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Thank you.

Oh, isn't this great?

Waking up together like this, huh? I mean really great, like I'm perfect.

Michael, do you have something you want to tell me?

Yes, Jane.

I missed you when I was gone. And I thought about you all the time. And when

wasn't missing you and thinking about you, I was doing some soul searching.

you sleep with Megan?

Jane.

I'm sorry, honey.

I'm sorry.

I love you, and I trust you. I love you.

You know, Megan and I are just friends, and she had to deal with some family

stuff. I was there to help her, and that's all there was to it. Yeah.

don't want any more secrets.

You know, me neither.

I promise I won't keep any from you.

How about you? Promise to? I promise.

But there's just one thing.

What? Oh, no. You met another guy.

No, no. I got a job working for Amanda.

Really? Mm -hmm. Oh, that's great.

Congratulations. Thanks. Yeah.

I brought in this big new client.

The account's worth millions.

Wow. Mm -hmm. So who is the big client?

Oh, I'm on pins and needles, but I gotta get the door. Okay.

Love you.

Hello,

Michael.

Michael? Jane. What did you do, Michael?

Oh, my God. Alex, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. Nice to see Michael hasn't changed much. What is he doing

He's my big client.

Stopping by was a mistake.

I'll call you later.

At the office.

Michael, you always were a class act.

All he said was hello. It was the way he said it.

Oh. Okay, maybe I overreacted. Maybe. I haven't seen the guy in eight years.

It's not like we kept the old flame burning.

Not that there ever was a flame. What am I going to tell Amanda?

That you no longer have a big client.

He offered me 25%. I'm talking growth if I landed him. Oh, landed him like you

were on the top and he was on the bottom. No, Michael, this is about

we're going to have a family... Oh, come on. I'm a surgeon. I got plenty of

dough. The problem is, Jane, you're so attracted to him. I am not.

I saw the way you looked at him when he was on the floor.

He was in pain. You practically broke his jaw.

I have to get to work.

That is if I still have a job.

Sometimes you can be such a jerk.

Well, come on, make me happy. Come on.

Come on, my brother.

Bingo.

Bro, you've been spending too much time at the desk.

Just getting warmed up. Come on.

Just getting warmed up. Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

You don't want me around. Why don't you just say something? What are you talking

about? Let's go.

Come on. I can tell by the way you're playing, Kyle. I just want to win.

I'm not buying it, Kyle.

You know, Amanda sprung this whole job thing on you. Maybe this isn't the best

time for me to come barging back into your life.

Look, what's going on in my life has got nothing to do with you, and I'm sorry I

shouldn't take it out on you.

I just... Man, I think Amanda is protecting Peter.

Protecting him from what?

His past, something he told Matt.

I think Matt wrote it in his journal, and whatever it is, Amanda read it.

And then she tore it out.

Did you ask her about it?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

And she blew me off.

She said that Matt tore it out.

I don't know.

I guess there's a part of Amanda that's always going to love Peter.

Just live with that.

I got no choice.

Honey, Caesar built Rome with a lot less. than I gave you. Now get your butt

the road and land a client.

Do I get to talk here, Miss Shirley? Talk any more, and you'll be looking for

employment in the wonderful world of food service.

Oh, Megan, this is not good timing. What do you want? A job. Is the office still

open? Well, it's not.

I just hired an idiot over there.

Second thought.

You're fired, and don't ask me for a recommendation because you don't know

about advertising.

Well, it's your lucky day.

You're getting in on the ground floor.

But for the record, I don't know squat about advertising.

Yeah, well, like my good -for -nothing father used to say, Honey, why is what's

mouthed off? What you don't know, you can learn.

And so can I.

Someday soon, I'm going to have my own big, bad advertising agency with my name

on the door, just like you know who.

Amanda, I have some bad news. And I have an assistant. Her name's Julie. She

announced the visitors.

I'm sorry, Miss Woodward.

Forget it.

I may have lost the Bastion account.

If I did, you have every right to fire me. No hard feelings. I just talked to

Alex. He's nursing a sore jaw, not a grudge.

He's staying with the agency?

Yeah.

Oh, thank God.

You know, I just don't get Michael. I mean, after all the promises we made to

each other, he's still acting like a petty, jealous fool.

Well, then open your eyes, Jane. That's Michael in a nutshell. He is a fool.

Well, I guess you have to call me one too, because I love him despite all his

faults. Well, like they say, love is blind.

Oh, and for the record, if Alex did bail, there'd be plenty of hard

Morning, Peter.

Uh, that's your private line there.

A man that didn't shoot you in the ear, did she?

Hello? Burns here.

Hello?

Now, I know someone is there. Hello?

Answer me.

You know, you're really starting to tick me off with this.

Wrong number? What do you want, Michael?

Remember that guy from Matt's journal?

That creep that slept with Jane the night before our wedding?

Well, he showed up at the beach house this morning.

I punched his lights out.

That's nice. Now, get out of my office, will you? The thing is, I love Jane, and

I want to be with her maybe even forever. But this Alex guy's back now,

well, I'm kind of sweating the competition.

What would you do?

Well, off the top of my head, I probably wouldn't have punched him.

Yeah, I do sort of feel bad about that.

Thing is, Peter, it's just tearing me apart that she might still be attracted

this guy.

Or worse yet, she might jump back in the sack with him.

Michael, for some inexplicable reason, the woman loves you. Now my advice is

just accept that and forget everything else. Peter, how can I forget that she's

been unfaithful, huh?

What if she succumbs again?

And what if she doesn't? Are you going to risk all of your happiness on a what

if?

What if?

Will she?

Or won't she?

I need to know, so I'll test her.

I'll starve her for sex and see if she turns to Alex.

No. Yeah, yeah. Then if she sleeps with him, then I'll dump her. And if not,

we'll plight our trog and we'll live happily ever after.

Plight our trog?

Peter, thank you so much. I could never have come up with this plan without you,

buddy.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for Kyle. Oh, he took the night off.

Um, left me in charge.

We live in the same building.

I'm, uh, I'm Ryan McBride, Kyle's younger, you know, better -looking

Megan Lewis.

Um, I'll call him at home.

Oh, um, I'd love to help you, you know, any way I can.

Fine, you can tell him that I got another job, and I'm sorry I'm not going

able to give him two weeks' notice when I start tomorrow.

Ooh, yeah, if it were my club, I don't know if I'd let you go, Megan.

If this was your club, I never would have worked here.

Tell Kyle thanks.

Can I also tell him we had dinner?

Sorry.

I don't have dinner with younger brothers of ex -employers. In fact, I've

eating alone a lot lately and I prefer it that way.

But it's a big city.

I'm sure you'll find somebody to eat with.

I got held up at the office and new clients.

Yeah, well, at least it's not Peter for once.

I gotta get to the club.

Wait, I thought we had a date. You said you were taking tonight off.

I did. Spent most of it alone.

Oh, come on. I'm out hustling business all day to put cash back in our bank

account, and you're angry with me? No, that's just an excuse, Amanda.

An excuse for what? For not wanting to talk about whatever's going on.

Yeah, I feel like I just walked in in the middle of this conversation.

Well, the conversation's over.

See you.

Take a bowl, medium size, and we'll start with salt and pepper.

This is the aioli sauce, mayonnaise type for our cold lobsters.

Crushed ground pepper. Peter! I know I should have called, but I've got an

emergency here. Can you wait just a minute? Let me check on something. Wait,

keep getting these phone calls, okay? They keep calling and calling, and

hanging up on me, but I think they know.

Know what?

That I was involved in Amanda's kidnapping.

Peter.

Maybe you're feeling guilty about putting Amanda in jeopardy, taking the

projecting it on these phone calls. It's not about guilt. This is pure

unadulterated fear here.

You know, not only do I lose Amanda here, I could lose my career. I'm

jail time. Okay, okay, let's say you're right.

Who's making the calls?

Well, I don't know. It's got to be the kidnappers or the guy that hired them.

Who else could it be? You're the only other person that I told.

No, you told someone else.

What are you talking about?

You confessed to Lexi.

Lexi? Peter, to be honest, I can't believe you put that kind of power in

hands. Hold it, hold it.

Why didn't she tell you this?

In her last therapy session.

She's a patient?

Ex -patient.

There was a little too much chemistry.

It was going to prevent the full expiration of the doctor -patient

When exactly did she tell you this? Oh, come on.

I can't... Exactly.

Okay.

She said you confessed.

It made her sick, but she wasn't going to the police, so I asked her why.

And she said something like, well, do you really think they'd do anything

it? And I said, well...

to arrange a phony kidnapping, to put Amanda in jeopardy, that you would

probably get... Oh, God.

She didn't tell me anything.

I told her.

Peter... We've been had, Doc.

By the biggest bitch of them all.

Miss Woodward?

Your ticket to San Francisco.

You need to leave now or you're going to miss your flight.

Thanks. Listen, where can I reach you? You can't.

If anyone calls, have Jane handle it. And Julie, no one can know about this.

No one.

I understand.

Hello, Burns here.

Hello, who's there?

Peter, it's me, Lexi. Lexi.

Well, you're the last person I expected to hear from.

Well, I've been thinking about you a lot.

How are you feeling?

Is that bullet wound all mended?

Oh, good as new.

How are you?

Gee, I thought with all that running around in the woods with a man...

You know about that?

You hear things.

God, I can only imagine what Amanda's been put through. Poor thing.

I have a tight schedule, so thanks for calling.

Look, wait.

Peter, I really need to talk to you.

About what?

Not over the phone.

Can we meet for a drink?

Tonight?

Well, I'm checking my schedule right now, and how about next week?

Please say yes.

For old time's sake.

All right, for old time's sake.

Tonight, you name the place.

Let's hit Kyle's club.

Ten o 'clock. And don't be late.

Peter, just thought I'd let you know.

Operation Jane is going full steam ahead.

I apologize to Jane and her ex, you know what.

And I'm going to have dinner with them tonight.

This is what they make libraries for, Michael.

Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. It's just, uh, well, I gotta memorize this stuff

before I meet them.

Body language?

Oh, yeah. It's all part of the plan.

You see, I don't want to be the last one to know if Jane is getting it on with

this rag merchant.

So I'll observe their body language.

Then I'll know their true feelings.

You're not serious.

Oh, Dad.

Oh, yeah. For instance, um, if someone covers their mouth with their hand, Mm

-hmm. Or if someone leans back when they're talking to you? Yeah. Or if

rubs the side of their nose?

Those are all signs of deception.

So if I... I... What if my nose itches? Oh, you know, mock if you want, but

there's scientific merit to this.

I'm telling you.

Um, the wider the gesture, the more you can trust somebody.

Or if, uh, they're fast -breathing high in the chest... Michael.

Direct eye contact.

See what it says about that.

It says, get out of my office.

Okay.

All the things you're afraid to ask.

I'll be here to tell you that you're everything.

I will never be the one to leave.

I don't want to stray the course you're keeping.

Just without you.

You're late.

Oh, well, I'd apologize only if it was intentional.

I wanted to see if you'd wait.

Sure enough, you did.

I like the scotch here.

Recently, I haven't had the urge to be in my apartment.

Living alone, it can be hard work.

So is living with the wrong person.

Right, not with the wrong person. I didn't say that. Now you just do love

man in my face.

Please, enough of that.

I know you're the one who's been calling me.

Aren't you the clever one?

Sorry about all this hang -up. I just didn't know what to say.

I mean, after finding out your dirty little secret, how you arranged a phony

kidnapping all so you can be Amanda's rescuer, well, it's been quite a shock.

So obviously you want something. What is it?

Bingo.

I want you.

I just can't decide whether you'd look better behind bars or in my bed.

So do I have a choice here?

Oh, sorry.

Criminals don't have choices.

I'll be in touch.

I'm starting to sweat, Peter.

There

she

is again.

Who, Megan? Yeah, yeah.

Is she looking at me?

No. You sure?

No, she's looking at her menu.

She just looked away.

She wouldn't have done that if she didn't like me.

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm back in high school?

So, what's her story?

Uh, complicated.

Perfect. That means we got something in common, other than mutual attraction, of

course.

Hey, um, listen.

I can't really ask her because she's, like, already rejected me, but...

You could ask her for me.

No. Yeah. No, we are back in high school here. No, I'm not going to do it. Come

on.

Oh, wait.

You owe me.

Big.

So I hear congratulations are in order.

Well, thank you.

You have been so great.

There's not many bosses that would let you quit without any notice. Well, I

hope this changes your ticket to good times, and I'm going to miss you.

Now, that will get you a table anywhere in this place.

Well,

I just ordered takeout. Lexi piled all this work on me, so I'm a little...

no, you're here.

Stay. Eat.

My little brother is by himself, and you join him.

Come on. I will have the kitchen put a rush on your meal.

Enjoy. Thank you.

I knew that you'd eventually come to your senses and have dinner with me.

So, remind me, how did you guys meet?

Well, Alex and I were... Go ahead.

Okay. Well, Jane and I were both applying for the same part -time job. In

Marshall Field.

And I'll never forget, you were so competitive.

Well, I'll never forget the dress you were wearing.

So, your first interest in Jane was sexual.

Michael. No, no, no, that's okay.

What I meant was, she designed it herself.

It was unique.

Like Jane.

Um, you have something wrong with your nose?

No. I'm just asking because I'm a doctor, and you seem to rub your nose a

No, he doesn't. Michael, why don't you stop dancing around what's really

bothering you here?

I slept with Jane. Okay, I don't think that's an issue for Michael, right,

honey? That's right. I can be just as mature as the next guy. Really?

Mm -hmm. Then why did you hit me? Honey, I would really like some coffee.

Because I'm a hothead, all right?

I always have been. If you ask me, it's one of the qualities Jane loves about

me.

I don't tend to overthink a situation. I believe actions speak louder than

words.

I'll see you at home.

Oh, and for the record, I didn't hit you because of what happened before.

But as a warning that you shouldn't let it happen again.

You know what? You really should get that nose checked out.

You're looking at me like you wish I dropped dead.

Emily, I'm sorry.

The problem can't be me, because women usually find me amusing.

Oh, and I'm sure they also find you arrogant.

You know you're nothing like Kyle.

Well, at least you noticed something about me.

Why are you so down on men?

Because of guys like you.

I used to use men as crutches instead of walking on my own.

Um, you know, I've changed my mind. Could I just get my entree to go?

Oh, certainly.

What are you doing sitting in the dark?

Watching some football highlights.

Seems like I never get to see a game anymore.

Well, sorry I'm late. I should have called. I've been running from meeting

meeting. Yeah, I know, San Francisco.

Jane told me.

Dropped by to take you out to lunch.

Sorry I missed you.

How'd it go?

San Francisco?

Um, pretty much the way I'd hoped.

I'm not stupid, Amanda.

And I'm not making this up.

You're hiding something from me.

If there's one thing I learned from my marriage with Taylor, it's that a

relationship based on secrets never works.

Forgive me, but I don't think there's a point of comparison.

What were you doing in San Francisco? I was taking care of business. Any more

questions? You haven't asked me about the missing journal page all day.

I'm going to go to bed.

Am I invited?

It's your call.

What's this? A chance to prove yourself.

Well, maybe I could put some clothes on first. I'm not used to having business

meetings in my underwear.

Frankly, I hadn't noticed.

Okay.

Skylar's soap.

I know they're traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Right, and I got a call from their CEO last night after 20 -plus years that

are shopping around for a new ad agency.

Well, I mean, shouldn't you send in the big guns? Well, you're the only one at

the agency with an MBA, which could be an asset. The guy is hung up on

credentials. So, speed read the file and hit the road. Whoa, where am I going?

Arizona. And don't let me down. It would make holiday dinners very

uncomfortable.

Oh.

Are you stalking me?

If I were a stalker, you would be the last woman I'd stalk.

Then what the hell are you doing out here?

I'm headed to Jerome for a meeting.

Don't tell me.

Skyler's dope.

This is really getting weird.

Yeah, well, yesterday it was fate.

I didn't know you as well. So, do you need a hand with that flat tire or what?

No, that's all right. Go ahead. I can handle it.

I don't know. The desert's no place for a woman.

Oh, please.

Okay.

It's just I was watching the Discovery Channel, and they had this program about

snakes.

Poisonous snakes found only in Arizona.

Did you know they love the shade?

They slid it right off the desert floor.

One could be under your car right now.

Coiled up, ready to strike.

Last chance. Okay. Look, I don't see... Yeah.

Yeah, I think I could use some help.

I used to be a gas jockey. Peace and care.

All right.

Did you ever check your spare?

No. Well, you should because it's flat.

I'm out here in the middle of nowhere in Nate country.

My cell phone's not working. What the hell am I supposed to do?

Well, I could give you a ride to Jerome.

They probably have a service station we could have your car to. I hate this.

What if I said it was a freebie?

I'd still hate it, but I'd accept the offer.

Excuse me.

Are you sure she's in there?

Go take a look for yourself.

Whoa.

Whoa.

Whoa, I don't do so well in the heat. I hope they got a buzzer or something in

case I pass out. Michael, hi.

Jean, hi.

What are you doing here?

Do you mind if I join you? No, of course not.

I joined the gym this morning because I wanted to get in shape for our wedding.

Oh, our wedding.

Oh, I love the sound of that.

Michael, about last night, I just... Oh, yeah, I know, I know, I know. I was out

of line again.

No, you weren't. I was going to apologize this morning at home, but you

early. What? I wasn't?

No. In fact, I thought you were very sweet.

Wow. And forceful, and you were right.

Your hot temper turns me on.

Wow.

You know, things are going so well for me here. I hate to ask you this, but

anything about that Alex guy turn you on? No, Michael, no, nothing.

Okay.

Okay, then you don't have to worry about me tagging along on your business

dinners anymore.

Okay.

Um, uh, Jane.

What? I was thinking that maybe we shouldn't have sex till after the

Oh, my God. What?

Yeah, well, even if I wanted to, we can't because, you know, somebody could

in.

Where's everybody?

At lunch.

The whole building?

You heard me. I'm committing $20 million to advertising in the next fiscal year.

You want to crack at it? You better get your people down here.

Hi. Oh, I can't meet with anyone today.

But I have an appointment. I'm Megan Lewis with Sterling Conway Enterprises.

And Ryan McBride. Amanda Woodward, advertising, sir.

We came all the way from L .A.

Did you fly or drive?

Drive, actually. Well, at least I did.

Yeah, I like to drive, but I don't get behind the wheel much anymore.

I want to hear your ideas, but I'm late for lunch.

And if I miss my lunch, I don't get a chance to take my afternoon walk.

I really like my walk.

How does tomorrow sound?

7 a .m.? 7 would be fine. Yeah, that's great. That would be great.

Thought the band was supposed to be playing, not fighting.

Oh, that's rock and roll for you.

Can I buy you a drink?

No, actually, I need to talk to you and Kyle in private.

It's important.

Oh, well, as you can see, Kyle's busy, but if it's that important, you and I

talk in the office.

Sure.

Well, I was thinking of slowly sliding into a confession, but instead, here's

your ransom money.

You're kidding.

No, no, here.

Check for yourself.

What?

Where did you get it?

Well, I called in a favor from an ex -patient that, uh... The guy you talked

Matt about?

Yeah, yeah, Mr. Beck. You met him in my office, actually, and I had him check up

on the kidnappers and the ransom.

Uh -huh.

And he got it for you just like that?

Well, he's a very powerful man.

Peter.

Hey, you know, I can't stand to see you unhappy.

I read Matt's journal from cover to cover, and you talked about this Mr.

more than once.

Well, Matt and I spent a lot of long hours in the ER together.

I've known men like Beck. In fact, I've lived with one.

Well, I told you it was a favor.

That go with me for saving his life.

Good.

Because I don't want you or Kyle or anyone for that matter to sacrifice

themselves for me.

Never again.

Oh. What's going on?

A lot. A lot. Peter got our money back. The ransom money. All of it.

Well, that's amazing.

Considering the cops hit a brick wall.

You real interested in hearing how you pulled that off?

It's a long story.

I'll bet.

But, hey, you did it, and we are both very thankful.

Megan?

Megan?

Megan?

What are you doing in my room?

Oh, thought you might want some company.

Oh, so you just let yourself in?

Yeah, the door was open. Got some chips and some beer.

You were trying to steal my ideas.

Last we talked, you didn't have any ideas.

Get out.

Come on, Megan. I was... I wasn't doing anything. I just... I hate being alone,

and you're the only person I know in this town.

You know what? I thanked you for the ride. I don't owe you anything else.

Wait a minute. I didn't mean that you owed me anything.

Good night.

I don't want you putting Peter through the third degree, forcing him to tell

how he did what he did. What is it with you? Why are you still protecting him?

I'm not.

What makes you think he needs my protection?

The journal, the missing page.

How many times do we have to talk about this? I don't know anything about a

missing page, except that it's missing and Matt probably tore it out. Well, at

least we agree on one thing. We both wish we'd never read the damn journal.

I'm getting a beer.

I don't think Matt would mind. Do you?

It's after eight.

He's blowing us up.

Yeah, after I stayed up all night reading articles on branding.

Cows are products.

Very funny.

Hey, excuse me.

What's going on?

Change of ownership. Some big conglomerate bought up Skyler Soap.

When? We just met with him yesterday. He didn't say anything about it.

Well, from what I hear, nobody has a heart to tell the old guy.

He gave his life to this company.

And this town.

Well, this is a wasted trip.

Guess we got to know each other better.

You know, I have to go back to Phoenix and pick up my car.

Do you know if there's a bus that goes through there? Oh, no, it's okay. It's

okay. Well, you could ride with me.

Can't beat the fare and promise some good conversation.

Yeah, well, you had me into that bit about the conversation.

Well, I won't say anything.

So. What is it about my new line you don't like?

I'm sorry, Alex. Your designs are great. I was just... I was thinking about

Michael.

You know, I don't mind if you call him.

Okay, thank you. It'll just be a minute.

Hello.

Hi, honey.

I just wanted to hear your voice. I tried you at home. Where are you?

I'm at the gym. I thought I'd hang out for a while, you know, maybe lift some

weights, take a swim.

Okay, well, I won't be late. Michael, you sound a little weird. Are you sure

you're okay about my dinner meeting?

Sure, honey, I'm fine.

You do what you have to do.

I'll see you later.

Amanda can wait.

These last few days... It's made me realize that...

Well, how part of my life has been missing.

Come on, Jane.

Admit it.

You have feelings for me, too.

Of course I do.

But not the kind of feelings that you're talking about.

Well... Then it shouldn't bother you if I kiss you.

You can take my word for it. Words lie.

Lips don't.

What's wrong?

I can't believe this.

What?

I'm out of gas.

This trip is cursed.

No conversation, remember?

Especially from someone who drives around with a flat spare.

Oh.

Where are you going?

To answer nature's call, not that it's any of your business.

Nick!

Just a little humor.

You know, the dress is new.

You always just notice when I buy something for you.

What do you want from me?

I want you to make love to me.

We want to make love to Amanda, but no, you never will.

And if you don't, well, I'm just going to have to tell Amanda what I know, and,

well, that would be a fate worse than prison, wouldn't it, Petey?

Why?

When you know I don't love you, I'll never love you.

You're gonna have to do better than that.

I'm not gonna do this.

Lover, you got a lot riding on those lips. Now shut up and kiss me.

Go on and tell Amanda.

I'm not making love to you. Honey, I've done my homework. She's at the club. I

can be there 20 minutes.

Well, I'm calling your bluff, lady.

Well, you know, I really overestimated you.

You really are as dumb as you look.

Shut the door on the way out.

When Amanda hears that you kidnapped her, you're dead.

Yeah, upstairs.

Hey, Kyle, it's Peter. I need to talk to Amanda. It's an emergency here.

I know she's here somewhere, but I haven't seen her.

But I'll let her know you called.

No, no, no. I have to talk to her right now.

Well, when you put it that way...

I

don't think I've ever seen so many stars in my whole life.

Makes me wonder why I live in the city.

Ah, I just remembered.

No snakes.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Megan, you are so beautiful.

I'm more than that.

I know you are.

No, you don't know.

You look at a sky full of stars, you look at me and you think, what the heck,

for it, right?

I was just going to kiss you. Yeah, well, you know what? Maybe I don't want

be kissed. Maybe I don't want your hands all over me. Maybe I don't want to get

to know you better.

I'm sorry. You don't understand. I just... I just can't

get involved with anyone right now.

We do the bitch years this.