pc jan 15 1999  LUCY: YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE, I'VE COMPLETELY RUINED MY COMPANY, I FEEL LIKE. I MEAN, BETWEEN THE "GENERAL HOMICIDE" MURDERS AND THEN OUR WACKY ADVENTURE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, I HAVE NEGLECTED WHAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME -- MY BUSINESS. SCOTT: OH, LUCY, COME ON. IT WAS A LIFE-OR-DEATH SITUATION. YOU KNOW, CERTAIN THINGS TAKE PRIORITY. YOU KNOW? LUCY: YEAH. YEAH, THEY DO. BUT NEVERTHELESS, I NOW FIND MYSELF FISCALLY CHALLENGED. SCOTT: I KNOW, BUT YOU NEVER BACK OFF OF CHALLENGES, NOW, DO YOU? LUCY: RIGHT. NO, I DON'T. WHAT DO THEY SAY -- THE HIGHER YOU FLY AND CLIMB, THE HARDER YOU FALL, AND THE DEEPER HOLE YOU GET YOURSELF INTO, THEN THE HARDER AND HIGHER YOU GOT TO CLIMB OUT OF THAT STINKING HOLE -- SCOTT: NO. NO, NO. WHAT I ALWAYS TELL YOU -- YOU'VE GOT TO GO UP THE TREE, CLIMB OUT ON THE LIMB BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE FRUIT IS. LUCY: OH, THANK YOU. BUT THE POINT IS, IS I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME HERE. EVE: ONCE AGAIN, LUCY SUCCEEDS. WHY IS IT THAT EVEN IN ABSENCE SHE TRIUMPHS? CHRIS: WHAT'S THIS? EVE: HAVE YOU NOT BEEN LISTENING TO A WORD I'VE SAID? CHRIS: SORRY. I'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS HEARING WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD. OH. HEATING PAD. THANKS FOR MAKING MY DREAMS COME TRUE. EVE: IT'S NOT FOR YOU. IT'S FOR KEVIN. IF YOU HAD BEEN LISTENING TO ME, YOU'D KNOW THAT. CHRIS: WELL, ONCE AGAIN, I'M SORRY, YOUR HIGHNESS. I GUESS I'M A SELF-CENTERED JERK WHO'S MORE CONCERNED THAT HIS MEDICAL CAREER COULD BE IN THE TOILET THAN HE IS WITH A FRIEND'S TURMOIL OVER -- OVER WHATEVER. SHOOT ME. EVE: WELL, I ORDERED IT FROM THE PHARMACY FOR KEVIN BECAUSE HE THREW HIS BACK OUT DURING THE LIMBO CONTEST AT JOHNNY LALA'S. CHRIS: OH, WELL, IT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU. EVE: IT WAS A WASTE OF MONEY. CHRIS: BECAUSE? EVE: I'M GIVING IT BACK. CHRIS: HE ALREADY HAS ONE? EVE: PROBABLY. AND I'LL BET YOU 10 BUCKS IT'S GOT LUCY COE'S INITIALS MONOGRAMMED ALL OVER IT. KEVIN: OK. I HOPE THAT'S EVERYTHING. EVE: LUCY'S ALIVE IN THIS HOUSE, AND I CAN COMPREHEND WHY. KEVIN: BUT YOU AND LUCY HAVE NEVER DONE WELL IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER. [DOORBELL RINGS] KEVIN: HI. MESSENGER: HEY. YOU'VE GOT A DELIVERY? KEVIN: YEAH, DOWN HERE. UGH. I WONDER IF YOU COULD LIFT THIS BOX FOR ME. I HAVE A BAD BACK. MESSENGER: YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY. WHERE TO? KEVIN: WELL, IT'S ON THE BOX. MISS LUCY COE, CARE OF SCOTT BALDWIN, 477 DOUGLAS STREET. MESSENGER: YOU GOT IT. KEVIN: THANK YOU. MESSENGER: THANK YOU. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] ELLEN: OH, MY GOSH, LOOK AT YOU. DR. SHELBY WAS RIGHT. KEVIN: ABOUT WHAT? ELLEN: YOU DID THROW OUT YOUR BACK. KEVIN: WELL, OF COURSE I THREW OUT MY BACK. THAT'S WHY I CONSULTED DR. SHELBY. WELL, WHAT'S SO FUNNY? HE'S A BACK SPECIALIST, YOU KNOW. ELLEN: YES. IT'S JUST THAT HE SAID THAT YOU DID IT DOING A LIMBO CONTEST. KEVIN: THAT'S TRUE. ELLEN: WAIT A MINUTE -- SORRY. CAN'T PICTURE IT. KEVIN: REALLY? WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TRY PICTURING THIS. ELLEN: WHO'D YOU STEAL THAT FROM? KEVIN: NO ONE. I WON THIS FAIR AND SQUARE. YOU CAN ASK EVE. SHE SAW IT. ELLEN: OH, REALLY? KEVIN: "OH, REALLY." EVE AND I SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER. ELLEN: HMM. SOUNDS INNOCENT ENOUGH. KEVIN: IT STARTED OUT THAT WAY. ELLEN: AND NOW? KEVIN: WE COULD BE MORE THAN PALS. ELLEN: WHAT'S STOPPING YOU? KEVIN: WELL, RIGHT WHEN WE WERE READY TO JUMP UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL, SHE TOOK ONE LOOK AROUND MY HOUSE AND REMINDED ME HOW MUCH OF IT IS FULL OF LUCY-ISMS -- YOU KNOW, LUCY'S TEAS, LUCY'S HERBS, LUCY'S BATH BEADS, LUCY'S MONOGRAMMED PILLOWCASES. ELLEN: SAY NO MORE. I -- KEVIN: SO I BLITZED THE PLACE. I TOOK EVERYTHING THAT EVEN HINTED AT LUCY, AND I THREW IT ALL INTO THE GARBAGE CAN. ELLEN: IN THE GARBAGE? KEVIN: FELT GREAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. SO I FISHED IT ALL OUT OF THERE AGAIN. ELLEN: WHY? KEVIN: BECAUSE I DON'T WANT LUCY'S THINGS TO END UP IN THE TRASH. IT FELT HOSTILE, AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL HOSTILITY FOR LUCY. SO I BOXED IT ALL UP AND SENT IT BACK TO HER AT THE FIREHOUSE. ELLEN: THAT'S A MUCH HEALTHIER WAY TO END IT. KEVIN: END IT? AS IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, I COULD EMPTY EVERYTHING OUT OF THIS HOUSE. I COULD BURN IT TO THE GROUND AND REBUILD IT AGAIN. BUT LUCY WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE THAT THING TO KEVIN. A SENTIMENTAL, MUSHY PRESENT LIKE A HEATING PAD COULD GIVE A MAN THE WRONG IMPRESSION. EVE: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PRESENT. IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING MYSELF. WHEN I WAS WITH SCOTT, I WAS ALWAYS HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF DOMINIQUE. AND WITH KEVIN, I'M HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF LUCY. AND SHE'S STILL ALIVE. CHRIS: YEAH, WELL, I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU, BUT ANYBODY YOU GET INVOLVED WITH IS BOUND TO HAVE SOME SORT OF A PAST. EVE: FINE. I'M JUST NOT GOING TO DATE ANYONE, THEN. SCOTT: IT'S FROM KEVIN. I THINK IT'S TICKING. LUCY: OH. WELL, IF IT WAS FROM KEVIN AND IT WAS TICKING, IT WOULD BE FOR YOU. SCOTT: GOOD POINT. LUCY: IT'S MY THINGS. SCOTT: WELL, HE'S BEING NICE ABOUT IT. I WOULD HAVE THROWN THAT STUFF RIGHT IN THE DUMPSTER. LUCY: YEAH, YOU WOULD HAVE, BUT KEVIN SEEMS EVER TO BE THE GENTLEMAN. SCOTT: I KNOW. HE'S GOT TO GET OVER THAT. LUCY: YOU KNOW, THIS IS SORT OF SADLY SYMBOLIC OF MY LIFE RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, ALL MY STUFF ADRIFT IN A SEA OF STUFF. YOU KNOW WHAT, IF I DON'T FIX MY COMPANY, I PICTURE MYSELF WITH ALL MY STUFF IN A SHOPPING CART, PUSHING IT UP AND DOWN THE STREET. SCOTT: I DON'T SEE YOU SLEEPING IN A CARDBOARD BOX. LUCY: OH. MY CRYSTAL PRISM. I FORGOT COMPLETELY ABOUT THIS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE ALL THESE THINGS WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE HERE TODAY BECAUSE JUST MAYBE HAVING ALL MY THINGS AROUND IS GOING TO GIVE ME THAT BRILLIANT IDEA TO SAVE MY COMPANY. SCOTT: THAT'S THE LUCY I LOVE. LUCY: RIGHT. I GOT TO GET THAT LUCY COE MAGIC BACK. IT'S JUST NOT EASY BEING LUCY COE. SHE WAS COMING HOME TO THE JUNGLE, TO THEIR UNTAMED LOVE FOR BUTTER. CUT DOWN BY CHOLESTEROL UNTIL-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER ! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER! HOW CIVILIZED. HOW DOMINO CHAMP CHARLIE ARMSTRONG EATS A REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP. [DRUM ROLL] YEAH! [CROWD CHEERS] THERE'S NO WRONG WAY TO EAT A REESE'S. NOW, IT'S THE PAYLESS "UPDATE YOUR GEAR" SALE. TONS OF ATHLETICS AND BOOTS... AT SOLE-FLYIN', BOOT-STOMPIN' BLOWOUT PRICES. ü DOESN'T IT FEEL GOOD PAYLESS üü 6> óó ELLEN: LUCY IS CERTAINLY ONE OF A KIND, A PRESENCE THAT WON'T EASILY FADE. KEVIN: TRUE, BUT I STILL HAVE TO LET IT GO. THERE'S JUST NO CHANCE THAT WE'LL EVER GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. ELLEN: ARE YOU SURE? KEVIN: YOU THINK I MADE A MISTAKE? ELLEN: ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE THAT. KEVIN: BUT I'M INVITING INPUT. ELLEN: I LOVE YOU, AND I LOVE LUCY. BUT SOMETIMES TWO PERFECTLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AREN'T WONDERFUL TOGETHER. AND IF LUCY'S DONE THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T GET PAST, THEN YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON. KEVIN: YEAH. ELLEN: BUT YOU HAVEN'T MOVED ON, HAVE YOU? KEVIN: NO. NO, I STILL NEED TIME TO LICK MY WOUNDS. ELLEN: LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS THIS VERY STUBBORN DOCTOR WHO REFUSED TO MOVE OUT OF HER PAST, AND SO SHE CONSULTED A VERY WISE MAN NAMED KEVIN COLLINS. KEVIN: BUT, ELLEN, YOU WERE TRYING TO GET OVER A MAN WHO HAD DIED. LUCY IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US. EVERYWHERE. ELLEN: IT'S -- IT'S NOT HER PRESENCE OUT THERE THAT MATTERS. IT'S HER PRESENCE IN HERE. THIS IS WHERE SAM WAS AND IS. MAKING ROOM FOR SOMEONE ELSE IS POSSIBLE, AND YOU DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE OTHERS THAT YOU'VE LOVED. IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND HAPPINESS AGAIN. CHRIS: YOU WANT MY ADVICE? EVE: NO. CHRIS: I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. EVE: UH-HUH. THIS COMING FROM A MAN WHO HAS SERIOUS COMMITMENT PHOBIAS. CHRIS: OH, NOW, COME ON. NOW, YOU KNOW THE ONLY WOMAN FOR ME IS YOU. EVE: OH, RIGHT. SO IS THAT WHY YOU'VE BEEN DROOLING ALL OVER COURTNEY KANELOS? CHRIS: QUIT CHANGING THE SUBJECT. I'M SERIOUS. EVE: FINE. I'M JUST -- I'M NOT GOING TO RISK REJECTION BASED ON YOUR VACUOUS PROMPTINGS. CHRIS: WELL, COME ON. I MEAN, KEVIN HAS A THING FOR YOU. AND IT'S OBVIOUS YOU HAVE ONE FOR HIM. EVE: YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST -- CHRIS: AND, HEY, YOU'RE 500 TIMES THE WOMAN LUCY COE WILL EVER BE. EVE: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SCOTT BALDWIN SAID TO ME ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR. CHRIS: OH, COME ON. THE FACT THAT BALDWIN DUMPED YOU FOR LUCY SAYS MORE ABOUT HIM THAN IT DOES ABOUT YOU. HEY, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN? YOU GET DUMPED AGAIN. EVE: WHY THE HECK DO I EVEN LISTEN TO YOU? CHRIS: BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP BECOMING A BITTER OLD MAID WITH CURLERS IN HER HAIR AND A BIG, FLABBY BUTT. EVE: HEY. CHRIS: AND BECAUSE I'M RIGHT. LOOK, IF YOU REALLY -- IF YOU REALLY WANT KEVIN, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO AFTER HIM. LUCY: WHAT I REALLY NEED HERE IS ONE BRILLIANT, MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR IDEA THAT NO ONE EVER, EVER HAS THOUGHT OF BEFORE, WHICH -- GEE, THAT'S NOT REALLY HARD TO DO, IS IT? SCOTT: WAIT A SECOND. I GOT IT. GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PERFUMED TATTOOS. LUCY: OH. YUCK. MY CLIENTS DO NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF TATTOOS. SCOTT: OH, RIGHT. WHAT WAS I THINKING? COME ON, HOW HARD CAN IT BE, LUCY? LUCY: THIS IS VERY, VERY HARD. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS -- THE BIG PROBLEMS I HAVE, IS I'VE -- I'VE LOST BRENDA, NOT ONLY AS MY GOOD FRIEND, BUT ALSO WE DON'T HAVE HER TO REPRESENT JAX. SHE'S -- ANYWAY, THE POINT IS, IS I CAN'T HIRE A DECENT MODEL TO TAKE HER PLACE. SCOTT: WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO STEP BACK IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. LUCY: SCOTT. SCOTT: OK, WAIT A SECOND. HOW ABOUT THAT FLORIDA DRESS? YOU PUT THAT ON, AND YOU COULD SELL SNOW TO ESKIMOS. LUCY: NO. MY CLIENTS DON'T WANT TATTOOS OR SNOW. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE COLD. THEY WANT TO FEEL WARM AND SEXY, YOU KNOW. LIKE WEEKEND WEAR. SCOTT: THAT'S WHAT YOU GIVE THEM IN THAT DRESS. I MEAN, I CERTAINLY LIKE YOU IN THAT DRESS, AND I LIKED YOU A LOT BETTER OUT OF THAT DRESS THE OTHER MORNING. LUCY: SO DID I. WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE -- THAT'S IT. THAT JUST MIGHT BE IT. DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING -- THE WHOLE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES THIS WHOLE TIME. OH, SWEETIE, I'M SORRY. THE MORE I WIPE, THE WORSE THIS TISSUE FEELS. NO REGULAR TISSUE SOOTHS BETTER THAN PUFFS PLUS-- NOT EVEN THE OTHER NATIONAL BRAND. IT'S THE MOST SOOTHING PUFFS EVER. AN INCREDIBLY SOFT TISSUE WITH LOTION, WITH ALOE AND VITAMIN E. [ Woman ] WOW, THAT'S MAGIC. CAN YOU FEEL THE LOTION ? MAYBE NEXT TIME YOUR NOSE WON'T GET SO RED. - THAT WOULD BE MAGIC. - PUFFS PLUS. HELLO! STEPHANIE'S THE NEW GIRL. WE CAN TEACH YOU. SHE NEEDS ADVICE, YOU KNOW, WHO'S WHO, WHAT'S WHAT. WHEN YOU WANT PIZZA, YOU CAN MAKE TRISCUIT PIZZA. SAUCE, CHEESE, PEPPERONI. TRISCUIT PIZZAS. I COULD SMELL THESE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HALL. NACHOS? YOU FEEL LIKE NACHOS? CRUNCHY NACHOS WITH THE CHEESE ALL MELTED IN THE NOOKS AND CRANNIES. THIS IS LIKE STUDY FOOD. I THINK SHE'S GONNA DO OK. AND TRY TRISCUIT THIN CRISPS, THE CRISPY TRIANGLE THAT SNACKS LIKE A CHIP. EVEN WITH A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF TOOTHBRUSHES, YOU STILL MAY NOT REACH THE PLACES BETWEEN TEETH... WHERE GERMS THAT CAN CAUSE THE GUM DISEASE GINGIVITIS BREED. BUT WITH LISTERINE, YOU CAN. LISTERINE IS THE ONE BRAND, THE ONLY BRAND, CLINICALLY PROVEN TO FLOW INTO THE TINY SPACES BETWEEN TEETH... TO KILL GERMS AND HELP PREVENT GUM DISEASE. GERMS CAN HIDE FROM YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, BUT NOT FROM LISTERINE. SINCE I STARTED USING VANISH HANG-INS WITH BLEACH, I HAVE THE CLEANEST-SMELLING TOILET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE VANISH DISPENSER DELIVERS MORE BLEACH WHERE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE: IN THE BOWL. MORE BLEACH TO THE BOWL MEANS A CLEAN TOILET. VANISH HANG-INS WITH THE DISPENSER THAT DELIVERS MORE BLEACH. LUCY: THIS -- THIS IS GOING TO MAKE US RICH AFTER ALL. SCOTT: OH, COME ON, LUCY. WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY? THE GUY WAS JUST HERE -- THE EXPERT. THAT NOT A TREASURE MAP. IT'S AN ANTEBELLUM DRESS. LUCY: I KNOW THAT. IT MAY NOT BE TREASURE IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. IT'S NOT GOLD COINS OR JEWELS ALL OVER THE PLACE. BUT BEAR WITH ME HERE. THINK ABOUT -- THINK ABOUT THAT DRESS. SCOTT: I -- I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE DRESS UNLESS YOU'RE READY FOR SOME ACTION. LUCY: SEE? SEE, THAT'S MY POINT EXACTLY. THE MINUTE I PUT THAT DRESS ON, WE CAN'T HELP OURSELVES. WE FALL INTO EACH OTHER'S ARMS. SCOTT: WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSPARENT FABRIC AND THE LACE-UP JOBBY HERE -- LUCY: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT -- THAT, TOO. BUT THIS DRESS IS ALSO AN INSTANT APHRODISIAC. SCOTT: YEAH, MM-HMM. THAT -- THAT WORKS. LUCY: RIGHT, OK? SO DON'T YOU SEE MY POINT? I'M GOING TO SAVE MY COMPANY WITH A WHOLE NEW LINE OF CONTEMPORARY YET REMINISCENT ROMANTIC CLOTHING. SCOTT: MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO PUT THE DRESS ON AGAIN. RESEARCH PURPOSES. LUCY: YEAH. YEAH. MAYBE I SHOULD. MATT: OH, MONOGRAMMED TOWELS. OH, ELLEN, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THEM. THANK YOU. ELLEN: LOOK AGAIN. MATT: YEAH, "E.B." THAT'S YOUR MONOGRAM. ELLEN: DAMN RIGHT. MATT: AND YOU BOUGHT ME THESE BECAUSE? ELLEN: BECAUSE I JUST SPENT THE AFTERNOON WITH KEVIN. MATT: OH. WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT. ELLEN: I'M GIVING YOU THESE TOWELS BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE PLENTY OF REMINDERS OF ME AROUND HERE -- LOTS OF REMINDERS. SEE, I WANT TO MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO EVER FORGET ABOUT ME. MATT: SO IF I EVER WANT TO GET RID OF YOU, I JUST GOT TO THROW OUT THE MONOGRAMMED TOWELS, THAT PICTURE OVER THERE, THE THROW PILLOWS WITH YOUR SCENT ON THEM, RIGHT? ELLEN: THAT'S RIGHT. MATT: AS WELL AS -- LET'S SEE -- YOUR SHAMPOO IN MY SHOWER, YOUR NIGHTGOWN IN MY CLOSET, AND YOUR COLLECTION OF C.D.s BY THE STEREO, RIGHT? ELLEN: OK, SO I'M SLIGHTLY INVASIVE. MATT: WELL, IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS I CAN NEVER BREAK UP WITH YOU. IT'S TOO MUCH WORK THROWING ALL YOUR STUFF AWAY. ELLEN: THAT'S THE IDEA. MATT: AS IF I NEED ANY INCENTIVE TO KEEP YOU AROUND. DON'T YOU KNOW I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, ELLEN? [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE COLLINS RESIDENCE. IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS MESSAGE BEFORE, PRESS POUND. OTHERWISE, TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR VICTOR, PRESS ONE. FOR KEVIN, PRESS TWO. TO SEND A FAX, PRESS THREE. WE'LL RETURN YOUR CALL AS SOON AS WE CAN. [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: HI, KEVIN. IT'S EVE. LISTEN, I JUST WANTED TO CALL AND APOLOGIZE FOR BEING TOUCHY ABOUT LUCY'S THINGS. IT'S ONLY NATURAL THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SOME REMNANTS FROM THE PAST LYING AROUND, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT'S OK WITH ME. OK. CALL ME LATER. BYE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE COLLINS RESIDENCE. [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: HI, IT'S EVE AGAIN. LISTEN, WHEN I SAY IT'S OK, I DON'T MEAN IT'S "OK, OK," LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST HAVE LUCY'S STUFF PLASTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OK, AND THAT WOULD BOTHER ME. I JUST DON'T WANT YOUR PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH HER TO STOP US FROM HAVING SOMETHING THAT I THINK COULD BE REALLY GREAT -- A GREAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND ME. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. BYE. CALL ME. YEAH. OH -- GO. OK. [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE COLLINS RESIDENCE. EVE: AHEM. [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: HEY, IT'S ME AGAIN. LISTEN, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY "RELATIONSHIP" AS IF WE HAVE ONE BECAUSE -- BECAUSE WE DON'T, AND I WOULDN'T EVEN PRESUME THAT WE DID. AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T EVEN GONE THERE YET, AND I -- AND I DON'T WANT TO BE PUSHING ANYTHING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I JUST -- I WON'T. ALL RIGHT. OK, THAT'S IT. I'M SORRY. CALL ME LATER. BYE. YEAH. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. UGH! GOD, I -- YEAH. UGH. [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE COLLINS RESIDENCE. EVE: YES. YES, YES -- [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: HEY, NOT THAT I WOULDN'T LIKE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BECAUSE -- BECAUSE I WOULD. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME, AND I HONESTLY DON'T SEE THE REASON THAT WE SHOULD JUMP INTO ANYTHING IF IT'S DOOMED FROM THE GET-GO. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OK. CALL ME. BYE. EVE: HMM. I -- OH. [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE COLLINS -- [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: HEY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH JUMPING INTO ANYTHING. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING YOUR HEART. I REALLY DO. BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I'VE FOLLOWED MY HEART IN THE PAST IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY CRAPPY, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M NORMALLY A VERY ARTICULATE PERSON. EVE: OH, GOSH. OH, WHAT AM I DOING? [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN'S VOICE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE -- [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS] EVE: KEVIN, WILL YOU PLEASE ERASE THOSE MESSAGES? THANK YOU. KEVIN: EVE? EVE: OH, YOU'RE HOME. HI. KEVIN: YEAH, I -- I JUST -- WELL, I JUST STEPPED OUT OF THE SHOWER. EVE: OH. WELL, THEN YOU DIDN'T GET MY MESSAGE. KEVIN: MESSAGES. UH, YEAH, I HEARD EVERY WORD. EVE: OH. OH, KEVIN, I KNOW I SOUNDED LIKE AN IDIOT, AND THERE'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD EXPLANATION. I AM AN IDIOT. KEVIN: EVE, JUST HANG UP THE PHONE AND GET OVER HERE.