Pc dec 7 KEVIN: UGH. EVE: UGH. DON'T TELL ME THOSE ARE GALLEYS FOR YOUR NEXT BESTSELLER. KEVIN: HA-HA-HA. BITE YOUR TONGUE. NO, ACTUALLY, I BORROWED EVERYTHING GAIL HAS ON STOCKHOLM SYNDROME. EVE: OH -- VICTIMS WHO SYMPATHIZE WITH THEIR KIDNAPPERS. KEVIN: MM-HMM. EVE: HEY. IS JULIE MAKING ANY PROGRESS? KEVIN: YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU, BUT I AM STILL A THERAPIST, SO -- YOU UNDERSTAND. EVE: I UNDERSTAND. KEVIN: WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? EVE: HONESTLY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT BEING PATHETIC AND CALLING SCOTT AND TELLING HIM I WAS GLAD HE WAS OUT OF JAIL. KEVIN: NOW, WHY IS THAT PATHETIC? EVE: WELL, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I SAW SCOTT, IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT HE AND LUCY ARE TOGETHER -- TOGETHER. KEVIN: MM-HMM. LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE A SERIOUS CASE OF THE "POOR ME'S." EVE: IS THERE A CURE? KEVIN: NO, THERE IS NO CURE. BUT I CAN SUGGEST A TEMPORARY SOOTHING BALM. EVE: I'M LISTENING. KEVIN: DINNER AT MARIO'S. LET ME TELL YOU, THERE IS NO PROBLEM THAT A SERVING OF HIS LASAGNA VEGETALI CANNOT PUT BACK INTO PERSPECTIVE. MY TREAT. EVE: OH. WELL, YOU'RE PAYING? I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. SERENA: DADDY! SCOTT: HEY, COME HERE, APPLESAUCE. MMM. SERENA: ARE YOU FREE TO GO? SCOTT: OH, YEAH, I'M -- YES, I AM. I HAVE PAID MY DEBT TO SOCIETY. LUCY: AND IT'S ABOUT TIME. I'M SICK OF THIS. I'M GLAD IT'S OVER WITH. SCOTT: I STILL HAVE TO DO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ALL THAT, BUT I THINK NOW THAT I'M OUT OF HERE, IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE. LET'S GO TO DINNER. SERENA: OH. BUT I'M HAVING MY LADYBUG TROOP SLEEPOVER TONIGHT. SCOTT: HMM. WELL, THAT'S -- THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS THAT. SERENA: BUT YOU AND LUCY COULD STILL CELEBRATE. SCOTT: WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY, PAL? LUCY: WELL, PAL, I WOULD LOVE TO. SO, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO EAT FOR YOUR FIRST MEAL AS A FREE MAN? SCOTT: MARIO'S. CHRIS: UNFORTUNATELY, THE RESULT OF MIXING DL-56 WITH EVE LAMBERT'S FLU VIRUS IS COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED. INSTEAD OF KILLING THE VIRUS, DL-56 HAS SOMEHOW SEEMED TO ACCELERATE VIRUS GROWTH. [KNOCK ON DOOR] CHRIS: ACCORDING TO THE -- CHRI WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? FRANK: YOUR NEW VARIATION ON DL-56 SUCKS. CHRIS: YOU LOOK FINE TO ME. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? FRANK: I DON'T FEEL THE SAME. AND I CAN'T HELP BUT WORRY THAT IN YOUR RACE TO LINE YOUR POCKETS, YOU MIGHT HAVE FORGOT A FEW STEPS. CHRIS: SUCH AS? FRANK: I DON'T KNOW. BUT I WONDER IF YOU'VE TESTED FOR ANY OTHER SIDE EFFECTS THIS DRUG MIGHT HAVE ON, SAY -- I DON'T KNOW -- FERTILITY. CHRIS: FERTILITY? FRANK: YEAH. DOES DL-56 ALTER D.N.A.? DOES IT AFFECT SPERM? CHRIS: WHAT, DO YOU MEAN DOES DL-56 CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS? WHAT? FRANK: IT'S THE KIND OF THING WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GOING PUBLIC, OR WE'RE GOING TO BE UP TO OUR NECKS IN LAWSUITS. CHRIS: WAIT A MINUTE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT LAWSUITS OR SKIPPING STEPS IN RESEARCH. JULIE'S PREGNANT, ISN'T SHE? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS]  FRANK: IF I DIDN'T NEED DL-56, I WOULDN'T COME WITHIN SPITTING DISTANCE OF YOU. CHRIS: THAT'S TOO BAD, PAL. YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. FRANK: JULIE DOESN'T KNOW I'M STILL TAKING IT. SO IF SHE IS PREGNANT, THIS BECOMES A VERY BIG DEAL. CHRIS: WAIT -- IF? SHE DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE? FRANK: SHE HASN'T BEEN TO A DOCTOR, BUT SHE SAYS SHE'S SURE. SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE BABY. SHE'S IN A VERY FRAGILE STATE OF MIND RIGHT NOW. CHRIS: OH, "FRAGILE," AS IN FLIPPED-OUT, PSYCHO SERIAL KILLER. FRANK: TELL ME WHAT THE DAMN RESEARCH SAYS! CHRIS: HEY, YOU RELAX. OK? NOW, LOOK, THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE IN YOUR D.N.A. AND OF ALL THE TEST ANIMALS, THERE'S NO MUTATIONS, NO BIRTH DEFECTS, NOTHING. FRANK: GOOD. CHRIS: WHO ARE YOU CALLING? FRANK: KEVIN COLLINS. I'M GOING TO NEED SOME HELP CONVINCING JULIE TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST. YEAH, HELLO, VICTOR? THIS IS FRANK SCANLON. IS KEVIN AROUND? HE'S ON HIS WAY TO MARIO'S. OK. THANKS A LOT. CHRIS: GOOD LUCK, FRANK. YOU'LL NEED IT. FRANK: OH, BY THE WAY, I BORROWED SOME DL-56 EARLIER. CHRIS: WHAT? FRANK: YEAH, YOU TAMPER ALL YOU WANT WITH THE FORMULA, BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE AS MUCH AS I NEED UNTIL I GET WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE GOOD RESULTS. CHRIS: FRANK, LOOK, YOU'LL SCREW UP MY RESEARCH IF YOU START TAKING MORE THAN THE STANDARD DOSAGE. FRANK: TOO BAD. YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. JOE: HEY. MMM. DID YOU GET YO SCHEDULE CHANGED SO YOU COULD SEE SCOTT? KAREN: NO. TOO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE HERE FIRST. COURTNEY: JOE? JOE: HEY. COURTNEY: HI. JOE: SO, HOW WAS GRANDPARENTS' DAY AT NEIL'S SCHOOL? COURTNEY: NOT THE WAY I HOPED. JOE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? COURTNEY: I TOLD THE KANELOSES THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU BEING NEIL'S FATHER. JOE: YOU DID WHAT? KAREN: COURTNEY, HOW COULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT CONSULTING JOE FIRST? COURTNEY: THE KANELOSES KEPT GOING ON AND ON ABOUT HOW THEY WANTED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH NEIL AND HOW MUCH NEIL REMINDED TM OF JOHN. I COULDN'T LET THOSE PEOPLE GO ON BELIEVING THAT THEY HAD A CLAIM TO HIM. JOE: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU COULD HAVE CONSULTED ME BEFORE YOU WENT AHEAD WITH THIS. COURTNEY: AND I SHOULD HAVE, E. BUT I DIDN'T. I WAS REALLY UPSET. JOE: SO HOW DID THEY TAKE IT? COURTNEY: I DON'T THINK THEY BELIEVED ME. KAREN: WHAT IF THEY TELL NEIL? COURTNEY: I ASKED THEM NOT TO. AND IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE ME, WHY WOULD THEY? BESIDES, THEY DO CARE ABOUT NEIL. THEY WOULDN'T JUST GO -- KAREN: DROP A BOMB ON HIM LIKE YOU DID ON THEM? COURTNEY: IT'S TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. AND I WANT THE KANELOSES OUT OF NEIL'S LIFE FOR GOOD. KAREN: COURTNEY, THEY'RE THE ONLY FAMILY NEIL HAS EVER KNOWN. JOE: LOOK, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS IS GOING DOWN. COURTNEY, TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW, AND I DON'T WANT NEIL FINDING OUT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. IT IS TIME THAT WE TELL NEIL THAT I AM HIS FATHER. [DOORBELL RINGS] MRS. KANELOS: I CANNOT BELIEVE COURTNEY HAD THE GALL TO MAKE UP A LIE ABOUT NEIL NOT BEING JOHN'S SON. MR. KANELOS: SHE HASN'T CHANGED. SHE'S THE SAME OLD COURTNEY. [DOORBELRINGS] MARY: WELL, HELLO. HOW NICE TO SEE YOU BOTH SO SOON AGAIN. MR. KANELOS: I HOPE WE'RE NOT IMPOSING. MARY: NO, NOT AT ALL. COME ON IN. COME IN. TAKE YOUR COATS OFF. JUST PUT THEM OVER THERE. NEIL: GIGIA! PAPPOUS! MR. KANELOS: OH! MRS. KANELOS: HI, SWEETHEART. MR. KANELOS: MARY, IS COURTNEY HERE? MARY: NO. IT'S JUST NEIL AND MYSELF. NOW, CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK? MR. KANELOS: OH, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. THANK YOU. NEIL: I'LL GET IT. SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING IT EASY. MARY: HE IS SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN TOWN. IT'S REALLY NICE OF YOU TO BE HERE. MR. KANELOS: IT IS -- THOUGH I HAVE TO THINK, IT'S -- THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE OUR SON DIED. IFOURTNEY HADN'T BEEN SO IRRESPONSIB AS TO BRING NEIL HERE WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE, WE MIGHT HAVE OUR SON WITH US. MARY: I WON'T PRETEND TO KNOW WHAT WENT ON BETWEEN COURTNEY AND YOUR SON, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WATCHED COURTNEY SIT VIGIL WITH HER SON WHEN SHE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DIE, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT SHE'S A DEVOTED MOTHER. NEIL: HERE IT IS. MARY: OH. MRS. KANELOS: OOH, LEMONADE, MY FAVORITE. MARY: THANK YOU. MRS. KANELOS: THANK YOU, DEAR. MARY: OH. THIS IS GREAT. NEIL: IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE, YOU COULD WATCH ME SHOOT SOME HOOPS. MR. KANELOS: ARE YOU GOOD? YOU MUST BE GOOD TO SHOOT BASKETS IN THE DARK. AND MAYBE YOU TURNED AROUND AND BECAME A BAT WITH NIGHT VISION. NEIL: PAPPOUS, THERE'S A LIGHT OUTSIDE. COME ON. MR. KANELOS: OK. LUCY: WE ARE CELEBRATING TONIGHT, SO I WANT YOUR VERY FINEST, BESTEST, BESTEST BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE. MARIO: OK. SCOTT: THE BEST? WHAT, ARE YOU BUYING? LUCY: YOU BET I AM. SCOTT: OH. WELL, IN THAT CASE, MARIO, KEEP IT COMING. EVE: KEVIN, I KNOW YOU BROUGHT ME HERE TO CURE THE "POOR ME'S," BUT WHAT IS THIS, OCK THERAPY? SCOTT: OH, GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST. OUR PARTY IS CRASHED. LUCY: WHAT? LEVER 2000 HELPS YOU MAKE A BIG SPLASH WITH YOUR FAMILY. BUY THE LION KING II, SIMBA'S PRIDE, AND SAVE $5.00... WITH A PURCHASE OF LEVER 2000 BARS OR BODY WASH. SHARE THE EXCITEMENT OF DISNEY'S NEW VIDEO RELEASE... WITH LEVER 2000 FOR ALL YOUR 2000 PARTS. INTRODUCING UNDERPAINTS BY DELICES, ONLY AT JCPenney. SAVE ON INTIMATE APPAREL AT OUR SEMI-ANNUAL LINGERIE SALE. UNDERPAINTS. SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE TO BEIGE. YOUR TOOTHBRUSH CAN CLEAN THE SURFACES OF TEETH BUT MAY NOT GET TO THE SPACES BETWEEN. LISTERINE CAN. LISTERINE FLOWS INTO THE TINY SPACES BETWEEN TEETH TO KILL GERMS AND HELP PREVENT THE GUM DISEASE GINGIVITIS. GET IN THERE AND FIGHT WITHISTERINE. WHAT DO DRY, SORE THROATS WANT ? [ Ahem ] BATHE ME IN HERBAL GOODNESS. COMFORT ME WITH THE FLAVOR OF FRUIT JUICE. SOOTHE ME WITH-- NEW CELESTIAL SEASONINGS HERBAL THROAT DROPS. AAH ! THANK YOU. QUIT HOGGIN' THE NUTS. I'M NOT. I'M NOT. ARE TO. ANIMAL. IT'S A BEAVER. GIVE HIM A CASHEW. NO. BEAVERS DON'T LIKE NUTS. [ Beaver Makes A Noise ] EVERYONE LOVES PLANTERS NUTS. FRESH ROASTED TASTE AND THEY'RE CHOLESTEROL FREE. OH, HE'S GOOD. HE'S VERY GOOD. PLANTERS: Man ( nasally ): ONLY AFRIN HAS SPECIAL FORMULAS FOR NASAL CONGESTION.... Woman ( nasally ): ALLERGY CONGESTION... Child ( nasally ): CHILDREN'S CONGESTION. Man ( nasally ): AND NOW, FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF SEVERE CONGESTION. Man ( normal voice ): AFRIN. EVE: SHOULDN'T WE GO OVER THERE AND SAY SOMETHING? KEVIN: WHY? EVE: BECAUSE -- KEVIN: BECAUSE WEE FRIENDS? YOU AND LUCY GOING CLUBBING LATER? EVE: NO. KEVIN: AND SINCE LUCY AND I AREN'T TOGETHER, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PRETEND TO LIKE SCOTT ANYMORE. EVE: BUT WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE THEM. KEVIN: REALLY? WATCH ME. LUCY: WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT SUIT. LOOK AT THAT SUIT EVE HAS ON. IT'S LIKE A CHEAP KNOCFF, I BET. IT'S NOT EVEN FLATTERING. SCOTT: WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO OVER THERE AND LOOK AT THE LABEL. LUCY: NO. NO, OF COURSE NOT. I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST I'M STILL HAVING A REALLY HD TIME SEEING KEVIN WITH ANOTHER GIRL, YOU KNOW. ESPECIALLY EVE. SCOTT: WELL, STOP TURNING AROUND. LUCY: OH. SCOTT: AH. LUCY: I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I JUST -- YOU KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING EVE WITH ANOTHER MAN, TOO. ADMIT IT. SCOTT: NO. I'M WITH YOU. LUCY: WHY DO YOU DO THAT? EVERY TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP, YOU TRY TO SKIRT THE ISSUE OR JUST DROP IT ALTOGETHER. SCOTT: HOW DO YOU KNOW I'M SKIRTING THE ISSUE? HOW DO YOU KNOW I'M NOT JUST SERIOUS? LUCY: BECAUSE FEELINGS LIKE THAT DON'T JUST DISAPPEAR. YOU WERE CRAZY ABOUT EVE, AND NOW IT JUST GOES UP IN SMOKE? I DON'T THINK SO. SCOTT: NO, IT'S NOT JUST UP IN SMOKE. I -- I STILL HAVE FEELINGS FOR EVE, YOU KNOW. I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER. BUT I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT MORE WITH YOU, LUCY. LUCY: YEAH. THAT IS TRUE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK -- I THINK THAT YOU LIKE BEING WITH ME BECAUSE I'M SAFE. SCOTT: THAT'S A GOOD ONE. YOU, SAFE? I DON'T THINK SO. LUCY: JUST -- JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR A MINUTE. I WAS DOMINIQUE'S BEST FRIEND, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE BOND ON OUR OWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, NOW, THE BOND WITH DOMINIQUE AND ME, IT'S SSPECIAL THAT YOU FEEL EVEN MORE CONNECTED TO YOUR PAST BECAUSE OF THAT. SCOTT: SO? LUCY: SO, WHAT -- WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WHEN WE FELL BACK INTO WHATEVER WE'VE FALLEN BACK INTO -- YOU KNOW, ROMANTICALLY SPEAKING -- PART OF IT'S EASY FOR YOU AND VERY COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT'S A WAY FOR YOU TO HOLD ON TO THAT PAST. SCOTT: NO. I'M NOT BUYING THIS SHING EXPEDITION HERE. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU WENT THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER TO BREAK EVE AND ME UP. YOU COULDN'T STAND US BEING TOGETHER. YOU WERE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU'RE CRAZY ABOUT ME. AND AS FAR AS THIS JUMPING, I DON'T THINK I DID IT ALONE. YOU WERE RIGHT THERE WITH ME. LUCY: YEAH. I SURE WAS. COURTNEY: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER JOE WILL BE? KAREN: HE'S DOING A LUMBAR PUNCTURE. IT TAKES A WHILE. COURTNEY: LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY WITH ME BECAUSE I TOLD THE KANELOSES ABOUT NEIL WITHOUT -- KAREN: YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. COURTNEY: WELL, I'M SORRY I DON'T MEET WITH YOUR APPROVAL, KAREN, BUT WITH ME, NEIL ALWAYS COMES FIRST. KAREN: NO, COURTNEY, YOU'RE ALWAYS PUTTING YOURSELF FIRST. IF YOU'D BEEN THINKING OF NEIL, YOU WOULDN'T DROP THAT NEWS ON THOSE TWO GRIEVING PARENTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SECOND-GRADE CLASSROOM. RIGHT NOW JOE IS TOO WORRIED ABOUT NEIL TO SEE YOU FOR THE SELF-CENTERED MANIPULATOR THAT YOU ARE. BUT DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND THAT YOU'RE FOOLING ME. JOE: SORRY IT TK SO LONG. COURTNEY: NO PROBLEM. JOE: OH, BABY, I WISH YOU COULD GO WITH ME. KAREN: ME, TOO. JOE: I'LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS WE BREAK THE NEWS TO NEIL, OK? KAREN: OK. COURTNEY: BYE. MR. KANELOS: I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK I'M PRYING, BUT I BELIEVE IN BEING DIRECT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF SOMETHING COURTNEY TOLD US TODAY. MARY: WHAT'S THAT? MR. KANELOS: SHE SAID MY SON, JOHN, IS NOT NEIL'S NATURAL FATHER. SHE SAID JOE IS. MARY: COURTNEY TOLD YOU THAT? MR. KANELOS: YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS BEFORE? MARY: NO. MR. KANELOS: I DON'T MEAN TO UPSET YOU. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MY WIFE AND I TOOK THE NEWS. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT'S TRUE. MARY: I'LL -- I'LL GO CALL JOE. MR. KANELOS: THANK YOU. MARY: I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. MRS. KANELOS: OH, YOU'RE GOOD. OH, GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY. CHRIS: I'M TAKING ANY MATERIALS THAT HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EVE LAMBERT FLU VIRUS AND DL-56 MIXTURE ANENSURING THAT IT WILL BE INCINERATED. EVE: WHAT'S THE MYSTERY DRUG? CHRIS: OH, JUST A LITTLE SOLUTION I COOKED UP. I'M GOING TO MARK WITH THIS ONE WITH A BIG OLD "NO-NO" LABEL. FRANK'S VOICE: OH, BY THE WAY, I BORROWED SOME DL-56 EARLIER. CHRIS: NO. NO. üü ü I'M A BIG KID LOOK WHAT I CAN DO ü ü I CAN MAKE A GARDEN GROW LIKE A BIG KID TOO ü HEY, BIG KID. LOOK WHO'S ON PULL-UPS TRAINING PANTS ! MINNIE MOUSE ! LOOKS JUST LIKE BIG KID UNDERWEAR... SO YOU'LL WANT TO WEAR 'EM. ü MOMMY, WOW ü ü I'M A BIG KID NOW üü ANOTHER NOKIA DISCOVERY: SMALL WORDS ARE HARD TO READ. WHICH IS WHY AT NOKIA WE MAKES WIRELESS PHONES WITH SCREENS THAT ARE... BIG. SO THEY'RE EASIER TO READ. INSPIRED TECHNOLOGY WITH A HUMAN TOUCH. (PHONE RINGING) - WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT ? - OH, CURT'S STILL STEAMED OVER CRAB DELIGHTS. SEE, NO ONE WANTS HIM WHEN THEY CANAVE REAL SEAFOOD... WITH THE GREAT TASTE OF CRAB AND NONE OF THE WORK. LOUIS KEMP. I'LL FILLET 'EM. TRY CRAB DELIGHTS FROM LOUIS KEMP. BUT I WAS KING CRAB. NIGHT TIME... I COME ALIVE. LUCKILY, THERE'S THIS BODY WASH FROM DOVE... THAT KEEPS ME SOFT ALL DAY. DOVE ULTRA MOISTURIZING BODY WASH... SMOOTHES YOUR SKIN MORNING TILL NIGHT... WITH ITS ALL DAY MOISTURIZERS. DOVE LASTS AS LONG AS I DO. COURTNEY: I HAVE TOLD HIM ABOUT 100 TIMES NOT TO LEAVE HIS THINGS HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE. JOE: ACCORDING TO MY MOTHER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL HIM ABOUT 900 MORE TIMES BEFORE IT SINKS IN. MARY: I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET HOLD OF YOU. JOE: WHAT'S UP? MARY: WHERE IS EVERYBODY? JOE: WHO'S "EVERYBODY"? MARY: WELL, NEIL WAS OUT HERE WITH THE KANELOSES. HE WAS SHOOTING BASKETS. COURTNEY: WELL, THEIR CAR ISN'T HERE. MARY: WELL, ITAS. JOE: MOM, HOW LONG WERE YOU INSIDE? MARY: 15 MINUTES. COURTNEY: OH, MY GOD. THEY'VE TAKEN HIM. LUCY: YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE LIVING AT THE FIREHOUSE, AND YOU ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE BEING PART OF YOUR FAMILY. SCOTT: I SENSE THERE'S A -- A "BUT" HERE. LUCY: YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE'S A BIG FAT "BUT." THE "BUT" IS THE ONLY REASON I VED INTO THAT FIREHOUSE IS BECAUSE MY LIFE WAS THREATENED. AND NOW IT'S NOT THREATENED ANYMORE. AND THE ONLY REASON I STAYED IN THAT FIREHOUSE WAS BECAUSE YOU ASKED ME TO UNTIL YOU GOT OUT OF JAIL. AND LOOK AT YOU, BUDDY, YOU'RE OUT OF JAIL. SCOTT: COME ON, LUCY. WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS WHEN YOU CAME TO VISIT ME AT JAIL. LUCY: YEAH, RIGHT. WELL, IF I STAY THERE ANY LONGER, SOONER OR LATER IT'S BOUND TO GET PHYSICAL AGAIN. SCOTT: I VOTE FOR SOONER. LUCY: STOP. YOU STOP. NOW, FOR SOME CRAZY REASON, LOVE AND MARRIAGE AND COMMITMENT HAVE BECOME VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT A SINGLE DAD LIKE YOU CAN JUST MOVE HIS GIRLFRIEND INTO HIS HOUSE WITH HIS CHILD THERE. SCOTT: OH, COME ON. YOU'RE NOT JUST LIKE A GIRLFRIEND HERE. YOU'RE PRACTICALLY SERENA'S MOTHER, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. LUCY: I KNOW, BUT IF I WERE TO MOVE IN PERMANENTLY, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE MARRIAGE LOOK LIKE TO HER? WHAT DOES SHE THINK OF IT THEN? SCOTT: WELL, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BOTHER YOU WHEN SERENA WAS VISITING YOU AND KEVIN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE. LUCY: WELL, NO. BUT I DIDN'T CARE THEN. I WAS JUST SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER AROUND. I WANTED HER IN MY LIFE, SO I WAS CONCERNED, BUT I COULDN'T THINK ABOUT IT. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. YOU'VE GOT TO REALIZE THAT SERENA'S CONFUSED STILL ABOUT WHY I DIDN'T MARRY KEVIN. AND THEN I WAS LIVING WITH KEVIN. I WAS IN HIS HOME, AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M LIVING WITH YOU. SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND THE WHYS AND WHAT-IFS OF ALL OF THAT, AND, SCOTT, YOU KNOW, I'D EVENTUALLY MOVE OUT. SCOTT: YOU TRYING TO NEEDLE ME INTO A PROPOSAL, LUCY? LUCY: NO. WOULD YOU STOP? I'M TRYING TO BE SERIOUS HER LISTEN -- BEING SAFE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH FOR ME. AND I THINK EVENTUALLY IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH FOR YOU, EITHER. SCOTT: AH. KEVIN: YOU KNOW, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO FACE THAT FACT THAT LUCY AND SCOTT ARE TOGETHER. NO ONE COULD HAVE FORESEEN THIS SIX MONTHS AGO. IN FACT, I THOUGHT LUCY AND I WOULD BE MARRIED BY NOW, STARTING A FAMILY OF OUR OWN. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IN A CHANGING WORLD, THINGS CHANGE. EVE: BOY, DO THEY. KEVIN: YEAH. IT'S JUST TIME TO GET ON WITH IT, WHATEVER IT IS. EVE: FINE. ANY IDEAS? KEVIN: YEAH, AS A MATTER OF FACT. YOU AND I SEEM TO GET ALONG PRETTY WELL. EVE: WE DO, DON'T WE? KEVIN: IF I JUST FORGET MY TROUBLES AND CONCENTRATE ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME, WHAT I SEE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, ENTERTAINING, ENJOYABLE WOMEN I'VE EVER MET. IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU, I REALLY LIKED KISSING YOU AFTER DINNER THE OTHER NIGHT. EVE: WELL, IN CASE I DIDN'T TELL YOU, I ENJOYED IT, TOO. LARK: FRANK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? ARE YOU OK? FRANK: I WAS A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT NOW I -- I DON'T KNOW. I MUST HAVE CAUGHT THAT FLU BUG THAT'S GOING AROUND. SURE IS A QUICK LITTLE SUCKER. LARK: MAYBE YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN. YOU KNOW WHAT? LET ME PUT MY STUFF WN, AND I'LL GET YOU A DAMP CLOTH. FRANK: NO, NO, I'LL BE OK. I NEED TO SPEAK WITH KEVIN. I'M DIZZY. LARK: FRANK: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? CHRIS: DID THE VIAL THAT YOU TOOK FROM MY LAB -- DID IT HAVE A RED STICKER ON IT? FRANK: YEAH. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT. I NEED IT BACK. LOOK, DON'T WORRY. I BROUGHT YOU SOME OF THE OLD STUFF TO REPLACE IT. FRANK: ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRADE. CHRIS: YOU ALREADY TOOK SOME? FRANK: SO WHAT? CHRIS: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING SICK? FRANK: IT JUST HIT ME. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME THE VIAL. GIVE ME THE VIAL. FRANK: NO, LET ME SEE THE GOOD STUFF FIRST. THIS NEW STUFF ISN'T WORTH SQUAT. CHRIS: FINE. GIVE ME IT.