pc mar 12 1999 LUCY: I CANNOT BELIEVE -- BOY -- THAT BORDISSO WOULD MAKE SO MUCH MONEY ON EACH AND EVERY DRESS. SCOTT: WELL, WE HAVE TO PAY HIM. WE WANT HIM TO THINK THAT WE'RE ON THE UP-AND-UP. LUCY: YEAH, BUT IT IRKS ME. DOESN'T IT IRK YOU THAT HE PAID A THUG TO GO TAMPER WITH THAT SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND RUIN ALL OF OUR DRESSES, AND NOW SOMEHOW HE'S GOING TO PROFIT FROM THIS? HE'S GOING TO PROFIT FROM US. SCOTT: YES, I KNOW. IT IRKS ME. BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS BEING TAMPERED WITH. LUCY: YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. OK, SO REALISTICALLY, TELL ME -- HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BEFORE WE CAN GET OUR OWN MANUFACTURING PLANT UP AND RUNNING? SCOTT: WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER TRICKY THING BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT BORDISSO TO KNOW AND HEAR ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW? NOW, I WANT TO TELL YOU, I FOUND THIS LITTLE FACTORY IN JERSEY. I THINK IF WE GET IT, WE CAN CUT DOWN, LIKE, SIX MONTHS OF, YOU KNOW, STARTING-UP TIME. HUH? LUCY: WOW. YEAH, YEAH. OH! OH, HE'S NEVER GOING TO GO FOR THIS. THIS PENALTY CLAUSE IF HE FAILS TO DELIVER ON TIME -- IT'S TOO SEVERE. HE WON'T BUY IT. SCOTT: IF HE ONLY WANTS TO DELAY US TO GET HIS OWN CLOTHING LINE OUT, HE WON'T SIGN IT. BUT I THINK HE'S UP TO SOMETHING ELSE, AND HE'LL SIGN IT. LUCY: BUT WHAT? WHAT COULD HE POSSIBLY WANT FROM US? SCOTT: I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP DIGGING. [KNOCK ON DOOR] LUCY: OH, BOY. SCOTT: OK. READY? LUCY: I'M READY. OK. SCOTT: ALL RIGHT. LUCY: GO. D.V.: SCOTT. SCOTT: HOW YOU DOING? D.V.: HOW'S MY FAVORITE DRESS DESIGNER? LUCY: OH, WELL, ANXIOUS TO BE IN PRODUCTION. D.V.: OH, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. SO, COUNSELOR, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? SCOTT: I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. D.V.: WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO BE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER. SEBASTIAN: OH, HI. ELLEN: HELLO. SEBASTIAN: IT'S AMAZING. EVEN IN A FULL-LENGTH WHITE COAT, YOU LOOK GREAT. ELLEN: DON'T TELL ME. ANOTHER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF YOURS FELL AND CUT HIS HEAD, OR YOU WERE JUST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR SOME COSMIC FORCE LED YOU TO THE SIXTH FLOOR. SEBASTIAN: I WASN'T GOING TO. ELLEN: SEBASTIAN, YOU CAN'T KEEP DROPPING IN TO VISIT ME LIKE THIS. SEBASTIAN: I'M NOT. ELLEN: THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE? SEBASTIAN: I'M ON BUSINESS. ELLEN: AT THE HOSPITAL? SEBASTIAN: YES. MY CONSULTING JOB IS WITH A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, AND I'M SURVEYING DOCTORS. AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PHYSICIAN TO START WITH. ELLEN: I'M JUST TOO BUSY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUSINESS OR OTHERWISE. SEBASTIAN: SO HOW ABOUT OVER DINNER TONIGHT? ELLEN: I'M SEEING MATT, AND I HAPPEN TO BE CRAZY ABOUT HIM. SO I WON'T DO ANYTHING TO JEOPARDIZE OUR RELATIONSHIP. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. SEBASTIAN: NOT MUCH AMBIGUITY THERE, HUH? ELLEN: GOOD. EVE: MR. DUPREE. SEBASTIAN: SEBASTIAN, PLEASE, PLEASE. SO, ARE THOSE MY TEST RESULTS? EVE: YES. SEBASTIAN: AND THAT'S NOT YOUR HAPPY FACE, IS IT? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] D.V.: I SEE YOU'RE PRACTICALLY ASKING FOR MY FIRST-BORN IF I MISS THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THE DRESSES. SCOTT: WELL, YOU SEE, THE WHOLE REASON YOU'RE HERE IS BECAUSE WE'VE FALLEN BEHIND. WE GOT TO COVER OURSELVES. D.V.: POINT TAKEN. LUCY: BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DELIVERY DATE -- D.V.: I HAVE NO PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER MISSED A DEADLINE -- YET. WELL, I'VE SEEN THE STICK. HOW ABOUT OFFERING ME A CARROT? SCOTT: WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? D.V.: ONE EXTRA PERCENT OF THE MONEY I'M OWED FOR EVERY DAY I DELIVER EARLY. SCOTT: OH. LUCY: OK. D.V.: THEN WE HAVE A DEAL. SCOTT: YEAH. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- LET ME PUT THE INCENTIVE CLAUSE IN AND FIX THIS. D.V.: YOU DO THAT. BUT I'M NOT WAITING TO START PRODUCTION. I GOT TO START EARNING THAT EXTRA PERCENT. AND YOU -- YOU HAVE TO GET STARTED AS WELL. LUCY: ON WHAT? D.V.: BERNIE, IT'S ME. IT'S A GO ON THE SERENA LINE. I WANT YOU TO START GETTING EVERYTHING UP TO SPEED. I'LL OVERNIGHT YOU THE PATTERN. RIGHT. WHERE WERE WE? LUCY: OH. YOU SAID THAT I NEEDED TO GET STARTED. D.V.: OH, YES. ON ANOTHER DRESS. LUCY: HMM. WELL, I HAPPEN TO BE WAY AHEAD OF YOU ON THAT ONE. I HAVE ANOTHER DRESS. IT'S ALMOST DONE. D.V.: THEN WE'LL NEED A NEW INFOMERCIAL. THAT CARNIVAL STORY WAS A HOME RUN. WE NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT EQUALLY ENTICING TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INTRIGUED. LUCY: WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE A TEENY, TINY PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE CARNIVAL INFOMERCIAL WORKS WELL BECAUSE IT WAS TRUE. IT WAS BASED ON SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. D.V.: NO KIDDING. LUCY: YES. IT HAPPENED TO A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. D.V.: WELL, THEN, START SEARCHING AROUND, COME UP WITH AN EQUALLY INTERESTING STORY. EXCUSE ME. SCOTT: WELL, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? MAYBE YOU CAN HELP. D.V.: HOW? SCOTT: WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE SHE SAID, WE STOLE THAT STORY FROM SOMEBODY, AND WE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TOWN. AND SO WHEN THEY SEE US COMING NOW -- ESPECIALLY HER -- THEY RUN THE OTHER WAY. SO MAYBE YOU GOT A STORY. LUCY: YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. I'M SURE YOU MUST HAVE HAD SOME ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT, AN AMAZING STORY YOU COULD SHARE WITH US. SEBASTIAN: DON'T LOOK SO SERIOUS, DOCTOR. IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVEN'T HEARD IT BEFORE. EVE: WELL, I ADMIRE YOUR ATTITUDE. SEBASTIAN: I'VE LEARNED EARLY ON THAT I COULD SIT AROUND AND CRY FOR HOURS SAYING, "WHY ME?" OR I CAN GET BUSY ENJOYING WHAT I ALREADY HAVE. EITHER WAY, THE END IS THE SAME. BUT GETTING THERE IS A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT. SO, THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE, IS JUST GETTING THERE. SO, WHAT'S THE STORY? EVE: OK. THE AORTIC ANGIOGRAM REVEALED A TYPE A PROXIMAL DISSECTION VERY NEAR THE HEART. SEBASTIAN: AND IN ENGLISH THAT MEANS? EVE: RIGHT. THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDER THAT YOU HAVE HAS PRODUCED A SPLIT IN THE AORTA NEAR THE HEART. SEBASTIAN: AND IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED. EVE: NO. AS THE HEART PUMPS THE BLOOD THROUGH THE AORTA, THE TEAR INCREASES UNTIL -- SEBASTIAN: AND AT SOME POINT, MY AORTA RUPTURES. EVE: IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING. MATT: OH, HI. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU TWO KNEW EACH OTHER. EVE: OH. SEBASTIAN: UH, YEAH. I'M GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE DOCTORS. I'M CONSULTING WITH A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, AND I SUGGESTED TO THEM THAT I ESTABLISH A RAPPORT WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. MATT: SINCE WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED OUR RAPPORT, I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I'LL GET GOING. SEBASTIAN: YEAH. MATT: SEE YOU. SEBASTIAN: NICE SEEING YOU. EVE: BYE, MATT. MATT: OH, LIKEWISE. BYE. EVE: MATT DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR ILLNESS? SEBASTIAN: I DON'T LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING WITH ME. IT CHANGES THE WAY THEY INTERACT WITH ME. EVE: HOW DO YOU KNOW MATT? SEBASTIAN: AS I SAID, I'VE BEEN MEETING ALL THE DOCTORS, AND -- EVE: UH-HUH. WELL, IF THAT'S SO, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD MATT JUST NOW THAT YOU WORK FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM. SEBASTIAN: WELL -- EVE: YOU KNOW, I'VE ACTUALLY NOTICED YOU AROUND THE SIXTH FLOOR EVEN WHEN IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MEDICAL REASONS. AND WHEN YOU WERE THERE, YOU WERE TALKING TO ELLEN. AND IT SEEMED TO ME THAT ELLEN WAS VERY UNEASY. SEBASTIAN: UNEASY? EVE: YOU KNOW, LUCY COE AND ELLEN ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS. LUCY COE IS THE ONE WHO DID THE INFOMERCIAL. I STARRED IN THAT INFOMERCIAL. YOU RECOGNIZED ME. IS ELLEN THE WOMAN YOU MET AT MARDI GRAS? THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HUGS CAN BE DISHED OUT BY THE POUND. THE ORIGINAL, DELICIOUSLY MOIST ALL BUTTER POUND CAKE. DON'T WORRY, LITTLE ONE. DADDY'S GOT TYLENOL FOR HIS HEADACHE. TYLENOL WORKS ON HEADACHE PAIN... WITHOUT THE RISK OF STOMACH IRRITATION. SO BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, DADDY'S GOING TO BE RIGHT AS RAIN. HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS EASTER HOLIDAY A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL ? MAKE PILLSBURY EASTER COOKIES. THEY'RE THE ONES WITH THE CUTE BUNNY FACE OR EGG SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE. SIMPLY SLICE, BAKE AND EAT. THEY REALLY GET THE EASTER HOLIDAY-- HOPPING. HOO-HOO-HOO. [COW RINGS BELL] [COW RINGS BELL AGAIN] CHOCOLATE MILK, ANYONE? JUST ADD HERSHEY'S SYRUP. YOUR CHILD COULD GET LICE! TO KILL LICE AND THEIR EGGS, GET MAXIMUM STRENGTH... IT'S SO EFFECTIVE, IT... AND RID LEAVES NO ACTIVE RESIDUE BEHIND. OR SAFER THAN RID. SEBASTIAN: YOU'RE RIGHT. ELLEN IS THE WOMAN I MET 10 YEARS AGO AT MARDI GRAS. EVE: WOW. WOW. WHY ARE YOU HIDING IT? SEBASTIAN: IT'S NOT THAT I'M TRYING TO HIDE IT. IT'S JUST THIS WHOLE INFOMERCIAL THING HAS MADE HER SO UNCOMFORTABLE, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE REASON WHY THE STAFF IS GOSSIPING ABOUT HER. EVE: WELL, THEY WON'T HEAR IT FROM ME. I PROMISE. SEBASTIAN: AND I'D APPRECIATE YOU DON'T TELL HER OR ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT MY MEDICAL CONDITION. EVE: OF COURSE. I TAKE IT ELLEN ISN'T TOO CRAZY ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU FOUND HER AGAIN. SEBASTIAN: I CAN'T BLAME HER. I MEAN, I'M TRYING MY BEST NOT TO LOOK LIKE SOME STALKER. WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT MY CONDITION AND FOUND OUT THERE WASN'T MUCH TIME AVAILABLE TO ME, I STARTED SEEING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. EVE: THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. SEBASTIAN: MY PRIORITIES CHANGED. BUILDING MY BUSINESS NO LONGER MEANT ANYTHING TO ME. NOW, SEEING PARIS AT LEAST ONCE DID. EVE: WELL, NOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR LIVING EACH DAY AS IF IT COULD BE YOUR LAST. SEBASTIAN: IN MANY WAYS, I'VE BEEN FORCED TO LIVE MY LIFE IN THE MOMENT. AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL GIFT. AFTER PARIS, I WENT BACK HOME TO NEW ORLEANS. I VISITED MY PARENTS' GRAVE. I SPENT TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS. I EVEN LOOKED UP AN OLD FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS THAT I HAD FALLEN OUT WITH. EVE: DID YOU GUYS PATCH THINGS UP? SEBASTIAN: I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE DID. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I'VE TIED UP A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS IN MY LIFE, THINGS I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHEN I HAD ENOUGH TIME. EVE: IS ELLEN ONE OF THOSE LOOSE ENDS? SEBASTIAN: I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT WOMAN I MET -- THE LADY OF THE MOON -- OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, WONDERING "WHAT IF?" I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE STARTED LOOKING FOR HER IF I HADN'T BECOME SICK. BUT WHEN I SAW THAT COMMERCIAL AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS MY STORY AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD SEE HER AGAIN, I HAD TO TRY AND FIND HER. SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD. AND THAT'S THE VOICE THAT I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO. EVE: WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? YOU'VE SEEN AND SPOKEN TO ELLEN. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? SEBASTIAN: I WISH I COULD TELL YOU. ALL I KNOW IS I HAVE THIS OVERWHELMING FEELING THAT SOMETHING FATEFUL AND PROFOUND HAS BROUGHT ELLEN BACK INTO MY LIFE. ALL I WANT TO DO IS REESTABLISH A CONNECTION WITH HER TO FIND OUT WHY. MATT: SEBASTIAN ALERT. ELLEN: I KNOW. WHERE DID YOU RUN INTO HIM? MATT: IN THE COFFEE SHOP WITH EVE. ELLEN: HMM. HE'S HERE BECAUSE OF WORK. HE'S SURVEYING ALL THE DOCTORS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SOME PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. MATT: WELL, THAT'S THE SONG-AND-DANCE HE GAVE ME, TOO. BUT I'D BET EVERYTHING I OWN THAT HE'S REALLY HERE TO SEE YOU. ELLEN: OOH. GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE NOT JEALOUS. MATT: I'M NOT. ELLEN: GOOD. MATT: I JUST THINK IT'S A BIT ODD THAT A GUY THAT YOU MET 10 YEARS AGO WOULD GO TO SUCH LENGTHS TO TRACK YOU DOWN AND THEN GET A JOB THAT PUTS HIM IN CONTACT WITH YOU EVERY DAY. COINCIDENCE? ELLEN: IT DOESN'T MATTER WHY HE'S HERE BECAUSE I HAVE MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR I HAVE NO DESIRE TO SEE HIM. YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND, I DESIRE TOO MUCH. MATT: WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THE PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU CAN HAVE TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. I'D BE HAPPY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT REASONING FOR YOU LATER ON TONIGHT. ELLEN: MMM. SOUNDS INVITING. BUT IF I DON'T GET MY WORK DONE, I WON'T HAVE MY EVENING FREE. MATT: WELL, THEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING STANDING AROUND HERE CHATTING? GO FINISH YOUR WORK. D.V.: I SELL CLOTHES. I'M NOT A ROMANTIC. LUCY: OH, WELL, COME ON, YOU MUST HAVE ONE WONDERFUL STORY. EVERYBODY HAS ONE STORY. D.V.: NOT ME. SCOTT: WELL, NOW, WAIT A SECOND. THERE MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF AN INCIDENT IN YOUR LIFE THAT MIGHT SPRINGBOARD INTO THIS GREAT STORY. WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG? THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GIRL. D.V.: YOU TWO ARE VERY PERSISTENT, YOU KNOW THAT? SCOTT: HMM. LUCY: WELL, THAT'S WHAT MAKES US SAVVY BUSINESS PEOPLE, YEAH? D.V.: HMM. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SIT DOWN. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A WOMAN. I MET HER WHEN I WAS IN EUROPE. LUCY: IN EUROPE? WHERE? WHERE IN EUROPE? D.V.: PARIS. SCOTT: WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN GAY PAREE? D.V.: AT THE TIME, I OWNED A SMALL CAFE. LUCY: AH, REALLY? YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE ARTICLES I'VE READ ABOUT YOU, I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS. D.V.: YES, WELL, AS DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLE AS THE CLOTHING BUSINESS IS, RUNNING A RESTAURANT IS EVEN WORSE, WHICH IS WHY I GOT OUT -- THAT AND ILSA. SCOTT: ILSA? D.V.: SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN -- BROWN HAIR, BROWN EYES, AND A VOICE MADE OF HONEY WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST ACCENT THAT YOU COULDN'T QUITE PLACE. LUCY: WHERE'D YOU MEET HER? D.V.: SHE CAME IN ONE DAY FOR LUNCH. TALK ABOUT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. LUCY: WOW. DID YOU START SEEING HER RIGHT AWAY? D.V.: NO, NOT RIGHT AWAY. BUT WE EVENTUALLY BECAME INSEPARABLE, AT LEAST, FOR SIX MONTHS. SCOTT: WHAT WENT HAYWIRE? D.V.: TRAGEDY STRUCK. THE GERMANS INVADED. WE MADE PLANS TO FLEE PARIS, BUT SHE WASN'T THERE AT THE TRAIN STATION. LUCY: THE GERMANS? THAT WOULD -- WAIT A MINUTE. THAT WOULD PUT THAT ABOUT WORLD WAR II, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE YOU A CHILD. D.V.: I LEFT FRANCE FOR MOROCCO, WHERE I OPENED UP A SMALL JOINT. TOOK MY PIANO PLAYER, SAM, WITH ME. SCOTT: OH, BROTHER. SCOTT and LUCY: "CASABLANCA." SCOTT: MM-HMM. D.V.: YOU ASKED FOR A ROMANTIC STORY. THAT'S THE BEST ONE I KNOW. LUCY: COME ON. I AGREE, I LOVE "CASABLANCA." BUT SURELY YOU HAVE A STORY, A PERSONAL STORY WE COULD SHARE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO ENTICE THEM TO BUY? D.V.: ALL RIGHT, THERE WAS A WOMAN, HER NAME WASN'T ILSA, THERE WAS A WAR, BUT IT WASN'T FRANCE. IT WAS ALGERIA. AND I DIDN'T OWN A CAFE. I TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS. BUT IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT YOU NEED. SCOTT: WAIT A SECOND. THERE MIGHT BE SOME FACET OF THE STORY THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE. D.V.: IT'S MY OWN PRIVATE STORY, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO STAY -- PRIVATE. NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE SOME DRESSES TO PRODUCE. IT SEEMS THE PEOPLE I WORK FOR SUCKERED ME INTO SIGNING A CONTRACT THAT MAKES ME PAY THROUGH THE NOSE IF I MISS A DEADLINE. HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU. SCOTT: AH. WHO IS THIS GUY? ü YOU'RE WHY I BAKE ü ü A DUNCAN HINES CAKE ü ü YOU'RE WHY I BAKE ü ü A DUNCAN HINES CAKE ü ü YOUR SMILE GIVES ME THE INSPIRATION ü ü TO MAKE A SWEET SENSATION ü YOU DON'T NEED A SPECIAL OCCASION TO BAKE A CAKE... AS MOIST AS A DUNCAN HINES CAKE. JUST A SPECIAL PERSON. ü YOU'RE WHY I BAKE ü ü A DUNCAN HINES CAKE ü ü YOU'RE WHY I BAKE ü ü A DUNCAN HINES-- üü IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT JUMPING INTO A RUGGED NEW MONTANA, I NEED MORE ROOM! NOW'S A REALLY GOOD TIME... NEVER SEEN A MINIVAN DO THAT BEFORE! MAYBE IT'S NOT REALLY A MINIVAN. LIFE IS MORE EXCITING... IN MONTANA. NOW JUMP INTO A RUGGED MONTANA WITH THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER... BUT GET A MOVE ON, BECAUSE THE TRAIN'S LEAVING THE STATION. qq@a DESIGNED WITH FLOSS IN MIND, THE COLGATE TOTAL PROFESSIONAL TOOTHBRUSH... HAS BRISTLES THAT CLEAN DOWN AND AROUND TEETH... AND ALONG THE GUM LINE. COLGATE TOTAL. qqs?.LL SCOTT: YEAH, ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT, JERRY. LUCY: OK. SO WHAT DID HE SAY? SCOTT: WELL, THE PLANT IN NEW JERSEY IS NOT GOING TO BE READY FOR A WHILE. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO REFIT THE THING, YOU KNOW. NOW, WHAT ABOUT THIS INFOMERCIAL? ANY NEW IDEAS? LUCY: NO. I CAN'T GET BORDISSO'S STORY OUT OF MY HEAD. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, WE CAN'T USE THAT. IT'S ABOUT "CASABLANCA," AND EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW IT. LUCY: I KNOW THAT. I KNOW. NO, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO COPY IT. I JUST KEEP GETTING THIS IDEA OF A WAR-TORN LOVERS STORY. THAT'S GREAT. SCOTT: YEAH. WELL, I JUST WISH WE KNEW MORE ABOUT THAT PHONY BALONEY. LUCY: YEAH. OK, WELL, IF HIS SECOND STORY WAS TRUE, HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN ALGERIA DURING THE FRENCH-ALGERIAN WAR, RIGHT? HE SAID HE TOOK PICTURES, SO HE MUST HAVE BEEN A PHOTOJOURNALIST. SCOTT: WELL, YEAH. WELL, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, WHAT, THE LATE 1950s, 1960s? LUCY: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DID GET OUT OF HIM HE WAS IN LOVE WITH A WOMAN THERE, MAYBE. WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HER, JUST KIND OF GET INTO HIS HEAD? MAYBE SHE COULD LET US HAVE SOME INSIGHT. HOW DID BORDISSO'S MIND WORK? HOW DOES IT WORK? [GUNFIRE IN DISTANCE] SOLDIER: JE SUIS BLESSE. AIDEZ MOI. YOUNG D.V.: I'M AFRAID MY FRENCH ISN'T SO GOOD. OH, MY GOD. I NEED A MEDIC -- FAST. LOOK, YOU JUST HOLD ON, OK? I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME HELP, ALL RIGHT? SOLDIER: NO, WAIT. HERE. A LETTER. YOUNG D.V.: IS THIS WHAT YOU MEAN? SOLDIER: GET IT TO FEMME. YOUNG D.V.: WHAT WOMAN? SOLDIER: PLEASE. YOUNG D.V.: I'LL GET THIS TO HER, BUT YOU HOLD ON, OK? I'M GOING TO GET US SOME HELP. SOLDIER: TELL HER I LOVE HER. YOUNG D.V.: I WILL. I WILL. EVE: PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. ELLEN: HMM. I WAS TRYING NOT TO HAVE ANY. EVE: ZONING OUT? ELLEN: SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S BEEN A LONG, BUSY DAY. EVE: HMM. WELL, I -- I SPOKE WITH SEBASTIAN DUPREE EARLIER. ELLEN: OH, REALLY? EVE: YEAH. AND I FOUND OUT THAT THAT INFOMERCIAL THAT LUCY DID -- ELLEN: MM-HMM? EVE: I WAS PLAYING YOU. ELLEN: OH, OH. FIRST, I AM GOING TO KILL LUCY FOR EVER BROADCASTING THAT STORY, AND THEN I AM GOING TO KILL SEBASTIAN -- EVE: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. FIRST OF ALL -- WAIT, WAIT. SEBASTIAN DIDN'T TELL ME, OK? I GUESSED. AND SECOND OF ALL, HE MADE ME PROMISE NOT TO TELL ANYONE ELSE THAT YOU ARE THE LADY OF THE MOON. ELLEN: PLEASE, CAN WE NOT MENTION HIS NAME ANYMORE? EVE: WHO, SEBASTIAN? ELLEN: YES, SEBASTIAN. EVERY WHICH WAY I TURN, HE'S EITHER STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME OR SOMEONE IS DISCUSSING HIM. HE'S EVERYWHERE. EVE: HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY. ELLEN: I'M NOT SAYING HE ISN'T NICE. IT'S JUST THAT HIS EXPECTATIONS ARE UNREALISTIC. WE MET 10 YEARS AGO. WE HAD A WONDERFUL DAY TOGETHER, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE HE WANTS TO MAKE ME HIS WHOLE LIFE. I'VE GOT A LIFE. EVE: WELL, IT'S JUST MY IMPRESSION THAT HE WANTS TO BE FRIENDLY. ELLEN: I'M NOT INTERESTED. SEBASTIAN: COULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT DR. BURGESS GETS THIS AND TELL HER THAT'S IT FROM ME? NURSE: SURE. NO PROBLEM. SEBASTIAN: THANK YOU. MATT: SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT I DO. OR MORE TO THE POINT, YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. SEBASTIAN: I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTAND. WHAT I JUST GAVE THE NURSE WAS A SURVEY. LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS WOULD LIKE SAMPLINGS OF DOCTORS AT G.H. AND OTHER HOSPITALS TO FILL OUT. I HAVE ONE FOR YOU. MATT: WELL, THAT'S FINE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. AND WHILE I'M HERE, I'LL TAKE ELLEN'S COPY, TOO. SEBASTIAN: OK. MATT: SEE, YOUR JOB BRINGING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL ON A REGULAR BASIS -- I MEAN, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT SEEKING ELLEN OUT EVERY TIME YOU COME HERE, THAT'S -- THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE ALTOGETHER. SO THIS IS HOW I WANT YOU TO HANDLE THINGS IN THE FUTURE. ANY BUSINESS YOU HAVE WITH ELLEN BURGESS, YOU COME TO ME. SEE, THAT'S THE WAY ELLEN WANTS IT, AND THAT'S THE WAY I EXPECT IT TO BE.