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♪ ♪

[Julie] Excuse me.

Pardon me.

Buongiorno.

♪ ♪

[woman] Sir!

Sir, these are
daisies. I need roses.

- [speaking foreign language]
- White. White roses.

- [speaking foreign language]
- White roses? White?

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

Mr. Kim here isn't
usually manning the stall.

May I?

- [speaking foreign language]
- Ah! Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- [speaking foreign language]
- White roses. Thank you.

[speaking foreign language]

Oh. He says
it's two more dollars.

Oh! Okay.

[speaking foreign language]

♪ ♪

Whoa, sis! Coffee
almost got cold this morning.

What, has the amazingly perfect
Julie Walters found herself...

Duh-duh-duh! Running late?

You don't have to rub it in.

Actually, I kinda do.

I enjoy seeing you be human.

Makes me feel better
about myself.

Well, I'm glad I could help

but I hate being late.

And he's gonna
be here in 9 minutes.

Wait, so you're
actually 9 minutes early?

You know I like to arrive
15 minutes early

to all my appointments.

So, technically,
I am 6 minutes late.

Yeah. Remember what I said about
feeling better about myself?

Scratch that.
Your table's all ready to go.

Thanks, Lu. You're the best.

[sighs]

By the way, did I hear you say

that he is gonna be here
in 9 minutes?

Who... who's he?

Is this a date?

Have you told Mom yet?

No. It's nothing like that.

But it might be
cause to celebrate.

Oh! Do tell.

My life's mostly coffee
beans so I could use excitement.

Well, Professor Hellman said
that he wanted to meet with me

because he had some news.

Uh huh.

So I was thinking since
my PhD thesis is coming up...

- maybe it's
about... - the museum job?

- Yes!
- Yes!

This calls for muffins.

What should
it be? Bran? Blueberry?

Nah, this is a special occasion.

Oh! We're going
banana nut, baby.

Ooh, indulgent.

Obviously.

Oh! Professor Hillman. Can I get
you something?

Muffin?

Thank you, but no.

Julie, can we speak?

Of course.

[Prof. Hillman] In private.

Sure.

Lu, I'll take that to go.

♪ ♪♪

So, you said you had some
important news in your email?

Yes.

I do have news.

Although unfortunately...

it's not great news.

Oh.

Yes, and you know
we all think the world of you.

You're a brilliant student.

And we all can't wait to read
your thesis later this year.

But?

But...

the university is canceling
the graduate assistant program

in our department.

So we'll no longer be able to
help you with financial aid

or employment.

What?

I know. Apparently
the ancient languages department

just isn't as sexy as
those hot shots

over in 18th century literature.

They're getting all
our grad assistant positions.

But I only have
a couple months left.

When does this start?

Now, unfortunately.

Dr. Hillman,
is there something I can do?

This assistant professor
position is the only job I have.

Believe me, Julie. We tried.

[Julie sighs]

You are the brightest
mind in the department.

And I'm
including professors here.

But it's just out of
our hands, I'm afraid.

I understand.

You are brilliant, Julie.

I know you're
going to figure this out.

Just a bump in
the road. I promise.

Sure.

I'll figure something out.

But without this PhD, I'm never
going to get a job in a museum.

Speaking of...
my friend over at the museum

is looking for some help.

So I put in a good word for you.

Really? Thank you, Dr. Hillman.

It's the least I could do.

I'll send you details
and the interview is tomorrow.

Okay. Do you know
what position it is?

You know, I'm not sure.

But, in any case, it can't hurt
to go in and talk to him.

Remember, just a bump
in the road. You'll be fine.

♪ ♪

Hey! What's the good news?

I lost my
graduate assistant job.

Oh, muffin...

Muffin? On the house.

But Professor Hillman did say

that he set me up with
an interview

at the Natural History Museum.

Oh, way to bury
the lede, sis! That's amazing.

That's the place
you've always wanted to work.

See? What am I always saying?

Eat first, ask questions later?

Yeah, besides that.

When one door
closes, another door opens.

- Ready to walk
through that door? - Definitely.

Although...

What?

Well, I mean what if
you get to the interview

and the guy's,
you know, handsome?

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, you know how you get
flustered

around handsome guys.

What?

We don't.

Really? Remember that orthopedic

surgeon mom set you up with?

Oh, come on. That was
one time and he was suspicious.

Handsome and a surgeon? Please.

Oh, yeah, sounded
like a real monster.

Okay, but still
that was one time.

One time.

Really? That's
what you're going with?

Okay, name me one
other time that's happened.

And then I just thought I didn't
go to 6 years of medical school

to haggle with
insurance companies.

Which is why
I opened up my very own

free clinic for
underprivileged children.

That... that's great.

Uh... 6 years of medical school?

Isn't that a little long?

Oh, did you fail a year or two?

I mean, it's not every
day that the president of NASA

gives you a personal
commendation.

So I guess that'd have to be

my fifth
favorite accomplishment,

[chuckles] But look
at me just rambling on.

Yeah, you really are.

I mean, you were
just talking too much.

That's worse.

Okay, that was two times.

I'm sure this
interview will be fine, though.

The guy's probably some old
stuffy professor dude, right?

Right. Of course.

I'll be fine.

♪ ♪

[Julie sighs]

You must be Julie.

I'm Dan.

Oh, no.

You are Julie, right?

Oh, hi!

Yeah, I'm... I'm Julie!

[chuckles nervously]

Hi.

Oh. I, uh,
have a resume for you.

That is a resume.

For you.

- Great.
- Great!

- Do you want to walk?
- Yeah!

We'll go meet
who you'll be working with.

Okay. Yeah.

[Dan] You'll love Jonesy.

[Dan] Is it your first time?

[Julie] Oh, no, not at all.

- Never gets old.
- Yeah, I know what you mean.

For me, the most important thing
about this job

is are you an animal lover?

Animal lover? Oh,
yes. Very majestic.

I don't know how majestic he is,
but he's pretty cute and cuddly.

Cute and cuddly?

How do you feel about bones?

Do they make you skittish?

They're kind of gross.

Bones? Oh, no,
that should be fine.

Oh. Does this job
involve digging for artifacts?

You could say that.
He's always digging somewhere.

I swear some days, I feel
like all I do is find bones.

Really? I didn't know
they were so prevalent.

[Dan sighs]

- He's right up here.
- Oh.

[Julie exclaims]

Hi!

Oh, my goodness!
What's your name?

This is Jonesy.

Hi, Jones...

Wait, this is Jonesy? I thought
he was an archaeologist.

Oh. "Digging for bones."

I got it.

[chuckles] That's funny.

Yeah, when Dr. Hillman said
one of his students

was looking for a job

I thought perfect.

I work so many long hours,

I need someone to watch Jonesy.

And... dogs and ancient
artifacts don't really mix.

Don't worry, Jonesy. That wasn't
from a very good Dynasty anyway.

He really seems to like you.

Yeah, he's great.

Um...

If you could just
take a look at my resume.

I do have a degree from Harvard
and two Masters from Columbia.

And you thought... dog-sitter?

Um...

I... I didn't realize that...

It's fine.
I appreciate your time.

It's very nice to
meet you, Jonesy. [kisses]

Okay...

Thanks.

Uh, bye.

Columbia?

Well, that's impressive.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Well, that couldn't
have gone any worse.

You're no help at all.

Auf Wiedersehen!

[Julie] Why did
this have to happen now?

I only have one semester left to
pay for. What am I going to do?

Well, think about it like
this... looking for a job now

is gonna be good practice
for when you're done school.

Maybe it's time to
get out into the real world

and stop being
a professional student.

I will!

I have a plan

but getting
a job is easier said than done.

Look I put in applications
at five stores yesterday.

And all five said
I was overqualified.

How is that even possible?

I've never even worked
in a store before.

Look, I get it.

You're a dreamer.

Ever since we were little kids

you've wanted to work
in that place.

And Mom always encouraged that.

Do you know how happy she was
when I opened up this place?

Why? 'Cause she likes coffee?

No. Because this
place is my dream.

- Yeah.
- The way I see it,

you are this close to the
finish line

to achieving yours.

You can't give up now.

And I can see the finish line.

I just... don't know how to
get there.

Aw, I don't worry.

You're smart, fun,

got more degrees
than a thermometer.

Any place would be
lucky enough to hire you.

Oh.

I could work here.

You know we can make
this a family-owned business.

Look how good I am at bussing.

Yeah, it's just, the thing
about that is

with the economy and all...

What about the economy?

I don't know.

Was really hoping

you weren't
gonna make me elaborate.

[Julie sighs]

Never mind.

Maybe stores and restaurants
aren't the way to go.

I need to find a job

where I can put at least
one of my degrees to work.

Okay. There you go.

Okay, so you need
a job for right now.

- Uh huh. -All your degrees
are in language stuff.

Don't you speak like six
languages or something fluently?

Eight. Ten if
you count dead languages.

I don't.

But there's got to be something
you can do with that, right?

Yeah! Work at my dream job
at the Museum of Natural History

translating artifacts.

But apparently they think
I'm only qualified

to babysit animals.

Okay, I know this place
is like your dream or whatever,

but maybe
you could take this time

to start
looking at other museums.

Other museums?

Yes, there are such
a thing as other museums.

I know this because I've been
bored by so many of them

over the years.

One of them is
bound to take you, right?

That's a good long-term plan,

but that doesn't really help me
right now.

Okay, so let's focus on
something you can control today.

Okay.

Like that cute guy over
there, keeps checking you out.

I am not flirting
right now. I am a mess.

You're a mess? And what am I?

This is not even...

Hey.

Hi! [chuckles coyly]

How's your night going?

Hi, I'm...

Oops!

I'm Julie.

- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

Um...

I'm just gonna go.

Okay. Bye.

Bye, bye, bye...

[Lu slow clapping]

Wow. Ladies and gentlemen,
we might have a new record.

He went from potential beau
to "look at him go"

in three seconds flat.

Now that is talent.

What can I say?

Not much, apparently.

I don't understand how you can
speak every language

from Swedish to Swahili

but you don't know how to speak

the most
important language of all:

The language of love.

Actually, French
is the language of love

and I speak that quite well.

They say my accent is Parisien.

Oh boy.

Yep. Okay.

Agh! He didn't pay his bill!

Thanks, sis. You scared
him into a dine 'n' dash.

Good job.

Sorry.

♪ ♪

Okay.

And... sent.

Well, that was
seven hours well spent.

Careers... Translation Point.

[gasps] "We need tutors."

"We are looking for tutors
to join our team

to teach adult
language classes."

Okay.

♪ ♪

Okay, so Rose, Earl,
what can I help you with?

What we need dear
is to learn Italian.

We're going on a vacation
to Rome and Venice.

Oh, the whole deal!

And I want to learn
how to speak the language.

Okay.

What she's really
saying is she wants to know

what other people are
saying about her in Italian.

Why can't it be both?

It can and Italy
is a beautiful country.

You guys are going to love it.

Well, my family immigrated here
from Italy

over a hundred years ago and...

I've never been.
But we are so excited!

[chuckles]

Yes. And I hear they have
pasta carts on the streets.

What? That's exciting.

I love Italy and
the language is like pure poetry

and the scenery
is just so beautiful.

You can't help but
just fall in love with it.

Oh, that sounds amazing.

Okay. Let's
start with the basics.

Okay.

Buongiorno.

Beautiful! What does that mean?

Good morning.

That's right,
Earl. It means "good morning."

Buongiorno,my dear.

[Julie and Rose laugh]

I'm beginning to
feel the romance already!

[Rose and Earl chuckle]

Hey, guys! How's it going?

Pretty good, I think.

Oh, you are great, honey.

Oh, do you speak French?

I do. Oh, are
you guys going there too?

What am I, a millionaire?

No, but our son
could use your help.

Oh, Rosie. Don't go there.

Ah, like I did with
the other girls? Uh uh.

Do you know why
our son can't keep a girlfriend?

Because he's busy. He has work.

No, because
he wouldn't know romance

if it reached out and
slapped him in the face.

You can help him with that.

Uh, it's not
really what I do. But sure.

Oh, maybe I could teach him
some romantic French phrases.

Oh, see? She understands.

Our son is just like his father.

There isn't
a romantic bone in their bodies.

Did you know
that Earl is a Rhodes scholar?

Really?

Oh, he knows
everything there is to know

except when the date
of our anniversary is.

Yeah. I know everything she says
except how to leave him alone.

Ah! What do
you know? I'm gonna call him.

Oh...

- Tut-tut-tut.
- Okay.

Ah!

Hello, honey. What are
you doing tomorrow at noon?

Okay, good. Cancel that.

Because you have an appointment
with a language teacher.

She is going to teach you French

so that you can impress
that girlfriend of yours.

Well, yes, because you don't
want to mess it up like...

[Rose exhales]

That's right.
You are a grown man.

So it's time you start
acting like one and settle down.

Pfft...

I love you, sweetheart.

He's very excited.

He'll meet you tomorrow at
noon at the park near his house.

Does that work?

I'm looking forward to it.

How do you say "thank you"?

Oh. Grazie.

Grazie.

Perfect.

Oof...

♪ ♪

Hi, I'm Julie. Are you...?

Oh.

It's you. Hi. [chuckles]

Oh, are you having second
thoughts about the job?

Because it's still available.

Uh, no, sorry. I have a job.

I am your language teacher.

You're the woman that my mother
conned into teaching me French?

Uh huh.

Small world.

Well, I have
some good news for you.

This is the easiest
money you're ever going to make

because I don't
need to learn French.

- I'm just fine.
- That's debatable.

- What?
- Oh nothing.

It's just well
your mom paid for the lesson.

So you may as well
take advantage, right?

Besides, maybe you'll see
that I can do more

than just hang out with animals.

Yeah, about that, um...

After you left,
I took a look at your resume.

It is very impressive.

Really?

Oh, yeah.

You know, after you get a little
more experience give us a call.

Might have something
for you in a few years.

A few years?

So your mom was telling me
that you wanted to learn French

so you can impress
your girlfriend, is that right?

As I said before. I do
not need to learn French

nor do I need to
impress my girlfriend.

- Uh hm.
- I'll be fine.

We get each other.

Okay.

This is my girlfriend, Cosette.

She's beautiful.

Yeah, see, we just
enjoy each other's company.

It's not about flowers
and candy and all that stuff.

Okay. First of all,
she's from France, right?

Uh huh.

Wouldn't it be nice

if you could speak her language?

I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

Oh, yeah, but
she already speaks English.

I'm sorry.

I'm just so busy,

I kind of feel
like it's a waste of my time.

Okay. Well, Rose paid
for the hour and we have...

55 minutes left.

How?

So what are you tell me
a little bit more about...

- Cosette.
- Yeah.

We met about a year
ago on my work trip to Paris.

Oh, now that is romantic.

We were exploring
underground tombs together.

Never mind.

Cosette is a woman of science.

Anyway, we were
exploring the catacombs

and she literally fell over
this femur bone

and she landed
directly in my arms.

Uh, that's
morbidly romantic, I guess.

Yeah, sure.

I mean after I pulled off

all the cobwebs and debris.

Once again I take that back.

Yeah, and then you know
our eyes met and what can I say?

We instantly hit it off.

We spent the next 10 days
together

and since then we just...

we visit when
we can, we talk, we text.

Which I guess
if I'm being honest

maybe not quite as much
as we used to but that's fine.

Right? I mean, we're so busy.

I have the museum.
She has her work.

But, honestly,
I think it's going really well.

Well, it sounds like you have
a very unique relationship.

Yeah.

- But...
- Here we go.

Here comes a speech
that I need to serenade her

from the balcony or
else she's gonna run off.

That's not what I'm saying.

Although that would be amazing.

I'm just saying women
want to be swept off their feet

and not by a femur bone.

Not Cosette.

I'm telling you.

She's not like any other
woman I've dated.

Why do you say that?

Because other
women just don't get me.

- I'll give you an example.
- Okay.

So I was dating this one woman.

She starts talking about
wanting to try this vegan diet.

So I thought why don't I get her

this beautiful delicious
tofu platter.

Oh, that doesn't sound so...

On Valentine's Day.

Never mind.

♪ ♪

What? I was just trying to give
her something she wanted to eat.

Speaking of food,
do you need anything with that?

Mustard? Maybe
a suitcase to carry it in?

Don't change the subject.

So you thought Valentine's Day

was the right day
to bring up tofu

because it was healthy?

Yes, exactly. See? You get it.

Okay, little piece of advice.

Maybe not dietary
products for Valentine's Day.

Okay, that was
a considerate gift.

Not only did I think
about her needs and wants

I'm helping lower
her cholesterol levels.

Who wouldn't want that?

No one.

No one would want that.

Okay. What do you suggest?

Let's start simple. What
does Cosette actually like?

Well, um...

[Dan] Oh!

Soil.

Not helpful.

Come on, you've
been dating for a year.

Not all your conversations
are about soil.

Right?

Well, um...

A lot of them have been but...

Oh!

She likes taking pictures.

Ooh, photography.
That's a good start.

What else?

Oh. She didn't mention it,

but I did notice last
time when I visited her in Paris

she had a lot of French
poetry books in her apartment.

Oh, now we're getting somewhere.

What do you mean?

Okay, picture this...

when she gets here,
you meet her at the airport

and you recite the most
beautiful

and romantic French poetry

in perfectly fluent French.

And then you whisk
her away for a night on the town

and you guys can take pictures.

Oh, and then there's
this beautiful fountain

that if
you walk past it at night

there's the most gorgeous light
and it just overlooks the park.

Oh, you have to take
her there. What do you think?

Nah.

Nah? What do you mean, nah?

- To what part?
- All of it.

Look... [chuckles]

I appreciate you and my
mom try to help me out here,

but believe me,
I'm fine, Cosette is fine.

It's not about
the moonlight walk

and the French poetry
stuff for us.

You know, that's all
cliché, it's tourist manual.

We're just happy curling
up with our scientific journals

and just reading
in silence together.

And that sounds
nice... for some of the time.

But even if Cosette

isn't the most romantic woman
in the world,

you still need to
charm her from time to time

or else she's
going to lose interest.

Well, you know, I... I get
little gifts for Cosette.

You know, not things
that anyone would get her.

Like, I... I try
to make it personal.

Something that would really
mean something to just her.

And that's great.

Just no tofu. Okay?

- I'll try.
- [chuckles]

Well, thank you for your input,

but it doesn't look like
I'm going to be learning French

anytime soon.

So I guess this
is our last lesson.

- Good luck with Cosette.
- Thanks.

Not that I need it.

- We'll see about that.
- What was that?

Oh, I said give Jonesy my best!

- All right. Will do!
- Bye!

'Night.

♪ ♪

Well, you guys are
off to a great start.

You are going to be gallivanting
from Rome to Milan in no time.

Oh, yeah, we will.

But our son will
be home alone forever.

Oh, do me a favor, would ya?

Give him a call.

I don't know, Rose.

I don't think he wants my help.

Whether he knows it or not,

he needs your help and you need
the money. It's a win-win.

I'll think about it.

You know, I've got
to say something here.

This danish is incredible.

I mean, what kind of
apples are these, Granny Smiths?

Actually,
they are Golden Delicious.

Ah, I should have known.

Lu, you are a magician.

Why, thank you, Earl.

At least someone appreciates me.

Let's go, Johnny Appleseed.

Okay.

Ah, ah, ah.

[mouths] Bye.

♪ ♪

[inhales deeply] Hm.

Okay, well, great job today.

And next time we can
work on our passé composé, okay?

Au revoir.Okay, bye.

[phone vibrates]

Hello?

- Hey, girl.
- Oh.

Wow. Nice to hear from you, too.

Sorry. I was
just hoping it was Dan.

You were hoping to get a call

from a guy who wants you
to babysit his dog?

He really must be good-looking.

No, it's not like that.

He has a girlfriend.

- Yeah, in Paris.
- What does that mean?

I'm just saying long-distance
relationships, not the best.

Lu.

I'm just saying.

I just thought

that he could
really use my help.

And...?

Yeah, I could
really use a client.

See? Honesty is your friend

Speaking of, I could honestly
use some sister time right now.

I'm thinking reality TV,
couch, snacks. What do you say?

Yeah, I don't know.

You're turning down
reality TV and junk food.

Are you sick? Want
me to call a doctor?

No, no, no. it's not
that, I'm sorry, it's just...

I'm really busy.
I'm, uh... making a chart.

[Lu] Hm. Big surprise. What of?

How much money I need in order
to pay my tuition

at the end of the month?

Oh, come on, sis.

You know I can
always float you some cash.

What's family for?

How much do you need?

Uh, 3,000 by
the end of the month?

Yeah, I guess we've
never really been that close.

[chuckles]

How many lessons would you need
to teach

to make that much?

Well, after my bills
and rent are paid, maybe 50.

In a month?

Wow, you really
need to call this guy.

Just explain to him
it's a win-win situation.

You get the client, he gets
to impress his girlfriend

with French or whatever.

What's the worst
that could happen?

That is a great idea.

Which part? I'm
not used to being right.

I am going to make a chart.

- Oh boy.
- All the pros and cons.

if I were to call Dan.

You are a genius.

Agreed.

But just to be clear,

I never said any of that.

Okay, I love you, bye!

Bye!

[inhales nervously]

Yeah, so I saw the email
you sent about the research.

Is the grant
going through soon or...?

Hopefully. We'll see.

Yeah, I get that.

We just applied for this
huge grant in Egypt

excavating
never-before-explored tombs.

The waiting is killing me.

Hm?

Ah. Oh, yes, I agree.

See? This is
what I love about us.

We can just talk
about our research

and we don't feel the need
for these grand gestures

that other couples
feel obligated to by society.

I mean, all that just
feels so fake, you know.

A little romance.

A little wine and
dine once in a while.

It is not so bad, eh?

Yeah. Yeah, of
course. Sure, once in a while.

I'm sorry, darling.

Monique was just asking me
something

about the Geneva project.

I should
actually really get going.

I could talk to you later.

Yeah, sure. Okay.

Good night.

♪ ♪

[Julie] Hmm...

You made this in the 8
minutes it took me to get here?

[Julie] Uh huh.

[Lu] Well, the good news is
you're not too full of yourself.

I still don't know what to do.

Well, instead of writing
your little manifesto here

you could have just...

called him.

Lu.

- No.
- [phone rings]

Speak of the handsome devil...

- [Julie] No, no, no!
- Heads-up!

Hello?

Hello!

Hi, Julie, it's Dan.

Oh, hi!

There was something
I wanted to talk to you about.

Oh, yeah, me too.

Oh.

Hm?

Hello?

I thought you were
gonna say something.

Oh, right. It's okay.

- You first.
- Oh, okay, uh...

Yeah. So first of all,

I want to apologize for earlier.

Oh. Me too.

You know, I'm sorry,
I was so pushy. You should

do what you want to do.

Well, the thing is,
I was thinking about that, um,

and what you said,

I think you might be
right. Maybe it would be good

for me to learn
some French... for work.

Oh, okay. Great.

Yeah, you know, I have to travel

three times a year to
our sister museum in Paris.

So I thought it might be nice
to know language... I think.

Of course, I mean that would
certainly help... for work.

And if it helps
with Cosette then...

Oh, yeah. [chuckles]

Funny, didn't even
go there. But sure, yeah.

That would be a bonus.

Um, and you know...

between you and I,
if there happened to be...

some thoughts
you had regarding Cosette

in the normal
course of the lessons

then that would...
that would be fine, too.

When do you want to start?

Well, Cosette's
gonna be getting here

in two weeks, so
I really don't have much time.

Of course,
and these aren't for her.

No, no, of course not. No.

But...

how's tomorrow afternoon?

Uh, that sounds great.
I'll send you the details.

Great. All right.

Okay, bye.

And?

He wants me to give him lessons.

Yeah!

Let's celebrate!

♪ ♪

Thanks again, dear.

Oh, no, thank you.

Honestly, you guys
have been doing great.

Oh, there's one more thing
I wanted to ask you,

if you don't mind.

Sure.

I'll just wait over here.

Okay. Earl, no muffins.

Yeah, yeah,
yeah. No... no muffins.

She didn't say
anything about cake, though.

Oh, I'm so glad you convinced
Dan to take the lessons.

[Julie] Well,
we'll see how it goes.

Ah! There's my boy.
Ready to start your lesson?

Oy, ready as I'll ever be.

Something's just been...

a little off lately
between Cosette and I.

Oh?

I hate to admit it,

but I think Mom might be
onto something here.

Oh. Well, could be but...

What?

Ah, nothing.

Aw, come on, Dad, what?

Well...

Cosette's a nice girl.

I mean, she's pretty,
smart, all of that, but...

That's a bad thing?

Well, no, it's...

I've been thinking,
you guys barely see each other.

So every moment that you are
together, it should be...

should be bliss.

Well, I don't know.

Keeping a relationship
going is a lot hard work.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

After 10 years the work is hard.

But you guys spend less than,
what, 10 days a year together?

And that's hard?

Ah, it's like what
your mom said: what do I know?

To each his own.

Okay, so did you get
the study packet I sent over?

Yes, yeah. Packet?

- You mean this?
- Uh huh.

You owe me a new
printer cartridge, by the way.

Oh, that?
That is just the basics.

Yeah, well, if I was starting
my own language

there'd be less paperwork,

Well, it's good to be thorough.

- That's one way to put it.
- Uh huh.

[Lu] Coffee?

- Yeah. Thanks, Lu.
- Thank you.

Mm hm.

Okay. So where were we?

- Right. The basics.
- Okay.

- Ready?
- Ready.

Bonjour.

Bonn jure.

Mmm.

Bonjour.

It means hello.

I know what bonjour means.
I go to France all the time.

I have a French girlfriend.

And yet you say bonjour

like it's a totally alien
language to you.

Okay.

How's this?

Bonjour.

Okay. It's
getting a little better.

Yeah, this is going to be
the longest hour of my life.

Right back at ya.

But I don't back
down from a challenge.

And you are
definitely challenging.

Yeah? I'll take
that as a compliment.

Well, take it however you like.

Next step.

Merci.

Mercy.

No, you're not...
you're not saying it right.

No I'm saying mercy.

I need... I need five. I just...

What? We just got started.

How's it going, you two?

[Julie] Hm, could be better.

Oh, that bad, huh?

Thank you.

Oh my... I gotta...

I'm gonna have to cut
this short. I have to take this.

Oh. But you just got here.

Yeah, what can
I say? I'm a busy guy.

I'm not a student.
I don't have a lot of free time.

[chuckles] A PhD
student with a lot of free time?

That'll be the day.

Look, I am not just
a student. I'm a teacher, too.

Oh, do you have two clients?

As a matter of fact, I have
a new client starting tomorrow.

That's great. Fantastic news.

I'll call you to reschedule.

Bye. Thanks for the lesson.

♪ ♪

Three, two, and... there she is.

Hey, fair warning. Someone
is sitting at your table.

Want me to kick her out?

No, I actually think
that might be my new client.

- Oh, yeah?
- Uh huh.

Well, she's been there
all morning.

All morning? Hm.

Punctual.

Gretchen! Hi! I'm...

Uh... Excuse me.

Hello?

[snaps fingers]

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh, hey! Are you Julie?

Yeah, and you must
be Gretchen, I presume.

Call me Elf Queen.

It's my online avatar name

for the game
Lords of Ravagetown.

Oh. That sounds fun.

So on the website,

it tells me that you wanted
to learn Spanish.

Is that correct?

Well, the thing is

there's this gamer in Peru

named Yudidor04

and every time we face off

in the circle of fire

he's always trying
to talk to me,

but I never know what
he's saying.

Okay, so where do we start?

In the Lair of Aldragon.

He's back.
Yudidor04 is back online.

I don't know how much I can
teach you

in the next couple of minutes...

No time!

You're just gonna have to

do the talking for me today.

Okay.

What's he saying?
Does he like me?

It's more about
your archery skills.

It's not exactly romantic
but it is complimentary.

Okay. Well, say something back.

Tell him he has
excellent roundhouse kicks.

I don't even know
what that means in English.

Well, say something.

Uh...

Oh.

Luchas con la confianza

que solo un hombre muy guapo
podría tener.

[laughs] I've
never beat him before!

Whatever you said,
you gotta teach me that.

Oh.

I just realized
I never beat him before.

Do you think he's
still gonna like me?

Uh, I think you're fine.

I need to get some new clients.

- [power tools buzzing]
- Okay, so like I was saying,

when trying to
address somebody in French...

Huh? What?

I was saying,
it's important to...

[loud banging]

Never mind.

Sorry about this.
We're building a new exhibit.

Been working on it for years.

Yeah, I read about it.

Ancient Mesopotamia, right?

Yeah. That's right.

Will you be focusing on

Sumerian or Akkadian artifacts?

Both, actually.

Huh. You really
do know your stuff.

I try. You know,
what else I know?

French.

Let's rapid-fire.

- Chapeau.
- Uh huh. Chapeau.

- Telephone.
- Telephone.

- Papier.
- Papier.

- Stylo.
- Sty...Yep.

That's pretty simple, actually.

I think I got the hang of it.

Do you mind if I get back
to work?

There was a few things
I really...

- Encre.
- Huh?

Encre.It means ink.

Oh.

Uh...

What's the French
word for restroom?

♪ ♪

♪ No love
I can't see it any more ♪

♪ What has the world come to ♪

♪ With people
sleeping by the shore ♪

♪ Take some time and thinking
about all the terrible things ♪

♪ What will this world come to ♪

♪ When all that's
left is me and you ♪

[Cosette] Bonjour, it's
Cosette. Please leave a message.

Hey, Cosette. It's Dan.

[Dan] I thought we were
supposed to talk tonight.

♪ ...relaxing embrace ♪

Guess I was mistaken.

♪ I've seen my share of
hurt and I want to change ♪

[Dan] Just call me
back tomorrow, I guess.

Bye.

♪ 'Cause people are hurting ♪

Stylo.

Telephone.

♪ ♪

[Dan] Vutrah... pruhnelle...

- Votre prunelle...
- That's what I said.

V-vutrah prunelle

oh brill in humide pay Letty?

Ou brille une humide paillette.

Right.

[Dan] Oh coin DeVos...

- Sound it out.
- Je...

...gyucks rule...?

I'm never going to be
able to recite this to Cosette.

You know what, let's just forget
about it. Let's take a minute.

[Dan] All right.

Obviously, this isn't working.

Well... come on.

Some of my French is
getting pretty good, right?

Really?

C'est terrible.

What?

Exactly.

You know what?

Let's not
worry about reciting poetry

and just stick to the basics.

At this rate

you won't even be
able to say hello to Cosette

when she gets here.

Okay, look, I admit.

Maybe I've been
a little distracted but...

I mean, it just
isn't in my wheelhouse.

- Hey, can I ask you something?
- Uh huh.

What are you always
writing down in that book?

Oh, uh...

Everything, really.

This is my planner.
It covers anything from...

you know, daily
tasks to my life goals.

So you basically have your whole
life written down in advance?

Actually...

Yes. See?

Wow. You weren't kidding.

Uh uh.

Wait, so you have written down
the year

you want to have children?

Mm hm.

Do you have a boyfriend or...?

No, but as you can see here,

I need two more years to
establish myself in my career.

What?

[chuckles] It's just like
did it ever occur to you that...

life doesn't
always work that way?

Like what happens if you get
surprised you have to wing it?

Well, I don't wing it.

Preparation and detailed
planning takes care of that.

Right. So where in your plan
did it say

you were gonna lose
your student funding?

Fair enough.

But I adapted and I am still
en route to the finish line.

Oh, so you adapted.
So you could say...

you winged it.

Fine. Speaking of winging it.

Are you hungry?

I'm always hungry.

I do work out two hours a day.

Humble brag.
Let's get out of here.

All right.

I think we need to get you out
of a structured environment

and do some hands-on learning.

Well, if it gets me away
from this thing,

I'm all for it.

[Julie chuckles]

[Dan] So when
you said you were hungry,

I didn't know this
is what you had in mind.

I thought you hated
romance. Plus I love pizza.

It's not that I hate romance.

It's just...

I find the grand
gestures to be less romantic.

I kind of latch onto
the little things, you know?

Sure. I can see that.

Now, I'm not sure Cosette
feels the same way anymore.

Ever since our last visit,

I just feel like there's
a distance between us.

Yeah, you mean like 4,000 miles?

Yeah, exactly. Doesn't help.

But still, I feel like there's

I don't know, something missing.

Hm. Like a spark.

Yeah, I guess
you could say that.

But maybe I do need to have some
grand romantic gesture but...

I just don't know
if I have it in me.

You do!

I know there's a hopeless
romantic

in there somewhere.

Oh, yeah, what
makes you think that?

Because taking time out of
your day to learn French

is a grand gesture.

You know what, I was thinking.

What if you gave me
some sort of greeting?

When Cosette comes from
the airport I can be like,

"Hey, I missed you.

We're back together
again." Blah, blah, blah.

[chuckles] See? This
is what I'm talking about.

That's romantic. Just maybe
not the "blah, blah, blah" part.

No, you see, the "blah,
blah, blah" is the best part.

I just need to fill
in the "blah, blah, blah".

If I could ever
learn how to speak French.

And that's on me.

It's my job to teach you

no matter how hard-headed
you can be sometimes.

Yeah.

Look, French is
the language of love.

You have to just
let it go. No pressure.

♪ ♪

Alright, I gotta give it to you.

It's a pretty romantic spot.

I have a few tricks up my
sleeve. Not that many but still.

A belle fontaine.

Did you just say belle fontaine?

Yeah. I guess I did.

Maybe I'm retaining
a bit more than I thought.

If think we've been
going about this all wrong.

Instead of
bringing French to you

I think
we should bring you to it.

You mean like a trip to France?

No, but I think we should
do something more hands-on.

You know what?
Let's ditch the flashcards.

Okay. Now, you're
talking my language.

That's it. Language
is meant to be lived.

So, well,
what'd you have in mind?

I'm thinking let's immerse
you into some French activities.

You sure about this?

You'll be fine.

And... begin.

♪ ♪

What is this to do
with learning French?

We're immersing
ourselves in the culture.

And turn.

This dance was invented
in the 18th century France.

Well, in that case... ooh la la.

And turn.

[giggles]

I didn't know
you were such a good dancer.

Oh.

♪ ♪

Me neither.

Qu'est devenu mon coeur?

Le ciel est plus bleu,

le soleil plus
brilliant, le monde plus riche,

parce que tu m'aimes.

[applause]

[Julie sighs]

See? Isn't French
poetry so romantic?

Hm. Yeah.

[applause continues]

Really?

What? I'm multitasking.

♪ ♪

- Oh. Hm.
- Okay...

Excellent job, Daniel.
Your chicken is looking good.

Well, thank you, Miss Renault,

but I think you mean
my poulet is looking good.

Très bon, Daniel.

Alors,remember to be gentle

with your coq au vin,Julie.

We're going for braised
chicken, not bruised chicken.

I'm trying.

How did you get so good at this?

Oh, have
you made coq au vin before?

No, never even tried it but
cooking is cooking, you know?

You just have
an instinct for it or...

You're me.

Your words, not mine.

Don't tell me how
to make my chicken.

Dry chicken?

Never once in my life
have I made dry chicken.

What do you think. Earl?

[chuckles] Tastes good to me.

Aw, he likes everything.

Why did you invite
my parents to this again?

But they said they didn't
get out much.

So I thought it would be nice.

Plus, your mom asked me and it's
really hard to say no to her.

Yeah, I know.

[phone vibrates]

Oh, you're gonna want to put
some wine on that

or it's gonna dry out.

Oh, thank you, chef.

- Hello?
- [Cosette] Daniel,
can you hear me?

Yes. Hey, how you doing?

[Cosette] What are you doing?

Uh, I'm making dinner.

[Cosette] Oh,
who were you talking to?

- Earl!
- Huh?

Stop eating all
the parsley. That's the garnish!

You said I had
to eat more greens.

[Cosette] Is
that your mother I hear?

Yes. I'm cooking with my mother.

[Cosette] What
a sweet son you are.

[gasps] Oh!

Uh... I... I gotta
go. There's a fire.

[Cosette]
Fire? Did you say fire?

[Dan] Yeah,
I'll talk to you later.

[blows forcefully] Idea!

I don't wanna
give you a big head,

but when it comes to
lighting food on fire,

- you're the best I've ever seen.
- Oh! Thank you.

Oh.

Would you like to
taste my... coq au vin?

Only if you promise
never to use that accent again.

Okay.

- Mm!
- Yeah?

This is really
good. How did you do this?

I just followed the recipe.

Mm!

Hey, if Cosette
doesn't eat your cooking

she doesn't know
what she's missing out on.

Thank you.

- Did you wanna try some of mine?
- No! No.

I mean...

Oh, well, I'm glad
you find humor

in my terrible cooking.

[both laugh]

I'm sorry. It's just...

I'll say I'm kind of relieved.

Relieved?

What do you mean?

Yeah.

Beautiful, brilliant woman
with a PhD

who speaks eight languages?

Ten. If
you count dead languages.

That's what I'm talking about.

Leave some of
it for the rest of us, okay?

And clearly what you've
decided to leave is cooking.

Well, I aim to please.

So... on the romance scale,

where does hanging up on
your girlfriend rank?

Oh. Yeah, pretty low.

She may or may
not think I'm on fire.

I should probably call her.

I'll try to dispose of all that.

Maybe they have a hazmat suit
I can use.

Hey, you be nice
to that young lady.

Your father and I

haven't seen you this footloose
and fancy-free in years.

She brings out the best in you.

- Yeah?
- Mm hm.

Maybe she does.

[both laughing]

No.

Oh.

- I think this is my ride share.
- Oh.

Did you want a ride?

Actually, you know what?
It's such a beautiful night out.

I think I'm gonna walk.

Okay. Will I be seeing
you at art class tomorrow?

I will be there
with my best smock on.

Ah ha!

Now that I want to see.

[both chuckle]

♪ ♪

Bye.

♪ ♪

[Cosette]
You said there was a fire?

Everything's fine. We were
at this cooking class and...

Anyway, there's there
was no damage or anything.

Oh. That's good to hear.

The reason I was
calling was about my trip.

I don't think I'm going to
be able to make it right now.

I'm sorry, darling.

A little disappointed,
to be honest, but I...

I was just really
looking forward to seeing you

and having
you there for the opening.

I have a chance to go to
the Galapagos Island

for three weeks.

Wow. So what are you studying?

This is a holiday.

Monique invited me to come
along with her and her husband.

They have a place
right on the beach.

It's beautiful.

It's been three months
since we've seen each other

and I was really
looking forward to...

having you come with
me to the opening and...

I work in a museum every day.

I don't want to go to
a museum on my vacation.

I'm sure you'll understand.

You know, on paper, you and I
have always made a lot of sense.

We're both busy professionals,
we're in the same field. We...

I guess we've always
made it work in our way, but...

lately there's just been no...

No what?

There's been no love.

What are you saying?

[water falling softly]

Cosette...

I think you and I should
maybe not speak for a while.

And take some time apart.

You know, there
is no shame in this.

Our relationship
has just run its course.

We are growing
apart, as they say.

I guess so.

Well, good luck on
your opening, Daniel.

I hope someday
we could be friends.

Thanks.

Me too.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Cosette.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

[Instructor]
The idea of this class

is to find something in
the room that inspires you.

I've left some examples
at the front.

But anything
in the room is fine.

May you begin to
find your inspiration.

Now this is more my speed.

Yeah, you would think
that working in a museum

would make me a connoisseur
of art but... I'm not.

Oh, believe me, I know.

My artistic skills

are pretty much as good
as my cooking skills.

Oh, come on.
They cannot be that bad.

- Nothing's that bad.
- [both chuckle]

So did you find
your inspiration yet?

I might have.

Okay. How about this?

Whoever paints the best picture

owes the other person
a free coffee.

Deal?

[snaps finger] You're on.

[Julie] Okay.

Choose your weapon.

How do you say...

"painting" in French?

You are...
[whispers] a tough teacher!

I'm trying to draw here.

- Come on.
- Okay, alright.

Uh, paint...

Peinture?

Très bien, Daniel.Okay.

Comment ce qu'on dit...?

Hat?

En français?

Oh, I know that one.

Chapeau.

Master student.

Oh, no.

Master teacher.

And you... are my masterpiece.

[chuckles]

- What?!
- Oh!

[whispers] What?

Nothing. It's just...

I've been spending
so much time studying

I never have time to have fun.

And don't get me wrong,

I love my sister
Lu but her idea of fun

is a 3D movie and
a large popcorn, which is great.

Yeah, but I know you mean.

I work at
a museum all day every day.

And I just
can't get enough of it.

Exactly. I love art and culture.

It's just so fascinating.

I know, the past
shapes who we are.

It does.

Hey, when we're
done with this...

Uh huh?

Why don't we take a break

from the whole French thing

and do something
a little more up your alley?

Okay.

Like what?

Let's just say when
these artifacts were around,

France wasn't
even a country yet.

Color me intrigued.

How could I refuse?

[both chuckle]

♪ ♪

Thanks, Lu. What do I owe you?

Ah, come on, it's free.

- Really?
- No, $4.75.

Oh.

What ya got there, doc?

It's nothing.

Hm. So you won't
mind if I just...?

[chuckles] Wow!

That is something.

That was for an art
class that Julie and I took.

[Julie] Oh! Someone's early.

I like early.

We were just
having a little art show.

Wow.

This is...

This is beautiful.

[Lu clears throat]

Oh, she's not giving
you a hard time, is she?

Not at all. Cream, sugar?

Well, well, well.

Doesn't that just confirm
all my long-held suspicions.

What suspicions?

That he likes you.

[scoffs] I mean, we're friends.

- Okay, obviously,
he's... -Gorgeous, handsome.

Yeah, I was gonna
say charming but... sure.

Anyway, he has a girlfriend.

- Does he, though?
- Yeah.

I'm teaching him French
so that he can speak with her.

Yeah, I get all that.

But does this seem like

something someone
with a girlfriend would do?

Yeah... I don't know.

Nah, I'm telling
you. There's a spark here.

Trust me. I know these things.

- Hey.
- Ready?

Yeah, I did you want to join us?

Ah, I would but the owner
of this place makes me work

day in and day out,
kind of like I own the place.

You kids have fun, though.

Okay.

Well, um...

it's for you.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

Told ya so.

♪ ♪

Now, you're the first person
outside my department

to see any of this.

Wow!

This is... fascinating.

I can't believe this.

Après vous.

Oh. Oui oui!

[Julie sighs]

This pottery looks to
be Akkadian, maybe 3000 BC?

You are full of surprises.

I have my moments.

You certainly
do. And you're right.

This is all ancient Mesopotamia.

We got Sumerian, Akkadian,

even some Parthian over there.

These are all everyday items.

Pottery, tools,
that sort of thing.

But what I really
wanted to show you was this.

[Julie] Oh, wow, it's beautiful.

What is it?

I wish I could tell you.

We've been studying it

but no one knows the language.

Oh, well, it looks to be...

Sabartuan,
a language from the zagros.

If you say so.

No, you're correct.

This is
ancient Mesopotamia but...

very ancient.

I think this
might be from royalty.

And what makes you say that?

Well, my Sabartuan is a little
rusty. But let me see...

I think it says something
like, "A gift to my Queen...

Goddess of the Sun
and Keeper of my world."

Aw!

You should learn a little
something from this king.

That is romantic.

No. That is amazing.

This isn't a gift from royalty.
It's a gift for royalty.

This is a priceless artifact.

And it's been sitting down here
the whole time collecting dust.

Glad I could be of assistance.

Assistance?

We've had dozens of specialists

in ancient cultures
look at this.

No one's been able to tell us
what it says. Well, until you.

I guess you're
going to need me then, huh?

I guess so.

I can't wait to
tell the team about this.

And believe me, this is going
to go a long way with the board.

Are... are you serious?

Yeah. Like you said, I need you.

[sighs]

You will never believe it.

My plan is all coming together.

Knowing the translation
on that little pendant

may have started
the path to the rest of my life.

I feel like
celebrating. What do you think?

The sky is the limit?

♪ ♪

I am gonna pay for this
at the gym tomorrow

and it is totally worth it.

Well, fancy meeting you here.

Dan.

What are you doing here?

Was gonna ask you the same.

I thought you left.

I did, um...

This is kind of my spot.

Sometimes I come here
and I like to...

sit and relax.

Really? I've
always loved this statue.

- You too?
- Yeah. It's...

A little more than that.

My mom, she made it.

Wait. Your mother
is Carol Walters.

You know her?

Of course.
She's an amazing artist.

Yeah, I love this statue

and the installation she did
at City Hall.

- They're incredible.
- Yeah, they really are.

So is your mom
working on anything new or...?

No, she retired
and moved to the beach.

And I've just been really busy
with studying and working

and all that.

So, I don't really get the
opportunity to see her as often.

So, sometimes I come here and,
I don't know, I feel like I'm...

closer to her.

And this museum is extra special

because she used to
take us here when we were kids.

What?

I don't know, it's just...

My dad used to take us here
all the time when we were kids.

- Really?
- Oh, yeah.

Yeah. He said he liked the art

but I'm pretty sure he just
liked the quiet.

Yeah, my mom loved all of it.

I mean, the art, the history,
everything.

And then it kind of
rubbed off on me and...

I wanted to
work here ever since.

And then you finally
get an interview to work here

and I offer
you a job to walk my dog.

Yeah, something like that.

You know, I meant what I said.

That translation is going
to go a long way for the board.

The question is when.

Unfortunately, I don't know when
a position is gonna open up.

But if it does?

Well, let's just
say you might have an in.

[chuckles]

Can I walk you home?

Yeah.

Well, it's a beautiful day.

It is. Now say that in French.

Man, you never
turn it off, do you?

That's why
you pay me the big bucks.

Belle journée.

Wow! Look at you.

Guess you're starting
to have an effect on me.

[Julie giggles]

You should bring Cosette here.

This is a little romantic spot.

I don't think so.

Why not?

We broke up.

What? I'm so sorry.

No. No, it's fine.

When?

Yesterday.

It was after
the cooking class, we talked.

I think we both felt

we were just going through
the motions, you know?

So there wasn't any romance
left in our relationship.

I thought that's
what you liked about it.

Well I used to but...

I'm starting to see
things in a whole new light.

Yeah. I know what you mean.

- [Julie laughs]
[Dan] I'm serious!

When I was a kid, I would
mix up decompress and decompose.

So I would tell my parents I'm
going up to my room to decompose

and they would just
look at me like I was crazy.

So...

if you and Cosette broke up,
why did you come to class today?

It's like I said, I gotta keep
doing these lessons for work.

Plus, I wanted to see you.

This is me.

I know.

No, this is me.

- [Dan] Oh!
- [Julie chuckles]

[Dan] Nice place.

So does this mean
that I get to keep seeing you?

You kidding me?

You're one of the best

language teachers in the world.

It'd take
an army to keep me away.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

How do you say...

door in French?

I don't know.
But I bet you will teach me.

Next time.

Bye.

Bye.

♪ ♪

[Julie] So that's
Lu's Brews tomorrow at noon

on Third Street. Okay.

We'll see you then. Thank
you, or should I say arigato?

Okay, bye.

- Morning.
- Hey. Someone's in a good mood.

Well, I just booked another
client and that should put me

over my goal for the month.

Whoa. Another one?

Nicely done, sis.

Thank you.

So... I was Doctor Hunky?

Okay, call me crazy.

But I think I'm getting
a little bit of a vibe from him.

"Kind of getting." The man
is sending off an earthquake.

He made a painting of you.

Next up is
serenading you from a balcony.

Sis, he digs you.

You trust me.

I know nothing in this life,
but men...

men I know.

Hey.

See?

Perfect example.

No idea
what's going on in her head.

Well, I better get to it.

Duty calls.

Okay.

No, use the hammer of thrawn!

I am!

No, the blue one next
to the shield of Amberglow!

Got it. And...

- [both] Boom! -[Julie]
Laying down the hammer, son!

Alright! Yugidor, ah tienes!

Woo! [laughs]

Oh.

Sorry, am I interrupting?

Hi, Dan!

No, I was just doing
a Spanish lesson,

but we're almost done.

So it's fine.

Spanish lesson?

Interesting.

I like to cater each lesson

to each individual student.

Best teacher ever.

She taught me Spanish
and she got me a boyfriend.

This is kind of
becoming your thing now, huh?

What I can I say? It's a gift.

So I was wondering
if you had a minute.

There's something
I wanted to talk to you about.

Oh, okay. Yeah.

- Let's go for a walk.
- Cool.

[giggling] No,
you log off the server first!

No, you log off
the server first!

- Let's just go.
- No, you, silly.

She's gonna be
like that for a while.

Yeah.

[Julie] It's gonna be a bit.

[Gretchen] No, you!

Thanks.

So what's up? Did you need
to cancel today's lesson?

Well, this actually
isn't about French lessons.

Oh, okay. What's up?

Well, um...

The thing is, I was thinking.

Yeah?

Okay, you know the exhibit
I've been working on?

Of course. I helped
you translate that pendant.

Right, yes.
[laughs] Of course you did.

Anyway, so... so
what I was thinking was...

Was that you should
really come to the opening.

Because you were
a huge part of making it happen.

Well, I don't really
know how much I helped...

You did. That piece is the crown
jewel of the entire exhibit.

I mean, obviously
I would love to go.

That's great.

Um...

So there... there
is... there is one more thing.

I was kind of thinking
that, you know, we could go...

together?

Oh. You mean like a date?

Yeah.

If you...

When's the opening?

It's tonight.

Wow. Okay. I should
go get ready.

I have to go talk to Lu.

And, by all means, invite
her. The more the merrier.

Will do.

I'm looking
forward to it. [giggles]

Me too.

Great. I'll call
Jonesy's dog sitter.

Okay. [giggles]

Lu!

What's up?

Dan just asked me to go with him
as his date to the gala opening.

Tonight.

I am going to need your...

Say no more. I got you covered.

Ricardo, I'm taking
off! You gotta close up!

- Thank you.
- All right.

Let's get you ready
for this ball Cinderella.

What kind of shindig
are we talking about here?

Well, I think it's
going to be really fancy.

So I think it's going
to be a really nice event.

And, oh, he said
that you can come, too.

Free food, little
mingling with the elites.

- Uh huh.
- Don't mind if I do

Perfect.

Come on! We don't have all day!

Well, I do, you don't.

[Julie] Okay, but be honest.

I just threw this
together at the last minute.

♪ ♪

What do you think?

Really? You just threw that
together at the last minute?

Okay, it's official. I hate you.

Oh, come on.

Does this look okay?

You look...

Amazing!

[Julie] Thank you.

- [Dan] Shall we?
- [Julie] We shall.

[classical music playing]

Wow, this looks great.

Uh, is that a dessert tower?

- This place is fancy.
- It's not that fancy.

- Still you mind?
- Knock yourself out.

Sorry, she doesn't get out much.

After you.

[Julie chuckles]

Oh, Julie. This is Terry Harper,
our museum curator.

- [Julie] Hi.
- Hi, Julie.

I've heard
an awful lot about you.

Oh. All good things, I hope.

Yes, it's great.

You really saved us with that
amulet translation of yours.

It took this exhibit
from amazing to world-class.

Oh, well, that's great to hear

and thank you for allowing me
to be here.

It's... it's wonderful.

Well, enjoy it.

After what you did for us,

it's the least we can do.

Happy to help.

Well, you definitely did.

How did you pull
that off, by the way?

Oh, well, I have love
this Museum since I was a kid

which sparked my interest
in history,

particularly ancient languages.

So the fact that I get
to be here

helping you
even in the smallest ways

truly such an honor.

Well, don't sell yourself short.

That was no small contribution.

She's being modest here.

She speaks 10 different
languages fluently,

including two dead languages.

I may dabble in a couple.

But seriously, if you need
help with any translations,

I'm at your service.

I just might
take you up on that.

We don't have an ancient
language specialist on the team

and brilliant,
young minds are hard to come by.

She's definitely
one in a million.

Oh, Julie. Please feel
free, take a look around.

Enjoy yourself. Enjoy the food.

If you don't mind, I need
to borrow Dan for a moment.

I see some reporters
who need some schmoozing.

Of course. Schmooze away.

You know, I got to tell you,

I think you really hit
the jackpot this time, sis.

- What do you mean?
- Are you kidding?

This is my idea
of a great first date.

Swanky party, free dessert, all
the historical stuff you love.

Free dessert.

Let's go check
out some exhibits.

- Let's do it.
- Okay.

[applause]

We are very proud of this
exhibit,

which has been
three years in the making.

We encourage all of you to
explore all of the displays

located throughout the hall

as there is
an exquisite attention to detail

not only in the aesthetics,

but also in the informative
plaques

that go along with every piece.

For more information,

I direct you to speak with our
exhibit director,

Dan Williams.

[applause]

Thank you, Terry.

And welcome to
our distinguished guests.

And for those of you
here tonight

that are visiting from
our sister museum in Paris,

may I just say...

bienvenue à l'exposition.

Cosette.

[chuckles] It looks like
those lessons have paid off.

You know, I gotta say, this type
of thing isn't normally my jam,

but it's actually kind of
neat. Especially the amulet.

Kind of cool my sister
translated an ancient artifact.

Thanks, Lu.

What are you doing here?

You said you wanted me to
be able to support you, so...

Here I am.

Yeah. I said
that before we broke up.

I know but just because
we are not together anymore

doesn't mean
I should not support you, no?

Yeah, I guess so.

[Lu] Now where's
that beau of yours?

Oh, there he is.

[indistinct]

Cosette?

Wait, what?
I thought he said they broke up.

H-he did.

I'm sorry, Daniel.

I should not have come and
surprised you like this

on your big night.

You have enough to worry about.

No, it was... very nice of you.

Are you still going
to the Galapagos Islands?

I am on my way
there right now, actually.

I was able to get
a layover here,

but my plane leaves
in a few hours.

So what do you want to
do here? Shall we leave?

I don't know.

I think you should
just go talk to Dan.

I mean, this has to be
a misunderstanding right?

I think I need a minute.

Okay.

If you need me,
I'll be right here, okay?

Or potentially
by the snack table.

Okay.

Hey, sis.

This will all be fine.

You'll figure it out. I know it.

Thanks.

[indistinct]

I just wanted to
stop in and say hello.

It's... it's
really nice to see you.

♪ ♪

Well, I'll walk you out.

♪ ♪

[indistinct]

- Julie.
- Hi.

Just who I've been looking for.

I've been talking
to our donors tonight

and your amulet translation
has made quite an impression.

Oh, well, that's good to hear.

Yes. It is.

We had a lot riding on
this exhibit

and it's a hit.

Thanks in no small part to you.

We need to set aside some time

to talk about your future
very soon.

Really?

That's very exciting.

Yes, it is. For all of us.

- We'll talk soon, okay?
- Okay.

[indistinct]

[classical music playing]

Oh, hey, Lu. Where's Julie?

I don't think she was
too thrilled

with your little
rendezvous with Cosette.

Rendezvous?

No, it wasn't like that.

She just came out to show her
support. I just walked her out.

Well, the two of
you sure looked pretty cozy.

I think it threw Julie
for a loop.

If I were you I'd go
talk to her.

I will.

Oh, I feel terrible.
Did you know where she went?

Not a clue. All she said was
she needed a minute to think.

♪ ♪

If you stay out here all night

there's not going
to be any cupcakes left.

Dan...

I thought you left with Cosette.

No, no. I just
stepped out for a second.

Cosette just wanted to
show her support. That's all.

I walked her to her cab.

She's going to
the Galapagos Islands tonight.

The Galapagos Islands?

That must be a nice cab.

I had no idea she was coming.

She just wanted to say...

everything was
alright after the breakup.

Okay.

You wanna go back inside?

I don't know I...

Like what is this? Is
this a date or is this a...

Well, after
I saw Cosette tonight

I realized something.

Something that I want
to talk to you about.

What is it?

Well, Charlemagne once said...

Oh...

To have another language

is to possess a second soul.

Wow. Somebody's been
doing their homework. [laughs]

Had a good teacher.

But that's just it.

All this time you've been
teaching me

a whole other language but...

I really feel
like you've given me...

another soul.

Well, it was my pleasure.

[chuckles]

Julie, I'm so sorry that
I haven't said this earlier.

But you are sweet. And funny.

And brilliant. And beautiful.

And you might be
the only person I know

that likes dead
languages as much as me.

-And there's also... -Shh!

You had me at
dead languages. [laughs]

♪ ♪

[applause]

Oh, what is that?

I have no idea.

Care to find out?

I thought you'd never ask.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

♪ ♪

There you two are.

Everything's
fine. We just had a...

a misunderstanding.

I figured as much you.

You're alright, Dan.

Thanks, Lu.

No, thank you for inviting me
to this.

I actually learned
a lot tonight.

Wow. Look at you,
Lu. Talking about exhibits.

Proud of you.

I have my moments.

There you are. I've been
looking all over for you two.

Oh. What's up?

So I'm guessing you didn't
just hear my announcement.

- No, well, we...
- We just stepped out.

- Right.
- Yeah.

This has been our most
successful fundraiser ever.

You're kidding.

No, I am not.

And, Julie, your
amulet is the talk of the gala.

So I know we didn't get a chance
to talk about this earlier.

But how does this sound?

After you finish school,

we bring you in as
our new in-house translator.

You'll get your own office,

full access to
all our research projects

and the ability to start
your own using museum funds.

That sounds...

incredible! Of
course, I'll take it.

Oh, I'm so glad. Julie,
we are thrilled to have you.

And I'm so thrilled
to be here. Thank you.

I'm so sorry. I need to
borrow Dan for one more second.

- Duty calls.
- Yep.

One minute.

♪ ♪

Trying to make
sure it's all real?

Yeah, kind of. Honestly, I can't
believe this is all happening.

I told you it would
all work out.

You're too brilliant
not to get what you want.

Speaking of.

There was a little something
I wanted from you earlier.

- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah?

[both laugh]

Although.

What?

I did just realize

that you're
going to be working here now,

we're gonna be
seeing a lot of each other.

Is that a problem?

No, but I'm gonna have to

give you the lay of the land

on the whole
cafeteria situation.

Oh...

- Might take a while...
- Sh-sh-sh!

It can wait.

We have all
the time in the world.

♪ ♪

[Dan] Je t'aime, Julie.

[Julie] Je t'aime aussi, Dan.

[Julie giggles]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪