pc oct 26 LUCY: OH! SCOTT: THERE WE GO. RIGHT. SERENA: BET YOU DON'T HAVE PANCAKES THIS GOOD AT THE HOTEL. LUCY: NOPE, THEY SURE DON'T, NOT THIS GOOD. HEY, ARE YOU GOING TO EAT THAT LAST SAUSAGE ON YOUR PLATE? SERENA: NO, MA'AM, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE IT. YOU CAN HAVE IT. LUCY: YUM. SERENA: ARE YOU GOING TO LIVE THERE FOREVER? LUCY: OF COURSE NOT. I JUST -- I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TIME TO LOOK FOR A PLACE OF MY OWN. SERENA: YOU AREN'T GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE LIGHTHOUSE WITH KEVIN? LUCY: UM -- NO. NO, I DON'T THINK SO, PUMPKINHEAD. BUT KEVIN AND I ARE STILL VERY, VERY GOOD FRIENDS. SERENA: LIKE DADDY AND YOU? LUCY: UH, YEAH, YEAH. JUST LIKE US. SERENA: IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE LIGHTHOUSE AND YOU HAVEN'T FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE, THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST LIVE HERE? VICTOR: SON, I ADMIRE YOUR DEDICATION, BUT YOU NEED YOUR REST. IT'S NOT GOING TO DO YOU ANY GOOD TO WORK YOURSELF INTO THE GROUND. KEVIN: LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL. DR. LEVY IS THE HEAD OF THE PSYCH DEPARTMENT AT PORT CHARLES UNIVERSITY, AND HE'S GIVING A LECTURE ON THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR OF THE SERIAL KILLER'S MIND. I SHOULD INVITE EVE TO THIS, BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR SOMETHING AND LEARN SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP HER OUT. VICTOR: MONK, THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON HERE THAN CATCHING A KILLER. YOU'RE TRYING TO DISTRACT YOURSELF FROM YOUR HEARTACHE, BUT THE SOLUTION IS NOT SPELLED W-O-R-K. KEVIN: WELL, IF YOU THINK THE SOLUTION IS SPELLED L-U-C-Y, I CALLED HER. AND SHE WAS O-U-T. THREE GUESSES WHERE SHE WAS, AND THE FIRST TWO DON'COUNT. VICTOR: YOU DON'T KNOW -- YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE SHE WAS WITH SCOTT. KEVIN: I REALLY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, VICTOR. I HAVE BIGGER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT, LIKE CATCHING A KILLER. VICTOR: WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT IF YOU DON'T TAKE SOME TIME OFF, AT LEAST TO REST, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FUNCTION, MUCH LESS SOLVE THE MYSTERY. KEVIN: IF IMMERSING MYSELF IN THE "GENERAL HOMICIDE" MURDERS MEANS CATCHING THE KILLER BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN, THEN THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WILL DO. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] SERENA: IF YOU LIVED WITH US, THEN WE COULD HAVE A SLEEPOVER EVERY NIGHT. AND I COULD DO YOUR HAIR EVERY DAY. LUCY: THAT'S TRUE. BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, IF I LIVED HERE, THEN THOSE SLEEPOVERS WOULDN'T BE QUITE AS SPECIAL. SERENA: SURE THEY WOULD. AND DADDY COULD BUILD SIGMUND A HOUSE WITH A POND, AND YOU COULD EVEN HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM. LUCY: OH, LITTLE BUDDY, THAT IS SO SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL OF YOU. BUT I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW? SERENA: NO. WELL, COME ON, DADDY, TELL HER IT'S A GREAT IDEA. COME ON, TELL HER. SCOTT: WELL, IT IS, IT IS. BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE LUCY NEEDS HER OWN SPACE -- NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACE HERE. LUCY: NO, I NEED -- I TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES I HAVE, AND OUTFITS AND STUFF. I NEED A LOT, A LOT OF ROOM. SERENA: OK. WAIT RIGHT HERE, I DREW A PICTURE FOR YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU. I'LL GO GET IT. LUCY: OK, THANKS. SCOTT: MORE FLAPJACKS? LUCY: NO, I'M SORT OF FLAPJACKED-OUT. PRETTY FULL, THANK YOU. IT WOULD BE A CRAZY, WACKY IDEA FOR ME TO ACTUALLY MOVE IN HERE, WOULDN'T IT? SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'RE COMING OR GOING. SO IT COULD CONFUSE THINGS EVEN FURTHER. LUCY: RIGHT. WOW, THAT FLORIDA CERTAINLY OPENED UP A HUGE DARNED PANDORA'S BOX, DIDN'T IT? MARY: HELLO THERE. VICTOR: BIENVENUE A CHEZ VICTOR, MADAME. YOU LOOK LOVELY. MARY: WHY, THANK YOU, SIR. VICTOR: ARE YOU PREPARED FOR OUR GUSTATORY ADVENTURE? MARY: SOUNDS INTRIGUING. VICTOR: WELL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO. AND FOR YOU. MARY: OH. WHAT'S THIS? VICTOR: FRESH MANGO NECTAR. MARY: OH. DELECTABLE. KEVIN: WELL, THE LOVELY MARY SCANLON. WHAT A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. MARY: HI, KEVIN. WELL, YOUR FATHER'S QUITE A CHARMER. HIS INVITATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUSE. KEVIN: WELL, YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT. VICTOR IS A TERRIFIC CHEF. VICTOR: WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A GLASS OF JUICE? KEVIN: THANK YOU, NO. I'D LIKE TO FINISH MY RESEARCH, AND THEN I'M OFF TO THE HOSPITAL. SO -- BUON APPETITO. MARY: BYE. VICTOR: MY POOR SON. EVER SINCE THAT TERRIBLE DAY WHEN HE LEFT LUCY AT THE ALTAR, HE'S JUST BEEN LOST. HE'S TRYING TO BURY HIMSELF IN WORK. MARY: AND YOU THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE? VICTOR: WELL, OF COURSE IT IS. I HATE SEEING HIM SO UNHAPPY, BUT I'M NOT ONE TO MEDDLE IN MY SON'S AFFAIRS. MARY: WELL, I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, BUT I WOULD NEVER THINK OF INTERFERING. VICTOR: I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. IT JUST DRIVES ME CRAZY WHEN I SEE MONK MAKING SUCH A HUGE MISTAKE. MARY: MM-HMM. SOMETIMES YOU WONDER HOW THEY CAN BE SO BLIND. VICTOR: MONK AND LUCY BELONG TOGETHER. THEY JUST NEED A NUDGE TO REMIND THEM. MARY: WELL, SOMETIMES LOVE NEEDS A HELPING HAND. VICTOR: EXACTLY. I WAS DATING A WOMAN IN MOROCCO IN THE LATE 1950s. I WAS DOING SOME CONSULTING FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE. IT WAS A TEMPESTUOUS AFFAIR. YOU KNOW THE SORT. MARY: OF COURSE. VICTOR: ANYWAY, WE BROKE UP AND A FRIEND SET OUT TO BRING US TOGETHER AGAIN. HE INVITED EACH OF US TO HIS CABARET THAT HE OWNED IN THE CASBAH. I ARRIVED TO FIND THAT HE HAD RESERVED THE ENTIRE CAFE JUST FOR MY FRIEND AND ME. MARY: OH, HOW ROMANTIC. VICTOR: THE CHAMPAGNE, THE CAVIAR, AN ENTIRE ORCHESTRA -- YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE THE EFFECT. MARY: OH, THAT MUST HAVE REKINDLED YOUR AFFAIR. VICTOR: ALAS, IT WASN'T TO BE. THAT VERY NIGHT SHE WAS UNMASKED AS A DOUBLE AGENT, AND SHE DISAPPEARED -- THAT'S IT. MARY: WHAT? NO, DID I MISS SOMETHING? VICTOR: WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, THAT'S IT. I'LL ARRANGE A RENDEZVOUS FOR MONK AND LUCY. LET'S DRINK A TOAST -- TO LOVE'S HELPING HAND. MARY: OH, YES. JOE: WHAT'S THE RECORD FOR MOST HOME RUNS IN A WORLD SERIES? NEIL: MY MAN -- MICKEY MANTLE, YANKEES. 18 HOMERS. JOE: YOU SEE, I TOLD YOU YOU KNEW MORE THAN YOU THINK. I BET YOU'LL KNOW MORE THAN ME IN NO TIME AT ALL. COURTNEY: HEY, SLUGGER. IF YOU WANT TO GET A BAGEL, YOU BETTER DO IT NOW. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES BEFORE YOUR TESTS, OK? NEIL: OK. COURTNEY: JOHN CALLED ME THIS MORNING. JOE: WHAT DID HE WANT? COURTNEY: HE WANTS TO TAKE NEIL TO DISNEY WORLD FOR TWO WEEKS. JOE: COURTNEY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET HIM, ARE YOU? COURTNEY: I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY CHOICE. JOE: WELL, OF COURSE YOU HAVE A CHOICE. YOU JUST REFUSE TO LET HIM GO. COURTNEY: JOE, IF I DID THAT, I'D BE GOING AGAINST MY ATTORNEY'S ADVICE. JOE: WELL, THEN MAYBE -- MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO WITH HIM. COURTNEY: WELL, JOHN INVITED ME, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO GIVE HIM THE IDEA THAT WE COULD BE A FAMILY AGAIN. AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE NEIL THAT IMPRESSION. JOE: THAT'S A GOOD POINT. COURTNEY: SO WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO? JOE: WELL, WE ARE NOT GOING TO JUST STAND BY HERE AND DO NOTHING. THAT IS FOR SURE. SO WE'LL START BY SPEAKING TO YOUR ATTORNEY AGAIN. COURTNEY: OK. HEY, THAT WAS QUICK. JOE: LISTEN, BUDDY, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR LABS. NEIL: PIECE OF CAKE. LET'S GO, MOM. COURTNEY: ALL RIGHT. JOE: THAT'S THE ATTITUDE. I'M GOING TO CATCH A BITE TO EAT. I WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS LATER, ALL RIGHT? NEIL: SEE YOU, JOE. JOE: BYE, BUDDY. FRANK: HEY, WHAT'S UP? JOE: JOHN WANTS TO TAKE NEIL TO DISNEY WORLD IN FLORIDA. FRANK: IT SOUNDS LIKE JOHN'S ALREADY IN FANTASYLAND. COURTNEY WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN. JOE: FRANK, I DON'T THINK SHE HAS MUCH OF A CHOICE. THAT BASTARD STILL HAS VISITATION RIGHTS. FRANK: YOU'RE REALLY WORKED UP ABOUT THIS. JOE: YEAH, WELL -- THERE'S MORE, FRANK. FRANK: YEAH? JOE: NEIL IS MY SON. KIDS TODAY NEED TO LEARN PATIENCE. MY SON KNOWS WHEN HE DOES THE DISHES HE HAS TO TAKE HIS TIME. FIRST THE POTS AND PANS HAVE TO BE SET ASIDE, THEN SOAKED AND SCRUBBED AND CAREFULLY LOADED IN THE DISHWASHER. [ Announcer ] INTRODUCING NEW CASCADE PLUS-- PACKED WITH AMAZING POWER PRETREATERS... THAT BLAST AWAY TOUGH FOOD PROBLEMS YOU THOUGHT YOUR DISWASHER COULDN'T HANDLE. WHERE OTHER DETERGENTS FAIL, NEW CASCADE PLUS LEAVES INCREDIBLE RESULTS. PERFECT. [ Chuckles ] NEW CASCADE PLUS-- ññ?? FRANK: YOU'RE NEIL'S FATHER? JOE: FRANK, THE TIMING IS RIGHT. NEIL WAS CONCEIVED THE SUMMER I WENT TO EUROPE TO GET COURTNEY TO COME BACK HOME. FRANK: I WAS THERE, REMEMBER? I SHOWED UP TO BRING YOU HOME. JOE: WE SLEPT TOGETHER BEFORE SHE MARRIED JOHN. FRANK: THAT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING. COURTNEY LIED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK SHE'S NOT LYING AGAIN NOW? JOE: BECAUSE SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME TELLS ME IT IS THE TRUTH. FRANK: DOES JOHN KNOW THAT HE'S NOT NEIL'S FATHER? JOE: YEAH. THAT'S WHY HE DIVORCED COURTNEY. FRANK: DOES HE KNOW THAT COURTNEY FINGERED YOU AS THE LUCKY GUY? JOE: NO. FRANK: WELL, THAT SECRET WON'T LAST LONG. JOE: FRANK, I ADMIT IT'S A MESS. BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU -- IT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FEELING TO KNOW THAT I AM HIS FATHER. FRANK, I LOVE THAT LITTLE BOY. FRANK: I KNOW YOU DO. BUT YOU CAN'T LET YOUR FEELINGS CLOUD YOUR JUDGMENT WHEN IT COMES TO COURTNEY. JOE: COURTNEY ISN'T THE ISSUE HERE. I WANT TO PROTECT AND NURTURE THAT LITTLE BOY. I WANT TO GIVE HIM THE BEST OF ME. FRANK: WOW, YOU -- A FATHER. JOE: IT'S WEIRD, HUH? YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT NEIL AND I WONDER -- I WONDER WHAT HE INHERITED FROM ME. YOU KNOW, WHAT HE INHERITED FROM THE SCANLONS. FRANK: DOES KAREN KNOW? JOE: NO. NO, SHE DOESN'T. COURTNEY ASKED ME TO HOLD OFF TELLING HER. FRANK: THERE'S A SURPRISE. JOE: FRANK, THAT IS NOT THE REASON. I NEED TO COME TO TERMS WITH THIS MYSELF BEFORE I CAN TELL HER. FRANK: SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TELL HER? JOE: TONIGHT. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, AS A DOCTOR, I SHOULD WARN YOU THAT DRINKING COFFEE FROM THAT POT COULD BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. COURTNEY: WELL, THANKS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. CHRIS: UH -- I HOPE YOU'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE NEIL'S HAVING TROUBLE. COURTNEY: OH, NO, NO. JUST ROUTINE TESTS. HE'S GREAT. CHRIS: WELL, THEN I CAN ADMIT THAT I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU. COURTNEY: YOU CAN ADMIT THAT ANYTIME YOU WANT. LISTEN, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T RETURN YOUR MESSAGE. I'M JUST HAVING SOME CUSTODY PROBLEMS WITH NEIL'S FATHER. CHRIS: IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP? COURTNEY: NO. THAT'S REALLY SWEET OF YOU TO OFFER, BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO. CHRIS: WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD USE A LITTLE R&R. COURTNEY: MORE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, DOCTOR? CHRIS: NO, NO, THIS IS PURELY PERSONAL. WHAT DO YOU SAY? I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL AND WE CAN MAKE PLANS FOR SOME SERIOUS FUN. COURTNEY: I'D LIKE THAT. LUCY: DRAT. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS? MATT AND ELLEN ARE GOING OUT. MAC AND FELICIA ARE PROBABLY OUT, BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THEM. NOBODY'S AVAILABLE. I AM, LIKE, THE LAST -- DO YOU HEAR ME? -- THE LAST SINGLE WOMAN ON THIS WHE PLANET, I THINK. OK, WE'LL WORK. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. WE'LL DO SOME WORK. JACK'S COSMETICS, I GOT A LITTLE BEHIND ON MY ADVENTURE. SO I'LL CATCH UP ON MY WORK. THIS'LL BE FUN. THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WORK. WORK, WORK, WORK. [TELEPHONE RINGS] LUCY: HELLO? SERENA: LUCY, IT'S ME. LUCY: HEY. PUMPKINHEAD, HOW ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? SERENA: DADDY AND I ARE GOING TO THE GAZEBO. WE'RE HAVING A PICNIC. WANT TO COME? LUCY: OH. YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST SITTING HERE WORKING SO HARD. BUT YES, I WILL BE THERE AS FAST AS I CAN. TA. ü I'M GOING ON A PICNIC ü VICTOR: THERE. "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A TETE-A-TETE ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THE 27th OF OCTOBER, 7:00 P.M., AT THE RESIDENCE OF KEVIN COLLINS." MARY: OH, VICTOR, YOUR CALLIGRAPHY IS BEAUTIFUL. VICTOR: WELL, I'M A LITTLE RUSTY, BUT DOMO ARIGATO. MARY: WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO DO THAT? VICTOR: A SHINTO MONK TAUGHT ME DURING MY TRAVELS IN ASIA. THAT AND HOW TO MAKE A MEAN SHABU SHABU. MARY: OH, LUCY IS GOING TO BE SO IMPRESSED. VICTOR: ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TO DELIVER THIS TO LUCY, AND VOILA, OUR ROMANTIC TRAP IS SET. MARY: EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE SUCH A CARING FATHER. VICTOR: WELL, I AM NOT AN UNTALENTED CHEF, AS IT TURNS OUT. ARE YOU READY TO HAVE YOUR TASTE BUDS TITILLATED? MARY: OH, I CAN HARDLY -- VICTOR: OH! MARY: OH, MY -- OH, I AM SO SORRY. LOOK WHAT I DID HERE. VICTOR: NO, NO, NO. MARY: I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS THIS DUMB. VICTOR: THERE. NO, NO, NO. MARY: OH. I REALLY APOLOGIZE. VICTOR: NO. NO NEED TO. IT'S A VERY, VERY, VERY MINOR MISHAP. NOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT FONDUE? MARY: OH, I LOVE IT. WITH EMMENTHALER? VICTOR: NATURLICH. AND THE BEST KIRSCHWASSER THIS SIDE OF THE LIMATT SEE. MARY: OH. FONDUE -- IF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH, EVERY FAD COMES BACK. VICTOR: SOMETIMES TWICE. MARY: I'M SORRY. VICTOR: NO, NO. KEVIN: HI. OH, I'M SORRY. LITTLE TOO MUCH CAFFEINE? KAREN: I WISH. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MURDERS FOR A WHILE, BUT THE FACT THAT THE "GENERAL HOMICIDE" PSYCHOPATH IS STILL ON THE LOOSE GIVES ME THE JITTERS. KEVIN: WHOEVER IT IS, THEY WON'T BE OUT THERE FOR LONG IF I CAN HELP IT. KAREN: DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION? KEVIN: I'M WORKING ON IT. HAVE YOU SEEN EVE? KAREN: UH, I THINK SHE'S IN SURGERY. KEVIN: WOULD YOU GIVE THIS TO HER WHEN SHE COMES OUT? KAREN: YEAH, SURE. KEVIN: THANKS. SERENA: SIMON SAYS TOUCH YOUR NOSE. LUCY: TOUCH YOUR OWN NOSE. SERENA: SIMON SAYS MAKE A FACE LIKE A MONKEY. SCOTT: WELL, THAT SHOULD BE EASY FOR YOU. LUCY: A MONK. OK, HOW ABOUT THIS? SCOTT: THE BOTH OF YOU. SERENA: TOUCH YOUR ELBOW. LUCY: HE DID IT! I WON. SERENA: YOU'RE OUT, DADDY. SCOTT: WAIT A MINUTE, WHY AM I OUT? SERENA: SIMON DIDN'T SAY. LUCY: YOU DIDN'T LISTEN. SCOTT: OH, WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY PICKY ABOUT THAT, I MIGHT TICKLE YOU. [SERENA SHRIEKS] SCOTT: YOU CAN RUN AWAY, BUT I'M GOING TO GET YOU. LUCY: HEY, DOMINIQUE. I SURE WISYOU WERE HERE. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE HERE -- OF COURSE, THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE WITH SCOTT. I SURE LOVE YOUR LITTLE GIRL. I LOVE SERENA SO MUCH. SHE'S AMAZING. YOU KNOW, AND I SO -- SO WANT TO BE A MOTHER TO HER. AND I THINK YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT SCOTT. I LOVE HIM. BUT I JUST -- I'VE GOT THIS KEVIN THING HAPPENING HERE. I CAN'T SEEM TO FORGET ABOUT HIM. KEVIN IS MY SOUL MATE. AND SCOTT -- SCOTT IS MY SOUL MATE. I HAVE TWO. I GUESS I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, HUH, BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE -- MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE ONE. BUT THIS HAVING TWO SOUL MATES IS VERY CONFUSING. SO, DOMINIQUE, I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT MAYBE IF YOU COULD JUST HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT. HELP ME UNDERSTAND. MAYBE YOU COULD JUST SEND ME A SIGN -- SOMETHING. PLEASE. VICTOR: LUCY SHOULD BE MARRIED TO MY SON, NOT LIVING IN SOME HOTEL ROOM ALL BY HER LONESOME. MARY: PLEASE DON'T SAY THE M WORD AND SON IN THE SAME SENTENCE. VICTOR: AREN'T YOU HAPPY WITH THE WOMEN YOUR BOYS ARE SEEING? MARY: OH, I'M THRILLED. ONE GIRLFRIEND JUST BEAT A MURDER RAP. AND THE OTHER ONE, THE "CATCH," USED TO BE A STRIPPER. BUT IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY. VICTOR: WE CAN'T LIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEM. MARY: THANK GOD WE'RE NOT THE KIND OF PARENTS WHO INTERFERE. VICTOR: LUCY WILL THINK THE INVITATION'S FROM KEVIN. THE FIRST THING YOU KNOW -- ü HERE COMES THE BRIDE ALL DRESSED IN WHITE ü [BOTH HUM WEDDING MARCH] KAREN: OH, LISTEN. KEVIN STOPPED BY EARLIER, AND HE ASKED ME TO GIVE THIS TO YOU. EVE: THANK YOU. OH, LISTEN, HOW WAS SERENA'S WELCOME HOME PARTY LAST NIGHT? KAREN: REALLY FUN. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, SHE HAS US DOING THE TWIST. EVE: OH. KAREN: IT WAS GREAT. SHE ASKED ABOUT YOU. SHE LOVED THE BALLOONS YOU SENT HER. I GOT TO GO. I GOT TO GO CHECK ON MR. MARTIN'S I.V. EVE: OK. THANKS FOR THIS. KAREN: YEAH. BYE. EVE: "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A TETE-A-TETE AT 7:00 AT THE RESIDENCE OF KEVIN COLLINS." HMM. FRANK: WELL, IF IT ISN'T THE LITTLE MOTHER. COURTNEY: OH, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? FRANK: JOE TOLD ME THE HAPPY NEWS. YOU CAN IMAGINE MY DELIGHT TO FIND OUT THAT I'M AN UNCLE. COURTNEY: JOE TOLD YOU? FRANK: HE'S SO ECSTATIC, HE'S READY TO PASS OUT CIGARS. COURTNEY: I SEE, AND YOU JUST DON'T SHARE HIS ENTHUSIASM. FRANK: HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE THAT NEIL IS JOE'S SON? YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY A ONE-MAN WOMAN. COURTNEY: TRUST ME. NEIL IS JOE'S SON. FRANK: YOU KNOW, COURTNEY, I JUST -- I DON'T GET IT. YOU KEEP THIS FROM JOE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, AND THEN YOU SPRING IT ON HIM JUST WHEN HE'S ABOUT READY TO MARRY ANOTHER WOMAN? COURTNEY: STAY OUT OF IT, FRANK. FRANK: NOT WHEN IT CONCERNS MY BROTHER'S HAPPINESS. COURTNEY: DON'T YOU THINK THAT IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL FOR YOU TO BE PLAYING THE OVERPROTECTIVE BIG BROTHER? FRANK: WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? COURTNEY: YOU KNOW, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN. FRANK: WHAT? SOMEONE CATCHING ON TO YOUR GAME? COURTNEY: IT'S NOT A GAME. AND IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. WHEN I TOLD JOE THAT HE WAS NEIL'S FATHER, WE AGREED TO KEEP THE SECRET BETWEEN THE TWO OF US. IT DOES NOT CONCERN YOU