WORRY. SERGEI RADZINSKY WOULD NEVER LET A GREAT ARTIST DOWN. I WILL GET YOU THERE EVEN IF I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE AIR. NICK: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GUY YOU GOT WORKING HERE, ETTA MAE. REMY AND ME, WE CAUGHT HIM BREAKING INTO -- ETTA MAE: INTO REMY'S APARTMENT. I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. NICK: YOU DO? ETTA MAE: MM-HMM. TITO TOLD ME. REMY and NICK: HE DID? ETTA MAE: YEAH. TITO: YEAH. I MEAN, IT WAS JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING, BREAKING INTO YOUR -- I MEAN, THAT'S ALL. NICK: BULL! YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING! TITO: LOOK, HERE'S THE WAY I FIGURE IT -- THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, AND IF MRS. BURRELL'S GOING TO HIRE ME, THEN SHE DESERVED TO HEAR MY SIDE. NICK: HE'S SNOWING YOU, ETTA MAE. ETTA MAE: TITO IS ON A TRIAL BASIS HERE, AND I AM THE JUDGE AND THE JURY. AND BELIEVE ME, IF HE STARTS ANYTHING, YOU'RE OUT OF HERE. BUT FOR NOW, I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. NICK: YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. TITO: HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO EARN MY LIVING, MAN. NICK: HE WILL CON HER OUT OF EVERY DIME SHE HAS. LOOK, I GOT TO GO TALK SOME SENSE INTO HER. HOLD ON, BE RIGHT BACK. REMY: OK. HEY. COME HERE. REMY: IS THERE ANY WAY THAT I CAN MAKE YOU DISAPPEAR? TITO: LOOK, I'VE GONE LEGIT, PEACHES. I FIGURED YOU'D BE HAPPY FOR ME. REMY: GOD, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FOOL MRS. BURRELL, BUT I KNOW YOU. THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU WOULD STAY IN THIS TOWN AND TAKE A JOB LIKE THAT UNLESS YOU WERE UP TO SOMETHING. TITO: HEY, YOU CHANGED. WHY CAN'T I CHANGE, TOO? REMY: BECAUSE YOU -- YOU JUST -- YOU CAN'T. AND DON'T TELL ME THIS IS DIFFERENT, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT ONE TOO MANY TIMES. TITO: PEACHES -- REMY: DON'T EVEN START WITH ME. TITO: WHY? BECAUSE I GET TO YOU? REMY: YOU KNOW, I SHOULD'VE TOLD NICK THE TRUTH THE MINUTE HE SAW THAT FLYER FROM THE COPS. TITO: NO, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. REMY: TITO, I WAS THERE WHEN YOU RIPPED OFF THAT BOWLING ALLEY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SCAM PAULINA. TITO: OH, COME ON. PAULINA HAS BEEN SO NICE TO ME. WHEN IT WAS FREEZING COLD, SHE GAVE ME A SWEATER. WHY WOULD I WANT TO SCAM SOMEONE LIKE THAT? REMY: BECAUSE YOU WOULD SCAM YOUR OWN GRANDMOTHER! TITO: I DON'T HAVE A GRANDMOTHER. REMY: WELL, IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD. YOU KNOW, I REALLY -- I WISH I HAD GONE THROUGH WITH WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO YESTERDAY BECAUSE THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOU ANYMORE. TITO: AND WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO DO? REMY: I WAS GOING TO TURN YOU IN TO JOE. I EVEN WENT TO THE STATION. TITO: YOU'D DO THAT TO ME? REMY: DAMN RIGHT! AND IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE UP TO, I I AM GOING INSIDE AND I AM TELLING MRS. BURRELL EVERYTHING THAT YOU DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT YOURSELF. SO START TALKING, TITO, NOW. [TIRES SQUEAL] CASS and FELICIA: OH! FELICIA: OH, SERGEI, SLOW DOWN! [MUSIC PLAYS LOUDLY] SERGEI: WHAT? FELICIA: SLOW DOWN! SERGEI: I CAN'T HEAR YOU! CASS: SLOW DOWN! YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH DISASTER! SERGEI: FASTER? DONE! FELICIA: OH, MY GOD! [CAR ACCELERATES] FELICIA: OH, MY GOD, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? HE'S GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR! CASS: OH, GOD! [TIRES SQUEAL] CASS: HE'S TAKEN ANOTHER WRONG TURN. FELICIA: WHERE ARE WE? CASS: I HAVE NO IDEA, HONEY. FELICIA: AH! CASS: HEY! FELICIA: SERGEI! CASS: SERGEI! FELICIA: PLEASE SLOW DOWN! CASS: SERGEI! FELICIA: SLOW DOWN, I BEG YOU! SLOW DOWN! STOP THE CAR! STOP THE CAR NOW! PLEASE! PLEASE! SERGEI: AH! WASN'T THAT KEYBOARD MAGNIFICENT? YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING? FELICIA: STOP THE CAR, PLEASE! SERGEI: MISS GALLANT, I HAVE TO -- FELICIA: DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! JUST STOP THE CAR! CASS: SERGEI -- SERGEI: OK. IF YOU INSIST. SERGEI: MY FAULT? YOU DO NOT LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING! MAN: LEAST I DON'T DRIVE LIKE A MAD RUSSIAN. SERGEI: NOW YOU INSULT MY PEOPLE? CASS: HEY, LOOK, GUYS, I'M A LAWYER. MAN and SERGEI: STAY OUT OF IT! FELICIA: CASS, WHAT DID THEY SAY? CASS: AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, THAT GUY WANTS TO SUE THE MAD RUSSIAN AND HIS LIMO COMPANY. FELICIA: OH, YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM, CAN YOU? CASS: AND YOU. FELICIA: ME? CASS: YEAH. FELICIA: WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN ME? WHY? CASS: WELL, SERGEI BLAMES YOU FOR THE WHOLE ACCIDENT. HE SAYS THAT YOU ORDERED HIM TO STOP. FELICIA: OH, THAT'S RIDICULOUS! CASS: AT LEAST YOU KNOW A GOOD LAWYER. FELICIA: I'M GOING OVER THERE AND TELL THAT -- THAT SLAVIC SLOB A THING OR TWO. CASS: GO TO IT, HONEY. I'M GOING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THE HELL WE ARE. MAN: JEEZ. FELICIA: HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT IT'S MY FAULT, YOUR INCOMPETENCE. SERGEI: MISS GALLANT, THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS TO INSULT A GREAT ARTIST. FELICIA: GOOD. THEN YOU TELL THAT MAN THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, FOR GOD'S SAKE. SERGEI: BUT IT IS YOUR FAULT. YOU SAY TO STOP. I TRY TO SAY THAT IT IS NOT WISE, BUT YOU DO NOT LET ME SPEAK. I STOP. BOOM! WE CRASH. FELICIA: THIS IS SO UNBELIEVABLE. FIRST, YOU RUIN THE ONE NIGHT OF MY CAREER THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT, TWO, YOU ALMOST KILL ME, AND THREE, YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO SUE ME? SERGEI: WELL, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? MY LIMO IS KAPUT. MY LIVELIHOOD IS AT STAKE. FELICIA: YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE ALWAYS HAD GREAT COMPASSION FOR IMMIGRANTS, BUT YOU? YOU? YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF, BELIEVE ME. SERGEI: HOW? FELICIA: BECAUSE YOU ARE THE WORST DRIVER I HAVE EVER SEEN. YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS DRIVING A TRICYCLE, LET ALONE A LIMO. AND TAKE IT FROM ME, I WOULD GET ANOTHER PROFESSION IF I WERE YOU BECAUSE I AM PERSONALLY GOING TO SEE TO IT THAT YOU NEVER, EVER, EVER DRIVE AGAIN. SERGEI: IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO BE DEGRADED IN SUCH AN INSULTING FASHION, BUT BY SOMEONE THAT I RESPECT SO DEEPLY. FELICIA: UH -- WELL, I'M SORRY. SERGEI: SO AM I. FELICIA: OH. SERGEI: IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WITH BEAUTY AND TALENT DO NOT SEE IT NECESSARY TO BE DECENT HUMAN BEINGS! CASS: HEY, HEY, OA, WHOA, RASPUTIN. I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THIS IS THE MOST DECENT HUMAN BEING ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET! FELICIA: NO, CASS, PLEASE, NO. SERGEI: YOU DON'T THINK I'M AFRAID OF YOU, DO YOU? YOU NOBODY! CASS: "NOBODY"? MAN: HEY, WATCH IT! SERGEI: YOU WATCH IT, IDIOT! CASS: LET'S LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT, HONEY. I JUST FIGURED OUT WE'RE ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM THE HARBOR CLUB. WE CAN WALK FROM HERE. FELICIA: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? CASS: COME ON. TITO: LOOK, PEACHES, I'M TELLING YOU, I'VE SEEN -- SORRY. [DOOR CLOSES] TITO: I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT, OK? I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT. I AM NOT PLAYING ANY ANGLES THIS TIME. REMY: OH, SO YOU'RE A NEW MAN NOW, HUH? WHY? TITO: BECAUSE, I -- I SEE HOW HAPPY YOU ARE HERE IN PLEASANTVILLE. I MEAN, YOU'VE SCORED YOURSELF SOME REAL FRIENDS. YOU'RE NOT LIVING SCAM TO SCAM. AND I STARTED THINKING, "YOU KNOW WHAT? HEY, IF REMY CAN DO IT, MAYBE IT'S WORTH A SHOT." REMY: YOU KNOW, SORRY. NO, YOU MANAGING A COFFEE SHOP? IT JUST -- IT DOESN'T ADD UP UNLESS YOU ARE AFTER SOMETHING. TITO: LIKE WHAT? REMY: LIKE -- MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO BLOW WHAT I'VE GOT GOING WITH NICK. TITO: NOW, WHY WOULD I DO THAT? REMY: WHY DO YOU THINK? TITO: OK, WAIT A SECOND. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME I PUT A MOVE ON YOU? OH, YOU CAN'T REMEMBER, CAN YOU? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I BACKED OFF, REMY. YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE HARD FOR YOU TO BELIEVE, BUT EVENTUALLY THINGS JUST START TO GET THROUGH THIS THICK SKULL OF MINE. YOU KNOW, SO YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS? NO PROBLEM. WE'LL JUST BE FRIENDS. REMY: GOOD. TITO: EXCEPT I HAVE ONE PROBLEM. SEE, FRIENDS -- THEY TRUST EACH OTHER. THEY DON'T GO RUNNING TO THE COPS TO RAT EACH OTHER OUT. REMY: I TOLD YOU, I DIDN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT. TITO: BUT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AFTER EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, ALL THE TIMES THAT WE'VE SAVED EACH OTHER BUTTS. YOU GET A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE, AND YOU WANT TO TURN ON ME? I MEAN, I'M JUST -- I'M JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THINGS AROUND FOR MYSELF. REMY: WELL, THEN WHY DON'T YOU CONVINCE ME THAT THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE REALLY DOING? TITO: YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE -- MAYBE I'M JUST FOOLING MYSELF. MAYBE I'M JUST -- I MEAN -- TO THINK I COULD ACTUALLY STRAIGHTEN MYSELF OUT. I MEAN, I'M A PUNK. REMY: NO. GOD, TITO, YOU ARE NOT A PUNK. YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO. TITO: SAYS WHO? REMY: SAYS ME. TITO: WELL, MAYBE I JUST SHOULD, YOU KNOW, GO BACK TO WHAT I KNOW, DITCH THIS JOB, FIND THE NEXT SCAM. REMY: NO. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO. TITO: EXACTLY. SO JUST LAY OFF THEN, OK? AND PLEASE, GET YOUR BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME. REMY: HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU. TITO: OH, REALLY? YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE WHAT YOU SEE IN THAT GUY. HE'S GOT THE PERSONALITY OF A -- A POACHED EGG. YOU KNOW, BUT I SEE THAT YOU'RE HAPPY. THAT YOU'RE HAPPY, FINE. YOU KNOW, SO GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE MY BLESSING. YOU GUYS GET MARRIED, YOU HAVE EIGHT BABIES, NAME THEM ALL NICK JR. BUT JUST DO ME ONE SMALL FAVOR, OK? LET ME LIVE MY LIFE, TOO, OK? FELICIA: WHY AREN'T THERE MORE PEOPLE HERE? MATT: YOU'RE HERE! YES! FELICIA: HELLO, HELLO. MATT: FINALLY. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? FELICIA: OH, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, REALLY. I -- I -- YEAH. LILA: OH, SHE'S HERE. FELICIA: YES. LILA: FELICIA, YOU'RE HERE. FELICIA: I'M HERE, YES. LILA: OH, GOOD. FELICIA: I'M HERE. MATT: SHE'S HERE. LILA: OH, HONEY. I AM SO SORRY THIS PARTY WAS SUCH A BUST. MATT: WELL, IT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE -- NOT MUCH, BUT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE. THE WAY YOU CHARMED THOSE REPORTER -- IT WAS INSPIRED. LILA: WELL, YOU KNOW, I LIKE HELPING YOU WITH CORY BUSINESS. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE PART OF YOUR FAMILY AND CLOSER TO YOU. MATT: LISTEN, I'VE GOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO A COUPLE BIGWIGS. SHOULDN'T TAKE BUT A MINUTE. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. LILA: I'LL BE WAITING. LILA: OK. LILA: OH. NO. LILA, FORGET ABOUT CASS. FORGET ABOUT WHAT ZAK SAID. ZAK WAS WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. PLEASE. JUST FORGET ABOUT IT. OK. YOU CAN HANDLE THIS NOW. YOU CAN HANDLE ANYTHING. [LILA GASPS] CASS: AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING? LILA: UH -- UH, NO. UM -- I WAS JUST -- CASS: TALKING TO YOURSELF? LILA: YEAH, I'M A LITTLE BIT TENSE. I MEAN, WHO WOULDN'T BE, SPENDING THE WHOLE NIGHT TRYING TO KEEP THIS EVENING FROM BEING A DISASTER? CASS: OH, COME ON, LILA, YOU CAN COME UP WITH A BETTER EXCUSE THAN THAT. WE BOTH KNOW WHY YOU'RE SO NERVOUS, WHY YOU RAN OUT HERE THE MOMENT YOU SET EYES ON ME. IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE EMBARRASSED. LILA: WHAT DO I HAVE TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT? CASS: FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I'M TRYING TO BE DISCREET. LILA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CASS: LAST NIGHT. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THAT'S RIGHT. I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE CANDLES AND THE MUSIC. I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE FLOWERS. MATT FINALLY DECIDED TO MAKE HIS MOVE, DIDN'T HE? LILA: THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. CASS: NO? YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET DEFENSIVE. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED -- OR, RATHER, WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. LILA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CASS: I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU AND ME. WE BOTH KNOW IT'S TRUE. WE BELONG WITH EACH OTHER. AND NO MATTER WHAT MATT DID LAST NIGHT, NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU. THAT'S WHY YOU PHONED ME, ISN'T IT? LILA: I DID NO SUCH THING. CASS: DON'T BOTHER DENYING IT. I KNEW THAT WAS YOU ON THE PHONE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF BEING WITH ANOTHER MAN MADE YOU THINK OF ME BECAUSE I'M THE MAN YOU WANT. I'M THE MAN YOU LOVE. LILA: WELL, YOU'RE AWFUL SURE OF YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU? CASS: YOU LOVE ME, LILA! AND IF I EVER DOUBTED THAT BEFORE, I DON'T NOW, NOT AFTER LAST NIGHT. BECAUSE CALLING ME LIKE THAT AFTER EVERYTHING MATT DID TO TRY TO SEDUCE YOU JUST PROVES WHAT I BELIEVED ALL ALONG -- WE'RE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY NOW OR WHAT EXCUSES YOU COOK UP, I'M NOT GIVING UP UNTIL WE ARE. LILA: YOU'RE RIGHT, CASS. I DID CALL YOU. CASS: AHA. I KNEW IT. LILA: BUT IT WASN'T FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU THINK. CASS: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? LILA: YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT LAST NIGHT. MATTHEW AND I WERE TOGETHER. CASS: WHAT? LILA: MATT AND I MADE LOVE. CASS: YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU SLEPT WITH MATT? LILA: IT'S TRUE, CASS, AND THE SOONER YOU ACCEPT IT, THE BETTER. CASS: I REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT! LILA: WELL, YOU'D BETTER ACCEPT IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. CASS: NO, THIS IS THE ONE THING IN MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE THAT I'M SURE OF! I LOVE YOU! YOU LOVE ME! LILA: I MADE YOU THINK THAT. I LED YOU ON. CASS: NO. YOU DIDN'T FAKE THAT. NOBODY'S THAT GOOD. LILA: MATTHEW DIDN'T WANT ME, AND IT HURT MY EGO, SO -- CASS: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY? LILA: BECAUSE I HAVE A HUSBAND AND A CHILD. AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO ACCEPT IT OR NOT, I AM MARRIED TO MATTHEW -- CASS: NO. YOU DIDN'T FAKE THAT. NOBODY'S THAT GOOD. LILA: MATTHEW DIDN'T WANT ME, AND IT HURT MY EGO, SO -- CASS: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY? LILA: BECAUSE I HAVE A HUSBAND AND A CHILD. AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO ACCEPT IT OR NOT, I AM MARRIED TO MATTHEW -- IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. CASS: SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT IT'S TRUE, THAT YOU SLEPT WITH MATT? LILA: WE'RE MARRIED. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT MARRIED PEOPLE DO. MARRIED PEOPLE MAKE LOVE. CASS: WELL, I STAND CORRECTED. I'M SORRY THAT I TOOK UP SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. LILA: CASS? I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. MATT: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? LILA: YES, I'M FINE. MATT: YOU'VE BEEN CRYING. HAS HE UPSET YOU AGAIN? LILA: NO, NO, IT'S NOT HIM. IT'S ME. MATT: ARE YOU SURE? LILA: YES, I'M JUST TIRED. YOU KNOW HOW I GET WHEN I'M TIRED. I JUST GET SET OFF. PLEASE TAKE ME HOME. JUST TAKE ME HOME. MATT: YEAH, SURE. IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT. TITO: LOOK, I HAVE CALLED EVERY FREAKING D.N.A. LAB ON THIS SIDE OF THE COUNTRY, OK? YOU HAVE TO BE THE ONE. HAS PAULINA CARLINO -- HAS SHE SENT YOU HAIR SAMPLES? YES? OH, FAR OUT! OK, NO. YEAH, I MEAN, LOOK, HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE UNTIL SHE GETS THE RESULTS? OK, OK. LISTEN, IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN SPEED UP THAT PROCESS? NO, OK. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THANKS. WELL, WELL, WELL. LOOKS LIKE MY PLANS ARE GOING TO KEEP ME HERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. ETTA MAE: JUST WHAT KIND OF PLANS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, TITO? TITO: YOU, UH -- YOU CAUGHT ME. ETTA MAE: DOING WHAT? TITO: OH, I WAS JUST -- I WAS TALKING TO A JEWELER ABOUT A RING. I JUST -- YOU KNOW, ABOUT A GIRL. DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU. ETTA MAE: WHY DIDN'T YOU WANT ME TO KNOW ABOUT HER? TITO: I JUST FIGURED IT'D SOUND KIND OF CHEESY. YOU KNOW, SHE'S REALLY THE REASON I WANTED THE JOB SO BAD. YOU KNOW, I'M CRAZY NUTS ABOUT HER, BUT HER PARENTS, THEY -- THEY THINK I'M A BUM. ETTA MAE: WHERE WOULD THEY GET AN IDEA LIKE THAT? TITO: WELL, YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT'S THE POINT. I JUST WANT TO SHOW THEM THAT I'M TRYING TO CHANGE. ETTA MAE: WELL, I GUESS AT YOUR AGE, THERE'S A GIRL BEHIND MOST THINGS. BUT FROM NOW ON, PLAN YOUR LOVE LIFE ON YOUR OWN TIME, NOT MINE. TITO: DEAL. ETTA MAE: SO, WHAT'S THIS DREAM GIRL LIKE? TITO: OH, SHE'S -- SHE'S HOT, SMART. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR HER. FELICIA: I JUST HOPE TOMORROW IS BETTER THAN THIS HORRIBLE NIGHT. [DOORBELL RINGS] FELICIA: WHAT THE HELL? FELICIA: YOU? MATT: YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT? LILA: I SAID I WAS, DIDN'T I? MATT: LISTEN, IF CASS SAID OR DID ANYTHING TO UPSET YOU -- LILA: LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT CASS, HUH? MATT: ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? LILA: US. MATT: ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT, YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE READY TO BE CLOSER. LILA: AND I MEANT IT. MATT: SO LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE SAME ROOM. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, JUST BE TOGETHER, OK? LILA: I THINK I'D LIKE THAT. MATT: SO WOULD I. YOU READY? LILA: UM -- YOU KNOW, I LEFT MY PURSE IN THE CAR. I'M JUST GOING TO GET IT REAL FAST. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. MATT: ALL RIGHT. DON'T BE LONG. LILA: I WON'T BE. LILA: OH, CASS. I'M SO SORRY THAT I HURT YOU. BUT I HAD TO DO IT FOR JASMINE'S SAKE. YOU KNOW? IF SHE'S GOING TO GROW UP KNOWING HER FATHER, IF SHE'S GOING TO GROW UP HAVING THE LIFE THAT I PROMISED HER, THEN I'VE GOT TO FORGET ABOUT YOU. SOMEHOW. CASS: OK, LILA. YOU WIN. AS OF TONIGHT, IT'S OVER. FROM THIS MOMENT ON, I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO DRIVE YOU OUT OF MY LIFE AND OUT OF MY HEART FOREVER. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY]