[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] REMY: TITO. TITO: YEAH. REMY: OH, HOW'D YOU FIND ME? TITO: YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH SPECIAL POWERS, PEACHES. YOU LOOK GOOD. REALLY GOOD. REMY: WHAT DO YOU WANT? TITO: WHY DO I GET THE FEELING YOU'RE NOT GLAD TO SEE ME? REMY: WILL YOU PLEASE -- NO. PLEASE GO. TITO: I JUST GOT HERE, SILLY. YOU CAN CLOSE THE DOOR NOW. REMY: TITO, YOU CAN'T STAY HERE. TITO: WELL, HMM -- I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WHO'D YOU GET YOURSELF ALL DONE UP FOR? REMY: HE'S GOING TO BE HERE ANY SECOND. TITO: THIS SMALL TOWN, CUTE THING JUST -- I DON'T KNOW -- DOESN'T DO IT FOR ME, YOU KNOW? DOESN'T TURN ME ON. REMY: TITO, WILL YOU PLEASE JUST GET OUT OF HERE? PLEASE. TITO: UH-UH, UH-UH. WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE BOYFRIEND TOGETHER, OK? JOE: ENJOY YOURSELVES. NICK: JOE, IS PAULINA AROUND? JOE: I WISH. NO, I'M DOING A SOLO HERE TONIGHT. WHAT'S UP WITH THE TUX? NICK: GOT A DATE. JOE: REMY? NICK: WHO ELSE? I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME OF PAULINA'S ADVICE. JOE: REMY, HUH? MAYBE I COULD HELP YOU. NICK: WELL, NOT UNLESS YOU KNOW REMY'S FAVORITE FLOWER. JOE: MY GUESS -- EXPENSIVE. TABLE SEVEN. NICK: JOE, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? REMY'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO YOU. JOE: YEAH, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS THAT WAY. NICK: YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT HER, JUST LIKE YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT ME WHEN I WAS DATING YOUR SISTER. JOE: NICK -- DON'T TELL ME ABOUT THE REMYS IN THIS WORLD. SHE'S TROUBLE, AND I DON'T WANT HER IN PAULINA'S LIFE OR YOURS. PAULINA: MARLEY KNOWS THAT YOU AND VICKY ARE TRYING TO HAVE A BABY, AND THAT'S GOT TO KILL ANY DREAMS SHE HAS OF GETTING BACK TOGETHER WITH YOU. JAKE: SINCE WHEN DOES LOGIC HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE OF MARLEY'S FANTASY LIFE? PAULINA: ARE YOU SURE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN'T LET GO? JAKE: WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? PAULINA: YOU SAID YOURSELF THE TWO OF YOU HAVE A LOT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS. JAKE: NO. PAULINA: JAKE, TILL STUFF LIKE THAT FROM THE PAST GETS WORKED OUT, IT STILL HAS A HOLD ON YOU. JAKE: LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THAT. PAULINA: REALLY? THERE WAS A LOT OF IT. JAKE: LOOK, PAULINA, MY ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP, AND THIS IS WITH THE WOMAN THAT I -- THE ONLY WOMAN I WILL EVER LOVE AGAIN. ALL I WANT HER TO DO IS BE HAPPY, AND I JUST WANT HER SISTER TO REALIZE THAT. [KNOCK ON DOOR] JAKE: GO AWAY, ERICA. GO AWAY. ERICA: SORRY. JAKE: NO ONE LISTENS. ERICA: I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THIS BEFORE I GO HOME. PAULINA: OH, THE RECEIPT FOR MY AD. THANKS. ERICA: THE MISSING PERSONS AD RUNS ON TUESDAY. PAULINA: WHENEVER. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. THANKS. JAKE: "MISSING PERSON"? PAULINA: I GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. JAKE: NO, NO. STOP THERE FOR A SECOND. NOW, YOU SAID YOU WERE RUNNING AN AD FOR CARLINO'S. PAULINA: LET IT GO, JAKE. JAKE: NO, NO. YOU'RE MARRIED TO JOE CARLINO, POLICE CAPTAIN. YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHO'S MISSING, YOU ASK HIM -- THAT IS, UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT HIM TO -- THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT? OK, PAULINA. WHO'S MISSING? VICKY: I THINK YOU MISS MARLEY'S COOKING. I COULD CALL HER. DONNA: NO. SHE'S SCARED. VICKY: YEAH, I -- I KNOW MARLEY HAS SOME PROBLEMS, BUT JAKE AND I ARE TAKING CARE OF HER. DONNA: NO. NO. VICKY: MOM, ALL YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS WALKING AND TALKING AND -- OH, COME ON. YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING DOWN ON THE JOB HERE. DONNA: NO. [KNOCK ON DOOR] DONNA: I'M OK. I'M OK. VICKY: OK. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. RIGHT BACK. GRANT: HI. LOOK, I KNOW THIS ISN'T MY REGULAR DAY, BUT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. ACTUALLY, I NEED TO WARN YOU. MARLEY: THIS IS THE WAY OUT FOR YOU, CINDY. CINDY: DO I REALLY LOOK THAT DESPERATE? MARLEY: WELL, YOU SAID IT YOURSELF. I MEAN, YOU'RE BROKE. YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS. CINDY: NO, NO, MARLEY, THAT'S CRAZY. AND I'M NOT, NO MATTER WHAT GRANT -- PLEASE, PLEASE PUT THAT AWAY. MARLEY: WHERE DO YOU STAND ON -- ON FIGHTING BACK OR GETTING WHAT'S YOURS? CINDY: OK. YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT BETTER WHEN I'M NOT STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A GUN. MARLEY: NO, SEE, THIS HUNK OF METAL IS GOING TO HELP US GET OUR LIVES BACK. CINDY: REALLY? MARLEY: YEAH. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, TAKE IT. IT WON'T BITE. CINDY: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE STATISTICS ARE ON GUN ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME? MARLEY: YOU DON'T HAVE THE NERVE, DO YOU? CINDY: TO DO WHAT? MARLEY: TO SHOOT GRANT. CINDY: YOU WANT ME TO SHOOT GRANT? MARLEY: OH. WELL, I WAS GOING TO DO IT, BUT, REALLY, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE. CINDY: OH, YEAH. YEAH, ME. YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE. MARLEY: SO -- OH, GOOD. SO WE'RE IN BUSINESS. CINDY: PUT -- PUT THE GUN DOWN, PLEASE, AND WE'LL TALK. MARLEY: OH. YEAH. BETTER? BETTER? CINDY: IT'S A START. MARLEY: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY? YOU READY TO HEAR MY PLAN? CINDY: YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A PLAN, WE ALMOST RAN VICKY DOWN IN THE CEMETERY AND THEN YOU TOOK OFF AND I ENDED UP IN A HOLDING CELL. MARLEY: YOU SEE, NOTHING -- NOTHING LIKE THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME. CINDY: OH, YEAH, SURE, BECAUSE THINGS ALWAYS RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK WHEN A GUN'S INVOLVED. PEOPLE THINK I'M CRAZY ENOUGH AS IT IS. MARLEY: WELL, THINK OF IT THIS WAY. WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE THEM THINKING YOU'RE CRAZY OR SAYING, "SO SAD ABOUT MAYOR HARRISON'S EX-WIFE. FOUND HER GOING THROUGH THE GARBAGE, LOOKING FOR RETURNABLE BOTTLES." CINDY: STOP IT. MARLEY: "POOR THING. ENDED BACK IN THE NUTSO BIN. NEVER GOT OVER LOSING HER MAN." CINDY: NO, NO, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO NEVER GOT OVER LOSING YOUR MAN! EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, EVEN AFTER HE MARRIED YOUR SISTER AND HE CANNOT SEE YOU FOR DIRT. MARLEY: LOOK, I AM JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU HERE, MAKE YOU SEE -- CINDY: SEE WHAT? SEE THAT MY LIFE IS PATHETIC, THAT IT'S RIDICULOUS, THAT I THREW MYSELF AWAY ON A MAN THAT MOST PEOPLE CROSS THE STREET TO AVOID, AND THAT I STILL LOVE HIM? MARLEY: EVEN AFTER ALL THE ROTTEN THINGS HE'S DONE TO YOU? CINDY: YES. OH, GOD HELP ME, YES. I AM HURT AND I AM ANGRY, BUT I SURE AS HELL AM NOT READY TO KILL HIM. MARLEY: BUT YOU DO WANT HIM BACK. CINDY: I WANT HIM BACK ALIVE. I DON'T WANT HIM BACK IN AN URN ON THE MANTEL. MARLEY: OH. HONEY, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO SHOOT GRANT, NOT KILL HIM. DIDN'T -- DIDN'T I SAY THAT? CINDY: WHAT? MARLEY: YES. HE -- SEE, THAT'S THE PLAN. ONCE HE'S DOWN AND OUT AND COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON YOU, THEN YOU CAN MAKE HIM FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU AGAIN. MARLEY: TRUST ME. SEE, WHEN GRANT OPENS HIS BABY BLUES -- CINDY: THEY'RE -- THEY'RE HAZEL. MARLEY: HAZEL EYES. HE SEES YOU LEANING OVER HIM, HE'LL BE STARING UP INTO THE FACE OF THE WOMAN WHO SAVED HIS LIFE AGAIN. HE'LL BE FRIGHTENED AND NEEDY. CINDY: LIKE HE WAS BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED? HE LOVED ME THEN. MARLEY: SEE, WE HAVE TO MAKE HIM NEED YOU AGAIN. HE'LL NEED YOU TO NURSE HIM BACK TO HEALTH. YEAH. CINDY: NO! HOW? WHAT? HE HATES ME. HE WON'T LET ME IN THE SAME ROOM AS HIM. MARLEY: YEAH, WELL, WHAT OTHER CHOICE WILL HE HAVE? DO YOU KNOW ANY PERSON IN THIS TOWN WHO WOULD OPEN A CAN OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP FOR THE GUY IF HE WAS FLAT ON HIS BACK? CINDY: NOT OFFHAND, NO. MARLEY: NO. NO, HE'LL ONLY HAVE YOU. AND YOU CAN MOLD HIM AND SHAPE HIM INTO ANYTHING YOU WANT. CINDY: YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING. MARLEY: OF COURSE. OF COURSE I DO. CINDY: HE REALLY -- HE ONLY LEFT ME WHEN HE THOUGHT HE DIDN'T NEED ME ANYMORE. MARLEY: THAT'S RIGHT, AND YOU CAN PROVE HIM WRONG. YOU CAN MAKE HIM REALIZE HOW ALONE HE IS, HOW MUCH HE DOES NEED YOU. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LITTLE POP. VICKY: WHAT WOULD THIS WARNING BE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? GRANT: WELL, IT'S CYNTHIA, OF COURSE. VICKY: OF COURSE. WHAT NOW? GRANT: MAY I COME IN? THIS IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT STANDING OUT HERE IN THE COLD. VICKY: TALK FAST. GRANT: WELL, WE'RE DIVORCED -- CYNTHIA AND I. VICKY: OH, RIGHT, RIGHT. MAY I BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT. GRANT: AND SHE'S VERY ANGRY THAT I DIDN'T GIVE HER ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT, AND SHE'S MAKING THREATS. VICKY: OH, WELL, I STILL THINK IT'S A GOOD THING YOU DUMPED HER. DID YOU KNOW WHAT SHE DID TO KIRKLAND? GRANT: DID SHE TELL YOU ABOUT THAT? VICKY: DO YOU KNOW HE WAS HAVING NIGHTMARES? GRANT: IS HE FEELING BETTER NOW? VICKY: I JUST TOLD HIM THAT SHE WAS NEVER GOING TO COME NEAR HIM, NOT EVER AGAIN. GRANT: LOOK, KIRKLAND IS THE REASON I'M HERE. I DON'T THINK WE CAN BE TOO CAREFUL. VICKY: IS SHE THREATENING HIM? GRANT: INDIRECTLY, YES. HER PARTING WORDS TO ME WERE SOMETHING LIKE "I'LL DEVOTE THE REST OF MY LIFE TO GETTING EVEN WITH YOU," AND SHE KNOWS THE BEST WAY TO DESTROY ME WOULD BE TO HURT KIRKLAND OR YOU. VICKY: ME? GRANT: OUT -- OUT OF JEALOUSY. IT'S HER ILLNESS. VICKY: WELL, I THINK SHE KNOWS THAT IF SHE EVER COMES NEAR US AGAIN, I'M GOING TO DECK HER. GRANT: I'LL HIRE A BODYGUARD. I'LL HIRE A BODYGUARD. VICKY: WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO TELL ME, I DO HAVE THINGS TO DO. GRANT: NO. VICTORIA, WHAT I REALLY WANT -- VICKY: OH -- GRANT: DONNA. DONNA: SURPRISE. GRANT: YOU CAN TALK? VICKY: SHE'S REALLY NOT WELL ENOUGH FOR VISITORS YET, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT? GRANT: WELL, I WANT -- I WANTED TO ASK YOU -- UM -- I WANTED TO TELL YOU -- YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET IT. IT'S OK. I'M SORRY. VICKY: WAIT, WAIT, GRANT. GRANT, WAIT. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, STOP. I'M HERE. JUST TELL ME WHAT IT IS. GRANT: I'M JUST FEELING A LITTLE SORRY FOR MYSELF, THAT'S ALL. I'M FEELING ALONE, AND I'M FEELING A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, FRIGHTENED. PAULINA: IT'S AN AD, JAKE. JAKE: OH, IS THAT RIGHT? THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT THING? PAULINA: DOING WHAT? JAKE: WHY ARE YOU PLAYING WITH YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT WHENEVER IT IS THAT YOU TENSE UP? PAULINA: I HAVE TO GET BACK TO CARLINO'S. JAKE: SOMETHING'S WRONG. PAULINA: YES, I'M LATE. THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG. JAKE: WHATEVER IT IS, PAULINA, IT WON'T LEAVE THIS OFFICE. PAULINA: JAKE? JAKE: I PROMISE. PAULINA: WHY CAN'T YOU JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS? JAKE: BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. THAT'S WHY. PAULINA: OH, JAKE. JOE: HEY, NICK. NICK: YEAH. JOE: LISTEN, I WILL BUY YOU A WARM AND SOOTHING BEVERAGE IF YOU'RE NOT TOO MUCH IN A RUSH. NICK: SURE, I'M EARLY. JOE: GREAT. FLOWERS, HUH? ROSES. NICK: YEAH. THE LADY AT THE FLORIST PICKED THEM OUT. JOE: PAULINA ALWAYS GOES FOR THE ROSES. NICK: YOU KNOW, JOE, I WAS THINKING. JOE: YEAH? NICK: MAYBE THIS THING BETWEEN YOU AND REMY IS CHEMISTRY, LIKE OIL AND WATER OR SOMETHING. JOE: NICK, I WISH IT WERE THAT SIMPLE. NICK: I DON'T GET IT. SHE'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO YOU. SHE'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG BESIDES WORK HARD AND PAY HER RENT ON TIME AND DATE ME. JOE: NICK -- NICK: LOOK, WHEN YOU WERE MAKING A CASE AGAINST ME, YOU HAD REASONS -- THANK YOU. I WAS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. I WAS DRINKING TOO MUCH. SHE HASN'T DONE ANY OF THAT. JOE: YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE TROUBLE COMING UNTIL IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE, NICK, AND THEN IT'S TOO LATE. NICK: YOU'RE COPPING AN ATTITUDE FOR NO REASON, JOE. JOE: I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU OR PAULINA GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IS THAT REASON ENOUGH? NICK: YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW REMY. YOU'VE NEVER TAKEN THE TIME TO FIND OUT WHO SHE IS OR WHAT SHE'S LIKE. JOE: YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HER YOURSELF ONCE, DIDN'T YOU? NICK: THAT'S DIFFERENT. WE TALK NOW. I KNOW ABOUT HER PAST. JOE: YOU KNOW? NICK: YEAH, AND I'M OK WITH IT. WE TAKE EACH OTHER FOR WHO WE ARE NOW. JOE: NICK, YOU EVER GET THE FEELING THAT REMY'S LOOKING OVER HER SHOULDER ALL THE TIME? NICK: SHE IS. SHE'S JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT BAD PIECE OF LUCK TO HIT HER. YOU SAW HOW SCARED SHE WAS AT THAT STUPID BALL. SHE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE SHE BELONGS. SHE DOESN'T THINK THAT ANYTHING GOOD CAN COME IN HER LIFE AND STAY. JOE: LIKE YOU. NICK: AND PAULINA. SHE ALWAYS FEELS LIKE SHE'S STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. YOU KNOW, SHE'S NEVER EVEN BEEN TO A HIGH SCHOOL PROM? SHE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO GO. JOE: HENCE THE TUX. NICK: THAT'S RIGHT -- TUX, CORSAGE, THE WORKS. JOE: LUCKIEST DAY OF REMY'S LIFE WHEN SHE RAN INTO YOU, NICK. THAT'S FOR SURE. NICK: I RAN INTO HER, REMEMBER? JOE: AND YOU'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF HER EVER SINCE. NICK: JOE, SHE DOESN'T NEED ME TO TAKE CARE OF HER. SHE'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF HERSELF SINCE SHE WAS A KID. JOE: NICK -- NICK: AW, WHAT'S THE USE? YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE DAYS YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THAT YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT HER. UNTIL THEN, I'LL PAY FOR MY OWN DRINK, OK? JOE: OH, MAN. SHE HAS DONE A NUMBER ON HIM. CLASSIC. CLASSIC. PAULINA: I'VE JUST BEEN LIKE THIS EVER SINCE MATT AND LILA'S BABY DISAPPEARED, CRYING AT THE DROP OF A HAT. JAKE: WELL, THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, THE WAY -- KNOWING THE WAY THAT YOU FEEL ABOUT KIDS. PAULINA: I'VE ACTUALLY STARTED TO CARE ABOUT LILA. I COULD FEEL HER PAIN. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT. JAKE: WELL, I HATE LILA, BUT SHE'S THE MOTHER OF A CHILD, AND I THINK THAT ANYONE THAT WOULD TAKE A CHILD FROM A MOTHER SHOULD BE STRUNG UP. PAULINA: IT'S SOMETHING YOU NEVER GET OVER. HERE I GO AGAIN. COULD YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER TISSUE, PLEASE? ORPHAN KID IN RECOVERY, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. JAKE: OK, YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT THIS MISSING PERSON? PAULINA: UH -- REMEMBER THE ABANDONED BABY THAT JOE AND I FOUND IN THE ALLEY BY CARLINO'S? JAKE: THOUGHT THAT WAS JASMINE AT FIRST. PAULINA: RIGHT. WELL, I JUST COULDN'T GET THAT LITTLE FACE OUT OF MY MIND. I MEAN, WHAT IF WE HADN'T GOTTEN THERE IN TIME? JAKE, SHE WOULD HAVE DIED. HER MOTHER NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. ALL HER LIFE SHE WOULD HAVE WONDERED IF SHE WAS HURT OR HUNGRY. SHE WOULD HAVE WONDERED IF SHE'D BEEN LOVED. THESE THOUGHTS KEEP GOING THROUGH MY MIND, AND IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS, AND I JUST -- IT JUST -- YOU KNOW, I SAW THAT COLUMN IN THE PAPER AND -- JAKE: WHAT, THE ONE THAT THE LOVE LADY WROTE? PAULINA: YEAH. THERE WAS A -- THERE WAS AN ADDRESS IN THE COLUMN FOR AN AGENCY. THEY HELP THE PARENTS FIND MISSING CHILDREN, AND I JUST WANTED ERICA TO GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS SO I COULD MAKE A DONATION. JAKE: YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING FUNNY, PAULINA -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT INFORMATION. PAULINA: WELL, I KNOW. I DIDN'T. I WASN'T -- THAT WAS A RECEIPT FOR THE CARLINO'S AD. JAKE: ERICA SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A MISSING PERSON'S AD. PAULINA: THEN SHE WAS WRONG. JAKE: PAULINA, ALL THOSE TEARS AREN'T ABOUT ERICA BEING WRONG. PAULINA: JAKE, PLEASE. JAKE: THERE'S MORE TO THIS. PAULINA: IF I WAS GOING TO TELL ANYONE, IT WOULD BE YOU. BUT I'M NOT. JAKE: MUST BE DEEP. PAULINA: YEAH, IT IS. AND IF YOU HINT ONE WORD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY TO JOE, YOU'LL BE SINGING SOPRANO. YOU GOT IT? JAKE: OH, IS THAT RIGHT? PAULINA: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. JAKE: I DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOUR MEMORY OR NOT, BUT I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER PROMISING YOU IT WOULDN'T LEAVE THIS OFFICE. PAULINA: JUST CHECKING. I REALLY DO HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE RESTAURANT. I GAVE REMY THE NIGHT OFF, AND I LEFT JOE WITH THE DINNER CROWD, SO I GOT TO GO. JAKE: LOOK AT ME. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS, I'M HERE. PAULINA: I KNOW. THANKS. JAKE: GET OUT OF MY OFFICE. PAULINA: I'M GETTING OUT. THANK YOU. REMY: NO. TITO -- TITO: WHAT? REMY: GOD, NO! MY ROOMMATE DOES NOT GO FOR SMOKING. TITO: HMM. YOUR ROOMMATE ISN'T HERE. REMY: YEAH, WELL, SHE WILL BE ANY MINUTE. TITO: THE ROOMMATE AND THE BOYFRIEND. I GET TO MEET EVERYBODY AT ONCE. WHOO! REMY: NO, TITO. DON'T! TITO: WHAT'S WITH ALL THE DON'Ts? REMY: THIS ISN'T MY PLACE. TITO: "DON'T COME IN. DON'T SMOKE. DON'T TOUCH ME, TITO." REMY: NO, TITO. DON'T! TITO: WHAT'S WITH ALL THE DON'Ts? REMY: THIS ISN'T MY PLACE. TITO: "DON'T COME IN. DON'T SMOKE. DON'T TOUCH ME, TITO." COME ON. REMY: OK, I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE MY ROOMMATE'S BROTHER -- HE IS THE POLICE CAPTAIN. TITO: OK, OK. JUST RELAX, PEACHES, ALL RIGHT? JUST RELAX. REMY: YOU KNOW WHAT? IF THE COPS SEE ME WITH YOU -- TITO: OK, OK. WHERE CAN I DUMP MY STUFF? REMY: WELL, YOU CAN'T, NOT HERE. TITO: COME AGAIN? REMY: THERE'S A BOARDING HOUSE OUT BY THE BUS STATION. TITO: OH. REMY: I CAN STAKE YOU TO A COUPLE OF NIGHTS THERE. TITO: I DON'T KNOW. I KIND OF LIKE IT HERE. IT'S HOMEY, YOU KNOW? REMY: NO, TITO. MY ROOMMATE WILL NEVER LET YOU STAY. TITO: COME ON. AN OLD FRIEND FROM OUT OF TOWN, DOWN ON HIS LUCK -- REMY: TITO, PLEASE! TITO: LOOK, I'M HERE TO STAY, PEACHES, OK? SO JUST GET USED TO IT. [KNOCK ON DOOR] TITO: KNOCK, KNOCK, WHO'S THERE? REMY: PLEASE, BE QUIET, TITO. PLEASE. NICK: REMY, IT'S NICK. TITO: "REMY, IT'S NICK." REMY: SHH! NICK: ALL SET FOR THE PROM? TITO: THE PROM! REMY: SHUT UP. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, NICK. TITO: TWO DATES TONIGHT, HUH? OH, LUCKY YOU, LUCKY YOU. I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS ONE, REM. REMY: OK. I'LL GET RID OF HIM. BUT YOU -- YOU HAVE TO HIDE. TITO: THAT'S ALL I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR, OK? REMY: JUST GO. TITO: CUT IT SHORT, ALL RIGHT? REMY: OK! TITO: I'LL BE IN THE BEDROOM, I GUESS, AND I'LL BE HANGING ON YOUR EVERY WORD. REMY: ALL RIGHT. REMY: HI. NICK: I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK I WAS STOOD UP. REMY: SORRY. NICK: WOW. IT'S OK. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. FOR YOU. REMY: FLOWERS? NICK: A CORSAGE. WHAT'S A PROM WITHOUT A CORSAGE? REMY: THEY'RE ROSES. THEY'RE MY FAVORITE. HOW DID YOU KNOW? NICK: I GUESSED. REMY: THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. NICK: PUT IT ON. REMY: COULD YOU DO IT FOR ME? NICK: OK. OK, NOW, HOLD STILL. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS. PUT THAT THERE. PIN'S NOT WORKING. THERE WE GO. HOLD STILL. THERE. LOOKS GOOD. REMY: I'VE NEVER HAD A CORSAGE BEFORE. NICK: IT'S THE FIRST OF MANY. REMY: NICK, I -- NICK: YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS TO BE A PROM QUEEN TONIGHT, YOU'D BE IT. REMY: THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU. NICK: YOU'RE NOT GETTING SCARED AGAIN, RIGHT, LIKE YOU DID AT THE LUMINA THING? REMY: NO, NO, I -- NICK: GOOD, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BE SCARED. YOU BELONG AT THE HARBOR CLUB -- NEW YORK, PARIS, YOU'D FIT IN ANYWHERE. REMY: I DON'T THINK SO. NICK: YOU WOULD. YOU HAVE CLASS. REMY: NICK, THERE'S NOTHING CLASSY ABOUT ME. I MEAN, CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT I AM? WHERE I'M FROM? NICK: REAL CLASS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHERE YOU'RE FROM. AND, YES, I SEE WHO YOU ARE. YOU'RE A WARM, FUNNY, CLASSY LADY WITH A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD OF HER. REMY: HANGING OUT WITH ME ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. NICK: LOOK, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE NOT WORTH VERY MUCH, HAVE THEM PASSING JUDGMENTS WITHOUT KNOWING WHO YOU REALLY ARE. WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I WAS IN EVERYBODY'S FACE. AND IT HURT THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS A JERK. I WAS JERK. SO I KNOW WHAT YOU MUST FEEL LIKE WHEN GUYS LIKE JOE -- WELL, THIS ISN'T COMING OUT VERY WELL, IS IT? SEE, THERE YOU GO. REMY, LOOK AT ME. DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS TRYING TO SHOOT YOU DOWN? REMY: YEAH. NICK: PRETTY SOON YOU START BUYING INTO THEIR RAP, AND IT HURTS. REMY: YEAH, YOU NEVER THINK YOU'RE GOING TO PULL YOURSELF OUT AND MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF. NICK: YOU HAVE MADE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF, AND YOU'RE GOING UP. REMY: WELL, IF I BELIEVED THAT -- NICK: BELIEVE IT. IT'S GETTING A LITTLE TOO HEAVY FOR THE PROM. REMY: NO, THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU. NICK: AFTER WE TAKE OUR PICTURE. REMY: OUR PICTURES? NICK: MM-HMM, INSTANT CAMERA. SIT DOWN. OK. GOT TO GRAB IT HERE. READY? SMILE. SAY "CHEESE." CHEESE! REMY: I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE DOING THIS. NICK: I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU. REMY: NICK -- NICK: I AM. NICK: WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, DIE YOUNG? SINCE WHEN DO YOU SMOKE? VICKY: GRANT, DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOU'RE SUFFERING FROM SOME SORT OF, I DON'T KNOW, EMPTY NEST SYNDROME SINCE YOU KICKED CINDY OUT? GRANT: YEAH, I SUPPOSE. DIVORCE ALWAYS SEEMS TO CRY OUT FOR SOME KIND OF LIFE REVIEW. VICKY: IN YOUR CASE, IT COULDN'T HURT. GRANT: I DON'T KNOW HOW MY LIFE GOT SO FAR OFF COURSE. I ALWAYS DREAMED OF HAVING A DYNASTY. VICKY: I REMEMBER. GRANT: MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN ALL AROUND ME, LAUGHTER IN EVERY ROOM. HOW DID MY LIFE GET SO FAR OFF COURSE, AND HOW'D THAT DREAM ELUDE ME? VICKY: WELL, FOR ONE THING, YOU MARRIED CINDY. GRANT: YEAH. THAT'S NO LOSS. LOOK, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO KIRKLAND -- VICKY: NO, NO, NO, NO. KIRKLAND'S FINE. KIRKLAND'S FINE. KIRKLAND'S GOING TO STAY FINE. AND IF THIS IS SOME WAY FOR YOU TO BRING UP THE ISSUE OF CUSTODY AGAIN, I AM NOT INTERESTED -- GRANT: NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M NOT -- I DON'T WANT YOU TO DROP THE INJUNCTION. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO TRUST ME. BELIEVE ME, I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU AND JAKE HAVE GRANTED ME THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE WITH KIRKLAND. IT'S JUST THAT NOT SEEING HIM IS LIKE NOT BREATHING TO ME. HE'S MY LIFE. VICKY: HE LOVES YOU, GRANT. NO MATTER HOW I FEEL, KIRKLAND LOVES YOU AND HE NEEDS YOU. GRANT: I APPRECIATE THAT. AND AS HE GETS OLDER, I WANT HIM TO LOOK UP TO ME. I WANT HIM TO RESPECT ME. BUT HOW CAN HE RESPECT ME WHEN I DON'T RESPECT MYSELF? VICKY: YOU KNOW SOMETHING? IF YOU'RE COMING OVER HERE AND PULLING ANOTHER NUMBER ON ME, DON'T. JUST TELL ME WHAT IT IS YOU WANT. GRANT: NOTHING. I'M SORRY. VICKY: GRANT -- GRANT: I SHOULDN'T HAVE -- I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME OVER. VICKY: PLEASE, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE HERE. JUST TELL ME WHAT IT IS. GRANT: BELIEVE ME, THE IRONY OF MY SITUATION ISN'T LOST ON ME. VICKY: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? GRANT: YOU'RE THE ONE PERSON I CAN TALK TO, AND YOU HAVE MORE REASON TO HATE ME THAN ANYONE IN THE WORLD. VICKY: I THINK CINDY'S PROBABLY RIGHT UP THERE IN THE RUNNING. GRANT: TELL ME I'M NOT COMPLETELY HOPELESS, PLEASE. VICKY: THE SMILE THAT YOU SEE ON KIRKLAND'S FACE EVERY TIME HE LOOKS AT YOU SHOULD BE YOUR ANSWER TO THAT. GRANT: THANKS. VICKY: DON'T THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN THAT YOU WERE THERE FOR ME WHEN I THOUGHT MY MARRIAGE WAS OVER, JAKE HAD LEFT, MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER HAD TURNED AGAINST ME. YOU WERE THERE FOR ME, GRANT. GRANT: WELL -- I WANTED YOU BACK. VICKY: GUESS I JUST WANTED TO PACK IT IN, DIDN'T I? BUT YOU WOULDN'T LET ME. YOU PICKED ME UP OFF THE FLOOR, AND YOU KEPT HAMMERING ME WITH "NEVER GIVE UP, EVER GIVE UP." GRANT: MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAMMER ME EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, OK? VICKY: THAT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE. GRANT: YEAH. VICKY: MAYBE YOU COULD JUST LIVE A -- A KINDER, GENTLER KIND OF LIFE? GRANT: ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT MARRYING ANOTHER PYROMANIAC. YEAH. VICKY: WATCHING YOUR WHOLE LIFE GO UP IN FLAMES? GRANT: UP IN FLAMES. THAT'S RIGHT. VICKY: I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE RIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK. GRANT: IF I DO ANYTHING WITH MY LIFE EVER AGAIN, ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO IS MAKE MY SON LOVE ME AND RESPECT ME. JAKE: GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WIFE! MARLEY: CINDY, FACE IT. WITHOUT GRANT, YOUR LIFE IS ZIP. THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO GET HIM BACK. CINDY: IF I NURSE HIM BACK TO HEALTH, DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'LL STICK AROUND AND GROW OLD WITH ME? MARLEY: OH. OH, YES. YES. IT'LL MAKE HIM FACE REALITY. HE NEEDS YOU AS MUCH AS YOU NEED HIM. CINDY: WELL, YOU SURE COULDN'T PROVE IT BY THE WAY HE ACTED TODAY. MARLEY: THAT'S JUST BECAUSE HE'S TOO PIGHEADED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW HE REALLY FEELS. WHEN HE RATTLES AROUND IN THAT APARTMENT, HE'LL REALIZE HE'S THROWN AWAY THE THING THAT MATTERS TO HIM MOST. IF HE GOT TO SPEND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH YOU, HE'D SEE HOW DEEP HIS NEED FOR YOU REALLY IS, HOW STERILE HIS LIFE HAS BECOME WITHOUT YOU. CINDY: WHY? MARLEY: BECAUSE THE MAN IS WILD ABOUT YOU. CINDY: NO, I MEAN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? MARLEY: I GET MY LIFE BACK, TOO. CINDY: VICKY PLAYS A PART IN THIS SOMEHOW, DOESN'T SHE? YOU'RE STILL OUT TO GET HER. MARLEY: I'M ONLY OUT TO GET WHAT'S MINE. CINDY: NO. NO, I HAVE TO FIND SOME OTHER WAY TO GET A LIFE. GET A JOB, MAYBE. BUT THIS -- THIS IS NOT ME. MARLEY: YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T REALLY THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO NOW. CINDY: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU GOING TO SHOOT ME? MARLEY: YOU -- YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO SHOOT YOU? SWEETHEART, I WOULD NEVER SHOOT YOU. NOT HERE. AND I NEVER WOULD'VE RISKED TELLING YOU IF I WASN'T SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING FOR BOTH OF US. CINDY: THEN WHY DO I HAVE THE FEELING THAT WE'RE BOTH GOING TO END UP DOING TIME TOGETHER? MARLEY: LOOK, I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT INTO IT. BUT NOW THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE PART OF IT, YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T WALK OUT. AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, BY THIS TIME TOMORROW, YOU'LL BE HOLDING GRANT IN YOUR ARMS. CINDY: CHECKING FOR A PULSE. MARLEY: OH, OH, AND I SAVED THE BEST PART FOR LAST. CINDY: OH, GOOD, I'M SO GLAD. MARLEY: LOOK, YOU -- YOU SIT DOWN HERE AND REST. AND WHILE I FIX YOU SOMETHING TO EAT, YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE TAPE. CINDY: WHAT TAPE? MARLEY: THE TAPE YOU TRIED TO PLAY AT LUMINA, THE ONE THAT NOBODY HEARD. IT'S BACK WHERE IT BELONGS. CINDY: YOU TOOK IT? MARLEY: WELL, NO. NO, THE PERSON WHO FOUND IT GAVE IT TO ME AS A GIFT. CINDY: THAT -- THAT LUMINA GUY? MARLEY: DO YOU REALIZE THE POWER THIS GIVES US? CINDY: YES, I DO. IF I WE HAVE THE TAPE, WHAT ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT GUNS FOR HERE? MARLEY: CINDY -- CINDY, THINK, OK? IF YOU USE THIS TAPE TO PUT GRANT IN THE SLAMMER, HE'S GOING TO HATE YOU FOR THE REST OF HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND YOU WILL HAVE LOST THE MAN THAT YOU LOVE. CINDY: YES, BUT I WILL HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT HE'S SUFFERING AS MUCH AS I AM. MARLEY: BUT IF YOU PLAY IT MY WAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO SUFFER. YOU'LL HAVE THE MAN, HIS MONEY, AND HIS UNDYING GRATITUDE FOREVER. I MEAN, IS THERE REALLY ANY CHOICE HERE? JAKE: WHAT -- NO, WAIT. I'M SORRY, AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT REMEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE AN INJUNCTION AGAINST YOU. GRANT: I'M LEAVING. VICKY: HONEY, IT'S OK. JAKE: NO, YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT YOU'RE LEAVING. GRANT: THANK YOU. JAKE: ALL RIGHT, I'LL BITE -- WHAT'S WITH THE WELCOME MAT FOR GRANT? VICKY: HE JUST WANTED TO TALK. JAKE: VICKY, THAT GUY IS ALWAYS DOING A NUMBER ON YOU. VICKY: LOOK, I FELT A LITTLE BIT SORRY FOR HIM, OK, SO SHOOT ME. JAKE: HAVING A LITTLE MEMORY LAPSE HERE? I MEAN, IS THAT NOT THE SAME GRANT HARRISON THAT TEAMED UP WITH LILA TO HELP BREAK UP OUR MARRIAGE? VICKY: I KNOW. JAKE: SO BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU -- WHAT, YOU FELT SORRY FOR HIM? VICKY: SOMETIMES IT OCCURS TO ME THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH. HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING. HE DOESN'T HAVE CINDY. HE DOESN'T EVEN REALLY HAVE KIRKLAND, AND -- JAKE: MAKES ME JUST WANT TO START A TELETHON UP FOR A GUY. MAYBE A GRANT HARRISON SUPPORT NETWORK. VICKY: THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO MIGHT KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO SOMETHING CRUMMY AND CHANGE. JAKE: SO YOU'RE GOING TO, BECAUSE OF THAT, TAKE GRANT UP AS A CAUSE? VICKY: KIRKLAND LOVES HIM, JAKE. NO MATTER HOW I FEEL, KIRKLAND REALLY LOVES GRANT -- JAKE: AND I HATE IT. VICKY: AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T GIVE UP ON HIM. JAKE: WELL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. YOU WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ABOUT THE CRUMMY PEOPLE WHO DID THE CRUMMY THINGS OUT HERE? THEY'RE SORRY FOR THOSE THINGS. THEY PAID THE PRICE, AND THEY WILL NEVER DO THEM AGAIN. VICKY: I KNOW THAT. JAKE: WELL, GRANT'S NOT SORRY FOR ANYTHING HE'S DONE. HE'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT HE'S DONE. GETTING AWAY SCOT-FREE IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IN THIS BOOK. AND BECAUSE OF KIRKLAND -- I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD KID OURSELVES ABOUT THAT -- WE CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN. VICKY: COME HERE. OH, I HATE IT WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT. NICK: THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL ME? YOU'RE A CLOSET SMOKER? REMY: NO. NO, WELL, I ONLY TRIED IT ONCE. NEVER AGAIN. NICK: THAT'S FUNNY -- YOU DIDN'T SMELL LIKE CIGARETTES. REMY: NO, THAT'S WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG TO GET TO THE DOOR -- MOUTHWASH, PERFUME, THE WHOLE BIT. NICK, WHAT I NEED TO TELL YOU -- NICK: CAN YOU TELL ME ON THE WAY? I MADE RESERVATIONS. REMY: YOU DID? NICK: YEAH -- 10:00. WE GOT TO USE THEM OR LOSE THEM. WHERE'S YOUR COAT? IN THE BEDROOM? REMY: NO! NICK: OK. REMY: NICK -- NICK: WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME RIGHT NOW, THEN. REMY: I CAN'T GO. I'M SORRY. NICK: WHY DON'T YOU SPELL IT OUT FOR ME. NICK: I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG EVER SINCE I GOT HERE. REMY: NO, I WANTED TO GO WITH YOU TONIGHT MORE THAN ANYTHING. I JUST -- I'M SICK. YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY HOPING IT WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT JUST HASN'T. NICK: THIS SICKNESS -- WOULD IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT CIGARETTE? REMY: YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY PART OF IT. NICK: AND THE OTHER PART THE PERSON YOU GOT STASHED IN THE BEDROOM? REMY: NO, NICK. THERE'S NOBODY IN THE BEDROOM. NICK: I WAS BORN AT NIGHT BUT NOT LAST NIGHT. REMY: OH, COME ON, PLEASE. PLEASE TRY AND UNDERSTAND. CAN'T WE JUST DO THIS ANOTHER NIGHT? NICK: I DON'T THINK SO. NO, AND I THINK I GOT THE MESSAGE. LOUD AND CLEAR. REMY: NICK -- REMY: I'M SORRY. TITO: NOT COOL, PEACHES. NOT COOL AT ALL. PAULINA: HI. JOE: HEY. PAULINA: HOW'S IT GOING? JOE: ALL RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE GOING TO BE SHORTHANDED TODAY. PAULINA: OH. YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I GAVE REMY SOME TIME OFF. NICK'S GOT A SPECIAL NIGHT PLANNED FOR THE TWO OF THEM. JOE: I HEARD. PAULINA: DID YOU SEE THEM? DID THEY STOP BY? JOE: NICK DID. PAULINA: DID HE REMEMBER THE CORSAGE? JOE: OH, YEAH. PAULINA: WELL, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. REMY IS SO HAPPY. MEETING NICK WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER COULD'VE HAPPENED TO HER. JOE: NEVER MIND ABOUT NICK. PAULINA: JOE, SHE'S GOOD FOR HIM, TOO. SHE PULLED HIM OUT OF A SLUMP, GOT HIM SMILING AGAIN. JOE: SETTING HIM UP FOR THE KILL. PAULINA: JOE -- JOE: DON'T START. NICK WAS ALREADY IN HERE, GAVE ME THE WHOLE ROUTINE ABOUT HOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND HER. PAULINA: WELL, HE'S RIGHT. YOU DON'T. JOE: TABLE SEVEN, PLEASE. LOOK, NICK HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO HE'S PUTTING HIS ARMS AROUND, OK? AND HE DOESN'T. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? HE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HER, EITHER. PAULINA: JOE, WE BOTH AGREED. IF REMY TRIED TO TAKE MONEY FROM HIM, THEN WE WOULD TELL HIM ABOUT HER. BUT SHE HASN'T. JOE: OK, OK. DO ME A FAVOR, ALL RIGHT? ONE MINUTE. JUST FORGET ABOUT REMY FOR ONE MINUTE, OK? NOW, LET'S FOCUS ON NICK. OK, HERE'S A GUY -- GOOD GUY -- GOT HIT WITH A LOT IN HIS LIFE ALL AT ONCE. HE HAS MONEY, HE HAS SECURITY, BUT HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A DIRECTION, OK? HIS PARENTS ARE DEAD. HE QUIT COLLEGE, QUIT HIS JOB AT THE PAPER -- PAULINA: HE DOESN'T NEED TO WORK. JOE: BUT A GUY NEEDS SOMETHING. HE NEEDS A DIRECTION, A GOAL. AND RIGHT NOW HE'S MAKING REMY THE FOCUS OF HIS LIFE, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN SEE THAT. OK? THAT'S THE PART THAT GETS ME. PAULINA: WELL, MAYBE REMY COULD HELP HIM FIND A NEW DIRECTION. JOE: DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING? I DON'T. NICK'S GIVING, SHE'S TAKING. ALL RIGHT? HE DESERVES TO KNOW WHO HE'S PUTTING ALL HIS ENERGY INTO. PAULINA: JOE, YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T. JOE: AND I WON'T. REMY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO TELL HIM, OK? AND YOU KNOW WHAT? PAULINA: HMM? JOE: YOU ARE THE ONE PERSON WHO CAN GET REMY TO DO THAT. PAULINA: IT'S TOO SOON. JOE: LOOK, LOOK, THE TRUTH IS GOING TO COME OUT SOMETIME. HONEY, THE PAST HAS A WAY OF CATCHING UP WITH YOU. YOU KNOW THAT. PAULINA: MM-HMM. JOE: LOOK, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT HIM RUNNING OUT ON HER, HE'S NOT GOING TO DO THAT. HE CARES ABOUT HER WAY TOO MUCH. PAULINA: JOE, SOMETIMES -- SOMETIMES THERE'S A LIMIT TO WHAT A PERSON CAN TAKE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY CARE ABOUT YOU. JOE: YOU LEVELLED WITH ME ABOUT YOUR PAST. I DIDN'T TAKE OFF. NICK WON'T, EITHER. PAULINA: I CAN'T PUSH HER. SHE COULD PANIC. SHE COULD LEAVE TOWN. JOE: AS LONG AS YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING, YOU'RE TELLING REMY THAT IT'S OK TO KEEP THE SECRET. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GIVING HER -- YOU'RE LETTING HER THINK YOU APPROVE. PAULINA: NO, NO, NO. JOE: YES. PAULINA: NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. JOE: YES. PAULINA, LISTEN, A COVERUP IS A COVERUP -- NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU CARE. IF REMY HAD PARENTS, YOU THINK THEY'D LET HER GET AWAY WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS? NO, THEY WOULD WANT HER TO GET IT OUT IN THE OPEN, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY. JAKE: OH, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A NICE, QUIET EVENING AT HOME. [PANS CRASH] JAKE: DINNER'S READY. DONNA: I GUESS IT'S TIME TO CALL CARLINO'S. JAKE: VIC, YOU ALL RIGHT? VICKY: YUP. I'M FINE. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POT ROAST, THOUGH. [KNOCK ON DOOR] JAKE: I'LL GET THAT. VICKY: YOU KNOW. JAKE: MARLEY. MARLEY: I -- I NEED TO SEE VICKY FOR A MINUTE. JAKE: SHE'S KIND OF BUSY RIGHT NOW. MARLEY: COULD YOU JUST LET HER KNOW I'M HERE? VICKY: HI, MARLEY. WHAT'S UP? MARLEY: CAN WE TALK? VICKY: UH, SURE. MARLEY: HI. DONNA: HI. MARLEY: HOW ARE YOU DOING? DONNA: I'M MUCH BETTER, THANKS TO YOU. VICKY: SO, WHAT'S UP? MARLEY: LET'S GO OUTSIDE. VICKY: OK. VICKY: EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? MARLEY: I HAVE SOMETHING FROM CINDY. I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE GAVE IT TO ME. VICKY: PLEASE, WHAT IS SHE UP TO NOW? MARLEY: I DON'T KNOW. SHE STARTED GOING ON ABOUT GRANT AND THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. IT ALL SOUNDED VERY WILD. VICKY: WHAT DID SHE GIVE YOU? MARLEY: A TAPE. SHE SAID IT PROVES THAT GRANT SUPPLIED DRUGS TO PAULINA AND HE SET FIRE TO THEIR HOUSE. HE BUGGED THE CARLINO HOUSE. VICKY: OH, MY GOD. MARLEY: I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE IT. TITO: OK. PARTY'S OVER. GET OUT OF THAT PROM GETUP, WOULD YOU? REMY: WILL YOU JUST LAY OFF ME? I TOLD YOU I WOULD GET RID OF HIM. TITO: OK, WE JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO GET STRAIGHT. REMY: SO, TALK. TITO: HOW CAN I TALK WITH YOU LOOKING LIKE MISS VERMONT IN THE PARADE OF STATES? REMY: FINE. I'LL CHANGE. TITO: THANK YOU. HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. HMM. POOR PEACHES. YOU BROKE THE CARDINAL RULE. THE CON NEVER FALLS FOR THE MARK. MARLEY: ALL THE WAY OVER HERE, I KEPT THINKING WHAT IT WOULD DO TO KIRKLAND IF THIS CAME OUT. VICKY: I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW SHE WOULD GIVE YOU THAT TAPE AFTER EVERYTHING SHE WENT THROUGH TO GET IT. MARLEY: MAYBE SHE'S TIRED OF BEING DESTRUCTIVE. VICKY: THAT'S NOT WHAT GRANT SAYS. MARLEY: I JUST -- I COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS. VICKY: WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT? MARLEY: I SUPPOSE -- I SUPPOSE YOU SHOULD DISCUSS THAT WITH GRANT. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION]