Pc may 4 1999 FRANK: THIS IS PARENT FOOD, ALL RIGHT. SHE'LL EAT IT UP WITH A SPOON. COURTNEY: OH, I GUARANTEE YOU YOUR MOTHER IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY MEMORABLE WEDDING SHOWER. FRANK: YEAH, WELL, I'D LOVE TO STICK AROUND AND HELP YOU HANG PARTY FAVORS, BUT JANELL IS WAITING FOR ME. COURTNEY: JANELL? KIND OF A STUFFY NAME FOR A HOOKER. FRANK: HER NAME, LIKE HER APPEARANCE, IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING. SHE LOOKS LIKE A REAL ESTATE AGENT. COURTNEY: WELL, SHE IS SELLING HOT PROPERTY. FRANK: JOE WON'T REALIZE HOW HOT UNTIL HE'S BOUGHT IT. COURTNEY: POOR KAREN. SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO OVERLOOK JOE'S LITTLE INDISCRETION. WELL, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY BAD DAY FOR THE LOVEBIRDS. KAREN: WHAT'S YOUR HURRY, HANDSOME? JOE: WHO'S IN A HURRY? I HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD. KAREN: I HAVE TO GO HOME AND GET READY FOR YOUR MOM'S SHOWER. HEY, YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME AND HELP ME GET UNDRESSED? JOE: AREN'T YOU AFRAID THAT YOU'LL BE LATE FOR THE SHOWER? KAREN: THAT'S OK. I'LL JUST TELL THEM MY MOTOR OVERHEATED. JOE: UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO MEET FRANK. I PROMISED HIM I WOULD -- KAREN: OH, WHEN? JOE: FIVE MINUTES. KAREN: OK. JOE: LATER, AT THE HOUSE? KAREN: YEAH, YEAH. JOE: PROMISE? KAREN: MM-HMM. OK. HEY, WAIT, WAIT. JOE: WHAT'S THE MATTER? KAREN: I DON'T KNOW. I JUST GOT THIS FEELING LIKE WE SHOULD DROP EVERYTHING AND SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY TOGETHER. JOE: SERIOUSLY? KAREN: SERIOUSLY. JOE: I'M GAME. KAREN: REALLY? JOE: YEAH. KAREN: OK. JOE: WELL, FRANK WILL BE A LITTLE TEED OFF, BUT I THINK HE'LL GET OVER IT. KAREN: OH, MAN, YOUR MOM. SHE WON'T GET OVER IT. JOE: TELL HER YOU HAD TO WORK. KAREN: YEAH, BUT THEN SHE'LL FIND OUT THAT I DIDN'T AND -- NO, I GUESS WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND STICK WITH OUR COMMITMENTS. JOE: ARE YOU SURE? KAREN: YEAH. FOR THE SAKE OF FAMILY HARMONY. JOE: LATER, THEN. KAREN: OK. JOE: BYE. KAREN: BYE. EVE: HI. COURTNEY: HI. MARY: HI. EVE: WOW. EVERYTHING'S SO GREEN. COURTNEY: WELL, DON'T WORRY. IT'S NOT ST. PATRICK'S DAY. WE WON'T PINCH YOU. COME IN. MARY: SOMEBODY PINCH ME. COME ON IN. ELLEN: OH. MARY: THIS IS SUCH A PERFECT DAY. I FEEL I MUST BE DREAMING. ELLEN: COURTNEY, EVERYTHING IS SO LOVELY. COURTNEY: THANK YOU. DID KAREN COME WITH YOU TWO? EVE: NO. ELLEN: NO, WAS SHE SUPPOSED TO? COURTNEY: WELL, SHE SAID SHE'D COME EARLY TO HELP OUT. HEY, MAYBE SHE GOT TIED UP. WHO KNOWS? MARY: WELL, DOCTORS ARE ALWAYS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING TO BREAK COMMITMENTS. EVE: HEY. MARY: UH-OH. PRESENT COMPANY EXCLUDED, OF COURSE. EVE: THANK YOU. AUDREY: MARY. THERE'S THE BRIDE. MARY: AUDREY! I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT. AUDREY: OH, I WOULDN'T MISS THIS FOR THE WORLD. MARY: OH, THANK YOU. COURTNEY: HERE. LET ME TAKE YOUR COAT. AUDREY: OH, THANKS. COURTNEY: YOU'RE WELCOME. MARY: CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER AT MY WEDDING SHOWER? AUDREY: WELL, IT REALLY DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. DESPITE ALL YOUR PROTESTATIONS TO THE CONTRARY, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FEELING THAT YOU WOULD TIE THE KNOT AGAIN EVENTUALLY. AND IF ANYONE DESERVES THIS KIND OF HAPPINESS, YOU DO. MARY: OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GAIL: I SECOND THAT. MARY: OH, GAIL! GAIL: OH, CONGRATULATIONS! MARY: GOOD TO SEE YOU. GAIL: THIS IS FOR YOU. COURTNEY: OH, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. WE CAN'T TRUST HER NOT TO PEEK. GAIL: OH, OF COURSE. MARY: THAT'S RIGHT. GAIL: YOU NAUGHTY GIRL. CAN YOU JUST TAKE THAT? THANKS. COURTNEY: MM-HMM. LADIES, THERE'S PUNCH IN THE DINING ROOM. GAIL: OH, NICE. AUDREY: WELL, NOW, TELL ME, ARE WE GOING TO SEE THE LUCKY GROOM TODAY? MARY: NO. AUDREY: NO? MARY: VICTOR'S STILL IN NEW YORK LOOKING FOR LUCY. BUT HE CALLED A WHILE AGO. GAIL: WHAT'D HE SAY? MARY: WELL, THEY HAVE SOME LEADS, BUT THEY -- THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS. GAIL: MY SCOTT WILL NOT COME HOME UNTIL HE FINDS HER. MARY: OH, I'M SURE THAT'S TRUE. ELLEN: THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. AUDREY: NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LOVELY RING. MARY: YES! AUDREY: OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THAT. COURTNEY: OH, KAREN, THERE YOU ARE. FINALLY. KAREN: AM I LATE? COURTNEY: WELL, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD COME EARLY TO HELP OUT. KAREN: OH, I WOULD HAVE IF YOU'D ASKED. COURTNEY: I DID. DON'T YOU REMEMBER? LOOK, KAREN, I KNOW YOU'RE A BUSY DOCTOR, BUT MARY IS YOUR FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW. MARY: KAREN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WRITE SOME OF THESE THINGS DOWN. KAREN: BUT COURTNEY NEVER -- AUDREY: MARY! AMY: HEY, KAREN. KAREN: AMY. AMY: HI. KAREN: HI. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'D BE HERE. I HEARD YOU WERE TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF. AMY: OH, I AM. BUT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO MISS MARY'S SHOWER. SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NURSES I MET WHEN I STARTED AT GENERAL HOSPITAL. BESIDES, IT WAS NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING PLEASANT TO THINK ABOUT TODAY. KAREN: I'M SO SORRY ABOUT LUCKY. AMY: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE FLOWERS THAT YOU SENT TO THE SERVICE. THAT WAS REALLY NICE. WELL, HEY, NOT ONLY IS MARY GAINING A HUSBAND, BUT SHE GETS TO HAVE YOU AS A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. SHE MUST BE THRILLED. GAIL: I JUST CAN'T GET OVER THIS RING. AUDREY: IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND IT'S GREEN. ELLEN: THANK YOU. EVE: YOU'RE WELCOME. ELLEN: YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO BE UP SO SOON AFTER YOUR LAPAROSCOPY. AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE RESTING, DOCTOR? EVE: I RESTED ALL DAY YESTERDAY. ELLEN: OH, WOW, A WHOLE DAY. I'M IMPRESSED. MUST HAVE BEEN KEVIN'S DOING. EVE: OH, HE WAS SUCH AN ANGEL. HE PAMPERED ME THE WHOLE DAY. BUT I HATE BEING OUT OF COMMISSION, YOU KNOW? I JUST LIE THERE, AND I THINK ABOUT MY PATIENTS. SPEAKING OF, HOW IS SEBASTIAN? ELLEN: HE'S STABLE AT THE MOMENT. EVE: ARE YOU? ELLEN: TOTALLY CENTERED. EVERY TIME I'M WITH SEBASTIAN, I FEEL SURE OF WHAT I WANT. EVE: UNTIL -- ELLEN: I'M WITH MATT. AND TO THINK I USED TO MAKE FUN OF THAT SONG, "TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS." MARY: LARK! OH, CONGRATULATIONS! LARK: THANK YOU. MARY: WHY DIDN'T FRANK TELL ME ABOUT THIS? LARK: OH, HE DOESN'T KNOW YET. MARY: AUDREY, DID YOU HEAR THAT? SHE WAS ACCEPTED AT PIERCE COLLEGE. AUDREY: OH, NO, HOW WONDERFUL. MARY: AND ON TOP OF THAT, SHE'S GOT A SCHOLARSHIP. AUDREY: A SCHOLARSHIP? MARY: BOY, I'D LIKE TO RUN AWAY TO SCHOOL WITH YOU. LARK: WHY DON'T YOU? WE COULD BE ROOMMATES. MARY: OH, SURE. VICTOR WOULD LOVE A WIFE WHO COMES BACK ON SEMESTER BREAK. AUDREY: TAKE HIM WITH YOU. MARY: WE'D FIT IN JUST FINE WITH THOSE 20-METHINGS, HMM? LARK: ACTUALLY, YOU WOULD. MARY: SHE'S RIGHT. SINGER: ü FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE ü MARY: UH-OH. AUDREY: OH! LOOK WHAT'S HERE. OH, MARY. MARY: OH, MY GOODNESS. "FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE. CONGRATULATIONS, MARY AND VICTOR." COURTNEY: WE'RE ALL SO HAPPY FOR YOU. MARY: MARRYING VICTOR IS A SUCH A WONDERFUL GIFT. AND SO IS HAVING DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ESPECIALLY MY GRANDSON'S CONSIDERATE MOTHER. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, COURTNEY. THIS IS THE MOST FANTASTIC -- COURTNEY: OH, YOU'RE SO WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS. MARY: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COURTNEY: SHALL WE CUT THE CAKE? MARY: I DON'T WANT TO CUT IT. MAITRE D': WELL, MAY I GET YOU A TABLE, SIR? JOE: ACTUALLY, I'M JUST LOOKING FOR MY BROTHER. I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET HIM HERE. MAITRE D': WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT IN THE DINING ROOM? JOE: YEAH, SURE. MAITRE D': FOLLOW ME. FRANK: THAT WAS HIM. JANELL: THAT WAS YOUR BROTHER? AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE HANDSOME. FRANK: WHAT IS IT WITH WOMAN AND MY BROTHER? THE GUY'S A SELF-RIGHTEOUS WIMP, AND YOU ALL DROOL OVER HIM LIKE HE WERE MEL GIBSON. JANELL: NO SIBLING RIVALRY HERE. MARY: OH! A WOOLEN THROW. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GAIL. GAIL: OH, WELL, SURE. AND IT'S NOT JUST A BEAUTIFUL THROW. JUST LOOK AT THIS A MINUTE AND SEE WHERE IT'S MADE HERE. MARY: WHAT, THIS? GAIL: TH. READ THAT. MARY: AHA. "HAND-LOOMED WOOLEN THROW, MADE IN IRELAND." OH! THAT'S SO SWEET. COURTNEY: AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU HAD YOUR SHOWER HERE ON THE EMERALD ISLE? I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL YOUR LOOT. IRISH LINEN TEA TOWELS, BELLEEK CHINA, WATERFORD CRYSTAL, NEWBRIDGE CUTLERY. YOU MADE OUT! [KNOCK ON DOOR] COURTNEY: OH, I'LL GET THAT. BE RIGHT BACK. AUDREY: WHO'S THAT? MARY: I DON'T KNOW. GAIL: DO YOU THINK IT'S JOE? COURTNEY: COME IN, COME IN. AMY: A LEPRECHAUN? MARY: A LEPRECHAUN! OH. I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE THAT. GAIL: WOW. THAT'S SOME LEPRECHAUN. SINGER: ü WHAT A MAN WHAT A MAN WHAT A MAN WHAT A MIGHTY GOOD MAN SAY IT AGAIN WHAT A MAN WHAT A MAN WHAT A MAN WHAT A MIGHTY GOOD MAN HE'S A MIGHTY, MIGHTY GOOD MAN ü COURTNEY: IT'S GETTING SERIOUS. MARY: WHOA! EVE: OH, YES! MARY: NO, NO. STOP! MAN: SURE? MARY: YES, UNLESS YOU HAVE A VERY LARGE SHAMROCK STRATEGICALLY PLACED. MAN: YOU DON'T NEED A SHAMROCK WITH ME TO GET LUCKY, LADIES. MARY: OH, NO, THAT'S OK. MAN: IN THAT CASE. [APPLAUSE] MARY: THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY CUTE. APPRECIATE IT. COURTNEY: KAREN, HAND THAT MAN HIS SHIRT SO HE CAN MAKE A GRACEFUL EXIT. GO ON. GO. MAN: KAREN. THAT'S YOUR NAME. I KNEW I RECOGNIZED YOU. KAREN: DO I KNOW YOU? MAN: WELL, DON'T YOU REMEMBER? WE USED TO WORK TOGETHER AT THE PARADISE LOUNGE. ARE YOU STILL STRIPPING? j ü PETER PAUL MOUNDS, PETER PAUL MOUNDS ü ü CHOCOLATE COCONUT MOUNDS ü ü WHEN LIFE IS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN ü ü ABOUT TO CRUSH YOUR FEET ü ü JUST GRAB A MOUNDS AND GET AWAY ü IT'S A 5 MINUTE VACATION! ü WHAT A WONDERFUL TREAT. MOUNDS! ü [ Woman ] BOUNTY INTRODUCES NEW DESIGNS. THERE'S NEW FUN PRINTS. VIVID. VIBRANT. AND NEW HOME DECOR PRINTS FOR CONTEMPORARY KITCHENS. THEY'RE THE MORE MODERN QUILTED QUICKER PICK-YOU-UPPER. CHEERFUL. PLAYFUL. TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR HOME. NEW BOUNTY HOME DECOR AND FUN PRINTS. KAREN: YOU MUST HAVE ME CONFUSED WITH SOMEBODY ELSE. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER MET. MAN: YEAH, WE HAVE. BUT YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER BECAUSE I WASN'T TAKING MY CLOTHES OFF BACK THEN. I WAS THE BOUNCER AT THE PARADISE LOUNGE WHEN YOU DANCED THERE. COURTNEY: YOU WERE GREAT. YOU WERE GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAN: SEE? THIS IS WHY I SWITCHED TO STRIPPING. MONEY'S MUCH B TER. SO, YOU STILL WORKING? KAREN: ACTUALLY, I'M A DOCTOR NOW. MAN: THAT YOUR NEW ACT? GREAT PROPS. STETHOSCOPE -- KAREN: IT'S NOT AN ACT. I'M AN M.D. AND IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US, WE HAVE FESTIVITIES TO GET TO AT THE SHOWER. OK? THANK YOU. MAN: SURE. SURE THING. SO, YOU'RE REALLY A DOCTOR, HUH? HEY, IF SHE'S HALF AS GOOD AT MEDICINE AS SHE IS DANCING, HER PATIENTS MUST BE HAPPY PEOPLE. COURTNEY: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH. YOU WERE PAID TO DANCE, NOT STAND AROUND CHATTING. MAN: NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN. KAREN: WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME. GAIL: OH, MY GOODNESS, WILL YOU JUST LOOK AT THE MESS WE HAVE MADE. COME ON. COME ON, EVERYBODY. LET'S CLEAN UP. MARY, DON'T -- DON'T. YOU JUST STAY THERE. EVE: HEY, KAREN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT JERK, OK? ONE OF THESE DAYS HE'S GOING TO THROW HIS HIP OUT DOING THOSE GYRATIONS OF HIS AND HE'LL BE SORRY WHEN THEY WHEEL HIM INTO THE E.R. THAT HE DIDN'T SHOW YOU MORE RESPECT. KAREN: THANK YOU. COURTNEY: YOU WERE PERFECT. MAN: SHE THOUGHT I REALLY KNEW WHO SHE WAS. MAYBE I SHOULD TAKE UP ACTING, HUH? COURTNEY: YEAH, DON'T PUSH IT. KAREN: WELL, THAT WAS AWKWARD. MARY: IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT. KAREN: BUT STILL, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT -- MARY: DON'T APOLOGIZE. LET'S JUST FORGET THE WHOLE THING. KAREN: THERE'S NOTHING I WOULD LIKE BETTER TO DO. AUDREY: AH, MARY. MARY: AUDREY, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? THIS IS THE GIRL MY SON HAS PICKED TO MARRY. AUDREY: I KNOW JUST HOW YOU FEEL. I WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT LUCKY AND ELIZABETH AT FIRST. BUT DO YOU KNOW LUCKY ENDED UP BEING THE BEST FRIEND ELIZABETH COULD HAVE HAD? MARY: REALLY? WELL, MAYBE KAREN WILL BE GOOD FOR JOE, TOO, IN SOME WAY. AUDREY: I THINK YOU HAVE TO TRUST YOUR SON'S JUDGMENT. MARY: YEAH, IT'S JUST THAT I'M NOT ACCUSTOMED TO DEALING WITH SOME OF THE ELEMENTS INKAREN'S PAST. AUDREY: OH, KAREN HAS COME A LONG WAY. BUT EVEN IF SHE HADN'T, YOU KNOW JOE. HE'D NEVER LET HIMSELF BE DRAGGED DOWN TO THAT LEVEL. MARY: YOU ARE RIGHT. FORTUNATELY NEITHER OF MY SONS HAVE EVER BEEN INTERESTED IN THE SEAMIER SIDE OF LIFE. AUDREY: THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT. MARY: YOU'RE SO RIGHT. MAITRE D': MAY I SHOW YOU TO A TABLE? JANELL: DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEAR THE WINDOW, AWAY FROM THE DOOR? MAITRE D': MM-HMM. JANELL: THANK YOU. OH. EXCUSE ME. MAITRE D': DR. SCANLON? JOE: YEAH? MAITRE D': YOUR BROTHER JUST CALLED. HE SAID HE'D BE DELAYED DUE TO CAR TROUBLE. JOE: DID HE SAY HOW LONG HE WOULD BE? MAITRE D': NO, SIR. SHALL I SEND THE WAITER OVER TO TAKE YOUR ORDER? JOE: NO, BUT YOU CAN HAVE HIM BRING ME A BEER. MAITRE D': ALL RIGHT. JOE: THANK YOU. FRANK: HELLO, SERGEANT. YEAH, I'M IN TOWN ON BUSINESS, STAYING AT THE PORT CHARLES HOTEL. THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE, WELL-DRESSED YOUNG LADY HERE WHO'S BEEN SOLICITING MALE GUESTS. YEAH. SHE HAS BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT, LIKE A BAD PENNY, SHE KEEPS RETURNING. MAYBE YOU SHOULD SEND A COUPLE OF UNDERCOVER MEN OVER HERE TO GET HER OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL. (birds singing and waves rolling) (brats sizzling) CHARLIE:(surprised) Aaahh.... NEIGHBOR:Hi Charlie... CHARLIE:ha..you..ah..you startled me. NEIGHBOR:Whatcha cooking? CHARLIE:Ah..nothing. NEIGHBOR:Those look like Johnsonville Brats... CHARLIE:No. NEIGHBOR:Come on, I know a Johnsonville Brat when I see one. CHARLIE:They're not Johnsonville NEIGHBOR:They are Johnsonville Brats! I love'em! CHARLIE:Could you come tomorrow please? Oh please don't do that! NEIGHBOR:Charlie Murphy's cooking Johnsonville Brats! (echo) ANNCR:Folks can't resist the simply great taste ...of Johnsonville Brats. Aú LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO SPICE UP YOUR BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN ? NOW THERE'S AN EXCITING NEW SHAKE'N BAKE... MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN. ITS SPECIALLY SEASONED COATING SEALS IN THE JUICES... FOR MOUTHWATERING FLAVOR LIKE YOU'VE NEVER TASTED BEFORE. NEW SHAKE'N BAKE FOR BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN. IT REALLY SHAKES UP CHICKEN. JANELL: WELL, IF MCAR WASN'T STOLEN, THEN WHERE IS I IT'S BEEN TOWED? I PARKED IN THE NO-PARKING ZONE? BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNS. NO. I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT, OFFICER. TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET MY CAR. THANK YOU. CHECK, PLEASE. JOE: IS THERE A PROBLEM? JANELL: OH, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. I'LL FIGURE IT OUT. OK, I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I THOUGHT MY CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN, BUT IT HADN'T. I PARKED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET ON A TUESDAY MORNING. JOE: AND YOUR CAR GOT TOWED BECAUSE OF STREET CLEANING. JANELL: EXACTLY. MEANWHILE, MY WALLET HAS BEEN STOLEN, WHICH MEANS I HAVE NO MONEY TO GET MY CAR OUT OF IMPOUND, NOT TO MENTION TO PAY FOR THIS CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD I JUST ATE. I WOULD CALL MY HUSBAND AND ASK HIM TO WIRE ME MONEY, BUT HE'S IN LONDON. NORMALLY I'M A VERY TOGETHER PERSON. KAREN: GREAT PARTY, COURTNEY. COURTNEY: OH, YOU THINK IT WENT ALL RIGHT? KAREN: YEAH. I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE STRIPPER. THAT WAS A GREAT TOUCH. COURTNEY: OH, THAT GUY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE AGENCY THAT SENT HIM OVER. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THE GUESTS AT ALL, LET ALONE INSULTING YOU THE WAY HE DID. KAREN: YOU CAN CUT THE ACT. COURTNEY: ACT? KAREN: YOU MUST HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER TOWN TO FIND A DANCER THAT KNEW ME. WOW. COURTNEY: YOU THINK I HIRED THAT MAN DELIBERATELY? KAREN: DAMN RIGHT I DO. COURTNEY: BOY, KAREN, YOU GIVE ME MORE CREDIT THAN I DESERVE. IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND. KAREN: GET OFF OF IT, COURTNEY. GET OFF OF IT. YOU WORKED OVERTIME ON THIS ONE, DIDN'T YOU? I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON ME SO HE'D NOTICE ME. HEY, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST ASK ME TO GET UP THERE? I COULD HAVE DONE A FEW BUMPS AND GRINDS WITH HIM. COURTNEY: BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE EMBARRASSED YOU FOR THE WORLD, AND CERTAINLY NOT AT MARY'S PARTY. I WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY HERE. KAREN: RIGHT. MARY: AND I APPRECIATE IT. KAREN: MARY. MARY: WHAT'S THE MATTER, KAREN? ARE YOU UPSET THAT I HEARD YOU FIGHTING WITH COURTNEY? KAREN: THIS IS BETWEEN US. MARY: NO. I DISAGREE. COURTNEY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO THROW THIS BEAUTIFUL SHOWER FOR ME WITHOUT HELP FROM YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE, AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR GUFF BECAUSE YOUR HISTORY HAS COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU. KAREN: I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM FACING MY HISTORY. BUT I THINK THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT UPSET ME. MARY: THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY AWKWARDNESS IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU HADN'T BEEN A STRIPPER TO BEGIN WITH. OH, AUDREY. AUDREY: COURTNEY, I TOOK YOU AT YOUR WORD AND PACKED UP SOME OF THE LEFTOVER CAKE TO TAKE OVER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOME OF THE NURSES WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT. COURTNEY: OH. OH, GOOD. BETTER THEY EAT IT THAN ME. MY CLOTHES ARE ALREADY A LITTLE TOO TIGHT AS IT IS. MARY: OH, DON'T BE SILLY. WELL, MARY, ALL THE VERY BEST ON YOUR UPCOMING MARRIAGE. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY. MARY: THANK YOU SO MUCH, AUDREY. AUDREY: AND, KAREN, WHEN IS YOUR BIG DAY? KAREN: WE HAVEN'T SET A DATE YET. AUDREY: BUT YOU KEEP ME POSTED, WILL YOU? KAREN: YEAH. AUDREY: WEDDING PLANNING CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL. BUT REMEMBER, THE IMPORTANT THING IS YOU'RE CREATING A FAMILY. NOW, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, BUT THE HARD WORK DOES PAY OFF. JOE: HERE YOU GO. SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET YOUR CAR OUT. JANELL: I CAN'T TAKE MONEY FROM SOMEONE I DON'T EVEN KNOW. JOE: TAKE IT. IF EVERYBODY PASSED UP ON GOOD SAMARITANS, WHERE WOULD WE ALL BE? THERE'D BE NO MOTHER TERESAS TO LOOK UP TO. JANELL: ALL RIGHT. BUT ONLY IF YOU PROMISE TO GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS SO I CAN SEND IT BACK. JOE: DEAL. JANELL: YOU'RE A DOLL. JOE: COME ON. I'LL HELP YOU GET A CAB. MAN: NOT SO FAST, JANELL. JANELL: AW, SUGAR. MAN: YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T BE WORKING HERE. JANELL: HAVEN'T YOU HEARD IT'S A VICTIMLESS CRIME? MAN: HIS WIFE AND KIDS WOULDN'T AGREE. JOE: I'M NOT MARRIED. AND WHO ARE YOU? MAN: VICE. AND YOU'RE BOTH UNDER ARREST. JOE: FOR WHAT? OFFICER: SHE'S A HOOKER. YOU GAVE HER MONEY. JOE: I WAS GIVING HER MONEY TO GET HER CAR OUT. OFFICER: JUST TELL IT TO THE JUDGE. JOE: WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER? I GAVE HER MONEY TO GET HER CAR OUT. LOOK, HER WALLET WAS STOLEN. HER CAR WAS TOWED.