Pc mar 30 1999 MATT: WELL, PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW ME. ONLY MAKES ME WANT YOU MORE. ELLEN: OH, MATT. I'M SO SORRY. I AM SO SWAMPED. THE E.R. IS SUCH A ZOO. WE HAD A THREE-CAR PILEUP ON I-20, AND WE GOT LOTS OF BROKEN BONES. MATT: ANYTHING WORSE? ELLEN: NO. ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE AN OUTBREAK OF CHICKENPOX AT THE LOCAL DAYCARE CENTER. MATT: DON'T PARENTS KNOW THERE'S A VACCINE FOR THAT? ELLEN: APPARENTLY NOT ALL OF THEM. BESIDES, SOME OF THE KIDS WERE TOO YOUNG. OH, MY GOSH. WHAT DOES THIS GREEN LIGHT MEAN? MATT: UH -- IT'S OUT OF PAPER. ELLEN: OH. MATT: WHAT ARE YOU COPYING? ELLEN: HANDOUTS OF THE CHICKENPOX INFORMATION. I AM SO GLAD I HAVE A SPLIT SHIFT SO I CAN COPY THESE, GET MY BREATH BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE ITCHERS THIS AFTERNOON. MATT: LISTEN, I'M ALMOST FINISHED WITH MY SHIFT. DO YOU WANT TO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT WHEN I'M DONE? ELLEN: WHY WON'T THIS TAKE PAPER? MATT: I TAKE THAT AS A YES? ELLEN: OH, SURE. LOOK, MACHINE, I'M GOING TO THROW YOU OUT THE WINDOW UNLESS YOU -- GIVE ME. OH! MATT: YOU TELL THEM, ELLEN. ELLEN: YOU KNOW, I HATE TECHNOLOGY. DON'T YOU? I MEAN, LOOK AT -- SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT ME DOING? I'M TALKING TO MYSELF. OH. KAREN: JOE, I'M NOT DREAMING, AM I? I FOUND MY ENGAGEMENT RING IN COURTNEY'S DRESSER DRAWER. JOE: YEAH, YOU CERTAINLY DID. KAREN: SHE STOLE MY RING. I HAVE BEEN WORRYING MYSELF SICK TRYING TO FIND YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S RING, AND SHE'S HAD IT THIS WHOLE TIME. JOE: AND SHE HAS LET YOU SUFFER THIS WHOLE TIME KNOWING FULL WELL THAT SHE HAD THAT RING. I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THE HELL HER EXPLANATION'S GOING TO BE. KAREN: HER EXPLANATION IS SHE'S A VINDICTIVE SKANK. YOU BETTER TAKE ALL OF THE BREAKABLES OUT OF THIS ROOM, JOE. I SWEAR THIS IS GOING TO GET UGLY. FRANK: HEY. YOU GUYS WAITING FOR NEIL? JOE: NO. FRANK: YOU HERE TO SEE ME? IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING, I WOULD HAVE BAKED YOU A FROZEN PIZZA. JOE: FRANK, THIS ISN'T A SOCIAL CALL. KAREN: WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF THIS. FRANK: YOU FOUND THE RING. KAREN: SURE DID. FRANK: WHERE WAS IT? JOE: COURTNEY'S ROOM. FRANK: COURTNEY'S ROOM? HOW'D IT GET IN COURTNEY'S ROOM? KAREN: TAKE A WILD GUESS. FRANK: YOU THINK SHE STOLE IT? KAREN: I DON'T THINK IT PUT ITSELF IN HER DRESSER DRAWER, NOW, DID IT? FRANK: I GUESS NOT. JOE: AND IF SHE TOOK THE ENGAGEMENT RING, THEN SHE IS PROBABLY THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THOSE OTHER STUNTS. FRANK: STUNTS? WHAT STUNTS? CHRIS: AREN'T YOU COMING INSIDE? COURTNEY: OH, NO, NO. I'LL JUST WAIT OUT HERE. CHRIS: WELL, THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE. COURTNEY: OH, THAT'S OK. I DON'T MIND. CHRIS: COURTNEY, IT'S FREEZING OUT HERE. COURTNEY: I'D RATHER FREEZE THAN EAT MY WORDS. CHRIS: ABOUT WHAT? COURTNEY: WELL, I WAS IN THERE A FEW DAYS AGO TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT. AND THEY WERE JUST -- THEY WERE SO RUDE THAT I MADE THIS BIG FUSS AND LEFT, AND IF I GO BACK INSIDE NOW, IT WILL LOOK LIKE I STILL WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM. CHRIS: COME ON, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REMEMBER ANYTHING YOU SAID. COURTNEY: WELL, I DO. YOU MAY AS WELL KNOW RIGHT NOW, I HAVE A FEW LITTLE FAULTS. ONE OF THEM IS PRIDE. NOW, GO. GET IN THERE. GO, GO, GO, GO. GO. CHRIS: OK. COURTNEY: GO ON. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] ELLEN: SEBASTIAN. SEBASTIAN: SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ELLEN: MAKING PHOTOCOPIES FOR MY PATIENTS. SEBASTIAN: YOU WENT TO MED SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW TO USE A COPY MACHINE? ELLEN: UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT COVER THAT. SEBASTIAN: SO, DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? ELLEN: I'M ALMOST DONE. SEBASTIAN: SO THAT MEANS YOU HAVE SOME FREE TIME. ELLEN: A COUPLE OF HOURS. SEBASTIAN: GOOD. HERE. ELLEN: WHAT DO YOU HAVE MY -- SEBASTIAN: I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR NURSES GET YOUR COAT. NOW, IF YOU HURRY, WE CAN MAKE IT THERE AND BACK IN A COUPLE HOURS. ELLEN: WHERE? SEBASTIAN: THE ICE SCULPTURE SHOW. ELLEN: THE WHAT? SEBASTIAN: MASTER CHINESE CARVERS HAVE CREATED A ROOMFUL OF ICE ANIMALS. YOU LIKE POLAR BEARS? ELLEN: ONLY THE KIND THAT DON'T BITE. SEBASTIAN: WELL, IF THIS ONE TRIES, YOU STRIKE A MATCH AND YOU'LL MELT HIM. ELLEN: UM -- WAIT A MINUTE. I CANNOT JUST GO WALTZING OFF TO SOME ICE EXHIBIT. I -- SEBASTIAN: COME ON, ELLEN. YOU SAID YOU HAD A COUPLE HOURS. ELLEN: I'VE GOT A SPLIT SHIFT. I HAVE THINGS TO DO. SEBASTIAN: SUCH AS? ELLEN: BALANCE MY CHECKBOOK. I'VE GOT PAPERWORK TO FINISH. SEBASTIAN: ELLEN, ELLEN, ELLEN, THE SHOW ENDS TODAY AT 5:00 P.M. NOW, IF WE DON'T HURRY UP, EVERY INCREDIBLE ICE SCULPTURE WILL TURN INTO A PUDDLE OF WATER, AND WE'LL HAVE MISSED EVERYTHING. SO, IT'S NOW OR NEVER, BABY. ELLEN: NOW OR NEVER. SEBASTIAN: THAT'S RIGHT. YOUR POLAR BEAR AWAITS YOU! ELLEN: ALL RIGHT. FRANK: COURTNEY DID ALL THAT? KAREN: YEAH. CATALOGS FOR X-RATED MATERIAL, WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR IN JOE'S CAR, PRANK CALLS FROM THAT STRIP CLUB -- JOE: AND IF SHE TOOK KAREN'S ENGAGEMENT RING, THEN IT MAKES HER LOOK PRETTY SUSPICIOUS. KAREN: SHE WAS WITH ME WHEN I THOUGHT I LOST IT. SHE EVEN PRETENDED TO HELP ME. I WAS FREAKING OUT, AND THAT WHOLE TIME SHE WAS JUST SITTING BACK ENJOYING THE SHOW. FRANK: AND YOU THINK COURTNEY TOOK THE ENGAGEMENT RING AND DID ALL THIS OTHER STUFF BECAUSE YOU FIRED HER AS YOUR WEDDING COORDINATOR? KAREN: THINGS WERE STRAINED BETWEEN COURTNEY AND ME BEFORE ALL THAT. FRANK: YEAH, I KNOW YOU TWO WEREN'T BOSOM BUDDIES, BUT THIS IS A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF ANIMOSITY. YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT ON? KAREN: WELL, WE HADN'T BEEN GETTING ALONG SINCE SHE REVEALED THE TRUTH ABOUT NEIL'S PATERNITY. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE SITUATION WAS HANDLED POORLY, AND I TOLD HER SO. SHE DIDN'T APPRECIATE HEARING THAT FROM ME, AND SO THE TENSION BETWEEN US IS WHY WE FIRED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE. FRANK: THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE TO IT THAN THAT. YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE SHE'S GOT SOME KIND OF A "FATAL ATTRACTION" THING FOR YOU, JOE. JOE: YOU KNOW, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT SHE IS THINKING, OR WHAT WOULD EVEN POSSESS HER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. KAREN: I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HER TRY TO WORM HER WAY OUT OF THIS. YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT IF WE HADN'T FOUND THAT RING. FRANK: HOW DID YOU FIND IT, ANYWAY? KAREN: WE CAME OVER TO SPEAK TO COURTNEY, AND WHEN SHE WASN'T IN HER ROOM, I DECIDED TO LOOK AROUND. I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE, BUT I JUST HAD TO KNOW. JOE: THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN SNOOPING IS ACTUALLY FINDING THE EVIDENCE. FRANK: YOU KNOW, I COULD ALMOST UNDERSTAND A JEALOUS EX IMPULSIVELY TAKING AN ENGAGEMENT RING, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT IN THE IN THE PORN CATALOGS, IN THE CRANK CALLS? JOE: SHE'S OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I'M FOOLING AROUND ON KAREN. KAREN: ANYTHING TO BREAK US UP. FRANK: WELL, I HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO, BUT I GAVE YOU A WARNING ABOUT HER WHEN SHE FIRST CAME TO TOWN, JOE. KAREN: YEAH, YOU GAVE ME A HEADS-UP, TOO. JOE: HE DID? WHEN WAS THIS? KAREN: OH. WELL, WHEN COURTNEY FIRST MOVED IN, HE TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER, AND I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS, BUT YOU WERE RIGHT. FRANK: WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY? I NEVER TRUSTED HER. AND TO THINK THAT SHE DID IT ALL RIGHT HERE IN THIS HOUSE, UNDER MY VERY NOSE. CHRIS: HEY. COURTNEY: HI. CHRIS: YOU SHOULD STAY OUT IN THE COLD MORE OFTEN. YOU LOOK CUTE WITH A PINK NOSE. COURTNEY: MY FINGERS ARE NUMB, I THINK. CHRIS: LET ME SEE THEM. LET ME SEE. COURTNEY: OH. OOH. CHRIS: THERE. THAT BETTER? COURTNEY: YES, THAT IS MUCH BETTER. CHRIS: GOOD. NOT ONLY AM I EXTREMELY TALENTED IN WARMING UP HANDS, I'VE CLEARED A WAY FOR YOU TO GET AN ACCOUNT IN THERE. COURTNEY: CHRIS. CHRIS, I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE. CHRIS: IT'S OK. ONE OF THE TELLERS SAW YOU OUT HERE AND REMEMBERED YOU. IT'S FINE TO GO IN NOW. COURTNEY: SOMEBODY IN THERE REMEMBERS ME? CHRIS: SWEETHEART, NO ONE WHO EVER MEETS YOU COULD FORGET YOU. EXCEPT SHE DIDN'T CALL YOU BY COURTNEY KANELOS. SHE USES A DIFFERENT NAME, MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. WHAT DID SHE CALL YOU? WHAT WAS IT? COURTNEY: CAN'T VERY WELL BE COURTNEY KANELOS, CAN I? AH. HERE I AM. MARCIA COOPER. TELLER: GOOD MORNING, MS. COOPER. COURTNEY: MORNING. TELLER: LET'S SEE. HOW WOULD LIKE THAT, IN 50s OR 100s? COURTNEY: 100s. 100s WOULD BE EASIER. TELLER: OK. COURTNEY: YOU SEE, CHRIS? YOU SEE? THAT IS EXACTLY WHY I DON'T WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM. NOT ONLY ARE THEY VERY RUDE, BUT -- BUT THEY CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER SOMEBODY'S NAME. COME ON, LET'S EAT, PLEASE. I'M STARVING. CHRIS: LOOK -- NO, NO, NO. COME ON. LISTEN, I TALKED TO MY BANKER, OK? I TOLD HIM HOW RUDELY YOU WERE TREATED, AND NOW HE'S PROMISED TO GIVE YOU THE V.I.P. TREATMENT. COURTNEY: YEAH, THEY ALL SAY THAT. CHRIS: NO, HE MEANS IT. OK? LOOK, I HINTED THAT YOU HAVE A SIZABLE AMOUNT TO DEPOSIT. HE PRACTICALLY FELL ALL OVER HIMSELF TRYING TO GET ME TO GET YOU IN THERE. I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR YOU. COURTNEY: YOU KNOW WHAT? LET THEM. I'M LEAVING. CHRIS: NO. NO, COME ON, AT LEAST LET HIM APOLOGIZE. COME ON. COURTNEY: CHRIS, I DON'T WANT TO. CHRIS: YEAH, COME ON. [TELEPHONE RINGS] COURTNEY: NO. YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S MY PHONE. I'VE GOT TO GET THAT. HELLO? FRANK: COURTNEY. COURTNEY: OH, HELLO THERE. FRANK: WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. COURTNEY: OH, BOY, DO WE. LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! HELP! HELP! I'LL SAVE YOU! WHOLESOME, PLAYFUL TEDDY GRAHAMS. THANKS, THAT WAS CLOSE! THEY'RE... ALSO IN NEW CHOCOLATEY CHIP. WHAT IS THE BEST DETERGENT FOR GETTING RID OF BACTERIA IN YOUR LAUNDRY ? NEW TIDE WITH BLEACH. THE ONLY DETERGENT THAT KILLS 99.9% OF BACTERIA. INTRODUCING NEW ALEVGELCAPS. THEY START FAST AND WORK ALL DAY LONG WITH JUST TWO PILLS. IT WOULD TAKE EIGHT TYLENOL TO DO THAT. IF YOUR PAIN RELIEVER STARTS FAST, BUT WON'T LAST, GET ONE THAT DOES IT ALL: NEW ALEVE GELCAPS. WORKS FOR ME. ANOTHER STRONG ARGUMENT FOR THE NEW STEEL. FEEL THE STRENGTH. GLADE PLUG INS EXTRA OUTLET... HAS THE EXTRA OUTLET BUILT RIGHT IN, SO YOU CAN MAKE ANY ROOM IN YOUR HOME GLADE FRESH... WITHOUT BLOCKING YOUR OUTLETS. PLUG INS EXTRA OUTLET. FRESH FROM GLADE. ü PLUG IT IN PLUG IT IN üü THE AVERAGE BUTTERFLY TAKES THREE DAYS TO FULLY SPREAD ITS WINGS IN THE SPRINGTIME. EACH SPRING, THE AVERAGE WOMAN TAKES AS MUCH TIME TO REALIZE... SHE HAS NOTHING TO WEAR. PERFECT TIME FOR THE PAYLESS SPRING SALE. WITH A HUGE SELECTION OF WOMEN'S DRESS AND CASUALS FOR JUST $9.99, YOU WON'T NEED TO SPEND THREE DAYS LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT SHOE. NO WONDER THEY MIGRATE HERE. IT'S YOUR CHOICE, AND DOESN'T IT FEEL GOOD ? ü DOUBLE YOUR "SENTIMINT" YOUR "MERRIMINT" ü ü DOUBLE YOUR "MOMINT" OF FUN ü ü OH, DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE DOUBLE YOUR FUN ü ü THAT'S THE "STATEMINT" OF THE GREAT MINT ü ü IN DOUBLEMINT GUM üü COURTNEY: I'LL JUST BE A SECOND. YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION EVEN IF IT'S NOT CONVENIENT. FRANK: I TAKE IT YOU'RE NOT ALONE. COURTNEY: YES, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, AND IT'S BEEN VERY STRESSFUL LATELY. FRANK: YOU THINK YOU'RE IN A TIGHT SPOT NOW, WAIT TILL YOU GET HOME. COURTNEY: WHY? WHY? WHAT'S UP? FRANK: JOE AND KAREN ARE HERE. THEY FOUND THE RING IN YOUR ROOM. COURTNEY: DAMN! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? FRANK: I TOLD YOU TO BE MORE CAREFUL. CHRIS: COURTNEY? COURTNEY: HUH? CHRIS: SOMETHING WRONG? COURTNEY: I HOPE NOT. SO WHAT WE DO NOW? FRANK: PLAN B. COURTNEY: OK. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.. CHRIS: IS EVERYTHING OK? COURTNEY: NO. NO, AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS BANK RIGHT NOW. I NEED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. CHRIS: THE HOSPITAL? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? COURTNEY: WELL, IT LOOKS -- IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME MIX-UP WITH NEIL'S LAB TESTS, AND I NEED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT OVER THERE. COURTNEY: THANK YOU. AND YOU CAN JUST DROP ME OFF. THERE'S NO NEED TO WAIT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. ALL RIGHT? ELLEN: THAT'S AMAZING. WOW. SEBASTIAN: I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE ENJOYING THE EXHIBIT. AFTER DRAGGING YOU AWAY, I WAS WORRIED THAT THE SCULPTURES WOULDN'T LIVE UP TO MY HYPE. ELLEN: THEY TRULY ARE WORKS OF ART. BUT SO MUCH WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT WON'T LAST. SEBASTIAN: THE ENJOYMENT FOR THE ARTIST IS IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF IT, NOT IN BUILDING A LASTING MONUMENT. IT'S GOOD TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF SOMETHING FOR THE MOMENT. WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? ELLEN: DEFINITELY. SEBASTIAN: SO, WHICH WERE YOUR FAVORITES? ELLEN: SO FAR, THE ICE CASTLES. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SUCKER FOR MINIATURE HOUSES. SEBASTIAN: WELL, I GUESS YOU REALLY ENJOYED THE ONE WITH THE 100 STEPS LEADING UP TO IT. ELLEN: I DID. YOU REALLY DO NOTICE DETAIL, DON'T YOU? SEBASTIAN: LIFE IS DETAILS, ELLEN -- LIKE YOUR SMILE, FOR INSTANCE. ELLEN: WHAT ABOUT IT? SEBASTIAN: IT'S CROOKED. BUT I LIKE IT. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED ABOUT YOU THE DAY WE MET IN NEW ORLEANS. ELLEN: THAT'S THE ONLY YOU COULD NOTICE ABOUT ME. I WAS WEARING A MASK. SEBASTIAN: OH, NO. I SAW MUCH, MUCH MORE. YOUR HANDS -- GRACEFUL AND GENTLE. THESE ARE THE HANDS THAT CAN HEAL. AND YOUR EYES -- THEY CAN LOOK INTO A PERSON AND READ THEIR HEART. ELLEN: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE CONFUSING ME WITH SOME OTHER LADY OF THE MOON. SEBASTIAN: NO. MY MEMORY OF YOU WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYBODY TO LIVE UP TO. AND YOU'VE SURPASSED THAT. NO, ELLEN, YOU ARE THE LADY OF THE MOON. BUT NOW YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT COLDER. ELLEN: AHEM. SEBASTIAN: SO, ELLEN, CAN I PRESUME THAT YOU BEING HERE WITH ME TODAY IS THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION? ELLEN: WHAT QUESTION? SEBASTIAN: THE ONE THAT I ASKED YOU THE OTHER NIGHT AT DINNER. ELLEN: YOU ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NIGHT. SEBASTIAN: SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOU. AREN'T YOU THE LEAST BIT CURIOUS ABOUT ME? ELLEN: WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO REPEAT THE QUESTION YOU ASKED ME AT MARIO'S, OR SHOULD I CLEAR MY MIND SO YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME TELEPATHICALLY? SEBASTIAN: FUNNY LADY. OK, QUESTION IS -- WILL YOU CONSIDER ME GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND YOU GETTING TO KNOW ME? NOW, I KNOW I WON'T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER, BUT I GUESS BY YOU SHOWING UP WITH ME TODAY, YOUR ANSWER IS YES. ELLEN: MY ANSWER IS I DON'T BELIEVE A PERSON CAN EVER HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SHOULD BE GETTING BACK TO OUR ICE SCULPTURES. WE CAN'T MISS THE GARGOYLES. I JUST LOVE THOSE GUYS. ELLEN: GARGOYLES? SEBASTIAN: YEAH. EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I USED TO COLLECT THEM. I HAVE LITTLE STONES IN MY GARDEN BACK IN NEW ORLEANS. ELLEN: I WOULD HAVE NEVER PEGGED YOU, MR. MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, AS A GARDENER. SEBASTIAN: OH, WELL, MOSTLY HERBS ARE THERE, BUT I USE THEM FOR COOKING. ELLEN: OH, REALLY? ARE YOU A GOOD COOK? SEBASTIAN: WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BRAG, BUT, YES. HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? ELLEN: WHEN I HAVE THE TIME. SEBASTIAN: ELLEN, WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME? DON'T YOU KNOW THAT COOKING IS ONE OF TWO THINGS THAT ONE MUST DO WITH ABSOLUTE ABANDON? ELLEN: WHAT'S THE OTHER? SEBASTIAN: YOU HAVE TO ASK? MATT: HI, KELLY. KELLY: HI. MATT: HAVE YOU SEEN DR. BURGESS? KELLY: NO. MATT: WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LUNCH. KELLY: DID YOU TRY THE CAFETERIA? MATT: THERE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. KELLY: WELL, IF I SEE HER, I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HER. MATT: I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. üüü MOM, KIDS ASKED MR. REACH... FOR A FUN NEW TOOTHBRUSH. SO, HERE'S REACH POWERBRUSH. IT'S BATTERY POWERED, HAS A SQUIGGLY ANGLED NECK... AND HELPS KIDS FIGHT CAVITIES. NEW REACH POWERBRUSH. DON'T JUST BRUSH. REACH ! I'M ROGER SAWDEY FROM POST CEREALS. I GREW UP ON CEREAL, FOLLOWED THE FUNNIES, SENT FOR THAT SHERIFF'S BADGE. IT WAS THE WAY TO START THE DAY. NOW THAT I'VE GROWN UP, MY CEREAL IS POST SHREDDED WHEAT. SIMPLE, HONEST, PURE AND SO WHOLESOME, THE FEELING YOU'RE OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT... STAYS WITH YOU ALL DAY LONG. POST SHREDDED WHEAT. IT'S STARTING THE DAY WITH CEREAL... AND DOING IT RIGHT. I'M LOOKING AT A DRESS AND AN ADDRESS. - [ Man On Answering Machine ] 5:30. BE THERE. - JACK, YOU KNOW I HATE SUR-- [ Dial Tone ] ...PRIZES. IT'S NOT OUR ANNIVERSARY. IT'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY. - WHY IS HE DOING THIS TO ME ? - I... DON'T KNOW. [ Announcer ] FOR THE STRENGTH DO DEAL WITH WHATEVER... WITHOUT DEALING WITH ALL THOSE MESSY WHITE MARKS, THERE'S SECRET SHEER DRY. pH BALANCED FOR A WOMAN'S CHEMISTRY. SO, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT ? TEN YEARS AGO. OUR FIRST DATE. WE MET RIGHT HERE. YOU WORE THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS. I WANT TO LIVE THE WHOLE NIGHT AGAIN. I LOVE IT. [ Chuckles ] 'COURSE, THAT MEANS YOU'LL BE SLEEPING ALONE. WELL, I THOUGHT WE COULD REWRITE HISTORY A LITTLE. SSOLVE MAALOXCONTAINS CALCIUM. GET MORE CALCIUM THAN REGULAR TUMS WITH NEW MAALOX QUICK DISSOLVE CHEWABLE ANTACID. THE CALCIUM IS AN ADDED PLUS, DEFINITELY. AND IT DISSOLVES FASTER THAN TUMS. I CAN'T IMPROVE ON THAT. ELLEN: YOU HAVE MADE ME REALIZE JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL EVERY NOW AND THEN. THERE IS A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE. SEBASTIAN: HERE'S MY PLAN. FIRST I GET YOU HOOKED ON ICE SCULPTURES. THEN I PLANT A SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE IN YOUR MIND THAT EVERYTHING RELATED TO ICE IS STIMULATING AND ARTISTIC. THEN I'LL BUY YOU TICKETS TO MY FAVORITE HOCKEY TEAM. ELLEN: OH. I GET TO WATCH MEN BASH THEIR BRAINS IN, ALL THE WHILE BELIEVING I'M AT A CULTURAL EVENT. SEBASTIAN: SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. ELLEN: MEN ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED. SEBASTIAN: OOH. MATT: IT'S WOMEN YOU CAN'T COUNT ON. ELLEN: MATT. WELL, HI. MATT: ELLEN. SEBASTIAN. SEBASTIAN: MATT. MATT: SO WHERE YOU BEEN? ELLEN: WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? MATT: WELL, I WAS MAINLY WONDERING ABOUT YOU. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LUNCH. ELLEN: WE WERE? MATT: WELL, WE DISCUSSED GRABBING A BITE AFTER MY SHIFT. REMEMBER? ELLEN: NO. MATT: ELLEN, YOU WERE MAKING COPIES OF HAND-- NEVER MIND. ELLEN: I'M SO SORRY, MATT. IT MUST HAVE GONE RIGHT PAST ME. MATT: YEAH. MUST HAVE. MUST HAVE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] CHRIS: COME ON. MAN: GENERAL HOSPITAL LAB. CLARK SPEAKING. CHRIS: YEAH, THIS IS DR. RAMSEY. CLARK: WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? CHRIS: WE HAVE A PATIENT WITH THIS HOSPITAL NAMED NEIL KANELOS, A YOUNG BOY? CLARK: THAT'S RIGHT. CHRIS: HIS MOTHER CONSULTS WITH ME FROM TIME TO TIME ABOUT THE CASE, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S BEEN A MIX-UP WITH SOME OF HIS LAB TESTS? CLARK: WELL, THAT'S NEWS TO ME. CHRIS: YOU DIDN'T CALL MRS. KANELOS EARLIER TODAY? CLARK: NO. CHRIS: DO YOU KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE DID? CLARK: DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD. EVERYTHING FOR THAT PATIENT IS IN ORDER. CHRIS: OK. MUST BE MY MISTAKE. THANKS. BETTER WATCH OUT, COURTNEY, OR YOUR NOSE IS GOING TO GROW. KAREN: FRANK, YOU DON'T NEED TO SIT AND WAIT WITH US IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO. FRANK: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I WANT TO BE HERE WHEN COURTNEY WALKS IN THAT DOOR. I WOULDN'T MISS THE LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN YOU SHOW HER THAT RING FOR ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. KAREN: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO HATE HER OR FEEL SORRY FOR HER. JOE: WHAT'S TO FEEL SORRY FOR? KAREN: SHE'S OBVIOUSLY STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU, JOE, OR SHE WOULDN'T BE DOING THESE THINGS. JOE: NO, COURTNEY KNOWS I'M NOT INTERESTED IN ANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANYTHAT. NOW, LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. ALL THIS STARTED AFTER COURTNEY AND YOU GOT BACK FROM GREECE. NOW, DID ANYTHING HAPPEN WHILE YOU WERE THERE TO EXPLAIN COURTNEY'S -- JOE: YOU KNOW WHAT, FRANK? I DON'T EVEN LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS. FRANK: NOW, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT ANYTHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED. BUT THINK ABOUT IT. YOU DROPPED EVERYTHING TO GO TO GREECE WITH HER. JOE: TO FIND NEIL. FRANK: RIGHT. BUT YOU WERE ON THAT DESERTED ISLAND FOR DAYS. YOU HAD TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER FOR EVERYTHING. IT'S NOT RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT COURTNEY MIGHT HAVE MISINTERPRETED YOUR TAKING CARE OF HER. KAREN: IT SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME, JOE. JOE: OK, LOOK, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SHE MISCONSTRUED THINGS. BUT EVEN COURTNEY IS SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT ISN'T. I MEAN, AT LEAST I USED TO THINK SO. FRANK: OK, THEN SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MISERABLE BECAUSE SHE HATES YOUR GUTS. KAREN: OH, I DON'T BUY THAT. MORE LIKELY, SHE'S TRYING TO BREAK US UP BECAUSE SHE THINKS YOU'RE GOING TO GO RUNNING TO HER. JOE: WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT SHE THINKS, THEN SHE IS DELUSIONAL. MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT A CALL IN TO THE MEN WITH WHITE COATS. FRANK: COURTNEY'S NEVER BEEN VERY REALISTIC. SHE PROBABLY THINKS THAT SHE CAN RECREATE THE PAST THAT SHE HAD WITH YOU. JOE: LOOK, IF I HAD KNOWN SHE WAS LIKE THIS BEFORE, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER. FRANK: MAYBE IT'S NOT A ROMANTIC THING AT ALL. MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS YOU BACK SO YOU CAN BE A FATHER TO NEIL. KAREN: WELL, SHE'S GOING ABOUT IT IN A STRANGE WAY. JOE: YEAH, TO PUT IT MILDLY. I MEAN, WHY WOULD SHE THINK THAT I WOULD MARRY SOMEONE AS TWISTED AS SHE IS? FRANK: YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, I DON'T EVEN WANT HER IN THIS HOUSE ANYMORE. JOE: I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT, FRANK, WE CAN'T JUST KICK HER OUT. WHAT ABOUT NEIL? FRANK: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S EXPECTING. NO MATTER HOW MUCH SHE LIES, STEALS, MANIPULATES, WE'LL ALL LEAVE HER ALONE BECAUSE OF NEIL. WE HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEPLACE. KAREN: FRANK HAS GOT A POINT. FRANK: YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DO. COURTNEY: HI, ALL. HI. MARY: HI. OH. WELL, YOU THREE LOOK LIKE YOU JUST LOST YOUR BEST HOUND DOG. JOE: WE'RE NOT TOO HAPPY AT THIS MOMENT. MARY: WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT WEARING LONG FACES BECAUSE KAREN LOST MY MOTHER'S RING. KAREN: AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE UPSET, BUT -- MARY: SAY NO MORE. I WAS FEELING LOW UNTIL I RAN INTO COURTNEY. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME GOOD NEWS? KAREN: OK. MARY: COURTNEY? COURTNEY: OK. I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE -- I FOUND KAREN'S ENGAGEMENT RING!