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Maybe you think that love would tie you down.

And you don't have the time to hang around.

Or maybe you think that love will make a fool.

So it makes you wise to break the rules.

How's life been treating you?

Well, well, well.

What brings you into town, Peter?

Social visit?

Another special meeting with the brass upstairs?

Or perhaps you heard the cafeteria now has Jimmy's at the Sunday bar and you

just couldn't stay away.

I've been out in town for a couple days. Thought I'd do some research in the

tape library.

You can just save your breath, mister, because I am on to you.

You just came back here to taunt me, so I will beg you to come back one more

time and then you'll leave like you always do. Well, I will not beg, Peter.

back. Don't come back.

All the same to me.

Excuse me, I know it's none of my business, but I hope you two can patch

up. You make a very cute couple.

Oh, oh, oh!

Now you're going to get off here.

Boy, you are determined to just take this to the end, aren't you?

Miles, I'm just stopping by to say hello. I'm not trying to get back on

not?

Isn't there something we could do? More money? You want my office? It has a

little kitchen.

No. No, I won't do this.

I'm better than that.

Watch me walk away.

I tossed it in the frozen food section and tore out of there like a... Hey,

guys, how's it going?

Peter? Hey, hi.

So...

You were in the neighborhood and just stopped by to use the phone.

Outside the building, two blocks down. Better take an umbrella. Looks like

Excuse me.

Would you mind telling me what the hell is going on?

So I'm guessing you haven't told the others about us.

I like to keep my personal life private. At least that's what I always thought

if I ever had a personal life.

You got my letter?

Mm -hmm.

Very steamy stuff.

And a nice touch rolling it inside a shell casing.

There's something about artillery fire that makes me think of you.

So many people say that.

I'm glad to see you got the lock fixed on your door.

I have to be in editing in two minutes.

I can do two minutes.

A little tip, Petey. Most women wouldn't consider that a selling point.

You know, some of us even like to be wooed.

Flowers, a little trinket bestowed by the wooer upon the wooey. You think I

can't do romance?

I can do romance.

How about tonight?

I'll wear clean socks.

It's so weird, Jim.

I'm all ready to have this knee -jerk reaction to Peter, but now I'm thinking,

hey. I'm not competing with this guy.

Don't you find it convenient that he always seems to resurface on the exact

I bring in my special blend of Kona coffee? Oh, yes, he knows what he's

You know, you are some piece of work.

I've had snake bites that were more fun than you.

You know,

I think it's time that we put this petty competition that's been going on

between us away here. What do you say we go, we have a beer, and we start over

clean, huh?

I never felt any competition towards you, Frank.

Okay, I understand.

Listen, when you're ready to deal with this, you just let me know, okay? It's

really good to see you. Oh, man, I see you messed up.

Listen, you, uh, you mind if I grab a cup to go?

Sure. Swim it like tap water. What's it to you?

Sorry, Marv. Looks like you're out of luck.

Hey, Pop.

I'll be there.

Corky? Oh, dear.

This is a little awkward, isn't it?

But I guess we're bound to keep running into each other like this.

I just don't want you to feel uncomfortable because, you know, I

Okay. So this little silly threw you.

The best thing you can do is pick yourself up, get back in that saddle,

ride, ride, ride.

I'll try to remember that. And thank you.

I can't find it. I need my Smokey Robinson.

Why is that?

I spell it out for you. There is a man coming over. I have a man coming over.

Well, it's been a while since I've used Smokey, and I guess I'm just a little

nervous about the prospect of using Smokey again.

Oh, man,

I shouldn't be hearing that.

Well, then, you know, this isn't easy for me either.

In fact, I could use some advice. I stopped by the drugstore on the way

and, um...

A lot more choices than I remember.

Plain ribbed, scented, colored, contoured.

I said to myself, just keep walking.

Don't stop.

You'll only regret it. You don't have to say anything. You just point to

something. I need a man's opinion.

So what do you think?

I think you're being incredibly optimistic about this.

I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm too old for this. You know, I've been off the market too long. It was

comfortable. It was simpler.

I'm a mother. For God's sakes, I've got stretch marks. Too much information.

Too much information.

I want you to tell me the truth. When you look at this area here... I don't

at that area.

I'm begging you. Get a girlfriend.

All right, you want my advice?

Fluff your hair up a little bit.

Lose some of them buttons.

The one with the Aztec warrior.

Black Orchids, how did you know?

I did my homework.

That's a little indication of what I'm capable of when I have more than two

minutes.

And tonight I've taken care of everything.

Now, this, I believe, is your trinket.

J .D.

Salinger's home phone number?

You sure know your way to a woman's heart.

And now... for phase three. Sit down, please.

Music.

Music, too?

You're a quick study.

Let me check my dance card.

Nope. Completely free.

Dancing?

I didn't mention anything about dancing. Did you come up with this yourself?

It was very nice. I could get used to this.

I guess when you met me, it was

just one of those.

Murphy, maybe we've had enough singing.

So, what's phase four?

And I'm the strict demanding coach.

I get cold.

Maybe I can do something about that.

Talk about bright.

It's like an operating room in here.

Okay,

it's all right.

and just whistle so you can find your way back.

No problem.

I'm okay.

Now, where were we?

Right about...

Do we have a problem here?

All right, yes.

Yes.

It's Truman.

Truman?

Harry Truman. I can't stop thinking about Harry Truman.

You like Truman?

I can be Truman.

The buck stops here.

No. He was president when I was born and I... I'm guessing he wasn't when you

were. Who was?

Eisenhower. Oh, great, Eisenhower.

What music was playing when you had your first kids?

I'm a little teapot. I started early.

So what? There are a few years between us. So what? How old?

39. Oy.

You couldn't at least be 40? You couldn't be in the same decade I am?

All right, let me get this straight. You're upset because there happen to be

few... Seven.

Seven years between us? That's nothing.

You don't even have to renew your passport in seven years. It's only half

term of a member of the Federal Reserve Board.

It's also how long it takes your body to go through an entire set of skin cells.

You know what that means?

It means I'm an entire set of skin ahead of you.

I'm saying I'm not 25 anymore.

The contents may have shifted during flight.

Come on, Murphy.

You're a beautiful woman.

And it's a good thing, too, because not everybody could make that outfit work.

You know, you should have seen me during the Kennedy administration.

Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan.

It was during the Bush years that it started to go.

I'm a little out of practice.

Actually, I'm a lot out of practice.

In a way, I'm practically a virgin.

You're going to let some arbitrary number ruin everything?

Go ahead.

But I want you to know that I worked very hard to make this evening right.

I spent hours trying to figure out what I should bring you. I practiced what I

was going to say when I came to the door. I hate people who do that, but I

it. Because you're not like the other women I've dated.

You're different. You're sophisticated.

Why didn't you just say old?

Well, we both knew it was just a matter of time before we crashed and burned,

but I thought at least maybe we'd get the plane out of the hangar.

And it's too bad, too.

because I was going to be really great tonight.

Oh, what's that supposed to mean, that I wasn't? Well, let me tell you

something. It might have been a while, but I can be great.

Not as great as I was going to be.

Okay. I was going to be so great, you would forget about how great you would

Only after I'd been so great, you'd left your body three times and then begged

to get back in when you saw how much fun it was having.

Oh, to hell with Truman.

beyond time. How long is this going to take you now? Well, I don't know, but

shouldn't wait. You just go ahead without me. Let's take you to... She's

even dressed yet? She just woke up. Oh, Murphy, how many times is this going to

happen? What is it about that bed of yours that makes it so darn hard to

It's got to be a while.

No, no, no, it's not. It's not going to be a while.

Oh, Murphy, it's so cute that you really believe that.

She's not even dressed yet? Just woke up.

Not even...

I agree.

I'm sorry, Slugger, but if you dawdle around in bed all morning, you're going

have to pay the price. You've abused the carpooling privilege.

I have, and I am going to spend my entire day... drive into work thinking

mending my selfish ways.

Well, so long.

Murphy, I don't know about you, but I'm starved.

I guess there's no point in my saying your cable's fixed, ma 'am.

on your shoes.

I can just imagine what you're thinking, but actually it's a very interesting

story.

Sick!

Only someone twisted would kiss me and then move on to you.

It's like incest!

We're practically sisters!

Or when you think about it, biologically you could be my mother!

Let's get to the office and read the papers before the work day starts.

I know. He was drunk and you were asleep.

right? No, Murphy, it's your sex life. Will you not?

I'll give you an explanation. It's my own business.

Murphy's right.

She's an adult and her personal life is her own. Thank you, Miles.

No, thank you, Murphy.

What a team player.

This may be just the added incentive to get Peter back on the show.

So how are you? Miles!

I mean, did you do anything, you know, special?

All right, uh, why don't we try this again? Peter!

I'll be sliding an extra anchor chair up to the old FYI desk.

I'm afraid you've lost me there, Miles.

Did I mention that if you were to come back, you could have this?

I don't have all the details about what went on here last night.

But you better watch yourself, because what you do to Murphy, you do to me.

Sorry. It's okay. I probably should just... Unless you... No, no, no. I

Well, I hadn't made any.

Me either.

I understand.

Well, goodbye.

Bye.

See you around.

I want all of you to leave now.

I am hungry, I am not dressed, and I am exhausted.

Just to let you all know, we're talking about the weather on the way in.

Hi. Hi.

We didn't get a chance to talk this morning, so, uh...

Well, let's cut to the chase. We've got a big problem here.

Last night was great.

Great was fantastic.

This is not good.

Tell me about it. If things keep going at this rate, how's it all supposed to

blow up in our faces?

I know. This could actually work out. Well, no.

Wait a minute here. I mean, we're getting ahead of ourselves.

I mean, so what? We cleared one hurdle.

There's still the first time we try and divvy up the Sunday paper.

Our first vacation together.

I know. I've had three different relationships blow up at a car rental

And then there's always our geography problem. I'll bet you've got a plane to

catch tonight.

I'm in town for three days.

Three days?

That's forever.

My marriage lasted five.

And you said you're no good at relationships.

I was younger then.

I don't know.

Your Clinton years are looking pretty good to me.

But let's just get a few things straight.

No sharing those giant tubs of popcorn at the movies, okay? I want my own tub.

And just so you know, I won't automatically give you my jacket when

cold. As far as I'm concerned, you should check the weather before you

house.

None of those cute little nick things. One single nuggy bug and it's all over.

Just don't ever try and buy me clothes.

interested in my private life?

There it is.

What happened last night was not just a one -night stand. Yes.

So, it's like a two -night stand?

I know this is hard for you guys and maybe we should have let you in on it

sooner. You mean like before we saw him naked?

But the truth is we weren't exactly sure what we'd be letting you in on.

But now we're ready to admit.

freely and openly that what we have here is... Peter?

Uh, a thing.

A definite thing.

What did you say?

Yep, that's what it is.

So, Peter is going to be gone for a few months, but he's in town now, so I'm

sure you'll all understand why I'll be taking a personal day. Take? Take.

Year after year...