pc feb 2 1999 LUCY: OH, COME ON. HASN'T HE EVER HEARD THE SAYING, "THE SHOW MUST, MUST GO ON"? OH. OK, FINE. WELL, THEN JUST TELL HIM I SURE DO HOPE HE FEELS BETTER AND THAT HE OWES ME BIG TIME. SCOTT: NOW WHAT? LUCY: THE ACTOR I HIRED TO PLAY THE PRINCE -- OR DUKE -- SLASH DUKE. HE'S SICK. SCOTT: YOU MEAN, THE ONE WITH THE -- LUCY: YEAH. TWINKLY LITTLE EYES. SCOTT: TODAY IS JUST A REHEARSAL. LUCY: THIS IS A TRAGEDY. SCOTT: NO, IT'S AN INFOMERCIAL. LUCY: WHICH IS GOING TO SAVE MY COMPANY BY SELLING ALL THOSE DRESSES. DON'T YOU SEE? I'VE GOT TO HAVE THIS PRESENTATION TO CONVINCE ELLEN I CAN USE HER LOVE STORY ON THE SHOW. SCOTT: WELL, YOU STILL GOT THE SCRIPT THAT YOU WROTE. YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR. YOU'RE THE LEADING LADY. LUCY: RIGHT, AND I DON'T HAVE A LEADING MAN. SCOTT: HEY, I'M NO HAM ACTOR. LUCY: OK. OK, FINE. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? SCOTT: WELL, WHAT DO THOSE STAGE ACTORS DO WHEN THEY BREAK THEIR LEGS? LUCY: OF COURSE. SCOTT: I THINK I JUST SAW A LITTLE LIGHT BULB GO OFF. LUCY: VICTOR. VICTOR. SCOTT: VICTOR. VIC-- FRANK: THAT CRASH VICTIM I BROUGHT IN? KAREN: STABLE. FRANK: GOOD. HEY, BOSS. MAN: HEY. EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL? FRANK: SO FAR. MAN: GOOD. YOU'RE NEEDED IN THE LAB. FRANK: ME? MAN: FOR A DRUG TEST. FRANK: FERGUSON, YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. FERGUSON: JUST A RANDOM CHECK. FRANK: WHY NOW? FERGUSON: WHY NOT NOW? YOU AGREED TO RANDOM CHECKS THE DAY YOU SIGNED ON. FRANK: FINE. NO PROBLEM. FERGUSON: GOOD. I'LL CHECK WITH YOU LATER. FRANK: LOOKS LIKE WORD GOT OUT THAT I WENT AFTER RAMSEY AT LARK'S PARTY. JOE: FRANK, YOU HAVE TO EXPECT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SUSPICION. BUT, LISTEN, YOU WILL PROVE EVERYBODY WRONG. FRANK: ABSOLUTELY. I HAVEN'T TOUCHED A DROP OF DL-56. KAREN: YOU TESTED CLEAN LAST TIME I CHECKED. FRANK: I STILL AM. JOE: ALL RIGHT, THEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FRANK: PIECE OF CAKE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] FRANK: SO, WHO'D YOU CON THIS TIME? CHRIS: EXCUSE ME? FRANK: TO GET BACK IN THE HOSPITAL? CHRIS: I'M HERE PICKING UP DOCUMENTATION FOR MY HEARING. FRANK: YEAH. LIKE I SAID, ANOTHER CON JOB. CHRIS: YOU'RE THE ONE I'M SURPRISED THEY LET ANYWHERE NEAR THIS PLACE. FRANK: JUST GET OUT OF MY FACE, RAMSEY. CHRIS: LOOK. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU GOING TO TURN GREEN, BECOME THE INCREDIBLE HULK AGAIN? FRANK: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. CHRIS: OH, YOU GOT TIME FOR A DRUG TEST, THOUGH, DON'T YOU? WHOA. NOW, THAT GOT YOUR ATTENTION. FRANK: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT? CHRIS: NOTHING, REALLY. I JUST CAME FROM THE LAB AND SAW YOUR NAME DOWN ON THE LIST. FRANK: YOU JUST KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF MY BUSINESS, RAMSEY. CHRIS: YOU GOING TO TRY TO PUNCH IT AGAIN? YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS A SHAME THAT YOU MISSED AND HIT BABY BROTHER. FRANK: YEAH, IT IS A SHAME. I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO SAVOR THE MEMORY OF WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO POUND YOUR HEAD IN LAST TIME I DID IT. CHRIS: SEE THERE? IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A HOBBY, FRANK. I SUPPOSE THE DRUG TEST EXPLAINS WHY YOU MISSED SO BADLY. FRANK: THAT WAS BAD TIMING, NOT DRUGS. CHRIS: WHATEVER YOU SAY, FRANKENSTEIN. CHRIS: PHARMACY? HI, IT'S DR. JOE SCANLON. I NEED TO CALL IN ANOTHER PRESCRIPTION FOR FRANK SCANLON. YEAH, THE D.E.A. NUMBER IS AB120267. DEMEROL. FIVE MILLIGRAMS P.L.Q., EVERY FOUR TO SIX HOURS. THANKS. OH, OF COURSE. I'LL SEND THE PAPERWORK RIGHT DOWN. BYE-BYE. VICTOR: SCOTT. SCOTT: VICTOR. LUCY: MY PRINCE! VICTOR: LUCY! OH! LOOK AT YOU. OH, YOU LOOK SO -- LUCY: OH, I'VE MISSED YOU, I'VE MISSED YOU. VICTOR: OH, IF I'M DREAMING, DON'T WAKE ME. LUCY: OH, LISTEN TO ME. YOU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE YET AGAIN. VICTOR: OH, NONSENSE. YOUR TELEPHONE CALL WAS -- WAS AS A FIRE BELL TO A DALMATIAN. I'M THRILLED TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. LUCY: OH, YOU ARE A DOLL. NOW, LISTEN, LISTEN. SIT DOWN. THIS WHOLE THING IS GOING TO BE A SKIT. AND THE SKIT IS ABOUT THE LADY OF THE MOON AND HER DUKE. VICTOR: A ROMANCE -- THAT'S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. LUCY: YES, EXACTLY. OF COURSE, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE NAMES TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE NOW ABOUT THE LADY OF THE STARS AND HER PRINCE. VICTOR: FASCINATING. LUCY: VICTOR, YOU ARE THE PRINCE. VICTOR: I AM THE PRINCE. LUCY: YES. VICTOR: TO DO THE ROLE JUSTICE, MAY I KNOW MY MOTIVATION? SCOTT: TO SELL DRESSES, VICTOR. LUCY: DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION THAT MAN OVER THERE. HE'S KIND OF GRUMPY. HE'S IN A BAD MOOD. WHATEVER. LISTEN TO ME. NOW, ELLEN TOLD ME THIS VERY ROMANTIC STORY, AND I WANT TO USE IT. I DO WANT TO USE IT TO SELL DRESSES IN AN INFOMERCIAL. BUT SHE'S NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED I SHOULD, SO THIS PRESENTATION IS TO CONVINCE ELLEN, OK? VICTOR: I WILL SELL MY PRINCELY HEART OUT. LUCY: I KNEW IT. THANK YOU. I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU. OK, NOW, I WANT YOU TO PICTURE THIS. OUR STORY TAKES PLACE -- TWO COSTUMED REVELERS AT MARDI GRAS. THEY MEET. THEY FALL IN LOVE. VICTOR: GET OUT OF TOWN! I REMEMBER A MARDI GRAS WHEN I RODE WITH THE CREWE OF ANUBIS. LUCY: OH, NO -- VICTOR: I WAS -- SCOTT: FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, CAN WE GET ON WITH THIS? LUCY: SCOTT BALDWIN -- SHUSH! SCOTT: WELL, COME ON. ELLEN'S GOING TO BE HERE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND HE THINKS HE'S SIR RALPH RICHARDSON. NOW, SHOULDN'T YOU PRACTICE YOUR LINES OR SOMETHING? LUCY: I AM THE DIRECTOR HERE. I WILL TELL US WHAT WE SHOULD DO. YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE SHOULD PRACTICE OUR LINES. VICTOR: I'M EVER YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT, MILADY. LUCY: OOH, THANK YOU. OH -- VICTOR: YES? LUCY: VICTOR, ONE THING -- CAN YOU MAKE YOUR EYES BLAZE? SCOTT: I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO TWINKLE, AND I'M SURE HE'LL HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. LUCY: IN REAL LIFE, THE EYES BLAZED. CAN YOU, VICTOR? CAN YOU DO IT? VICTOR: YES. YES. I SHALL BLAZE! JOE: ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN DECREASE THE DOSAGE TO 2.5 MILLIGRAMS AND TELL THE WIFE THE GOOD NEWS. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WAIT. I'LL TELL HER. THANKS. NURSE: YOU'RE WELCOME. KAREN: HI. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM FRANK YET? JOE: NO. NO, NOT YET. [TELEPHONE RINGS] JOE: SIXTH FLOOR. KAREN: IS IT FRANK? JOE: IT'S THE PHARMACY. SPEAKING. YEAH, I'M AWARE THAT A SCHEDULE TWO DRUG CAN'T BE PRESCRIBED WITHOUT A TRIPLICATE. IS THERE A PROBLEM? NO, I DON'T RECALL CALLING IN A DEMEROL PRESCRIPTION LATELY. WHAT'S THE PATIENT'S NAME? I SEE. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. KAREN: JOE -- HONEY, WHAT IS IT? COME ON. JOE: FRANK HAS BEEN USING MY D.E.A. NUMBER AND CALLING IN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HIMSELF. ü YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ü ü MY ONLY SUNSHINE ü ü WHEN YOU'RE NOT HAPPY MY SKIES ARE GRAY ü NOTHING'S WORSE THAN WHEN YOUR BABY HAS A COLD. THAT'S WHY WE CREATED JOHNSON'S SOOTHING VAPOR BATH. ENRICHED WITH AROMATIC ROSEMARY, EUCALYPTUS AND MENTHOL. JUST ADD A FEW CAPFULS TO YOUR BABY'S WARM BATH... TO HELP CALM AND SOOTHE HER. SOON YOU'LL BOTH FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. THE FIRST AND ONLY SOOTHING VAPOR CREAM GENTLE ENOUGH FOR BABIES. WHEN YOU COMBINE REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS AND CRISPY WAFERS, THE COMBINATION IS IRRESISTIBLE. REESE STICKS... CATHERINE NEVER CLEANS HER SHOWER... YET IT'S SPARKLING CLEAN EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN IT. BECAUSE SHE'S DISCOVERED NEW-FORMULA TILEX FRESH SHOWER BRAND. AFTER HER SHOWER, SHE SPRAYS A GENTLE MIST... NEVER SCRUBBING OR EVEN RINSING. TILEX FRESH SHOWER LEAVES YOUR SHOWER CLEAN AND CLEAR. BUT CLEAN SHOWER LEAVES A DULL FILM THAT STREAKS. TRY NEW-FORMULA TILEX FRESH SHOWER. THE DIFFERENCE IS CLEAR. HE'S PROBABLY NOT THINKING ABOUT HOW STEEL-REINFORCED SIDE IMPACT BEAMS PROTECT HIM IN A CAR ACCIDENT. BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD. ( horn honking ) FEEL THE STRENGTH. LUCY: NOW, THIS LOVELY COFFEE TABLE REPRESENTS THE CAFE DU MONDE. AND THAT SPECIAL BOAT ROCKY-THINGY OVER THERE IS ACTUALLY THE FLOAT OF TAURUS THE BULL. AND THE PATHWAY -- THIS PATHWAY IN BETWEEN IS LIT BY THOSE FLAMBEAUX. AND OVER THERE IS THE MUDDY, MURKY, MYSTERIOUS MISSISSIPPI. SO YOU HAVE IT? ELLEN: I THINK SO. LUCY: OK. AND, OF COURSE, ELLEN, I HAVE CHANGED ALL THE NAMES TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY. ELLEN: THANK YOU. LUCY: SO -- PLACES, EVERYONE. AND -- VOILA. [MUSIC PLAYS] VICTOR: MADAME. BON SOIR. LUCY: BON SOIR. ACTUALLY -- MADEMOISELLE. VICTOR: TRES BON. LUCY: OUI. VICTOR: WON'T YOU JOIN ME? LUCY: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICTOR: THE FRENCH HAVE A WAY WITH SWEETS, DO THEY NOT? LUCY: OH, WELL. YES. YES, THEY DO. [SPEAKING FRENCH] LUCY: OUI. OUI, OUI, OUI. OH, AND BEIGNETS ARE SO MUCH BETTER WHEN SHARED WITH THE RIGHT COMPANY. WELL -- YOUR COSTUME. YOU ARE A PRINCE, NO? VICTOR: YES. AND FROM YOUR BEAUTIFUL GOWN, YOU ARE THE LADY OF THE STARS. LUCY: YES. VICTOR: CHAMPAGNE? LUCY: OH, PLEASE. LUCY and VICTOR: CHAMPAGNE. VICTOR: CAN YOU -- CAN YOU SMELL THE LOVELY FLOWERS IN LOUISBERG SQUARE? LUCY: OH, YES. YES. THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU. VICTOR: SO HARD TO GET GOOD HELP. LUCY: AH, YES. YES, IT IS, ISN'T IT? [SPEAKING FRENCH] VICTOR: JOIN ME. LUCY: THANK YOU. OH, YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY, THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF STARS REFLECTED VICTOR: THEY PALE BY COMPARISON WITH YOU. STAY THE WEEK WITH ME. LET ME ESCORT YOU TO EVERY BALL IN NEW ORLEANS. LUCY: YES. YES. [DIXIELAND MUSIC PLAYS] LUCY: OH. OH, MY. OH, MY, MY. THE PARADE. THE PARADE IS VERY LOUD. VICTOR: I'LL CATCH A THOUSAND THROWS AND COVER YOU WITH BEADS. STAY WITH ME. MILADY. LUCY: OH, MY. OH, MY. VICTOR: THE REVELERS MAY CRUSH YOU. YOU'LL BE SAFE UP ON THIS FLOAT. LUCY: OH, PRINCE. PRINCE! OH, MY PRINCE, YOU'RE BEING SWEPT AWAY IN THE CROWD! VICTOR: AU REVOIR! NEVER FORGET. LUCY: OH. OH. AND SHE NEVER DID FORGET. EVERY YEAR WHEN MARDI GRAS WOULD ROLL AROUND, THE LADY OF THE STARS WOULD REMEMBER HER PRINCE. AND SHE WOULD WONDER, WOULD SHE EVER SEE HER PRINCE AGAIN? THE END. AH. WELL, THANK YOU. SO? ELLEN: I'M SPEECHLESS. VICTOR: OH, MOST KIND. ALL THE CREDIT BELONGS TO LUCY. LUCY: OH, NO, NO. VICTOR: YOU WERE WONDERFUL. LUCY: OH, YOU, TOO. OH, ELLEN. I'M SENSING, PERHAPS, HESITATION? ELLEN: I ENJOYED THE PERFORMANCES. LUCY: WELL, WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? I KNOW. I KNOW. IT WASN'T REAL ENOUGH. ELLEN: IT WAS TOO REAL. VICTOR: WELL, SURELY THAT'S A GREAT COMPLIMENT. LUCY: YES. ELLEN: I'M REALLY FLATTERED BY WHAT YOU'RE ALL TRYING TO DO, BUT I'M A PRIVATE PERSON AND I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY PERSONAL LIFE BEING MADE PUBLIC. LUCY: OH, WELL, LISTEN -- I PROMISE NO ONE WILL REALLY KNOW IT'S YOU. ELLEN: YOU'VE ALREADY TOLD TOO MANY PEOPLE ALREADY. LUCY: ELLEN, PLEASE. YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME. I WILL DO THIS RIGHT. I'LL DO IT REALLY WELL. TRUST ME. ELLEN: LUCY, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU. I -- I JUST CAN'T GIVE MY OK. IT'S JUST TOO CLOSE. LUCY: OH. OK. WELL, THEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? ELLEN: I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE INSTEAD OF THE LADY OF THE STARS AND THE PRINCE, MAKE IT LUCY AND RICKY. AND INSTEAD OF MARDI GRAS, MAKE IT THE MACY'S DAY PARADE OR SOMETHING. LUCY: NO. NO. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. THAT'S NOT YOUR STORY AT ALL. ELLEN: EXACTLY. FRANK: WHEW. BACK FROM THE TESTING GROUNDS. KAREN: HOW DID IT GO? FRANK: NOTHING TO IT. WHOA. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DID WHEN MOM TOLD YOU ABOUT SANTA CLAUS. WHAT'S UP? JOE: HAVE YOU BEEN USING MY D.E.A. NUMBER? FRANK: THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT? JOE: NO. FRANK: I DID NOT USE YOUR NUMBER. JOE: WELL, I JUST CAME FROM THE PHARMACY, AND THEY HAVE A RECORD OF PRESCRIPTIONS FOR YOU. FRANK: THAT'S NUTS. KAREN: THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY CALLED IN BY JOE, BUT HE DIDN'T WRITE ANY OF THEM. FRANK: YOU ACCUSING ME? JOE: WELL, IT WOULD BE EASY FOR YOU TO GET MY PAD AND MY NUMBER. FRANK: I DID NOT STEAL YOUR PAD, I DID NOT USE YOUR NUMBER, AND I DID NOT CALL IN PRESCRIPTIONS. KAREN, YOU TESTED ME YOURSELF A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS CLEAN THEN. I'M CLEAN NOW. KAREN: PEOPLE SLIP ALL THE TIME, FRANK. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO ADMIT IT AND TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT. FRANK: THERE IS NOTHING TO ADMIT. YOU WANT TO TEST ME AGAIN? FEEL FREE. JUST GO AHEAD, POKE AWAY. KAREN: NO, I DON'T WANT TO TEST YOU AGAIN. FRANK: WELL, THEN READ MY LIPS, BOTH OF YOU -- I AM NOT USING DRUGS OF ANY KIND. JOE: THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN ALL THE PRESCRIPTIONS, FRANK? FRANK: I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PRESCRIPTIONS, JOE. KAREN: YOUR EXPLOSION LAST NIGHT AT LARK'S PARTY -- THAT WAS CLASSIC UNDER-THE-INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR. FRANK: RAMSEY GOT TO ME, OK? I LOST IT. IT HAPPENS. YOU SAID YOURSELF I COULD HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES FROM DL-56. JOE: LOOK, FRANK, I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU. FRANK: I SWEAR TO YOU, I AM NOT USING ANYTHING. FERGUSON: FRANK. FRANK: YEAH? FERGUSON: CAN I HAVE A WORD? FRANK: SURE. DID YOU GET THE RESULTS BACK? FERGUSON: YEAH. FRANK: WELL, GOOD. MAYBE PEOPLE WILL START BELIEVING ME NOW. FERGUSON: YEAH. YOU TESTED POSITIVE. FRANK: THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. FERGUSON: WELL, THE RESULTS SHOWED AMPHETAMINES IN YOUR SYSTEM. FRANK: THE RESULTS ARE WRONG! FERGUSON: I DON'T THINK SO. THESE ARE GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL. FRANK: YOU'RE FIRING ME? I HAVE WORKED FOR YOU FOR SEVEN YEARS. I AM A DAMN GOOD PARAMEDIC, AND YOU KNOW IT. FERGUSON: YOU WERE A GOOD PARAMEDIC. NOW YOU'RE A SAFETY HAZARD. WE CAN'T RISK KEEPING YOU ON. AS OF THIS MINUTE, YOU'RE TERMINATED. FRANK, GET SOME HELP. SORRY I'M LATE. I WAS AT MY DOCTOR AND-- OH, DID YOU ASK HER ABOUT THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN READING ABOUT MENOPAUSE ? I DID. SHE SAID... IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER MENOPAUSE... AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS ASSOCIATED ESTROGEN LOSS. YOU MEAN, LIKE HOT FLASHES ? HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS. BUT OTHER THINGS TOO. LIKE VAGINAL DRYNESS. IT CAN INTERFERE WITH INTIMACY. AND OSTEOPOROSIS. I KNOW THAT MENOPAUSE... INCREASES OUR RISK FOR FRACTURES. DR. HARTMAN ALSO SAID... STUDIES SHOW THAT MENOPAUSE CONTRIBUTES TO HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN. ADDITIONAL ONGOING STUDIES ARE INVESTIGATING... THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENOPAUSE AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, COLON CANCER, BLINDNESS AND TOOTH LOSS. I HAD NO IDEA. MY DOCTOR AND I DECIDED... TO STICK WITH THE PROGRAM WE'VE AGREED ON FOR YEARS. I SHOULD SPEAK TO MY DOCTOR. WHEN CONSIDERING MENOPAUSE, CONSIDER THE ENTIRE BODY OF EVIDENCE. SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO... TO HELP PROTECT YOUR HEALTH DURING AND AFTER MENOPAUSE. q SCOTT: SMILE. LUCY: I CAN'T. SCOTT: LISTEN, LISTEN -- THAT SKIT -- IT WAS GREAT. LUCY: ELLEN DID NOT LIKE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT MIDDLE PART -- I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED IT. WE SHOULD HAVE. SCOTT: THAT WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED. LUCY: OK. WELL, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE RENTED A REAL THEATER AND USED REAL ACTORS WITH REAL COSTUMES, REAL EVERYTHING. SCOTT: "REAL" IS WHAT ELLEN HAS A PROBLEM WITH. LUCY: ALL RIGHT. WHAT IF -- WHAT IF WE GET BIGGER AND BETTER? SCOTT: AH, THERE'S NO "WHAT IFs," OK? SHE DOESN'T WANT HER STORY TOLD. THAT'S THE END OF IT. YOU DID A HELL OF A JOB, OK? BUT THAT'S IT. LUCY: NO, IT'S NOT. IT IS NOT IT. I CAN'T GET HER STORY OUT OF MY MIND. I MEAN, HER STORY, ELLEN'S WHOLE STORY, IS MY INSPIRATION FOR THAT INFOMERCIAL. SCOTT: WELL, THEN YOU'LL COME UP WITH ANOTHER STORY. LUCY: I DON'T WANT ANOTHER STORY. ELLEN'S STORY IS PERFECT FOR ME. IT HAS EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU SEE? IT HAS ROMANCE AND MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE AND -- IF I LOSE ELLEN'S STORY, THEN I'M GOING TO LOSE A PIECE OF MYSELF. I'M GOING TO LOSE MY DREAM. AND A LOT OF OTHER WOMEN OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD HAVE THE DREAM THAT I DO -- TO FALL MADLY, PASSIONATELY IN LOVE AND BE DEEPLY LOVED. SCOTT: AW, COME ON. LUCY: I AM DEADLY SERIOUS HERE. SCOTT: THERE'S -- THERE'S A LOT OF ROMANTIC STORIES OUT THERE. LUCY: NOT AS GOOD AS THIS ONE. SCOTT: WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD CREATE OUR OWN. LUCY: "WE" AS IN US? SCOTT: MM-HMM. I MEAN, MAYBE YOU DIDN'T AFFECT ELLEN, BUT YOU CERTAINLY AFFECTED ME. LUCY: YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT TO TRY AND MAKE ME FEEL BETTER. SCOTT: NO, NO. LUCY: YES, YOU ARE. SCOTT: NO, NO. LUCY: YES, YOU ARE. SCOTT: NO, NO. NO, I'M NOT. I'M TELLING YOU, YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THING THAT YOU SAID ABOUT BRINGING ROMANCE INTO PEOPLE'S LIVES? WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. YOU BROUGHT IT RIGHT HERE TO ME. I THINK YOU'RE A VERY -- VERY STIMULATING GIRL. LUCY: YOU KNOW SOMETHING? YOU'RE NOT SO BAD YOURSELF. SCOTT: YOU KNOW, I THINK I'D LIKE TO PLAY THAT SCENE. BUT THIS TIME, THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT ENDING. LUCY: OH, REALLY? SCOTT: MM-HMM. MM-HMM. LUCY: HOW DIFFERENT? SCOTT: WELL, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF THE TWO OF THEM GETTING LOST IN THE CROWD, THEY STAY TOGETHER AND THEY SEE THE N COME UP. LUCY: YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK I LIKE THAT ENDING. SCOTT: REALLY? LUCY: YEAH. FRANK: SOMEBODY IS MESSING WITH ME. JOE: HOW? FRANK: I GOT FIRED. JOE: YOU TESTED POSITIVE? FRANK: THE RESULTS ARE WRONG. JOE: I WISH THAT WERE TRUE, FRANK. FRANK: YOU'RE CALLING ME A LIAR? JOE: WHAT DID YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR? FRANK: AMPHETAMINES. JOE: WELL, THAT'S WHAT ONE OF THE PRESCRIPTIONS WAS FOR. FRANK: I DON'T CARE. I DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING. YOU REALLY DON'T BELIEVE ME, DO YOU? JOE: FRANK -- THE TESTS, THE PRESCRIPTIONS -- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK? FRANK: I'M DEMANDING A RETEST. SOMEBODY IS SETTING ME UP! JOE: RIGHT. FRANK: I AM ASKING YOU TO TRUST ME. JOE: FRANK, YOU LIED TO ME FOR MONTHS. YOU KEPT TELLING ME THAT YOU WERE OFF OF DL-56. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE YOU NOW? FRANK: BECAUSE THIS TIME I AM TELLING THE TRUTH. CHRIS: DARREN. HEY. I WAS HOPING I'D RUN INTO YOU. DARREN: CHRIS. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE. CHRIS: WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST BRUSHING UP ON SOME LAST-MINUTE INFORMATION FOR TOMORROW'S HEARING. DARREN: GOOD MAN. ANYTHING I SHOULD KNOW? CHRIS: WELL, MY DATA'S IN ORDER, AND -- DARREN: EXCELLENT. CHRIS: LISTEN, I HAVE FANTASTIC NEWS. FRANK SCANLON WAS FIRED TODAY. SEEMS HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS. DARREN: OH. CHRIS: YEAH. IT'S ALL OVER THE HOSPITAL. DARREN: THAT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR HIM. EXCELLENT FOR YOU. CHRIS: I KNOW I'M A LONG WAY OFF FROM BEING IN THE CLEAR FOR THIS OUTBREAK, BUT I HAVE AN IDEA THAT MIGHT CHANGE ALL THAT. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT JOE SCANLON -- THAT'S FRANK'S BROTHER -- HAS INFORMATION ABOUT FRANK'S DRUG USE. I WANT YOU TO CALL JOE TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIS BROTHER. DARREN: YOU THINK HE'LL DO THAT? CHRIS: OH, ABSOLUTELY. DARREN: YOU SEEM VERY CONFIDENT. CHRIS: IT'S HIS ACHILLES HEEL. DARREN: WHAT IS? CHRIS: THE TRUTH.