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Is the 810 southbound for San Diego?

What?

Now I'm going across the bridge.

Now I'm going through the tunnel.

Now I'm going around the bend.

You can say that again.

Now I'll tell you. Hey, wait a minute. Stanley, where'd you get those trains?

I got them at a swap meet. What swap meet?

The one I had with David this morning.

Oh, no.

Now, look, I want you to give David back his trains. You hear me?

I can't. Why not?

We said keeps.

Look, Stanley, don't argue with me. Mama's coming from Phoenix and she'll be

here any minute now. She was just here.

Three months ago.

See, she's making a habit of it.

There she is now.

I knew I shouldn't have had that bell fixed.

Oh,

it's good to see you.

Come on in.

Oh, hello, Hubert.

I see you got a new doorbell.

Stanley. Stanley.

Yes, that's a very good brand.

You're looking good, Mama.

Oh, I feel good.

And thank you.

Mine is as sharp as a tack, Hubert.

That's Stanley.

I didn't hear it ring.

Mama, why don't you just sit down?

Oh, thank you.

How was your flight?

Oh, very nice, thank you.

Oh, that reminds me.

Somebody called before I left asking for you.

You'll never get to...

Who's he?

He was the sergeant at the USO where Helen worked during that war we had.

He was so handsome.

Oh, yeah.

Probably fat and bald now.

Tom? Oh, I doubt it. He'd never let himself go the way Stanley has.

Hey, that's me you're talking about.

You?

Pity.

Tom wants to see you again.

He does?

What? She's a married woman.

Besides, you wouldn't want to see him anyway.

Right, Helen?

Right. Did he leave a number?

He's coming to Los Angeles.

And he wants to have a little reunion with you.

Eight o 'clock on the third.

At the Wilshire Fairmont Hotel.

The third? But that's today.

Mama, are you sure?

myself on my memory.

Eight o 'clock on the third.

Or was it three o 'clock on the eighth?

Jeffrey, I thought you'd be at the office today. No, I changed my mind.

Saturday. Besides, I have something for David I can't wait to show him.

Ta -da!

Jeffrey, you'll love that.

In ten years, when he grows into it?

It's the smallest size they have. Now, where is the little engineer?

Playing. Playing. Can't keep his hands off Daddy's old train set, can he?

David!

David!

What is this?

It's my space station.

It's a dirty old inner tube, and you shouldn't be playing with it.

Jeffrey, he's enjoying himself.

Where do you get this? We're miles from the nearest garbage dump.

But, Mr. Roper... That's right. I forgot about the dump next door.

Jeffrey. Oh, that's just like Roper foisting his refuse on an innocent

But he didn't.

David traded the train set for it. Oh, well, that's... He what?

Your train set? No, he can't do that. No, no, David, you go next door and you

get it right back. Do you understand?

But I can't. Why?

I'm tired of sketching fruit.

You can't believe how boring it gets staring at something that just lays

Oh, yes, I can.

Hey, what's that?

Oh, it's just some old pictures of back when I was in the U .S. Oh, yeah? Let's

see.

Oh, look at you.

Oh, you were really cut loose there, weren't you? Yeah, well, I guess in

days I wasn't afraid to do crazy, impulsive things.

Oh, may I just stop?

One day I went too far and married Mr. Roper.

Ooh, who's he?

Oh, that's an old beau. He's in town and wants me to have a drink with him

tonight. Oh, nice.

Oh, look, that's a picture of the girls at the USO.

They were all so crazy about Tom.

Boy, fashion sure were different then, huh? I mean, when was the last time you

saw dresses like those?

The last time I looked in my closet.

Do you think I should go, Jenny?

If you want to.

Yeah, but after all, I'm a married woman. It might upset Stanley.

Well, then maybe you shouldn't go.

Why can't I go out just one night for a harmless reunion?

You can.

I can't. Then don't. But I want to. Then do.

You're right, I won't. Whatever you say.

Make up your mind, Jenny.

I'm back.

Oh, did you drop Mama off at Apple's?

Oh. What's the matter?

I think I need a new set of shock absorbers.

Why? I ran over a pothole and it shook the car so much your mother's false

fell out.

Poor Mama.

Yeah.

Well, I gotta get to work.

Mr. Roper, would you mind posing for me?

Mine. It'd be a pleasure.

Good. Take off your clothes.

Oh, well.

Guess I'll just have to...

What's that, Helen?

Nothing.

Oh, I bet you were looking at a picture of that Tom guy, weren't you? No.

Well, listen, you're not the only one who had a few flings around here.

Before I met you, there were a lot of women in my life.

Yeah, what was her name?

Gloria Mealy.

That's nice.

Let me see that.

You're jealous.

No, I'm not.

I just don't like a guy calling you up after all these years.

You're not going to see him, are you?

No.

Stanley, hey, I just thought of something.

You remember that little restaurant we used to go to?

Restaurant? Yeah, you know, the little Italian one down at the beach?

Oh, the one with the wine bottles hanging over our heads. Yeah, and the

on the tables.

Oh, yeah.

We haven't been there for years. Right. Well, can't we go down there and have

some of that lasagna they make?

Why?

I just thought it would be a sort of romantic thing to do.

It'd be just like old times.

No, it wouldn't. You'd probably charge $4 for the pizza now.

Okay. Forget it.

Helen, what did I say?

Hey,

you're all dressed up.

You noticed?

I thought you weren't going to go tonight.

I changed my mind.

I see.

What's that?

Oh, just some perfume I bought this afternoon.

Desire.

The scent that creates a mood of passion.

Doesn't do anything for me.

It creates a mood, Stanley, not a miracle.

I know why you're doing this. You're trying to make me jealous. Well, it

work. Go ahead. Go see your old boyfriend. It won't bother me. Go ahead.

All right.

I will.

You will not.

Give me one good reason why I shouldn't go.

I'm your husband, and I forbid it. I said a good reason.

Danny, I may not enjoy myself tonight. I may even feel guilty.

I may be thinking about you the entire evening.

But just the same, I'm going. Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Two can play at this game, you know.

Hello, information?

Give me the telephone number of Gloria Mealy.

Mealy. M -E -A -L -Y.

I'll show her.

Hello? Is Gloria there?

When will she be back?

It's an old boyfriend of hers.

Stanley Roper. We used to... You're not her husband, are you?

Oh, her mother?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, just tell her that Stanley Roper called.

555 -3099.

Thanks.

One down, none to go.

Helen.

Want to kiss and make up?

Brooks, it's you.

I know it's me. I want my choo -choo train.

Sure. Roper, did you hear what I said? It's on a table.

I must say, you're taking this very well.

Brooks, are you busy?

Well, I, uh... I want to talk to you.

Okay. Okay.

Roper, is there something the matter?

Yeah.

I've given up on women.

It's not the same with them as it is with men.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about loyalty and love.

I love Helen. Well, thank God.

What happened to good old -fashioned virtues like faithfulness? Oh, I know

you mean.

Wives. Give them the best years of your life. You turn around, what do they do?

They stab you right in the back.

Okay.

Hello.

Gloria.

I'm glad you got my message.

Stanley Roper.

You remember.

Athletic. Good looking.

A lot of fun.

Roper. R -O -P.

We went out a couple of years ago. Remember?

I think it was 1951.

We had such a good time that I thought you might want to do it again tonight.

You would?

Listen, I know just the place.

The Wilshire Fairmont Hotel.

Huh?

Well, we could each wear a red rose.

About 8 .30?

Yeah.

I'm looking forward to it too.

I'm late, but I almost didn't come at all.

Glad you're here.

Well, you know, I've never done anything like this before.

Not that there's anything to feel guilty about, but, well, after all, I am a

married woman.

I need you, Tom. I'm Chester.

Can I get you something?

Yes, a cab. I want to go home.

Come on, let me fix something to relax you with. No, thank you.

My own concoction.

Three kinds of fruit juice and a splash of vodka.

Well... I can hold the vodka.

Could you hold the fruit juice?

You're the doctor.

Well, I, uh...

Take it that you're not staying here at the hotel. No.

Then I guess you're here for an affair.

The Hardigan wedding.

May I?

Oh, thank you.

Oh, dear.

I'm meeting somebody and I don't want him to see me like this. Why not? You

lovely.

Tom. Helen.

Who are you?

Well, you know.

Well, if I knew, I wouldn't be here.

Tonight, I'm going to find out all about you. We're going to catch up on a lot

of years.

How about a drink? I'll have the same as the lady's having.

So, Helen, I don't have to tell you how great you look.

Do it anyway.

You look great.

You are still that same sweet, lovely girl I knew back then.

Haven't changed a bit.

Deja, uh... Married.

Well, I was going to say living in Los Angeles.

So you're married.

Yeah. Well, what's he like?

Who?

Your husband.

Oh, Stephen.

I mean, Stanley.

Oh, he's... the same as usual. Oh, that's nice. Grab your drink.

Oh! Where are we going? Upstairs. I booked a private room.

Private room?

Oh, I'm not rushing you if you'd like to finish your drink.

No. Well, then what is it?

Well, I... Do we have to go up to your room? I mean, couldn't we just stay

here and do what we've been doing?

And miss the best part?

Come on.

Tom, I can't.

But thank you for asking.

Well, what are you talking about, you camp? The others are waiting.

Others? Yes.

Shirley and Virginia and Eleanor, all the others. The old gang from the U .S.

Oak Club.

You don't want them to start the reunion without us, do you?

Oh, no.

No, of course not.

Ellen, are you feeling all right?

looking for a woman. You've come to the wrong place.

You'll have to ask the bell captain.

I'm talking about my wife.

She's got red hair, red dress, smells like desire.

You just missed her. Oh, no.

Well, I'll stick around and wait for my date.

Your date?

Sure wish I could remember what she looked like.

How's she supposed to recognize you?

Why do you think I'm wearing a red rose?

I'll say this. You sure got style.

What can I get for you?

A double rum and coke and put it on a tab. I got a free ride tonight.

Oh, yeah.

Expecting company?

Yeah, some guy I barely remember called me up out of nowhere.

I sure hope he can afford to spring for a good time.

Is he supposed to be wearing a red rose? Yeah. I think you'll find him in one of

those boots over there. Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

That's funny.

He was here a second ago.

Oh.

Hello, Stanley.

Hi, Helen.

Did you have a good time?

Oh, yeah. Wonderful.

We had music and wine up in this room. Just Tom and...

And 12 other people.

He invited the whole gang from the USO.

Oh.

Well, aren't you going to laugh at me?

I wouldn't do that.

I just hope you learned a lesson, that's all. I mean, you can't go back. Life

moves on.

Boy, that sure is the truth.

Well, at least we have each other.

You know, Stanley, I thought about you a lot tonight.

I thought about you, too. I couldn't think about anything else.

Really?

Oh.

Hello?

What?

It's for you.

Who is it?

It's Gloria Mealy.

She says she waited for you at the bar for over an hour.

I can explain that. Mr. Roper has a previous engagement.

something about he wanted to go to that Italian restaurant.

I didn't know what time he'd come home, so I got a pizza and... Oh, Stanley!

Oh,

you know, Stanley, this is just as romantic as our little

Italian restaurant.

There's only one thing missing.

What's that?

Our singing waiter, remember?

Oh, dear.

I wonder who that could be.

Mrs. Roper, there's something I must tell you.

There is?

Believe me, it's best that you find out about it.

Find out about what?

Tonight, your husband went to a hotel with another woman.

Yes, I know.

The Ropers was videotaped in front of a studio audience.

Thank you.