pc mar 25 1999 ANCHORWOMAN: AS THE CHILD LABOR SCANDAL CONTINUES TO WORSEN, LUCY COE -- [DOORBELL RINGS] [FRANK MUTES TV] FRANK: KAREN. HI. COME IN. KAREN: HI. THANK YOU. FRANK: ANY LUCK FINDING YOUR ENGAGEMENT RING? KAREN: OH, I WISH. ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY PICTURES OF THE RING. IF I CAN'T FIND THE ORIGINAL, I'M GOING TO HAVE A COPY MADE. FRANK: WELL, WE'VE GOT SOME FAMILY PHOTOS UP IN THE ATTIC. THERE MAY BE ONE OF MY GRANDMOTHER WEARING THE RING. WE COULD LOOK AT THOSE. KAREN: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I CAN'T LOOK AT MY HAND WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY. OH, LOOK, I'M ON TV. EXCUSE ME. ANCHORWOMAN: MEANWHILE, THE SCANDAL HAS AFFECTED THE SALE OF THE SECOND DRESS IN THE COLLECTION, SHOWCASED IN THIS INFOMERCIAL. KAREN: WHAT ARE THESE DOING IN YOUR CAR, JOE? JOE: I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE YOU TOOK THEM OFF -- KAREN: THESE AREN'T MINE. I DON'T OWN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JOE: THIS IS CRAZY. I AM NOT SOME SEX-CRAZED WEASEL RUNNING AROUND ON YOU. FRANK: KAREN? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? MATT: WELL, IF IT ISN'T JOE SCANLON, THE STAR EXTRAORDINAIRE. PLEASE, NO PHOTOGRAPHS. DR. SCANLON'S A VERY BUSY MAN. WHERE'S YOUR CO-STAR? JOE: I HAVE NO IDEA.RONG? JOE: I'M JUST SWAMPED. I WORKED ON THE NEW D.A., JUSTUS WARD, AFTER HIS CAR ACCIDENT. !RI HAVE A LOT OF CHARTS TO CATCH UP ON. MATT: GOTCHA. ELLEN: WELL, I'M HERE. WHAT'S UP? HI, JOE. JOE: HEY, ELLEN. ELLEN: YOU OK? JOE: YEAH. I'M FINE. EVERYTHING'S FINE. ELLEN: WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? MATT: WORK, HE SAYS. YOU LOOK TERRIFIC. ELLEN: SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING? MATT: RING ANY BELLS? ELLEN: OOH. JOHNNY: EVENING, FOLKS. TABLE FOR TWO? CHRIS: PLEASE. BEST ONE YOU HAVE. JOHNNY: OF COURSE. RIGHT THIS WAY. COURTNEY: YOU REALLY MUST BE A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT. CHRIS: HOW SO? COURTNEY: WELL, YOU DON'T RECALL MY SINGING AT LARK'S PARTY? CHRIS: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU SING LIKE AN ANGEL. COURTNEY: YEAH. YEAH, A TONE-DEAF ANGEL. CHRIS: WELL, DON'T SWEAT IT. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO KARAOKE TONIGHT, ANYWAY. COURTNEY: OH, AMATEUR COMEDY. GREAT, GREAT. CHRIS: I KNOW. SOME IDIOT THINKS HE'S FUNNY AT WORK, AND AN EVEN BIGGER IDIOT SAYS, "HEY, YOU'RE FUNNY. WHY DON'T YOU TRY STANDUP COMEDY." YEAH, WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO SUFFER. COURTNEY: YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT WON'T BE THAT BAD. CHRIS: MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. OF COURSE, A NIGHT ALONE WITH YOU -- WHAT COULD BE BETTER? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] CHRIS: OH, GREAT. WELL, THIS EVENING STARTED OUT PERFECT. COURTNEY: YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE HIM, DO YOU? CHRIS: LET'S JUST SAY THAT MATT HARMON ISN'T EXACTLY MY FAVORITE PERSON TO SHARE AN EVENING WITH. JOHNNY: GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO JOHNNY LA LA'S. WE ARE PROUD TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR VERY FIRST EVER OPEN-MIKE COMEDY COMPETITION. GOT THE SIGN THERE. FIRST PRIZE IS 100 BUCKS AND DINNER FOR TWO AT JOHNNY LA LA'S. MATT: ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS ALREADY ISN'T THE SURPRISE I HAD HOPED FOR. ELLEN: WHY? MATT: WELL, FOR STARTERS, CHRIS RAMSEY'S HERE. IT'S CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY APPETITE. AND SECONDLY, IT'S COMEDY NIGHT. THERE'S NO KARAOKE. SEE, I WAS KIND OF HOPING TO GET YOU DRUNK AND MAKE YOU SING "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA" BY IRON BUTTERFLY. ELLEN: WELL, MAYBE I'LL SING AFTER THE COMEDY'S OVER. I GET TO PICK THE SONG, THOUGH. AND AS FAR AS RAMSEY BEING HERE, WHO CARES? JOHNNY: SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO BRING TO THE STAGE OUR VERY FIRST AMATEUR COMEDIAN. HE'S A DOCTOR AT GENERAL HOSPITAL. SO IF YOU BURST A GUT LAUGHING, HE CAN PATCH YOU RIGHT BACK UP. THANK YOU. LET'S WELCOME HIM. DR. MATT HARMON. COURTNEY: I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW MATT WAS MOONLIGHTING AS A COMEDIAN. CHRIS: WELL, NEITHER DID I, BUT I'M LAUGHING ALREADY. MATT: OK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DON'T GET UP, I'M NOT GOING TO. THANK YOU, JOHNNY. I AM A DOCTOR AT GENERAL HOSPITAL -- A SURGEON, ACTUALLY. IN FACT, TODAY, I HAD TO OPERATE ON A GUY WHO SWALLOWED A DOG TOY. NOW, I'LL TELL YOU, THE HARDEST PART, IT WASN'T THE SURGERY. NO, IT WAS PREPPING HIM FOR THE FLEA BATH. ANYBODY? ANYBODY? WELL, THEY SAY LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE -- CHRIS: YEAH, ONLY IF YOU'RE OUT OF MORPHINE, WHICH I COULD USE BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY PAINFUL. MATT: AH. WELL, I'M BEING HECKLED BY CHRIS RAMSEY, THE DR. KEVORKIAN OF GENERAL HOSPITAL. DID YOU KILL ANY PATIENTS TODAY, CHRIS? CHRIS: ONLY THE ONES WITHOUT INSURANCE. YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OF DYING, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING UP THERE. FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION IT. MATT: WELL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, AT LEAST MOST OF US DOCTORS AREN'T UNDEAD BLOODSUCKERS LIKE YOU. TELL US, CHRIS, WHY IS IT THAT NO ONE SEES YOU IN THE SUNLIGHT? JOE: HEY, MOM. MARY: JOE. SO, HAS THE RING SHOWN UP YET? JOE: NO. NOT YET. MARY: I KNEW SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU GAVE IT TO KAREN. JOE: LOOK, MOM, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UPSET. BUT DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT KAREN AND HOW SHE FEELS? SHE SEARCHED THE ENTIRE HOUSE, SHE SEARCHED OUR APARTMENT, SHE EVEN SEARCHED MY CAR. SHE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR THAT RING. MARY: WELL, THAT PROVES MY POINT. SHE WAS SO CARELESS WITH IT, SHE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHERE SHE WORE IT LAST. JOE: KAREN JUST CANNOT WIN WITH YOU, CAN SHE? MARY: I NEVER LOST THE RING, MY MOTHER NEVER LOST IT, AND KAREN MANAGES TO LOSE IT IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. JOE: OF COURSE YOU NEVER LOST THE RING BECAUSE YOU KEPT IT LOCKED IN A SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX. MARY: AND THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED. NEED I REMIND YOU THAT YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK AND ESSENTIALLY STOLE IT? JOE: GRANDMA LEFT THAT RING SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIRST SCANLON WHO MARRIES TO GIVE TO HIS BRIDE. NOW, LIKE IT OR NOT, THAT IS KAREN. SHE DESERVED THAT RING, AND I AM NOT SORRY THAT I GAVE IT TO HER. AND EVEN IF THAT RING IS LOST FOR GOOD, AT LEAST SHE GOT TO WEAR IT ON HER HAND FOR A SHORT TIME. MARY: THAT RING WAS IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS. IT'S IRREPLACEABLE. JOE: AND I HOPE IT TURNS UP. BUT I MEANT WHAT I SAID. LOOK, TO BE HONEST, YOU CAN HOLD A GRUDGE IF YOU WANT TO. BUT I AM SICK OF FIGHTING. KAREN: YOU LOOK LIKE YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT 4 THERE. YOU HAD THE GOOFIEST LOOK ON YOUR FACE. FRANK: I HATED GETTING MY PICTURE TAKEN. SO, YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY QUESTION. WHAT'S BUGGING YOU? KAREN: OH, I GUESS THE NEWS REPORT GOT TO ME. FRANK: BECAUSE OF THE SCANDAL YOUR FATHER'S INVOLVED IN, THE CHILD LABOR ACCUSATION? KAREN: YEAH. I ASKED SCOTT ABOUT IT, AND HE SAID IT'S NOT TRUE, WHICH I KNEW THE MOMENT I HEARD THE ALLEGATIONS. I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY THAT LUCY OR SCOTT CAN BE EXPLOITING CHILDREN. FRANK: YEAH. I REALLY DON'T KNOW THEM THAT WELL, BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, IS IT? KAREN: NO. I GUESS JOE AND I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT LATELY. IT'S SORT OF A TOUGH ADJUSTMENT LIVING TOGETHER. FRANK: HE'S A SLOB, ISN'T HE? KAREN: WELL, NOT TOO BAD. FRANK: HE LEAVES THE TOILET SEAT UP. NOW, THAT CAN BE A DEAL BREAKER. KAREN: ACTUALLY, HE'S VERY CONSIDERATE. FRANK: SO, HIS PRIVATE LIFE MUST BE GETTING TO YOU. KAREN: HIS PRIVATE LIFE? FRANK: WELL, YOU KNOW, HE CAN BE A -- A LONER. KAREN: I DON'T UNDERSTAND. FRANK: WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE LIVING TOGETHER, I'M SURE YOU MUST HAVE SEEN IT. IT USED TO DRIVE ME NUTS. HE WOULD LOCK HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM FOR HOURS. I GUESS HE'S JUST ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO NEEDS TIME TO HIMSELF. KAREN: I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING INHERENTLY WRONG WITH THAT. FRANK: NO. NO. BUT I CAN SEE HOW IT COULD GET TO YOU. SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO HANG OUT OR WANT SOME COMPANY, AND HE'S NOT AROUND. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS... WHEN YOU USE REYNOLDS CRYSTAL COLOR PLASTIC WRAP. ZUCCHINI BREAD ? OH. ZUCCHINI BREAD ? OOOOH ! WOW ! OH, MY GOODNESS ! THAT'S A YES. REYNOLDS CRYSTAL COLOR PLASTIC WRAP. MAKES GOOD FOOD BETTER. FUNDAMENTALS OF BASEBALL? BE A TEAM PLAYER. YES. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL. YES. NEVER PLAY WITHOUT A CONTRACT. THE HERSHEY BAR. [SWING MUSIC PLAYS] PRESENTING THE REMARKABLY INNOVATIVE GE PROFILE PERFORMANCE RANGE WITH A REVOLUTIONARY BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS BURNERS, SO YOU CAN COOK ANY SIZE DISH. AND ITS TRUE TEMP OVEN IS THE MOST ACCURATE IN AMERICA, SO YOU CAN ALSO BAKE AND BROIL LIKE A GOURMET. IT'S SO VERSATILE, YOU COULD GET CARRIED AWAY. UH, DAD? I USUALLY JUST HAVE CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST. ü GO, GO, DADDY üü THE INCREDIBLE PROFILE PERFORMANCE RANGE. ONLY FROM GE. wwpp INTRODUCING HERSHEY'S BITES. [ROAR] NO--LITTLE BITES. [MEW] IN 4 OF YOUR FAVORITE FLAVORS. NEW HERSHEY'S BITES. FOR BIG TASTE, HAVE A LITTLE BITE. KAREN: HEY, IS THIS YOU TEACHING JOE HOW TO RIDE A BICYCLE? FRANK: YEAH. HE MUST HAVE FALLEN OFF ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES. AND THAT WAS WITH THE TRAINING WHEELS. KAREN: YOU'RE ALWAYS SO GOOD TO HIM. FRANK: WELL, HE'S MY LITTLE BROTHER. I HAD TO LOOK OUT FOR HIM. KAREN: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE KIDS, I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE THE IDEAL BIG BROTHER. I WISHED I HAD A BROTHER JUST LIKE YOU. YOUNG JOE: OW, THAT HURTS. YOUNG FRANK: DON'T BE SUCH A WUSS. YOUNG JOE: I'LL NEVER LEARN TO RIDE THAT STUPID BIKE. YOUNG FRANK: SURE YOU WILL. I'LL BET YOU'LL GET IT ON THE NEXT TRY. YOUNG JOE: REALLY? YOUNG FRANK: I'M SURE OF IT. THERE AREN'T ANY QUITTERS IN THE SCANLON FAMILY. YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE, ARE YOU? YOUNG JOE: NO. YOUNG FRANK: I DIDN'T THINK SO. COME ON. LET'S GO RIDE THAT STUPID BIKE. FRANK: WELL, IF I'M SUCH A GREAT BIG BROTHER, WHY DID HE TESTIFY AGAINST ME AT RAMSEY'S HEARING? KAREN: JOE DID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT. HE BELIEVES IN TELLING THE TRUTH. FRANK: YEAH, WELL, FINE. BUT I LOST MY JOB AS A PARAMEDIC. AND NOW I'M WAITING TABLES IN A JOB THAT MY MOTHER GOT ME. KAREN: FRANK, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HELPED IF JOE COVERED FOR YOU WHEN YOU WERE SELF-DESTRUCTING. FRANK: I DIDN'T TAKE HIS PRESCRIPTION PAD, AND I DIDN'T FILL ANY PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MYSELF. I TOLD YOU BOTH THAT RAMSEY SET ME UP. YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, EITHER, DO YOU? KAREN: I WANTED TO. BUT YOU TESTED POSITIVE FOR AMPHETAMINES. FRANK: FORGET IT. I'M SORRY I ASKED. AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR JOE, HE COULD HAVE HELPED ME OUT THIS ONE TIME -- THIS ONE TIME WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST. BUT HE DIDN'T. KAREN: WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH WHAT HE DID OR NOT, IT SEEMED TO HAVE HELPED. LOOK AT YOU. YOU'RE CLEAN. EVERYBODY IS SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU PULLED YOUR LIFE BACK TOGETHER, INCLUDING JOE. YOU'RE NOT STILL ANGRY WITH HIM ABOUT HIS TESTIMONY, ARE YOU? FRANK: NO. NO. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. JOE WAS JUST DOING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BEST. JOHNNY: THE RUNNER-UP IN JOHNNY LA LA'S FIRST-EVER OPEN-MIKE COMEDY COMPETITION IS NONE OTHER THAN PORT CHARLES' OWN PATCH ADAMS, DR. MATT HARMON. FIRST PRIZE GOES TO BARRY AND HIS WOODEN BUDDY, BARNEY. THANK YOU. BARRY: THANK YOU. BARNEY: THANK YOU. ELLEN: YOU WERE GREAT. WOW. YOUR ROUTINE -- IT'S IMPROVED SINCE THE THANKSGIVING CEILI. MATT: WELL, THAT'S A BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT IF I'VE EVER HEARD ONE. ELLEN: OH, NO, NOT AT ALL. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE THERE'S AN AGENT IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU COULD BE DISCOVERED TONIGHT. MATT: ELLEN, I CAME IN SECOND OUT OF TWO COMPETITORS. CHRIS: I SHOULD HAVE WON FIRST PRIZE UP THERE. COURTNEY: REALLY? WHAT FOR? CHRIS: I DO MEAN IMPRESSIONS, EVEN BETTER THAN THE ONE MATT DOES OF A DOCTOR. [PAGER BEEPS] CHRIS: I HAVE TO TAKE THIS. THINK ABOUT ME WHILE I'M GONE. I'LL KNOW IF YOU DON'T. COURTNEY: ALL RIGHT. ELLEN: YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DECIDE TO SURPRISE, YOU REALLY SURPRISE. WHEN DID YOU HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THIS ROUTINE? MATT: WELL, A GOOD COMEDIAN ALWAYS HAS TIME TO WORK ON HIS CRAFT. BESIDES, I JUST WANTED TO COME TAKE YOUR MIND OFF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON. I WANTED TO MAKE YOU LAUGH. ELLEN: IT WORKED. DID YOU NOTICE THAT JOE WAS A LITTLE PREOCCUPIED TODAY? MATT: YEAH, I DID. ELLEN: DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WRONG? MATT: WELL, HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT BEING OVERWORKED, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO DISCUSS. ELLEN: DO YOU THINK HE MIGHT BE UPSET ABOUT THE INFOMERCIAL AND THE LABOR SCANDAL WITH SCOTT AND LUCY? MATT: OH, I DON'T THINK THAT'S IT. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH HIM AND KAREN. CHRIS: HEY. COURTNEY: HI. CHRIS: I HATE TO CUT A DYNAMITE EVENING SHORT, BUT THAT WAS THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE TO GET OVER THERE. COURTNEY: OH. OH, OK. I UNDERSTAND. NO PROBLEM. CHRIS: OH, RIGHT. I ALMOST FORGOT. COURTNEY: WHAT'S THAT FOR? CHRIS: OH, IT'S FOR CAR ACCIDENTS. YOU KNOW, TO SHOW IT'S THE OTHER GUY'S FAULT. COURTNEY: YEAH. WELL, OF COURSE IT WOULD BE THE OTHER GUY'S FAULT. OF COURSE. CHRIS: HEY, JOHNNY? JOHNNY: YEAH? CHRIS: BE A PAL, TAKE A PICTURE. JOHNNY: SURE THING. SAY "SUSHI." COURTNEY and CHRIS: SUSHI. COURTNEY: HOPE YOU GOT MY GOOD SIDE. CHRIS: OH, COME ON, NOW, THAT'S EVERY SIDE. COURTNEY: GOOD ANSWER. VERY GOOD ANSWER. CHRIS: COME ON. COURTNEY: READY. CHRIS: NICE JOB UP THERE, FUNNY MAN. TOO BAD YOU LOST TO A DUMMY. MATT: OH, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE QUARTERMAINE AWARD? OH -- OH, NO, NO. YOU DIDN'T GET TO KEEP THAT, DID YOU? NO. HEY, WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY TROPHY, SEE WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE UP CLOSE? CHRIS: NO, THANKS. DON'T WANT TO GET SILVER SPRAY PAINT ALL OVER MY FINGERS. GOOD NIGHT, ALL. ELLEN: WOW, YOU MUST BE IN A GOOD MOOD. YOU'RE NOT EVEN LETTING RAMSEY GET TO YOU. MATT: WHAT'S THE POINT? I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE. I HAVE A GREAT JOB, A FANTASTIC WOMAN. I MEAN, THE ONLY THING CHRIS HAS TO KEEP HIM COMPANY IS GREED -- AND COURTNEY. YOU KNOW, SOONER OR LATER, KARMA JUST CATCHES UP WITH YOU. AND ONE DAY, CHRIS IS GOING TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE HOW EMPTY HIS LIFE IS. IT'S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY. ü I'M WALKING ON SUNSHINE ü ONE OF THOSE DAYS YOU NEVER WANT TO LOSE TO SEASONAL ALLERGIES. ü AND DON'T IT FEEL GOOD ü TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT CLARITIN. JUST ONE CLARITIN TABLET DAILY... BRINGS YOU 24 HOURS OF NON-DROWSY RELIEF... FROM SEASONAL ALLERGY SYMPTOMS. CLARITIN HAS A LOW OCCURRENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS, SUCH AS HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, FATIGUE AND DRY MOUTH. ü I'M WALKING ON SUNSHINE ü DON'T LOSE A SINGLE DAY. TAKE CLEAR CONTROL. TAKE CLARITIN. ü AND DON'T IT FEEL GOOD, HEY üü # h OH... OOH. WOMEN LOVE SHAMPOOING WITH CLAIROL'S HERBAL ESSENCES. ( moaning... ) REVELING IN ITS ALL NATURAL BOTANICALS. ( moaning... ) LUXURIATING IN THE ORGANIC HERBS AND PURE MOUNTAIN WATER. AND THE ECSTASY OF WHAT IT DOES TO THEIR HAIR. YES, YES... YES! BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU OOH... YES! MEN LIKE IT, TOO. HERBAL ESSENCES. üü [ Salsa Beat ] ü AHA ü üü ü HEY, HEY ü üü üü [ Man Vocalizing In Spanish ] üü KAREN: NOTHING. NO PICTURES OF THE RING. I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOT FOR LOSING IT. I DESERVE SOMETHING AWFUL TO HAPPEN TO ME. I SHOULD HAVE MY -- FRANK: YOU SHOULD BE DIPPED IN WHIPPED CREAM AND PUT IN A HILL OF FIRE ANTS. KAREN: THAT'S A LITTLE HARSH, DON'T YOU THINK? FRANK: DON'T BE SO TOUGH ON YOURSELF. KAREN: I'LL TRY. I'LL CATCH YOU LATER. FRANK: WAIT. HOLD ON. YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT A CUP OF MY FAMOUS HOT COCOA. KAREN: WHAT FAMOUS HOT COCOA? FRANK: FROM THE FAMOUS BOX OF IT THAT I BOUGHT AT THE STORE. KAREN: OH, THAT FAMOUS HOT COCOA. RIGHT. MAYBE I'LL EVEN BRAVE THE WHIPPED CREAM. FRANK: I LOVE A WOMAN WHO LIVES DANGEROUSLY. COURTNEY: WHOO -- OH, HI. FRANK: BACK SO SOON? RAMSEY THAT BORING? COURTNEY: CHRIS HAS TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. CHRIS: ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT UP? THIS MIGHT NOT TAKE VERY LONG. COURTNEY: OH, NO, NO, NO. I'M SLEEPY. BUT THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL NIGHT. CHRIS: OK. COURTNEY: NIGHT. CHRIS: NIGHT. FRANK. KAREN. KAREN: YOU KNOW WHAT, FRANK? I THINK I WILL TAKE A RAIN CHECK ON THAT HOT COCOA. I'LL CATCH YOU LATER, OK? FRANK: YOU SURE CAN CLEAR A ROOM. MATT: ALONE AT LAST. ELLEN: I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TONIGHT. MATT: SO DID I. EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GET TO HEAR YOU SING. ELLEN: I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UP IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE TO SING ANYWAY. MATT: YOU'RE NO FUN. ELLEN: OOH. YOU DIDN'T LET ME FINISH. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UP THERE. MATT: HMM? ELLEN: BUT I DIDN'T SAY I WOULDN'T GET UP HERE. MATT: ENCORE, ENCORE. ELLEN: I HAVEN'T STARTED YET. ü I WANT TO BE LOVED BY YOU JUST YOU AND NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU ü MATT: ü BOO BOOP BE DOO ü KAREN: WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING? JOE: [FRENCH ACCENT] JOE SCANLON DID NOT THINK YOU WOULD -- HOW YOU SAY? -- LISTEN TO HIM. SO HE SENT ME, PIERRE, THE FEARLESS FRENCH LEGIONNAIRE, IN HIS PLACE. KAREN: PIERRE THE LEGIONNAIRE -- JOE: PLEASE, DO NOT INTERRUPT. NOW, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND JOE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE THE ONLY WOMAN FOR HIM. HE DOES NOT DESERVE YOU. HE IS NO LEGIONNAIRE, BUT HE HAS HIS GOOD QUALITIES, ONE OF THEM BEING HIS UNDYING LOVE FOR YOU. KAREN: I THINK I'M THE ONE THAT'S LUCKY. JOE: SILENCE. THE LEGIONNAIRE IS NOT FINI. WHY WAS THERE UNDERWEAR IN JOE'S CAR? PERHAPS HIS BROTHER IS A CROSS-DRESSER, NO? OR PERHAPS A SHADY MECHANIC WAS UP TO NO GOOD. BUT WHAT JOE REALLY WANTS YOU TO KNOW -- [NORMAL VOICE] AND HE WOULD NEVER BE UNFAITHFUL TO YOU. AND HE WANTS TO MARRY YOU WITH ALL OF HIS HEART. COURTNEY: DID YOU SEE THE PAPER TODAY? FRANK: NO, I WAS BUSY. COURTNEY: OH. WITH KAREN, RIGHT? FRANK: WHY? COURTNEY: WELL, THERE'S A LATE-BREAKING STORY. YEAH. IT SAYS RIGHT HERE, "FRANK SCANLON HAS A THING FOR HIS BROTHER'S FIANCEE." FRANK: WHERE DID YOU GET A RIDICULOUS IDEA LIKE THAT? COURTNEY: WELL, LET'S SEE. THE FIRST CLUE WAS THE SAD PUPPY DOG LOOK YOU GOT ON YOUR FACE WHEN KAREN WAS LEAVING. AND THEN I GOT TO THINKING. FRANK: THAT'S DANGEROUS TERRITORY FOR YOU. COURTNEY: WHEN JOE WAS IN GREECE WITH ME, YOU HAD KAREN ALL TO YOURSELF. THEN LITTLE BROTHER COMES BACK, AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY IN THE CRIB ALL BY YOUR LONESOME. THAT'S THE REAL REASON YOU WANT TO GET BACK AT JOE, ISN'T IT? FRANK: YOU KNOW, I KNEW RAMSEY COULD DRIVE A PERSON TO DRINK, BUT YOU OBVIOUSLY OVERDID IT -- WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON YOU'D BE WEARING THIS RING. WHAT IF SOMEONE SEES YOU? COURTNEY: OH, COME ON. IT'S NOT LIKE I'M PLANNING ON WEARING IT OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING A FEEL FOR IT. FITS PERFECTLY, TOO. WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE JOE IS ABOUT THIS CLOSE TO DROPPING KAREN. FRANK: DON'T YOU MEAN WHEN KAREN DROPS JOE, THE PERVERT? COURTNEY: IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS RING IS MINE, OFFICIALLY. THE REAL MRS. JOSEPH SCANLON. THEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR LITTLE PLAYMATE ALL TO YOURSELF.