pcjuly7 CHRIS: YOUR TIME AND MINE, DETECTIVE. I HAVEN'T DONE A DAMN THING. GARCIA: SPARE ME THE ATTITUDE, DR. RAMSEY. YOUR NOTEPAD WAS USED TO WRITE A DEATH THREAT TO LARK MADISON, AND YOUR STETHOSCOPE WAS USED TO STRANGLE GRACE SULLIVAN. CHRIS: YEAH, WELL, UNTIL I GET A PLUSH CORNER OFFICE, I'M FORCED TO LEAVE MY BELONGINGS IN PUBLIC PLACES. ANYONE AND EVERYONE HAD ACCESS TO THAT NOTEPAD AND MY STETHOSCOPE. GARCIA: OH, WELL, THEN MAYBE I SHOULD START BY QUESTIONING ANYBODY BUT YOU, RIGHT? CHRIS: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE REAL KILLER. COME ON. SOMEBODY IS SETTING ME UP. IT COULDN'T BE MORE OBVIOUS IF THEY SENT YOU A FRAMED PICTURE OF ME SIGNED "THE GENERAL HOMICIDE KILLER." GARCIA: IF YOU DON'T LIKE PLAYING 20 QUESTIONS, DOC, THEN I SUGGEST YOU START PICKING UP AFTER YOURSELF. VICTOR: IF I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE SERENA SO BADLY, I WOULD NOT SET FOOT IN THIS DEATH TRAP. KEVIN: VICTOR, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BECOME SUCH A JACKASS EVERY TIME YOU COME TO THIS HOSPITAL? VICTOR: FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK. I'VE BEEN COMPILING A LIST. NUMBER ONE, ON YOUR WAY TO THE BATHROOM, YOU MAY WITNESS A MURDER. NUMBER TWO, YOUR FRIENDLY LAB TECHNICIAN WILL LIKELY SPILL A GREAT DEAL OF YOUR BLOOD -- ALL OVER YOU. AND NUMBER THREE, ONE OF US CAN NEVER SEEM TO REMEMBER WHERE WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO MEET. LUCY: WELL, HOW ABOUT NUMBER FOUR -- IT'S VERY CREEPY THAT LITTLE EVIE LAMBERT HAS TO WORK HERE. KEVIN: LUCY, YOU HAVE NO PROOF THAT EVE LAMBERT IS THE KILLER. AND NEITHER DO THE POLICE, DESPITE ALL YOUR BEST EFFORTS. VICTOR: WHY WOULD EVE KILL DR. MARSHAK? LUCY: MAYBE SHE REALLY WOULDN'T. BUT WHAT IF SHE REALLY WAS THE ONE THAT WANTED TO HURT ME WITH THAT SHRINKED DRESS? WHAT IF THAT WAS HER PLAN AND JAKE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT? KEVIN: LUCY, EVE LAMBERT IS MY FRIEND. WHOEVER'S DOING THIS IS TRYING TO GET AT ME. THEREFORE, A FRIEND WOULDN'T DO THAT. UNDERSTAND? LUCY: I -- NO, NOT REALLY. I THINK MAYBE IT'S POSSIBLY A DIVERSIONARY TACTIC, YOU KNOW -- BUDDY UP TO YOU AND MAYBE THROW THE BLAME TO SOMEBODY ELSE, HMM? VICTOR: THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING THEORY, LUCY. LUCY: THANK YOU. HMM. KEVIN: RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO SEE GAIL WHILE VICTOR SEES HIS PHYSICIAN, AND WE'LL ALL MEET IN SERENA'S ROOM. LUCY and VICTOR: SERENA'S ROOM. LUCY: HELLO. HAVE YOU SEEN DR. -- AND I USE THE TERM LOOSELY -- EVE LAMBERT? SCOTT: EVE. I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY. EVE: NO. NO, YOU DON'T. SCOTT: NO, I DO. I CAME DOWN ON YOU PRETTY STRONG WHEN YOU WERE GIVING ME THE EYE SURGEON'S NUMBER, AND I -- I'M SORRY. EVE: I'M SORRY, TOO. SORRIER THAN YOU KNOW. LUCY: WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] SCOTT: ALL RIGHT, JUST PUT YOUR EYES BACK IN YOUR HEAD HERE, ALL RIGHT? I WAS JUST THANKING EVE FOR GIVING ME THE NAME OF A DOCTOR, AN EYE SURGEON. LUCY: WELL, THAT IS THE LEAST SHE CAN DO CONSIDERING IT'S EVE'S FAULT THAT SERENA NEEDS ONE. EVE: I'M NOT UP FOR ANOTHER BEATING RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE PATIENTS TO SEE. LUCY: PAL, I HOPE WHAT I JUST WITNESSED WAS NOT WHAT I THINK I WAS WITNESSING -- SOME TENDER, FORGIVING MOMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU? IS THAT IT? SCOTT: NO, LUCY. JUST -- JUST DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. EVE, I THOUGHT, WAS THE START OF SOMETHING. I HAVEN'T HAD FEELINGS FOR ANYBODY SINCE DOMINIQUE PASSED AWAY, AND SO NOW IT'S ALL ONE BIG MESS. LUCY: ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU PROBABLY DO MISS EVE, BUTPAL, I REALLY THINK THIS IS ALL FOR THE BEST. SCOTT: WELL, I DON'T NEED TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU, ALL RIGHT? EVE DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT SERENA. LUCY: WELL, YEAH. MAYBE NOT. SCOTT: WELL, LET ME JUST -- SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO, LUCY. BUT SHE DID. SHE DID, AND I CAN'T EVER FORGET THAT. ALL RIGHT? SO AS I'VE TOLD YOU MANY TIMES, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. LUCY: YEAH, RIGHT. I BET THAT'S WHAT JAKE THOUGHT, TOO. SCOTT: WHAT'S HE GOT TO DO WITH IT? LUCY: WELL, THE AUTOPSY APPARENTLY CAME BACK, AND HE DIDN'T DIE FROM THAT NOOSE. HE DIED FROM A BLOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, SO HE WAS MURDERED. SCOTT: OH, BROTHER. LUCY: AND I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, THAT EVE DID IT OR ANYTHING. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HER. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'LL DO NEXT, SO THIS IS FOR THE BEST. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, COME ON. EVE'S NOT CAPABLE OF MURDER. LUCY: MAYBE NOT. BUT SHE DID ALMOST KILL YOUR DAUGHTER. MARY: I FORGOT THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY. LET GO! VICTOR: "LET GO"? MARY: VICTOR. VICTOR: WHAT A SURPRISE. THE PRETTIEST NURSE IN THE WHOLE HOSPITAL. MARY: WELL, THANK YOU, KIND SIR. OH, I PRESUME YOU'RE HERE TO SEE MISS SERENA. VICTOR: YES, I AM. WHERE IS SHE? MARY: SHE'S AT STORY TIME, BUT SHE'LL BE BACK SOON. VICTOR: OH, GOOD. CAN YOU LOOK AT THESE FOR ME? NOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I SHOPPED FOR CHILDREN. COULD EITHER OF THESE REMOTELY BE CALLED "COOL"? MARY: OH, THEY ARE ADORABLE. VICTOR: WE'VE ALSO GOT THESE. MARY: OH, MY. WELL, IS THAT ALL? VICTOR: NO, I GOT THESE, BUT MY HANDS ARE FULL. MARY: YOU DO? OH, GOSH. WELL, THEY'RE THE CUTEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN. NOW, I -- I THINK THEY ARE A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO GIVE HER ALL AT ONCE, THOUGH. VICTOR: CERTAINLY NOT! THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SPOILING CHILDREN. MARY: OH. WELL, HAVE AN IDEA. WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HER THESE TWO CUTE ONES AND THEN GIVE THE REST OF THEM TO SOME OF THE KIDS IN THE WARD WHO DON'T HAVE ANY? VICTOR: THAT THOUGHT IS AS KIND AND CONSIDERATE AS THE LOVELY NURSE WHO SUGGESTED IT. I -- I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS. MARY: OH. WELL, NOW, HE'S AS SWEET A FELLOW AS THE MAN WHO GAVE HIM TO ME. CHRIS: MR. McHENRY, THANKS FOR COMING DOWN SO LATE. MR. McHENRY: A CAR THAT EXPENSIVE, WE SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT. I'M SORRY YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT. CHRIS: OH, IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S I -- CAN'T AFFORD THE PAYMENTS. MR. McHENRY: JUMP THE GUN A BIT, DID YOU? CHRIS: IT'S A HOT CAR. TELL THEM THE FIRST-LEVEL PARKING GARAGE RIGHT NEAR THE ENTRANCE. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. MR. McHENRY: MAYBE. EVE: YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T TELL REALLY WHO'S MORE PATHETIC -- ME FOR LOSING SCOTT OR YOU FOR BLOWING THE QUARTERMAINE. CHRIS: WELL, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ME, BECAUSE IT WAS MY FAULT THAT I LOST THE QUARTERMAINE, BUT YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT SCOTT'S DAUGHTER. EVE: YEAH. BUT I LOST HIM ANYWAY. CHRIS: WELL, I AM MOVING UP ON THE PORT CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT'S LIST OF MURDER SUSPECTS. EVE: IS YOUR NAME ABOVE OR BELOW MINE? CHRIS: HMM, FROM GARCIA'S BELLIGERENT ATTITUDE, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY ABOVE. EVE: OK. YOU WIN. YOU ARE MORE PATHETIC. CHRIS: WHAT'S MY PRIZE? EVE: A NEW NOTEPAD. DID YOU WRITE THAT DEATH THREAT? CHRIS: NO, I DIDN'T. THE MOST I'VE EVER SAID TO LARK MADISON WAS "TAKE THIS TO THE LAB." EVE: WELL, MATT SEEMS TO THINK THAT IT WASN'T INTENDED FOR LARK. HE THINKS THAT IT WAS REALLY INTENDED FOR HIM AND THAT PERSON CHRIS: YEAH, WELL, IF IT WAS A MISTAKE, IT WASN'T MINE. EVE: YEAH. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY MATT WOULD THINK THAT IT WAS YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU'D NEVER STOOP TO KNEECAPPING YOUR ENEMIES. CHRIS: THAT'S RIGHT. I CAN DO MUCH BETTER THAN A POISONED PEN LETTER IN A BACKPACK. DR. MAY: DR. LAMBERT? EVE: YES. DR. MAY: I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU. EVE: OH, IS SOMETHING WRONG? DR. MAY: IN PRIVATE, PLEASE. I HAVE TERRIFIC NEWS FOR YOU. EVE: OH, GOOD. WELL, I COULD USE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE. DR. MAY: THE BOARD HAS AWARDED YOU THE QUARTERMAINE RESIDENCY. CONGRATULATIONS. EVE: YOU -- YOU'RE KIDDING. DR. MAY: NO, I AM NOT. YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR PATIENTS AND YOUR HARD WORK ARE EXEMPLARY. YOU DESERVE IT. EVE: OH, MY GOSH! OH, MY GOSH! OH, THANK YOU, DR. MAY. THANK YOU! OH, MY -- NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE! OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU. OOH! I WON THE QUARTERMAINE! OH, MY GOSH! OH, OH, MY GOSH. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE FURNITURE COMES. ME TOO. CAN I HAVE THE REMOTE ? I AM SO GLAD THE FURNITURE CAME. ME TOO. CAN I HAVE THE REMOTE ? IT'S SOFT. IT'S WARM. IT'S THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. NEW CARPET. IT JUST FEELS BETTER. YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CALCIUM IS FOR YOUR BONES, BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT 85 PERCENT OF WOMEN STILL DON'T GET ENOUGH ? SO START YOUR DAY WITH TOTAL. IT'S THE ONLY LEADING CEREAL... THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF CALCIUM, EVEN BEFORE ADDING MILK. IN FACT, TOTAL HAS MORE CALCIUM THAN THE MILK ITSELF. NO OTHER LEADING CEREAL COMES CLOSE. SIMPLE. LOW FAT. DELICIOUS. SO GOOD, YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR BONES. TOTAL, TOTAL RAISIN BRAN, TOTAL CORN FLAKES. w=a WHEN IT'S TIME TO CLEAN YOUR OUTSIDE WINDOWS, DOES THE JOB SEEM THIS BIG ? NEXT TIME, TRY WINDEX OUTDOOR. ITS CONCENTRATED FORMULA AND SHEETING ACTION... DISSOLVE TOUGH GRIME TO GET WINDOWS CLEAN. WINDEX OUTDOOR. I'M 64. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO STOP BONE LOSS ? ABSOLUTELY. HERE'S PROOF. IN A LANDMARK CLINICAL STUDY, CALTRATE ACTUALLY STOPPED BONE LOSS... IN WOMEN AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS. WHATEVER YOUR AGE: HEY, PARKAY, WHAT'S THE WORD ? BETTER ! BETTER ? AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO SAY BUTTER ? - BETTER ! - BUTTER. BETTER ! LOOK AT HOW YOU MELT... JUST LIKE BUTTER. MMMM, YOU REALLY DO TASTE BETTER ! [ Tub ] BUTTER ! NEW PARKAY: NOW THE FLAVOR SAYS... BUTTER ! EVEN BETTER. ON THE ONE HAND, I'M TOUGH, AS MY FAMILY CAN TELL YOU. ON THE OTHER HAND, I HAVE A SOFT SIDE. AND AT LAST, THERE'S A DISHWASHING LIQUID WITH THE SAME SPLIT PERSONALITY. IT CUTS TOUGH GREASE BETTER THAN OTHER BRANDS, YET WON'T REMOVE THE NATURAL OILS IN YOUR SKIN... SO IT'S GENTLE AND EASY ON YOUR HANDS. COME TO THINK OF IT, SPECIAL CARE'S A LOT LIKE ME: TOUGH WHEN NECESSARY, BUT BASICALLY A SOFT TOUCH. INTRODUCING NEW DAWN SPECIAL CARE. TAKES GREASE OUT OF YOUR WAY. CHRIS: WELL, I GUESS IF IT HAD TO GO TO SOMEONE, IT MIGHT AS WELL BE MY ROOMMATE. CONGRATULATIONS. EVE: YOU'RE A SPORT. CHRIS: WELL, AT LEAST THIS WAY I STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE FUNDS. AND IT'S ALWAYS MORE FUN SPENDING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. EVE: TRY IT AND YOUR ARM GETS AMPUTATED AT THE ELBOW. CHRIS: COME ON. BUY ME A MARTINI ACROSS THE STREET. YOU OWE ME. EVE: HMM -- WELL, OK. I GUESS I COULD DONATE ONE MARTINI TO THE "MOST PATHETIC" FUND. CHRIS: OK. EVE: BESIDES, I COULD USE THE CELEBRATION. CHRIS: LOOK, I NEED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL REAL QUICK, SO WAIT HERE AND DON'T GET MUGGED. KEVIN: I JUST HEARD THE WORD "CELEBRATION." WHAT'S THE OCCASION? EVE: I WON THE QUARTERMAINE. KEVIN: YOU DID? EVE: YEAH. KEVIN: WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRIS? EVE: OH. THEY YANKED IT FROM HIM FOR BAD BEHAVIOR, SO NOW IT'S MINE. KEVIN: WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, EVE. YOU DESERVE THE RECOGNITION. EVE: THANKS. KEVIN, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR SUPPORT HAS MEANT TO ME. KEVIN: OH. EVE: NO, I FEEL REALLY, REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS MY FRIEND. LUCY: GEE, THIS MUST BE SOME SORT OF WORLD RECORD. FIRST, YOU'RE WORKING SCOTT, NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO WORK KEVIN. EVE: IS SHE PARANOID OR JUST INSECURE? LUCY: I'M NOT GOING TO GRACE THAT WITH A COMMENT. KEVIN: LUCY, I WAS JUST CONGRATULATING EVE ON HER WINNING THE QUARTERMAINE. LUCY: OH. NO. EVE: YES. SERENA: EVE WON AN AWARD? SCOTT: UH -- EVE: HI, SERENA. MY GOODNESS. YOU HAVE GREAT EARS. SERENA: GRANDMA SAYS I HAVE EARS LIKE A BAT. WHAT DID YOU WIN? EVE: I WON THE QUARTERMAINE RESIDENCY. SERENA: IS THAT GOOD? KEVIN: OH, THAT'S GREAT. SERENA: THEN WE SHOULD THROW YOU A PARTY. RIGHT, DADDY? SCOTT: WELL, WHY DON'T WE WAIT UNTIL YOU GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL FIRST? LUCY: YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? THE FIRST PARTY WE'RE GOING TO BE THROWING ANYBODY IS FOR YOU WHEN YOU ARE ALL BETTER. CHRIS: HERE YOU GO. ALL SET. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. EVE: THANKS. YES. OK. BYE, GIRLFRIEND. I'LL SEE YOU LATER, OK? SERENA: BYE, EVE. HAVE FUN. EVE: THANKS. CHRIS: EXCUSE US. MARY: I'M SO GLAD JAKE WASN'T THE MURDERER. VICTOR: SO AM I. EVEN THOUGH I WAS TERRIBLY UPSET BY WHAT HAPPENED, I MUST CONFESS I FELT RELIEF WHEN I THOUGHT THIS WHOLE NIGHTMARE COULD BE OVER. MARY: OH, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO DIED DESERVE SOME JUSTICE. WELL, WE ALL NEED PEACE OF MIND. IT'S FRIGHTENING WORKING AT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE DROPPING LIKE FLIES. VICTOR: NOW MY POOR SON BLAMES HIMSELF FOR EVERYTHING. HE THINKS IF HE HADN'T WRITTEN THAT BOOK, NONE OF THIS WOULD EVER HAVE HAPPENED. MARY: HMM. BOY, KEVIN TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR THAT. THAT MUST BE HARD FOR YOU. VICTOR: TO SEE YOUR CHILD IN PAIN? THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN SO FRANTIC TO TRY AND HELP FIND THE KILLER. I EVEN CREATED A CHART. QUITE AN ELABORATE AFFAIR. IT COLLATED EVERY POSSIBLE SUSPECT WITH EVERY POSSIBLE MOTIVE. THE POLICE WERE QUITE INTERESTED. MARY: WOW. WELL, DID IT HELP? VICTOR: THEY COMPLETELY MISREAD IT. THEY BELIEVED IT IMPLICATED MY SON. THEY EVEN SUSPECTED ME. MARY: WOW. I'M SORRY. VICTOR: OH, IT'S RIDICULOUS. THE CHART CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION WAS SKEWED. I MEAN, TO SAY THAT SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO FRAME MY SON, AND THAT SOMEONE CERTAINLY WASN'T I. MARY: OF COURSE NOT. YOU WERE WITH ME THE NIGHT JAKE WAS HUNG. I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T BE THE KILLER. VICTOR: YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE MY ALIBI. A LOVELY ALIBI. THIS IS ONE SLAYING THEY CAN'T PIN ON ME. YOU'RE MY ALIBI. I WONDER IF THAT COULD BE THE BASIS FOR A LASTING FRIENDSHIP. EVE: THANKS. CHRIS: THANKS. YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY TONIGHT. I LOST THE QUARTERMAINE. EVE: YEAH, WELL, I WOULD TRADE THAT FOR SCOTT ANY DAY. IN FACT, I WISH HE AND I WERE CELEBRATING SERENA'S FULL RECOVERY. CHRIS: OK, OK. LOOK, ANY MORE OF THIS UNDERWHELMING CHARM AND I'M OUT OF HERE. EVE: ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY. ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON A REALLY GOOD FACE, EVEN THOUGH YOU LOST THE AWARD. CHRIS: WELL, I'M GENUINELY HAPPY FOR YOU. EVE: COME ON. CHRIS: NO, I MEAN IT. YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD SURGEON, EVE. AND YOU'RE THE HARDEST WORKER I'VE EVER MET. EVE: YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND, CHRIS. CHRIS: UH-OH. THERE GOES MY REPUTATION. EVE: NO, I'M SERIOUS. NO, LISTEN TO ME. YOU HAVE NEVER JUDGED ME -- NOT WHEN THE AFFAIR WITH DEVLIN BECAME PUBLIC, NOT WHEN LUCY COE TOLD THE WHOLE WORLD I WAS A HOOKER. YOU TEASED ME, BUT YOU NEVER JUDGED ME. CHRIS: I THINK YOU'RE A REMARKABLE WOMAN. SCOTT IS NUTS NOT TO STAND BY YOU. HE'S THE ONE MISSING OUT. EVE: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR. CHRIS: WHAT I NEED IS A STRONG DRINK. EVE: YEAH. CHRIS: WHAT DO YOU SAY WE HEAD BACK TO THE HACIENDA? EVE: OK. YES, BUT LET'S TAKE A CAB. NEITHER ONE OF US SHOULD BE DRIVING RIGHT NOW. CHRIS: YEAH, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NEITHER OF US HAVE WHEELS, EITHER. EVE: OH, YEAH. CHRIS: YOURS WAS BLOWN TO BITS, AND I -- WELL, I HAD TO GIVE MINE BACK. EVE: WE MAKE QUITE A PAIR, DON'T WE? CHRIS: COME ON. EVE: ALL RIGHT. GOT A BUSY BATHROOM ? DON'T FORGET TO REPLACE YOUR GLADE SPIN-FRESH REFILL... EVERY 30 DAYS FOR MAXIMUM GLADE FRESHNESS. DON'T FORGET ? DON'T WORRY. REFILL FRESHNESS FROM GLADE. TINKLE, WEE-WEE, PIDDLE. WE HAVE A LOT OF CUTE NAMES FOR IT. BUT THE HARSH REALITY IS THAT WETNESS ISN'T SO CUTE... WHEN IT LINGERS ON DELICATE SKIN. PROTECT THOSE TENDER CHEEKS... WITH NEW PAMPERS PREMIUM EXTRA PROTECTION. AMAZINGLY THIN, AMAZINGLY ABSORBENT. IT STILL SPEEDS WETNESS AWAY... FASTER THAN THE LEADING REGULAR BRAND. AND IT SEALS IT AWAY BETTER, EVEN UNDER PRESSURE, SO BABY'S SKIN STAYS DRIER. IN FACT-- SO, GO AHEAD. USE WHATEVER CUTE NAME YOU WANT. 'CAUSE YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF TEE-TEE OR TINKLE... WITH OUR MOST-PROTECTIVE DIAPER EVER. KEEP IT GOING. O.K., THAT'S ENOUGH. BREAK IT UP, YOU TWO. BAYER RELIEVES THE INFLAMMATION THAT CAN CAUSE JOINT PAIN AND STIFFNESS. TYLENOL CAN'T. AND TAKEN REGULARLY, ONLY BAYER CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE BY REDUCING THE RISK OF ANOTHER HEART ATTACK. ASK YOUR DOCTOR. O.K., BOYS. LET'S PLAY NICE. COME ON, COME ON. ALSO TRY EXTRA STRENGTH BAYER PM, THE ONLY NIGHTTIME ASPIRIN. [MUSIC PLAYS] MARY: OH, WOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICTOR. [MUSIC STOPS] MARY: WELL, THAT WAS JUST SO NICE. VICTOR: OH, MY PLEASURE. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY -- ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND A REALLY WONDERFUL DANCING PARTNER, YOU SHOULD NEVER CHANGE. MARY: UH-HUH. MEANING? VICTOR: I MADE THAT UP. I'M NO GOOD AT BEATING AROUND THE BUSH. MARY, I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD BE MY STEADY. MARY: VICTOR. OH, THAT -- THAT'S SO FLATTERING. BUT I'M AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I'M HAPPY BEING ALONE. VICTOR: WELL, HOW CAN THAT BE? MARY: WELL, I WAS MARRIED ONCE TO A MAN WHO I LOVED DEARLY, BUT WHO WAS DIFFICULT AS HELL. SO, I ENJOY THE PEACE I HAVE NOW. RELATIONSHIPS ARE JUST TOO MUCH TROUBLE. KEVIN: WELL, WHERE IS VICTOR IF HE'S NOT IN SERENA'S ROOM? LUCY: UH -- WELL, THE WAY THIS DAY HAS BEEN GOING, HE'S PROBABLY WITH EVIE. KEVIN: LUCY, THAT WAS A CONGRATULATORY HUG. LUCY: OK. I KNOW. FINE. IT'S JUST I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF BEING THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO SEE EVE FOR WHO SHE REALLY IS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT SCOTT IS BEGINNING TO THINK THAT SHE CAN'T BE COMPLETELY TRUSTED. KEVIN: YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO YOURSELF SOMETIME. YOU KNOW, YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH SCOTT'S LIFE. LUCY: NO, I AM NOT. I AM HIS FRIEND, AND I HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR HIM. KEVIN: NO, YOU DON'T. YOU WANT TO. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN TWO WEEKS. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE FOCUS ON THAT? LUCY: I AM FOCUSING ON THAT. I JUST GOT OFF THE PAY PHONE WITH FELICIA. NOW, LISTEN, THE CATERER HAS GONE AHEAD WITH THE CANAPES, CANAPEES -- YOU KNOW, THOSE YUMMY LITTLE THINGIES. KEVIN: YOU HAVE ONE EYE FOCUSED ON THE WEDDING, AND THE REST OF YOU IS FIXATED ON SCOTT AND EVE. WHY IS IT THAT ALL WE SEEM TO DO ANYMORE IS ARGUE ABOUT THEM? LUCY: I DON'T KNOW. YOU ARE THE GIFTED PSYCHIATRIST. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME? LUCY. AND I'M FED UP WITH IT. MARY: I'M FED UP WITH DATING. I'VE MET SOME NICE MEN AND HAD LAUGHS AND -- BUT I'M JUST NOT INTERESTED IN ANYTHING MORE. VICTOR: DON'T YOU EVER MISS THE COMFORT OF SIMPLY KNOWING SOMEONE'S THERE? MARY: FIGHTS OVER WHO LEFT THE CAR WINDOW OPEN. VICTOR: MIDNIGHT SNUGGLES. MARY: HA-HA. STRUGGLING FOR YOUR SHARE OF THE BLANKET. VICTOR: ALL RIGHT. MARY, I CAN SEE YOU'VE BEEN HURT, AS HAVE I. BUT SURELY ONE COULD STILL TRY AGAIN. MARY: OH, PERHAPS, BUT I'M NOT AFRAID OF BEING ALONE. AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A RELATIONSHIP FOR THE WRONG REASONS. EVE: PRETTY PATHETIC THAT A WOMAN WHO JUST WON 50,000 BUCKS COULDN'T COUGH UP SEVEN BUCKS FOR A CAB RIDE, HUH? CHRIS: SOMEHOW I KNEW I'D END UP PAYING TONIGHT. EVE: HEY, I BROKE A NAIL FISHING AROUND IN THE CUSHIONS FOR CHANGE FOR YOU. CHRIS: YEAH. WELL, THE CABBIE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH HIS 50-CENT TIP, TOO. [CHRIS SIGHS] CHRIS: I AM SO EXHAUSTED. EVE: HMM. CHRIS: THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, HORRIBLE DAY. EVE: YEAH. POOR BABY. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT -- ALL THIS BEING NICE IS FINALLY TAKING ITS TOLL ON YOU. CHRIS: WELL, IT WASN'T THAT HARD. WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S THIS? EVE: OH. SORRY. I SLIPPED. IT FELT GOOD. CHRIS: DON'T APOLOGIZE. EVE: OH. NO. NO, I CAN'T. I CAN'T. CHRIS: WHAT? EVE: I CAN'T. CHRIS: WHY NOT? EVE: BECAUSE I'M STILL HUNG UP ON SCOTT. IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR. CHRIS: EVE, YOU COULD WAIT FOREVER FOR BALDWIN TO FORGIVE YOU. IS HE WORTH IT? EVE: YEAH. YEAH. CHRIS: OK. I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION NOW IS, DOES HE THINK YOU'RE WORTH IT? MARY: IF YOU'RE LUCKY, LOVE IS WORTH THE WORK. VICTOR: OH, MARY, DOES IT HAVE TO BE WORK? LIFE IS SO SHORT. COULDN'T IT JUST BE FUN? MARY: BOY, YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND. VICTOR: GOING WHERE THE WIND MAY TAKE YOU CAN BE QUITE A RIDE. BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME IF NO ONE'S THERE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. EVE: SCOTT! A PRESENT! OH, THAT'S SO SWEET. SCOTT: THE CHARM IS SIGNIFICANT OF THE FIRST TIME I WAS NICE TO YOU. EVE: I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. HOW DO I LOOK? SCOTT: FRESH AS A DAISY. EVE: ARE YOU GETTING FRESH WITH ME? MALE SINGER: ü I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT YOU I WONDER IF YOU CAN TELL THESE THINGS I'M FEELING INSIDE ME I KEEP THEM ALL TO MYSELF ü FEMALE SINGER: ü SCARED TO SHOW MY TRUE EMOTIONS DON'T WANT TO LOVE ALONE 'CAUSE ü SINGERS: ü I FALL SO DEEP DESPERATELY I FALL SO DEEP ü