pc feb 12 1999 FRANK: I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR ME, MIKE. MIKE: TRUST ME, FRANK, THIS ISN'T A HANDOUT. WHAT WITH THE BIKE SHOP AND FAMILY COMMITMENTS, I REALLY DO NEED THE EXTRA HELP AROUND HERE. FRANK: NOT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ON SOMEONE LIKE ME. MIKE: YOU'VE HAD A TOUGH BREAK. I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE. IF I HADN'T BEEN GIVEN SECOND AND THIRD CHANCES, I WOULD BE UNDER THIS BAR INSTEAD OF RUNNING IT, OK? NOW, LISTEN, IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, YOU JUST SING OUT, OK? FRANK: ALL RIGHT. MIKE: OK. FRANK: THANKS A LOT. MIKE: SURE. COURTNEY: I AM REALLY ADMIRING YOUR "I'M OK WITH THIS" ACT. FRANK: IT'S AN HONEST WAY TO MAKE A BUCK. COURTNEY: WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE CHRIS WILL MAKE OFF HIS DEAL WITH LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS? I BET YOU COULD PULL BEERS AND SLING BURGERS IN HERE FOR A YEAR AND STILL NOT COME CLOSE TO MAKING WHAT CHRIS WILL IN A MONTH. FRANK: SAVE THE HARD SELL, ALL RIGHT? I ALREADY TOLD YOU, YOU HELP ME NAIL CHRIS, AND I'LL HELP YOU BREAK UP JOE AND KAREN. OF COURSE, I CAN'T GUARANTEE ONCE THEY'VE BROKEN UP THAT JOE WILL GO BACK TO YOU. COURTNEY: WHY DON'T YOU LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT. KAREN: OH. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE BEST PART ABOUT YOU MOVING IN WITH ME? JOE: UH, WHAT? KAREN: DOING THIS ANYTIME WE WANT WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR BROTHER OR LARK OR COURTNEY OR NEIL OR LORD KNOWS WHO WALKING IN ON US. SPEAKING OF NEIL, DO YOU WANT ME TO DROP HIM OFF AT SCOTT'S FOR YOU? JOE: NO. NO, I NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT THE MOVE. HE'S JUST STARTING TO GET TO KNOW ME AS HIS FATHER, AND NOW I HAVE TO TELL HIM THAT I'M MOVING OUT. EVE: OK, ARE WE WALKING TO THIS MYSTERY RETREAT? KEVIN: NO, WE ARE NOT WALKING. EVE: WHEN CAN I OPEN MY EYES? KEVIN: YOU CAN OPEN THEM RIGHT NOW. EVE: WHOA! KEVIN: I THOUGHT WE SHOULD GET THERE IN STYLE. EVE: OH, MY GOSH! OH. OH, I LIKE YOUR WAY OF THINKING. OOH. OH, HI. THIS IS GREAT. EVE: WOW. NOT TOO SHABBY, MISTER. KEVIN: THANK YOU. I HAD THEM TAKE OUT THE TV BECAUSE WE SAID WE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL. BUT THEY LEFT THE C.D. PLAYER. [MUSIC PLAYS] EVE: OH. KEVIN: WOULD YOU CARE FOR A DRINK? EVE: OH. SO WHERE'S THE HOT TUB? KEVIN: "THE HOT TUB." WELL, THERE'S ONE IN THE SUITE THAT I'VE BOOKED, BUT IF YOU SIMPLY MUST HAVE A SOAK ON THE WAY, I SUPPOSE I COULD CALL AND SEE IF WE CAN UPGRADE TO THE SUPERSTRETCH DELUXE LO. EVE: I GUESS THIS'LL DO. KEVIN: COMFY? EVE: I COULD GET USED TO THIS. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] KEVIN: TIME FOR A REFILL? EVE: OH, NO. NO, THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO GET DRUNK. I WANT TO SAVOR THE MOMENT. OH, THIS IS -- THIS IS BETTER THAN I EVER IMAGINED. KEVIN: THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED? EVE: I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A LIMO BEFORE. KEVIN: WAIT A MINUTE. YOU DIDN'T EVEN CHIP IN WITH YOUR FRIENDS TO RENT ONE FOR -- WHAT IS IT CALLED? EVE: WHAT? KEVIN: THE PROM. EVE: THE PROM? OH, GOSH, NO. A GIRL FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS LIKE ME? I ALMOST HAD TO SELL A KIDNEY JUST SO I COULD AFFORD A DRESS FOR THE DANCE. YEAH. KEVIN: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TOUGH CHILDHOOD TO ME. EVE: YEAH. WELL, WE HAVE THAT IN COMMON. I GRADUATED AT THE TOP OF MY CLASS, SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS. MY DAD TOOK OFF WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I DON'T -- I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. KEVIN: YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A PICTURE? EVE: NOPE. MOM SAW TO THAT. SHE WAS PRETTY UPSET THAT HE LEFT HER WITH TWO KIDS TO RAISE. KEVIN: OUCH. SO WHAT DID SHE DO? EVE: I GUESS I'D SAY THAT HER JOB WAS FINDING MEN TO LIVE WITH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY UNCLES I HAD. KEVIN: HMM. HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH THAT? EVE: I INVENTED ALL SORTS OF SCENARIOS OF ESCAPE. AND THEY WERE ALL INVOLVING EITHER MILLIONAIRES, ROCK STARS, MOVIE STARS. KEVIN: WHO WOULD ALL COME AND PICK YOU UP IN THEIR LIMOUSINES. EVE: KEVIN BACON. KEVIN: UH -- YOU LOST ME. EVE: KEVIN BACON. I THINK I SAW "FOOTLOOSE" ABOUT 20 TIMES. AND FOR SOME REASON, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT HE WAS THE TYPE OF GUY THAT WOULD HAVE A LIMO. SO HE WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE AND MEET ME, AND HE WOULD TELL OFF MY MOTHER AND WHOEVER SHE WAS LIVING WITH AT THE TIME, AND WE'D DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. JUST DANCE ALL NIGHT LONG. AND THEN THE LIMO WOULD COME PICK US UP IN THE MORNING, AND HE WOULD WHISK ME AWAY. KEVIN: TO WHERE? EVE: IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE WE WERE GOING. WHAT MATTERED WAS WHAT I WAS GETTING AWAY FROM. KEVIN: WELL, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO DANCE IN HERE, BUT -- IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'VE EVER IMAGINED DOING IN A LIMOUSINE? EVE: WELL, KEVIN, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS. HOWEVER, WHEN I IMAGINED IT, the limo driver couldn't see into the back seat. KEVIN: YOU WERE SAYING? EVE: OH, I'M NOT SAYING ANYHING. I THINK I SHOULD SHOW YOU WHAT MY FANTASY WAS. JOE: SIT DOWN A SECOND. I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. NEIL: WHAT IS IT? JOE: YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE KAREN VERY MUCH. NEIL: YEAH. JOE: AND YOU KNOW WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. NEIL: YEAH. JOE: KAREN AND I DECIDED TO MOVE IN TOGETHER. NEIL: SHE'S MOVING IN HERE? THAT'S GREAT! JOE: NO, SPORT. NO, I'M MOVING IN WITH KAREN. FRANK: IMAGINING CHRIS RAMSEY GETTING SCREWED OVER BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE. WHAT HAVE YOU COME UP WITH? COURTNEY: ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN THINKING MORE ABOUT HOW TO BREAK UP JOE AND KAREN. FRANK: WHAT HAPPENED TO "I'LL SCRATCH YOUR BACK, YOU SCRATCH MINE"? COURTNEY: HEY, WE CAN'T SCRATCH AT THE SAME TIME, FRANK. BESIDES, CHRIS WILL BE EXPECTING YOU TO COME AFTER HIM NOW, WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD JUST LIE LOW FOR A WHILE, ALL RIGHT? NOW, BACK TO JOE AND KAREN. ANY IDEAS? FRANK: DON'T FOCUS ON KAREN. LET'S MAKE JOE JEALOUS. HE'S GOT A ROTTEN TEMPER. COURTNEY: YOU'RE RIGHT, HE CAN BE A HOTHEAD AT TIMES. FRANK: I KNOW SOMETHING THAT MIGHT JUST PUSH HIM OVER THE EDGE. COURTNEY: FRANK, WITH ALL THE ANIMOSITY BETWEEN YOU TWO LATELY, WHY WOULD JOE BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY? FRANK: ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE NICE. I'LL -- I'LL APOLOGIZE FOR STEPPING OVER THE LINE. I'LL WAIT FOR HIM TO FORGIVE ME. THEN I'LL DROP THE BOMB. COURTNEY: YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY PROTECTIVE OF YOUR BROTHER. ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS? FRANK: I BLAME CHRIS RAMSEY FOR SCREWING ME OVER IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT JOE COULD HAVE SAVED ME WITH THE G.H. REVIEW BOARD. ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS SAY HE CALLED IN A FEW LOUSY PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ME -- NOT THAT MUCH TO ASK OF A BROTHER. BUT HE WOULDN'T DO IT, AND NOW THIS IS ALL THE WORK I CAN GET. NO. NO, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. HE'S GOT IT COMING. EVE: OK, EITHER THE EARTH JUST MOVED OR WE WENT OVER SOMETHING VERY BUMPY. KEVIN: IT'S THE NONINDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. WE COULD HAVE BEEN GOING OVER POTHOLES, AND WE NEVER WOULD'VE FELT A THING. SO THE LIMO TRICK -- BIT WORKED? EVE: YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL. AND THE FLOWERS ARE LOVELY. THE CHAMPAGNE IS DELICIOUS. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S A REAL SHAME BECAUSE NONE OF IT MATTERS. KEVIN: I JUST SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE FOR NOTHING? EVE: WELL, THE SURROUNDINGS AREN'T WHAT WOW ME. YOU WOW ME. EVE: OH! AH. WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT WAS THAT? KEVIN: I DON'T KNOW. THE MINI OR LEGGINGS ? DEPENDS ON THE SHOES. NEED SHOES. MOM ! SHE'S NEVER BEEN THIS FREAKED OUT ABOUT GOING TOHE MOVIES. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MOVIE. IT'S ABOUT THE BOYS AT THE MOVIE. BOYS ? FASHION CRISIS ? CHECK OUT THE PAYLESS "GO CASUAL" SALE. HOT NEW WOMEN'S AND KIDS' STYLES, JUST $12.99. WE DATED IN HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ? THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. DOESN'T IT FEEL GOOD ? PAYLESS. IF YOU LEAVE A JOB HALF DONE, YOU COULD BE N BIG TROUBLE, RIGHT ? RIGHT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH ORDINARY PAIN RELIEVERS. THEY WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN QUIT. ALEVE WORKS ALL DAY LONG WITH JUST TWO PILLS, AND ALEVE IS SAFE. IT'S MADE WITH A FORM OF NAPROSYN DOCTORS HAVE PRESCRIBED... AND TRUSTED FOR YEARS. SO IF YOUR PAIN RELIEVER ISN'T GETTIN' THE JOB DONE-- - SINK IT ! - AND TRY ALEVE ! TWO PILLS, ALL-DAY RELIEF. WORKS FOR ME. IT'S THE TWIZZLERS SHOW FEATURING THE PULL-N-PEEL DANCERS. [ Man ] HAVING KIDS IS AN EDUCATION. HAVING THREE IS A MASTERS IN ECONOMICS. ONE IS NEVER ENOUGH OF ANYTHING. GOOD THING THERE'S PUFFS ADVANCED. ONE CAN DO THE JOB OF TWO OF THAT OTHER NATIONAL BRAND... BECAUSE IT'S TWICE AS STRONG. SO YOU CAN USE IT EVERY DAY FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND THERE'S NO LOTION IN THIS PUFFS. HMM-- REALLY STRONG, WORKS HARD EVERY DAY-- SOUND LIKE SOMEONE YOU KNOW? JUST LIKE YOU, CHAUFFEUR: LOOKS LIKE THE TIMING BELT BROKE. EVE: WELL, CAN YOU FIX IT? CHAUFFEUR: OH, I CAN'T, NO. IT'S A MAJOR REPAIR. KEVIN: WELL, CAN THE SERVICE SEND ANOTHER LIMO? CHAUFFEUR: THEY WILL AS SOON AS ONE'S AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, SIR, THAT MAY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS. KEVIN: GREAT. CHAUFFEUR: OH, AND THERE WAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU AT DISPATCH FROM A VICTOR COLLINS. HE WANTS YOU TO CALL HIM ON HIS CELL PHONE. KEVIN: OH, ALL RIGHT. THANKS. WONDER WHAT HE WANTS? EVE: I DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU MIGHT AS WELL CALL HIM. WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME. KEVIN: VICTOR. HELLO, IT'S ME. YOU WANT WHAT? OK. NO, NO. IT ENDS LIKE THIS -- IT'S "A MIND AT PEACE WITH ALL BELOW, A HEART WHOSE LOVE IS INNOCENT." WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HOW IT'S GOING. OUR LIMO JUST BROKE DOWN, AND LOOKS LIKE TO BE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WE CAN GET ANOTHER ONE. WE'RE ON 91, ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE RAINES. YOU ARE? YOU CAN? WELL, OK. GREAT. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, VICTOR'S HAVING HIS OWN LITTLE ROMANTIC GETAWAY WITH MARY SCANLON THIS WEEKEND. EVE: OH, THAT'SICE. KEVIN: YES. AND IT TURNS OUT THEY'RE JUST A FEW MILES AWAY FROM HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO SWING BY AND PICK US UP. EVE: OH, GOOD. SO WHAT WAS HE CALLING ABOUT? KEVIN: OH, HE COULDN'T REMEMBER THE LAST VERSE OF A POEM THAT HE WANTS TO USE WITH MARY. "SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY LIKE THE NIGHT." EVE: AND YOU JUST HAPPEN& TO KNOW IT BY HEART? KEVIN: HEY, THAT POEM IS AS POWERFUL AS A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER. EVE: OH. OK. AND SO, YOU WERE PLANNING ON RECITING IT TO ME WHEN? KEVIN: WELL, THE WEEKEND'S JUST BEGINNING. KAREN: HEY, MIKE. HOW'S IT GOING? MIKE: HEY. I CAN'T COMPLAIN. WHAT CAN I GET YOU? KAREN: TWO TURKEY BURGERS TO GO, PLEASE. MIKE: OK. KAREN: AND, LISTEN, I HEARD ABOUT JASON TAKING OFF WITH YOUR GODSON, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP -- MIKE: THERE'S NOT, BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER. KAREN: WELL, IF YOU DO THINK OF ANYTHING, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME. HEY, WHERE'S FRANK? I WANTED TO SEE HOW HIS FIRST NIGHT ON THE JOB WAS GOING. MIKE: WELL, YOU JUST MISSED HIM. HE'S RUNNING AN ORDER OVER TO THE HOSPITAL. KAREN: OH. WOW. I HOPE THAT'S NOT TOO AWKWARD FOR HIM, DELIVERING SANDWICHES TO HIS OLD CO-WORKERS. MIKE: WELL, LISTEN, I VOLUNTEERED, BUT HE INSITED. HE SAID HE'S GOT TO FACE UP TO IT SOONER OR LATER, SO WHY PUT IT OFF? ANYWAY, I'LL GET -- I'LL GET THAT ORDER GOING FOR YOU, OK? KAREN: OK. MIKE: OK. COURTNEY: HI. KAREN: HI. COURTNEY: LOOK, KAREN, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN CHUMMY LATELY, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I RESPECT BOTH YOU AND JOE FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR FRANK. KAREN: I'M NOT SURE I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. COURTNEY: YOU HELPED FRANK GET OFF DL-56. THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY. AND I ALSO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR JOE TO STAND FIRM AT THE HEARING AND TELL THE TRUTH. BUT IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT FRANK NEEDED. KAREN: WELL, I'M NOT SURE THAT FRANK WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. COURTNEY: TOUGH LOVE IS NEVER EASY. KAREN: I HOPE THAT ONE DAY FRANK WILL REALIZE HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT HIM. COURTNEY: WELL, I THINK HE ALREADY DOES. KAREN: WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? COURTNEY: HE TOOK A DELIVERY OVER TO THE HOSPITAL SO HE COULD MAKE UP WITH JOE. FRANK: JOE. HEY, DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE? JOE: SURE. FRANK: LOOK, I HAVE BEEN FEELING REALLY ROTTEN ALL DAY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE BLOWN UP AT YOU. I WAS OUT OF LINE. I'M SORRY. JOE: WELL, WE BOTH HAD A PRETTY ROUGH DAY. I SAID A LOT OF THINGS I WISH I HADN'T. FRANK: WE WOULDN'T BE THE SCANLON BROTHERS IF WE DIDN'T BUST EACH OTHER'S CHOPS EVERY NOW AND THEN, HUH? JOE: I GUESS. FRANK: NO HARD FEELINGS? JOE: NO. FRANK: GOOD. WELL, DROP BY THE RECOVERY ROOM LATER. I'LL GIVE YOU A BEER. ON THE HOUSE. JOE: ALL RIGHT, I WILL. THANKS. FRANK: ALL RIGHT. JOE: FRANK. FRANK: YEAH? JOE: YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I DECIDED TO MOVE IN WITH KAREN. FRANK: REALLY? JOE: YEAH. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT'S THE BEST THING. I MEAN, IT'S GETTING SO CROWDED AT HOME THAT WE BARELY CAN TURN AROUND. BUT LISTEN, I WILL STILL PUT IN FOR MY PART OF THE MORTGAGE. FRANK: I HOPE THIS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE IN GREECE. JOE: WHAT HAPPENED? FRANK: KAREN DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING? JOE: WHAT HAPPENED? FRANK: OH. WELL, IT REALLY WASN'T ANYTHING. I WAS DRUNK -- JOE: FRANK, WHAT HAPPENED? FRANK: WE KISSED. JOE: KAREN ANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANAND N'T REALLY "WE." IT WAS PROBABLY MORE ME KISSING HER. JOE: WHY? FRANK: I WAS DRUNK. IT JUST HAPPENED. IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING. I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE BROUGHT IT UP IF I KNEW KAREN DIDN'T TELL YOU. JUST FORGET I SAID ANYTHING. SHE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BRING UP, AND SHE WAS RIGHT. SO -- ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. SEE YOU SOON? JOE: MM-HMM. FRANK: ALL RIGHT. TEDDY GIBBS CAN'T LET A SORE THROAT STOP HIM. EVEN WHEN IT FEELS THIS RAW. HE TOUGHS IT OUT THROUGH THE HACKING COUGH... THE ACHES, THE FEVER BUT WHEN THE JOB IS DONE HE'S DESPERATE... (whistle sounds) ...FOR FAST, POWERFUL THERAFLU RELIEF. WITH THE FIRST SIP OF THAT SOOTHING, LEMONY HOT LIQUID HE FEELS COMFORT INSTANTLY. SOON, HIS THROAT FEELS CALMED HIS COUGH QUIETED. MAXIMUM STRENGTH THERAFLU. NOW IN NEW CHERRY SORE THROAT AND COUGH. INSTANT COMFORT. POWERFUL RELIEF. [KNOCK ON WINDOW] KEVIN: OH -- EVE: OH. CHAUFFEUR: I THINK YOUR RIDE IS HERE, SIR. KEVIN: OH. ALL RIGHT. OOH. EVE: OH, GOSH IT'S COLD. I -- I DIDN'T KNOW THAT VICTOR HAD -- KEVIN: NEITHER DID I. LET'S GO. EVE: OK. VICTOR: COME ON, COME ON. HURRY UP, HURRY UP. WE'RE LETTING ALL THE WARM AIR OUT. KEVIN: OH, MY GOSH, VICTOR. WHEN DID YOU GET A MOTOR HOME? EVE: OH, WOW! VICTOR: I DIDN'T GET IT, I RENTED IT. AND YOU DON'T CALL IT A MOTOR HOME, YOU CALL IT A RIG. KEVIN: OH. MARY: YOU TWO LOOK SNAZZY. EVE: WELL -- KEVIN: THANK YOU. EVE: KIND OF COLD. MARY: WELCOME TO OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME. VICTOR: IT'S GOT EVERYTHING. MICROWAVE. MARY: COOKIES ARE ALMOST DONE. VICTOR: A CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE, CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT, TVs FRONT AND BACK, A BATHROOM WITH A SHOWER, AND A FULLY STOCKED REFRIGERATOR. EVE: WOW. WELL, WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE? KEVIN: WHO WOULD WANT TO? VICTOR: SO, YOU TWO GET YOURSELVES SETTLED, AND I'LL GET THIS RIG ON THE ROAD. EVE: YES. VICTOR: BREAKOUT, BREAKOUT. THIS IS HUGGY BEAR AND IRISH LASS. WE'RE ON OUR WAY NORTH ON 91, HAULING A LOAD OF LOVE TO LAKE RAINES. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE SMOKY SITUATION IS LIKE. COME BACK, COME BACK. KEVIN: DID HE JUST CALL HIMSELF "HUGGY BEAR"? EVE: DID HE JUST SAY "SMOKY"? MARY: WOULD YOU LIKE ONE? KEVIN: OH. EVE: OH, MY -- MARY: THEY'RE CHOCOLATE CHIP. EVE: YES, YES, YES, YES. MARY: OK. KEVIN: THANK YOU. EVE: MMM. MARY: YOU'RE WELCOME. MAN'S VOICE: HEY, HUGGY BEAR AND IRISH LASS. THIS IS JUMPING JIM CALLING SAYING I'VE JUST BEEN GOING SOUTH AND IT'S CLEAR SAILING ALL THE WAY. TEN-FOUR. VICTOR: THANK YOU. IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. KEVIN: WELL, TO THE GOOD LIFE. EVE: TO THE GOOD LIFE. KAREN: DINNER IS SERVED, MONSIEUR. HEY. JOE: HI. KAREN, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT YOU AND FRANK KISSED? KAREN: BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS WORTH MENTIONING. JOE: MY BROTHER AND FIANCEE KISS, AND YOU DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING? KAREN: JOE, HE WAS DRUNK, AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO IT. JOE: DO YOU REMEMBER HOW YOU FELT WHEN I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHEN I FOUND OUT NEIL WAS MY SON? KAREN: YEAH, OF COURSE I DO. JOE: YOU WENT ON AND ON ABOUT ME NOT TRUSTING YOU, AND HOW WE SHOULDN'T KEEP SECRETS BETWEEN EACH OTHER -- KAREN: I WASN'T TRYING TO KEEP SECRETS, OK? JOE: BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME. KAREN: LOOK, FIRST OF ALL, HE KISSED ME. I DIDN'T KISS HIM. SO STOP ACTING LIKE I DID SOMETHING WRONG WHEN I DIDN'T. AND SECOND, I NEVER ONCE ASKED YOU WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND COURTNEY, YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND, THE MOTHER OF YOUR CHILD, WHEN YOU TWO WERE TOGETHER ON A DESERTED ISLAND. SO STOP GRILLING ME. JOE: NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN COURTNEY AND ME. KAREN: I BELIEVE YOU. JOE: LOOK, KAREN, I DON'T MEAN TO ACCUSE YOU OF DOING ANYTHING WRONG WITH FRANK. I JUST DON'T APPRECIATE THE SECRECY. KAREN: BETWEEN GETTING OFF OF DL-56 AND DEALING WITH JULIE, FRANK HAS BEEN THROUGH THE SHREDDER. HE JUST GOT DRUNK ONE NIGHT. HE HAD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF JUDGMENT. THER WAS NOTHING TO IT. pI'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU SOONER. JOE: ALL RIGHT. I LET MY TEMPER GET THE BEST OF ME, SO I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING HERE. COURTNEY: SO I TAKE IT THE DELIVERY WENT WELL? FRANK: I COULD PRACTICALLY SEE SMOKE COMING OUT OF JOE'S EARS. COURTNEY: SO YOU THINK HE'LL REALLY LAY INTO KAREN NOW, HUH? FRANK: YEAH, THEY WON'T BREAK UP OR ANYTHING, BUT IT WAS A VERY GOOD BEGINNING. COURTNEY: EXCELLENT. FRANK: I ALSO FOUND OUT HE'S MOVING IN WITH HER. COURTNEY: WHAT? NO, NO, NO. THAT'S TERRIBLE. HOW COULD HE DO THAT TO NEIL? I BET YOU KAREN PUT HIM UP TO THIS. FRANK: WILL YOU RELAX? THIS HELPS US. COURTNEY: HOW? FRANK: HAVE YOU SEEN KAREN'S PLACE? COURTNEY: NO. FRANK: JOE IS MOVING OUT OF A THREE-STORY HOUSE INTO A ONE-ROOM STUDIO APARTMENT. COURTNEY: SOUNDS CRAMPED. FRANK: YEAH. IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH LIVING WITH SOMEONE NEW UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE AREN'T THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES. AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET EVEN WORSE. JOE AND KAREN WILL BE HISTORY BEFORE YOU CAN SAY "I DO."