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Hey.

Hey. Yeah?

Oh, no, watch out!

Got it? Yeah. Thanks.

Tell me there's an air conditioner in this box.

No.

Oh, my God.

You couldn't have found an apartment on the first floor, huh?

Well, it was your idea. I chose a good one.

Oh,

bless you.

What's in the box?

What? What's in the box? Nothing.

I grabbed so desperately.

It's none of your business.

It's not important.

Let me see. Please don't. What are you doing? It's personal, okay?

It's personal? Yes.

Come on, I'm a cop. I need to know. No, please don't. I need to know it's a good

part. Please don't. Please.

Cute. You really mean that?

No. I mean... Fine.

Kick your ass.

Kick my ass? Yes.

Yes.

All right, all right.

You know what?

What? You can kick my ass any time you want.

If you just listen to reason, we wouldn't have

to break a bone.

Kissing your net and grabbing armor.

You're my wicked buttercup and why can't you walk away

from me?

Why are you walking away from me?

And I love the man that you thought I was.

You there, peeping Tom.

Oh, I see.

Peeping Zeke.

Lurking outside your ex -wife's house like a common voyeur, eh?

This is not my ex -wife.

She's my wife. Your widow.

I told you to face this rather elemental fact some time ago.

It's very touching, in a saccharine kind of way. But this little detour of

yours, believe me.

It's not healthy. It can only mess up your mind, which was in bad enough shape

to begin with. I don't hire the handicapped, you know.

Please.

She's going to hear you.

You're the last thing she needs to see.

You're the last thing anybody needs to see.

Oh, a new stone.

A more defiant stone. A fiercely independent stone.

Whatever.

Okay, so what's your plan?

What are you going to do? Pop in through the bathroom window and yell, Lucy, I'm

home!

Oh, honey pie, let's hit this sack. 15 years is a long time.

Sensitive soul.

Tell me your plan. Tell me what you're going to tell her.

Truth.

Suit yourself.

Have it your way.

A word to the wise.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

I was a cop.

My wife was raped. I got the guy who did it, and I killed him.

Two months later, I died.

I went to hell.

113 of the most vile creatures escaped.

They think they'll beat the devil. Nobody beats me.

So how am I supposed to send them back?

The eyes.

Windows to the soul.

Destroy the eyes and the damned get a one -way ticket back home to hell.

But it's not hell you should be scared of.

It's losing your second chance at life on Earth. Time to leave it down to its

doom.

to the oldest vacuum cleaner in Houston.

What? I said... What's with the hand

there?

Oh, I was, uh... I was attacked by a cobra.

God, I hate when that happens.

What's with the present?

Oh, it's nothing.

Just a Valentine's gift from my new boyfriend, Rod.

Rod.

Careful.

What's in it? You haven't opened it. I'm not going to open it.

I've had my share of Valentine's Day disappointments. Trust me. Ever since

little girl, you know what I get every year? Them little stupid candy hearts.

They say, love me, hug me, bite me.

I don't think this is filled with little candy hearts.

Why are you so cynical?

Oh, you ever been in love, Stone?

Have you?

Thousands of times. Too many to mention.

I don't think so.

And loving somebody is totally different than being in love. You know, it's

blinding, a fork.

But it's torture.

It hurts, but you don't want to stop.

Well, you're Mr. Full of Surprises today.

It's still yours.

Stone! Wait.

Hey, wait, wait.

Stone, let me ask you something.

Come here.

Here.

What?

Sit down with me, please.

Who was it?

Who was what?

Who was it? Who was the woman who made you feel like that? I mean, she must

been somebody pretty special.

My ex -wife.

Well, not actually ex. We didn't divorce. We just were separated.

Hmm. Sounds complicated.

Yeah.

How long ago was it?

15 years.

15 years?

You've been carrying a torch for this woman for 15 years?

You carry that thing much longer, Stone. You're going to set yourself on fire.

Stone, call her.

No. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on. Go to the phone. Don't think about it. Don't

think about it.

Just call her up.

Apologize to her or something. No, no. She's probably forgotten about me by

Oh, I wouldn't bet on that.

I'm not really the forgettable type.

I was.

Zeke.

Well, good afternoon, Mr. Stone.

You're as stubborn as Job was, you know that, don't you? But looking on the

brighter side, not quite as, uh, righteous.

You know, I thought you had me confused with Eve in the Garden of Eden after

last night's stunt.

What stunt would that be?

The snake with the sharp teeth.

What snake, detective?

Deny it all you want.

I'm still gonna go see her. And then you're going to... What?

See her.

Yeah. This is sheer folly, you know?

People take insane chances all the time. I can't come this close to her and do

nothing. Are you forgetting one minor detail?

You're dead.

My feelings aren't dead.

They're alive.

You surprise me, Mr. Stone. I always took you for a man of the heart and fast

with an unshakable grounding in reality. But this flight of fancy you're on is

utterly ridiculous.

Maybe so.

Fairy tales can be rather grim sometimes, you know, Mr. Stone.

Excuse me.

Yeah, what can I do for you?

I'm looking for Rosalind.

Rosalind Stone.

Yeah, you got the right place. She's at work right now, but she'll be back soon.

Can I help you?

Yeah,

if you don't mind me asking, who are you?

Barry. Barry Seneza.

Rosalind's boyfriend.

And you would be...

You're a detective?

Uh, yeah.

What do you do?

Real estate.

Where did these reports of suspicious activity come from?

I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?

Uh, Garner.

Detective Garner.

One of Mrs. Stone's neighbors called it in.

Oh. We'll have to keep a lookout then. And that's okay, because Rosalind and I

are both homebodies.

God, in my business, there are some people that are just totally consumed

their work.

But not me.

You spend too much time running the race, you lose sight of the finish line.

She's beautiful, isn't she?

Yeah.

She's beautiful.

Here, look at this one.

Looks like somebody I used to know. Yeah? Yeah.

Then we're both lucky men.

So, uh... How long have you two been going out?

Oh, not long, really. I was just scouting for properties in the

met. We clicked.

Sometimes you just know.

Yeah.

Listen, I gotta get back to him. If you wanna wait for Rosalind, she might be

able to help you. She's really active in the...

Community Watch program.

She was married to a cop.

Yeah? Yeah. You guys would probably speak the same lingo.

Yeah, probably.

Now, you guys, uh... You guys have a nice evening. I'll, uh... Thank you very

much. Thanks for your help. All right.

Nice to meet you, Detective.

Yeah, you too.

Dos mas, por favor.

What did I think?

She'd just run off to a convent.

Well, it's not like you've been Mr. Faithful Guy for the last 15 years.

Jesus, God.

Well, I mean, I mean, what the vows are until death do us part. After that, all

bets are off.

Stone, I don't want to shock you or anything.

You're not dead.

Sure, right.

Whatever.

So how's Rod?

He's angry.

Because I won't open his stupid present.

We had a fight about it.

The problem is, Rod is a good guy.

It's getting a little bit late in the day for me to be getting choosy to catch

my drift.

Drifts are never very hard to catch.

Now I'm getting messed up.

It's a Valentine's Day, Max.

It's Valentine's.

Okay, go.

Oh, do you know what?

I heard your story.

You know the women in Italy on Valentine's Day, they wake up before the

rises.

And they stand in the window, and they look out, and they watch.

They watch for a man to pass by.

Because they believe that the first man that passes by on Valentine's Day will

marry him within a year.

So who's the first guy you saw pass by this morning?

You.

Good thing we're not Italian.

Seven floor.

Seven floor.

Everybody off.

What number are you?

Seven three zero. Stop trying to change the subject. Listen to me. We have

things we have to work out.

I have to call Rod.

First open the hard box and call Rod and tell him.

Then I'm sorry. And then you have to march to the ex -wife's

house. So tell her how much you love her, Stone.

Nice thought, Mary.

Not that simple.

Are you sure about that?

Yeah.

These are mine.

These are mine.

I can't just ask her to pretend the last 15 years didn't happen.

Listen, Rosalind, I'm sorry. I know you don't like it when I talk about him. No,

no, no. It's all right. Just forget about it. It's just that I think that

all this time that maybe we could... Barry, please.

Don't, Rosalind.

I know you still love him.

And it's okay.

He's... He's the kind of man you just... Don't forget.

And I'm not asking you to forget anything.

I'm just asking you to remember where you

are and who you're with right now, not 15 years ago.

Maybe he's not going to be enough for you or for me.

Well, you do still love him, don't you?

Look, I'm sorry.

Sorry about what?

Just... Just sorry.

Don't make me get more specific, okay?

I don't want to hurt you.

But what?

But...

Last night was a lot of fun.

It just, it was a mistake.

At least... It's still him, isn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's still him.

That's not good. That's quite great.

Hi, sailor.

Max.

Do you think you got enough there?

Trust me, it's never enough.

Come on, I thought we had this lit.

Remember?

I was going to call Rod.

You're going to call your ex?

You're going to go in there fighting?

You ever daydream?

Yes, sir, all the time.

Did you ever have a daydream that was so strong that it's not a dream

anymore? It just, you know, it turns real?

And it takes you over?

No.

And then, uh, every moment,

waking moment.

It's what keeps you going.

And then suddenly, one day, something happens.

And you realize it was never real.

It's just nothing.

Happy Valentine's Day, Max. Happy Valentine's Day.

Where are you going?

I gotta get back to work.

You alright?

Well, the venom samples from the snake bite victims.

letting me deposit that there's an Egyptian cobra on the loose in Highland

So what's an Egyptian cobra doing in Highland Park?

Eh, has it an exotic pet that slipped away from its owners?

Two years ago, tracked down a runaway badger. Damn thing had been terrorized

the toddler playground over at Wyndham Crescent. It was a crazy time for all of

us, let me tell you.

Do you know where the other snake attacks happened?

In Highland Park.

It's a snake. It can't take a bus across town.

Besides, your Naja Naja is a territorial little lapidai.

A what?

A snake with an inflatable neck hood.

So, uh... That's from Egypt, huh?

Natural habitat includes most of North Africa and the Mideast, but Southern

California will do nicely in a pinch.

Do you think you could give me the names and addresses of the other victims of

these snake attacks?

Sure.

Can I help you?

Oh, yeah.

Detective John Garner. I'm looking for Barry Sunisa.

I'm Melinda Richmond.

Hi. One of Barry's associates.

I'm afraid he just left for lunch. Is there something I can do for you?

Yeah, maybe. Maybe I'm, um... You know those houses?

The recent problems of those houses in Highland Park?

The snakes?

Oh, yeah. Tell me about it. What a nightmare, huh?

Well, I'm trying to contact the owners, but...

It's strange. It seems like they've all changed hands since the attacks.

It is too bad you missed Barry.

He's handled every sale we've had in Highland Park in the last month,

all three of these houses.

He sold all three houses where the snake attacks happened? Sure did. And you

know, he just moved here from somewhere down south. He's doing so well, he's

about to close a deal on one of those Highland Park properties for himself.

Which one?

Yeah, hang on.

452 Euclid.

In fact, it's right across the street from his girlfriend.

They kind of like it down here, Zeke.

Well, me, you know, I prefer the sunshine, but after all those years in

I'm sure you can relate to that.

Thank you.

Barry? Is that you?

What are

you doing here?

Look, I'm sorry, Roz.

It's just that after last night... Okay, wait a minute.

We've already had this discussion.

I know we have.

How did you get in here?

The front door. You left it unlocked.

You're lucky it's me.

You know what?

I really think you better go.

Okay? Roz, please.

There's something I really want to talk about.

I was really hoping that we had a future together.

After last night, I was hoping that I could take you away from him.

to break his heart like he broke mine.

I can see now that that's just not going to happen.

Zeke. I'm talking about Zeke.

Oh, be careful, Zeke.

No, you don't want to hurt Rozzy.

Hey, Ash.

Sexy and smart.

Yeah, there are too many snakes.

You know, Zeke, I finally understand something that I never understood until

now. Yeah, what's that?

That's why you're so... Obsessed with this woman.

I understand intimately.

I've both heard that little moan she makes just before she... You know what

talking about.

Let her go.

Zeke, you're ruining it.

Why are you doing this?

Us.

Us?

There is no us, Ash.

There never was.

But there could be.

What do you mean?

You just tried to bury me alive.

No, Zeke, that's the point. You're dead, like me. She's alive and you can never

have her again.

I know you love Rosalind.

And so I'm going to become... The two of us can finally have what we both

want.

No.

You just don't get it.

almost died because of me.

Can't risk that again.

Happy Valentine's Day, Ezekiel.

Well, I called it, didn't I?

So you were right. As usual.

And you're still wearing Ash's name, aren't you?

Yeah.

Is there a time to charm?

There will be.

If it means anything, I'm sorry.

Sort of.

Well, no.

I'm not.

Look.

There she is.

A selfish sack of flesh and bone.

But is it really all that bad, dear?

Would you be happy alone?

Why are you walking away from me?

Why are you walking away from me? Why are

you walking away?

Thank you for watching.