pc feb 10 1999 VICTOR: WELL, SURELY YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR BEING EXCITED ABOUT LUCY'S SHOW. KEVIN: YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT WHEN IT COMES TO LATE-BREAKING BULLETINS AND NEWS EVENTS REGARDING LUCY, ALL RIGHT? VICTOR: MONK, FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T QUITE GRASP THE PROBLEM. EVE WAS IN THE SHOW. IN FACT, SHE WAS THE STAR. I THOUGHT SHE WAS DELIGHTFUL. KEVIN: THAT'S NOT THE POINT. VICTOR: WELL, AREN'T YOU AND LUCY STILL FRIENDS? KEVIN: OF COURSE WE ARE. BUT, VICTOR, ON THE OpAR HAND, EVE AND I ARE DATING. VICTOR: OH, AND YOU DON'T WANT MY THROWING A WENCH FROM THE PAST INTO THE WORKS, HMM? KEVIN: EXACTLY. VICTOR, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, BUT MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU JUST LET THE REST OF US MOVE ON WITH THE CHOICES THAT WE'VE MADE. CHRIS: EXCUSE ME? HI. THAT'S IT? NO CONGRATULATIONS? YOU KNOW, RUMOR HAS IT A CERTAIN DOCTOR WAS REINSTATED. EVE: HEY, BUDDY. THAT'S GREAT. CHRIS: YEAH. EVE: YEAH! YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I HEARD A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT A DEAL WITH LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS? CHRIS: OH, YEAH. WELL, I DON'T LIKE TO BRAG, BUT -- CHA-CHING. EVE: YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME, RAMSEY. CHRIS: IT WAS ALL HUSH-HUSH UNTIL NOW. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS OVER A KILLER MARTINI TONIGHT. EVE: WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT I HAVE A DATE WITH KEVIN. CHRIS: THREE'S A CROWD? EVE: RAIN CHECK, HUH? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MAKE YOUR FIRST MILLION. SEE YOU. CHRIS: SEE YOU. COURTNEY: "LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH GENERAL HOSPITAL RESIDENT DR. CHRIS RAMSEY TO PATENT EXCITING NEW DRUG." OUCH! THAT'S GOT TO HURT. FRANK: YEAH. WHY ELSE WOULD YOU BE READING IT TO ME? COURTNEY: DID YOU CHECK OUT THE SIDEBAR? "LOCAL PARAMEDIC RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERFLU OUTBREAK." HERE YOU GO. FRANK: I DON'T NEED THE PLAY-BY-PLAY. I'M LIVING IT. COURTNEY: CHRIS IS GOING TO MAKE A MINT. YOU KNOW, FRANK, YOU'RE A BETTER MAN THAN I AM. FRANK: YOU JUST FIGURING THAT OUT? COURTNEY: I MEAN, WHO COULD DOUBT IT AFTER YOU BLOW OFF MY PROPOSAL TO GET EVEN WITH CHRIS? I MEAN, HERE YOU ARE GETTING A BEATING IN THE LOCAL PAPER, AND WE STILL CAN'T MAKE A DEAL. FRANK: I DON'T LIKE THE TRADEOFF. YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU BREAK UP JOE AND KAREN. REVENGE AGAINST RAMSEY ISN'T WORTH THAT. COURTNEY: OH. YOU'RE SUCH A FORGIVING SOUL. [DOOR OPENS] COURTNEY: HI. HOW WAS YOUR EVENING WITH KAREN? JOE: FINE, THANK YOU. COURTNEY: GOOD. OH, HERE YOU GO. I'M SURE YOU WANT TO CHECK THE SCORES. FRANK: I NEED COFFEE. COURTNEY: I SAW AN AD IN THE TRAVEL SECTION FOR A GREEK ISLAND GETAWAY. I GOT KIND OF NOSTALGIC. JOE: WAS THERE ANY MENTION OF SHIPWRECKS, HELICOPTERS, OR SEA URCHINS IN THE FINE PRINT? COURTNEY: HMM, I DON'T KNOW. JOE: WHAT A MESS. COURTNEY: WELL, IT ALL REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW YOU SEE IT. IT LOOKS LIKE CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER TO CHRIS. EVE: IF I HAVE TO SEE OR HEAR ONE MORE THING ABOUT LUCY'S NEW LINE OF DRESSES, I'M GOING TO SCREAM. KEVIN: OH. THERE GOES MY IDEA FOR A VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT. EVE: RIGHT. THAT'S JUST WHAT WE NEED TO SPICE UP OUR LOVE LIFE. KEVIN: IF OUR LOVE LIFE GOT ANY SPICIER, I'D BE POPPING ANTACIDS LIKE CANDY. VICTOR: MONK, HOW ABOUT SOME MULLED CI-- DER. JUST A THOUGHT. OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD ONE. I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH, JUST PASSING THROUGH. I'LL BE IN THE KITCHEN, BUT -- KEVIN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE COULD ALWAYS GO MAKE OUT IN GRAND CENTRAL STATION. CHRIS: THIS PLACE IS AS BUSY AS A TRAIN STATION. NOT THAT I MIND, OF COURSE. KAREN: THAT WAS SOME NICE WORK IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, CHRIS. CHRIS: YEAH. JUST LAID OUT THE FACTS, YOU KNOW? KAREN: OH, DON'T BE SO MODEST. THE BOARD CAME ALONG AND SLAPPED YOU ON THE HAND. LANCE CAME AND KISSED IT. WHAT WAS THAT, SIX, SEVEN FIGURES? CHRIS: BAD FORM TO DISCUSS TERMS, KAREN. KAREN: I DON'T SUPPOSE MY NAME WAS BROUGHT UP WHEN IT CAME TO DL-56? OH, NO. WHAT AM I THINKING? BECAUSE THEN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY WOULD DISCOVER WHAT YOU WERE UP TO. CHRIS: REALLY? AND WHAT EXACTLY WOULD THAT BE? ALL I DID WAS DEVELOP A DRUG -- KAREN: I DEVELOPED THAT DRUG. CHRIS: NO, I'M SORRY, YOU BAILED ON IT BECAUSE IT SCARED YOU. KAREN: YOU BET YOU IT SCARED ME WHEN I SAW THE TEST ANIMALS RIPPING EACH OTHER TO SHREDS. CHRIS: YEAH, AND THAT WAS THE END OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT, WASN'T IT? SEE, I JUST TOOK IT FARTHER. THUS, I FLEW HIGHER. KAREN: CHRIS, DID YOU EVEN BOTHER TO ISOLATE WHAT CAUSED THE SIDE EFFECTS? DID YOU? OR DID YOU JUST MASK THEM JUST TO CASH IN? CHRIS: THE DRUG IS SAFE -- END OF STORY. KAREN: FRANK IS SHOWING SIGNS OF INCREASED AGGRESSION. HIS PERSONALITY MAY BE PERMANENTLY ALTERED. CHRIS: COME ON, THIS ISN'T ABOUT FRANK. THIS IS SOUR GRAPES. NOW, YOU COULD'VE CONTINUED YOUR WORK ON DL-56. YOU COULD'VE REFINED IT, MARKETED IT, SNAGGED THAT PATENT ALL FOR YOURSELF. BUT YOU DIDN'T. KAREN: WE BOTH KNOW WHY I DIDN'T, DON'T WE? CHRIS: SURE DO -- YOU DROPPED THE BALL. IT'S LIKE MY DAD USED TO SAY -- "YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE." YOU LOST. NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE PATIENTS TO SEE. MARY: WELL, YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY SON. FRAN NOT EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD IS TRUE. THE HOSPITAL NEEDS A FALL GUY, AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM. I DIDN'T STEAL JOE'S D.E.A. NUMR OFF HIS PAD, AND DIDN'T CALL IN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MYSELF. MARY: WELL, THAT WASN'T IN THE PAPER. FRANK: THAT'S A FIRST. SEE, NOW YOU'VE HEARD SOMETHING FROM ME. MARY: OH. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS? FRANK: HEAR THAT, MR. TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY? MOM CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY KEPT YOUR MOUTH SHUT. MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE TRIED THAT WHEN YOU TESTIFIED. MARY: FRANK, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOUR BROTHER HAS TO SAY. JOE: OBVIOUSLY THE PAINKILLER STORY WE TOLD YOU WAS BOGUS. FRANK WAS HOOKED ON DL-56. I DID A CLINICAL DETOX TO TRY TO GET HIM CLEAN. I THOUGHT IT WORKED. I WAS WRONG. FRANK CONTINUED TO USE, AND NONE OF US KNEW. FRANK: I THOUGHT I NEEDED IT TO LIVE. MARY: WELL, YOU'VE BEEN LIVING QUITE A SECRET LIFE. FRANK: YOU KNOW, I DON'T NEED YOU TWO GANGING UP ON ME. MARY: HEY, NO ONE'S GANGING UP ON YOU. IT'S THE THREE OF US -- THE SCANLON FAMILY. AN JOE: THAT'S WHAT I WANT. MARY: WELL, THEN, WE HAVE TO START WHERE WE CAN. FIRST, YOU NEED A JOB. NOW, I CO-OWN THE RECOVERY ROOM, AND I KNOW THAT MIKE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR EXTRA HELP SINCE HE BOUGHT THAT BIKE SHOP. FRANK: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M SUPPOSED TO GO FROM SAVING LIVES TO FLIPPING BURGERS? JOE: IT'S A START, FRANK. FRANK: DON'T PLAY WITH ME, JIE! YOU GOT ALL THE BREAKS THANKS TO ME! JOE: HEY, WOULD YOU GET OFF OF IT? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? MARY: WELL, WHAT I WANT IS SOME CIVILITY AND SOME COMMON SENSE. YOU'RE BROTHERS, AND NOTHING IS WORTH THROWING THAT AWAY. AM I CLEAR? JOE: MOM, I AM TRYING. MARY: LOOK AROUND YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS ALL WE HAVE. SO WORK THROUGH IT. JOE: FRANK, SHE WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP. FRANK: I AM NOT A CHARITY CASE. JOE: THEN WHY DON'T YOU STOP ACTING LIKE ONE? FRANK, YOU GIVE ATTITUDE TO ANYONE WHO TRIES TO HELP YOU -- ME, MOM, KAREN. FRANK: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, KAREN? JOE: KAREN DID THE RESEARCH FOR DL-56, AND YOU HELPED CHRIS SCREW HER OUT OF THE RECOGNITION THAT SHE DESERVED. FRANK: I DIDN'T GET A DIME. CHRIS RAMSEY IS PORT CHARLES' NEW ROCKEFELLER, AND NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE GUY WHO SURVIVES ON TIPS. JOE: FRANK, I DON'T WANT TO START WORLD WAR III. LOOK, I'LL TAKE OVER YOUR PART OF THE MORTGAGE UNTIL YOU GET A NEW JOB. FRANK: AND WHAT KIND OF A JOB AM I GOING TO GET? I WANTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL. I BLEW OUT MY KNEE. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD BE A DOCTOR. BUT, HEY, WE CAN ONLY SEND ONE GUY TO MEDICAL SCHOOL. LET'S SEND JOE! AND NOW, THANKS TO YOU, I CAN'T EVEN BE A PARAMEDIC. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR CHARITY AND YOU CAN SHOVE IT! I'LL GROW OLD IN THAT GREASY SPOON BEFORE I LET YOU GIVE ME ONE RED CENT! EVE: EVERY FEMALE PATIENT IN THAT HOSPITAL, WHETHER THEY COULD FIT INTO THE DRESS OR NOT, WAS WATCHING LUCY'S INFOMERCIAL. IN FACT, ONE -- ONE LADY EVEN ASKED ME IF I COULD GET HER A DISCOUNT. KEVIN: WELL, THE ONLY REASON IT'S GETTING ANY ATTENTION AT ALL IS BECAUSE YOU'RE IN IT. EVE: THAT IS VERY SWEET. BUT IT STILL DRIVES ME NUTS. EVERYONE IN PORT CHARLES IS BLABBING ABOUT HOW LUCY CAN BRING ROMANCE BACK INTO OUR OTHERWISE LOVE-STARVED LIVES. I JUST WANT TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING RELATING TO LUCY. KEVIN: WELL, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OFFICIAL LUCY-FREE ZONE. EVE: WELL, I WONDER IF VICTOR WOULD AGREE. SOMETIMES I THINK HE LOOKS AT ME AS AN INTERLOPER, ESPECIALLY AFTER HE SET UP THAT WONDERFUL DINNER FOR YOU AND LUCY AND I CRASHED IT. KEVIN: NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. VICTOR HAS BEEN CRAZY ABOUT YOU EVER SINCE IT WAS YOUR IDEA TO SPEND THANKSGIVING AT JOHNNY LA-LA'S. EVE: THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO SAY. BUT WHEN HE WALKS THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH HIS HANDS COVERING HIS EYES, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK HE'S UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ME. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE WE GO TO MY APARTMENT, BUT CHRIS IS ON HALF SHIFTS TODAY. KEVIN: WELL, I SUPPOSE WE COULD THROW VICTOR OUT INTO THE STREET. EVE: NAH. THAT'D BE TOO CRUEL. WAIT A MINUTE. WE COULD GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE LOCKS AT CHRIS' APARTMENT. THAT WOULD BUY US SOME TIME WHILE CHRIS IS LOOKING FOR A LOCKSMITH. KEVIN: WELL, WHAT I HAVE IN MIND WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME THAN THAT. EVE: OH, BABY. OH, MY. ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE ANY RACE CAR SHEETS, ANYWAY. KEVIN: WELL, I WON'T SUGGEST THE PORT CHARLES HOTEL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. EVE: YEAH, YOU'D THINK LUCY HAD STOCK IN THAT PLACE. KEVIN: OH, LET'S JUST FACE IT. THIS BURG ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE THREE OF -- FOUR OF -- FIVE OF US. I WONDER IF YOU COULD TAKE SOME TIME OFF? EVE: WELL, CHRIS IS BACK ON THE ROTATION SCHEDULE, SO I -- I -- THEY OWE ME. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A VACATION, I'LL TELL YOU -- NO TVs, NO PHONES, NO BEEPERS, AND NO SERENA DRESS LINE. KEVIN: IT'S A DEAL. VICTOR: OH, DAMN! I'M SO SORRY. MY CINNAMON STICK GOT CIDER-LOGGED. I'LL JUST BE IN THE KITCHEN. I WON'T MAKE A SOUND. [GLASS BREAKS] VICTOR: DAMN! EVE: WHATEVER YOU HAD IN MIND -- COULD YOU MAKE IT SOONER THAN LATER? KAREN: FRANK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? FRANK: I LEFT SOME STUFF IN THE ON-CALL ROOM. WHAT? AM I PERSONA NON GRATA ALREADY? KAREN: NO, NO. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. I -- NEVER MIND. JOE COULD'VE BROUGHT YOUR STUFF HOME. FRANK: I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SHOW MY FACE, KAREN. KAREN: I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY -- FRANK: AND I'M NOT EXACTLY IN THE MOOD TO ASK JOE FOR ANYTHING. KAREN: JOE FEELS REALLY BAD ABOUT THE HEARING. REALLY BAD. HE DID EVERYTHING HE COULD TO PROTECT YOU, SHORT OF LYING. FRANK: I'M NOT USING, KAREN. I KNOW THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU AND JOE TO UNDERSTAND AFTER EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT ME, BUT IT'S THE TRUTH. KAREN: I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU. FRANK: YOU CAN. ALTHOUGH, I GUESS, BEFORE I CAN EXPECT THAT, I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY ABOUT RAMSEY SELLING YOUR WORK TO LANCE. KAREN: THAT'S OK. FRANK: NO, NO, IT'S NOT. YOU WERE HURT. AND I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT ALL I WAS WORRIED ABOUT WAS GETTING MY SUPPLY OF DL-56. I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU AFTER EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME. KAREN: YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN. FRANK: DOESN'T IT JUST BUG THE HELL OUT OF YOU THAT RAMSEY'S GETTING ALL THE CREDIT? KAREN: THE WAYS THAT HE'S DOING THIS AND DEALING -- THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM, I KNOW IT. AND I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE ANY MORE ENERGY WORRYING ABOUT CHRIS RAMSEY, AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU. I JUST HOPE EVERYTHING GETS EASIER FOR YOU. FRANK: WHO SAID LIFE IS EASY? HEY, I NEED TO SPEAK WITH MY MOM, SO I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. KAREN: OK. LATER. FRANK: HEY, MOM. MARY: HI, SWEETHEART. FRANK: I KNOW I WAS UPSET BACK AT THE HOUSE, BUT IF THAT OFFER STILL STANDS, I'LL TAKE IT. MARY: ANY OFFER ALWAYS STANDS WITH YOU AND ME. FRANK: ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU BETTER VISIT ME AT THE RESTAURANT SOON BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE THERE VERY LONG. MARY: I'M BETTING ON THAT. AW. I LOVE YOU. FRANK: I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM. THANKS. CHRIS: MRS. SCANLON. MARY: DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? AND IF SO, GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL. CHRIS: MRS. SCANLON, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I THOUGHT I WAS HELPING FRANK. MARY: BY USING HIM AS A GUINEA PIG FOR YOUR OWN PAYDAY? UGH. IF STEVE HARDY EVER KNEW ABOUT THIS, HE'D SPIN IN HIS GRAVE AT YOUR REINSTATEMENT. CHRIS: I JUST DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT. MARY: AND FRANK LOSING HIS JOB AND HIS REPUTATION IS RIGHT? CHRIS: OH, FRANK'LL BE FINE. I MEAN, HE HAS HIS HEALTH. MARY: HE HAS A LOT MORE THAN THAT. HE HAS A JOB AT THE RECOVERY ROOM, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE'S BACK ON TOP AND YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, I NOTICED THAT THE SUPPLY ROOM WAS LOW ON FOUR-BY-FOURS AND SYRINGES. COULD YOU GET ON THAT, NURSE SCANLON? MARY: I'VE OUTLASTED BETTER DOCTORS THAN YOU. YOUR DAY IS COMING, DR. RAMSEY. COURTNEY: SO. CHRIS: HEY. COURTNEY: HEY. I HEAR YOU'RE NOW RICHER THAN EDWARD QUARTERMAINE. CHRIS: WELL, NOT QUITE, BUT CLOSE. FRANK: SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS? CHRIS: SURE. GET IN LINE. OH, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HEARD ABOUT YOUR NEW JOB. I JUST WANT YOU TO REMEMBER MY USUAL NOW. DOUBLE CHEESE, EXTRA MAYO, TOAST THE BUN. I'LL SEE YOU LATER, COURTNEY? COURTNEY: MM-HMM. BYE. SO, FRANK, HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE? EVE: THAT'S NO FAIR. I'M NOT GOOD AT SUSPENSE. KEVIN: WELL, THEN, HOW ARE YOU AT SURPRISES? EVE: I HATE THEM.COOKING IN THAT BIG, BEAUTIFUL BRAIN OF YOURS, SO TELL ME WHAT IT IS! KEVIN: ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS YOU HAVE TO PACK FOR THE TRIP. EVE: PACK WHAT? KEVIN: A GOWN, SHOES YOU CAN DANCE IN, MAYBE SOMETHING TO WEAR IN PRIVATE, AND NO HIKING BOOTS. EVE: I'M LOVING IT. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVING IT. KEVIN: COME ON. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO. EVE: ALL RIGHT. EVE: BYE. KEVIN: BYE. KEVIN: Yes. VICTOR: IS THE COAST CLEAR? KEVIN: YES, ALL THE DEN MOTHERS CAN COME OUT NOW. VICTOR: NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M EAVESDROPPING, BUT AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE PLANNING A ROMANTIC GETAWAY? KEVIN: WOW. THAT GLASS AGAINST THE DOOR WORKS REALLY WELL, DOESN'T IT? VICTOR: I ASK ONLY BECAUSE, BY COINCIDENCE, I HAPPEN TO HAVE SOMETHING ON TAP MYSELF. AND I THINK IT'S REMARKABLE THE WAY THAT CUPID IS SWOOPING AROUND THE LIGHTHOUSE THIS YEAR, FIRING OFF ONE BULL'S-EYE AFTER ANOTHER. KEVIN: HITTING HIS MARK LIKE WILLIAM TELL, ISN'T HE? KAREN: HI. HMM. READING MEDICAL JOURNALS ON YOUR TIME OFF, HMM? SOMEONE MUST BE DEPRESSED. LET'S SEE. WHAT DO I PRESCRIBE FOR DEPRESSION? ED TO TAKE OVER FRANK'S PART OF THE MORTGAGE UNTIL HE GOT BACK ON HIS FEET, AND HE COMPLETELY LOST IT. KAREN: FRANK MAY BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT IS PROUDER THAN YOU ARE. JOE: HE'S FURIOUS, KAREN. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN HIM ANGRIER AT ME. KAREN: DO YOU KNOW THAT HE APOLOGIZED TO ME FOR HELPING CHRIS TAKE CREDIT FOR MY WORK? JOE: WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, APOLOGIES DON'T FIX THINGS. IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME BEFORE THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AROUND HERE. KAREN: HEY, JOE? WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR US WHEN WE GET MARRIED? JOE: HMM, LET'S SEE. WE'RE LIVING THE DREAM LIFE, FIVE KIDS, SUCCESSFUL HUSBAND AND WIFE PRIVATE PRACTICE -- NOTHING MUCH. KAREN: ARE WE LIVING HERE? JOE: NO. NO, DEFINITELY NOT, ESPECIALLY NOT WITH FRANK AROUND. KAREN: SO WOULD YOU WANT TO FIND OUR OWN PLACE? JOE: DO I SMELL A PROPOSITION COMING ON? KAREN: YES -- EVERY NIGHT IN MY APARTMENT UNTIL WE FIND A PLACE BIG ENOUGH TO FIT FIVE KIDS. JOE: WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN TO ME. ALTHOUGH I'D HATE TO LEAVE NEIL. BUT I GUESS IT'S BETTER THAN HIM SEEING THE BAD BLOOD BETWEEN FRANK AND ME. KAREN: JOE, I THINK THIS CHANGE IS GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD FOR US. FRANK: I FIGURE RAMSEY'S BANK ACCOUNT FAR OUTWEIGHS JOE'S CHARM. COURTNEY: YOU UNDERESTIMATE YOUR BROTHER. BESIDES, WHY DO YOU CARE? YOUR PHILOSOPHY IS LIVE AND LET LIVE, RIGHT? FRANK: I ADMIRE PEOPLE WHO CAN FORGIVE AND FORGET, BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I'M NOT ONE OF THEM. I WANT TO SEE RAMSEY FALL OFF THAT MOUNTAIN THAT HE THINKS HE CONQUERED. COURTNEY: WHAT ABOUT WHAT I WANT? FRANK: YOU HELP ME ANNIHILATE CHRIS, AND I'LL SEE TO IT THAT JOE AND KAREN GO DOWN IN THE BARGAIN AND MY BROTHER IS ALL YOURS. COURTNEY: DON'T TEASE ME, FRANK. FRANK: I'M NOT. ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED FROM RAMSEY -- NICE GUYS FINISH LAST.