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Previously on Growing Pains.

Dad, everything can be wasted. Candy on my mouth.

So I thought with all the rain, tonight would be a great

night to have the old pilgrim Halloween.

What did they do?

They told scary stories.

If that's my blind date calling to cancel, tell him I'm not here.

Hello? Tell him I'm out with somebody incredibly good -looking.

That was Eddie on the phone. Mike was supposed to pick him up a half an hour

ago, and he hasn't shown.

Sledding up?

Close the door, Chrissy. You're not going anywhere.

Oh, no.

It figures.

Close the door and tell some more scary stories.

I'm not finished with my face yet.

Yeah, maybe you'll have it ready for the Olympics in 92.

All right, who wants the next turn?

Carol? Oh, I'm not with you people. I'm just waiting for this stiff.

Looks like I could use some help here, Ben.

Carol, get your butt over here right now and tell the story.

No. Yeah, and I'm saying you tell the story.

Okay. Once upon a time on Halloween at this wet T -shirt contest. Dan, a

Halloween story, scary.

Okay, scary.

It was Halloween, and I was coming home from school.

Mom, Dad, your favorite son.

You know, Ben.

Okay, well, I'm going to be up in my room studying like always.

It was odd.

No one to greet me.

No one to talk to my hair.

And then I heard a noise.

A strange noise I had never heard before.

Hold it.

What? What did I do this time?

Ben, I want a scary story. Really scary.

Okay, well, I got you this time.

I like the pizza story, Benjamin.

Thank you, Chrissy.

But this one's better.

This is the story of why I stopped trick -or -treating.

I was like any other kid with this Halloween thing. You know, there were

ones, there were bad ones.

I'd been around the block a time or two. I mean, I've been doing this trick -or

-treating scam since before sugar was a dirty word.

And in all those years of begging, there was one house you never visited.

The word was out.

Don't go to Boo Iger's house.

Not that anybody had ever seen him.

But we all heard the stories.

If you went there, you didn't come back.

I mean, isn't that where the Lubbock family disappeared?

All ten of them, wiped out without a trace.

I had to find out, even if it was the last thing I ever did.

I couldn't make any noise.

I could have run. I could have turned weenie. But I decided to face this like

man.

It was odd, even with my heart beating like that.

A strange calmness took over me.

I think it was because of that smell.

Where had I smelled that before?

It was warm, inviting, with a hint of cheese and just a dash of oregano.

Light up the night with little gentle lanterns. Come on, my gorgeous friends.

Let the Halloween begin.

It's not just imagination.

When you hear a ghost whisper right in your ear, creatures of the dark,

here we are, coming to scare you.

to contribute?

I don't want to tell any stupid Halloween story.

It can't be a Halloween story. It's a scary story.

Come on, Carol. I have every confidence you can frighten all of us.

Well, there is this dream I've been having.

I've been having it a lot, actually.

I'm in a subway station, and I'm late.

Where is everybody?

Is this some sort of Jewish holiday?

I've got to take my train.

I could jump the turnstile.

Huh? That would be wrong.

And I never do anything wrong.

It's the tragedy of what I am.

Attention, please.

Stop whining and jump the turnstile.

The train's never coming.

What?

I didn't say anything.

Oh, sorry.

I thought it. I can hear your thoughts.

And I can hear yours.

I'm just going to ignore her and get on that train and get out of here.

It isn't coming.

It's the subway car called success.

And it doesn't come to people who just wait for it.

Well, what are you waiting for?

I always wait here.

I've been doing it since I was a freshman at Columbia University.

My name is Carol Seaver. What's yours?

Oh, you're not Carol Seaver. I'm Carol Seaver.

This is so bizarre.

It's nothing to worry about or be embarrassed about. No, that's true. And

tomorrow I'm going to give you a couple of numbers for some colleagues of mine

you can talk with.

Eddie called. Where have you been?

Something wrong?

Yeah, I'll say.

Mike? Well, what's wrong?

What happened?

Mike, you look like you've seen a ghost.

Look, I'm not crazy, am I? What are you talking about?

I mean, I'm not the kind of kid who imagines things, right?

No, honey.

That's what I was afraid of.

See, I never really made it to Eddie's tonight.

I thought I knew every road in Long Island.

I'm going to be fine.

I'm going to be scared off.

You okay?

I don't think so.

Yeah, okay.

What happened?

I don't know. Okay, okay, it's okay, it's okay.

Now, how many fingers do you see?

Two. Great.

You want to go out sometime?

No, I'm sorry. My name's Mike Seaver.

Care day.

Okay. Oh, man, you are ice cold.

I've been here a while.

Here, take my jacket.

Thank you. Oh, you're welcome.

Man, I'm just glad you're okay. Look at this car.

Frank is going to be... Don't mad at me for totaling his car.

Oh, well, Frankie's just gonna be happy that you're alive.

You're funny.

Pardon me?

Oh, Frankie's such a wonderful dancer.

Are you sure you're okay?

Oh, darling, hold me. Just hold me.

Uh, well, sure, if I got to.

Will you help me?

Uh... Well, exactly how big is this Frankie guy?

Take me home.

Sure.

Uh,

Kara, do you have any idea where we are?

Yes.

Well, would you like to share that information?

Why did it have to end this way?

What?

Mike, have you ever held someone in your arms and felt eternal love wash over

your soul?

Dozens of times.

You're cute.

Ow!

Are you okay?

I'll pull over.

Look, I'm sorry. You know, most of this car is just jagged metal here. Let me

see.

Oh, gosh, that is one nasty cut.

Look, we're going to have to get this wrapped.

Wait till we're bleeding.

Carol, Carol, why isn't it bleeding?

It must not be very deep. Are you kidding? This needs stitches.

The cut's gone.

I told you.

All right, all right. Let me see the other hand.

Hey, look.

It's our favorite place.

Huh?

Don't you remember?

We had our first date there.

Uh, Carol, look.

I've never been to this diner in my entire life.

And believe me, if I'd ever gone out with you, I would remember.

Boy, I'd remember.

I'll race you to the door.

Okay, she's crazy.

Well, she looks good.

What am I talking about? This is what I've been waiting for.

It stopped raining.

There's horses here.

Huh?

Uh, wait, wait a second. I forgot my keys.

Here. Oh, thank you.

Whoa, isn't Halloween great?

Come on!

I mean, everybody's having a costume party.

I've got a customer.

Don't worry, Abe. Let them find their own booth. Booth?

Booth where?

Gotcha!

Let's go to our usual table.

Our usual table?

I hit 60 home runs and an 8 -fuel a game.

Oh, come on, babe. Yankee Stadium is only 273 down the right field line.

Hey, you know baseball?

Yes, and I also know fat.

that ringer from Marilyn Monroe.

Trick or treat.

Mr.

President, they're in our table.

Hey, you two.

You've been hogging that table for four score and seven years.

Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

And, Trubin, you ought to see what I can do with red meat.

Look, Kara, I know I don't need to tell you this because I know you already

know, but I've never actually been here with you before.

You're right.

Oh, Kara,

come on, don't cry.

I meant that I haven't been here with you before lots of times.

Hey, who's kidding who? I'm a regular.

Found a lonely soul by the side of the road trying to get home.

Look, Carol, why don't you just give me your phone number and I'll call your

parents and tell them that you're fine.

555 -5406.

Okay, all right, fine. Now you just sit right here and relax, okay? Everything's

going to be just fine.

I know it is, Frankie.

He seems like a nice young man.

Truman, be good.

I got powder in my nose.

I'm going home, Truman.

Home.

Take it.

Excuse me, but... Have you seen the girl that I came with?

Yeah. Whoa.

No, no, no.

What I mean is she disappeared.

See, I was on the phone with her mother, who, by the way, burst into tears and

hung up on me.

Did that say anything to you?

What's a phone?

I'm ready to go.

Look, how did you get here?

You drove me.

Look, I was on the phone with your mother, okay? She started crying, and

she told me that I was playing some cruel joke on her.

And then she hung up on me.

What kind of trouble are you in?

Um, I'll show you the way. To where?

To where I've been trying to go for 17 years.

Huh?

Ladies and gentlemen.

Now, coming up soon for youngsters out there, our little friend from Italy,

Gigio. But first, right here on this stage, Paradise Diner is proud to

Mr. Gigio.

Liberace. Jimmy Lee.

It looked like you floated to me.

We're almost there.

I don't see any houses.

Mike, stop the car.

Why? Because I'm home.

I'm finally home.

Carol, we're in the middle of nowhere.

Dance with me, Frankie.

It's Mike, remember?

Please.

Carol, you're losing me here.

For one moment, that's all I ask.

I

know

we promised to love only each other.

But I release you from that promise.

Thanks.

I hope you find love.

I hope you find happiness.

You know, Kara, I just really hope that you're okay.

I miss you.

What do you mean?

I know you'll find another love.

Look, um, Kara.

I've got an idea, okay?

What do you say you just get back in the car, I'll drive you home, and

everything's going to be okay?

All right?

Come on, obviously you've been through a lot of shock today, and you're a little

confused.

Goodbye. Wait, hey, where are you going?

Home.

Home? Kara, look, there's no houses up there.

Come on, there's no houses for miles.

Are you okay?

Yeah. You know, it's just that the one thing that makes no sense whatsoever

is... is... How you guys can be so gullible? What?

None of this happened?

Nope. Why'd you scare us to death?

And is there a better night for it?

You would have made a great pilgrim.

Well, you planned all this.

No, I didn't. I... just planned to come home and scare Ben when I knew that he

would be your toilet paper in the house.

I've had it.

Everybody's accusing me of this, but there's not one scrap of evidence.

How about your hundred pounds of two -ply?

I'll go to my room.

You guys being here only made it better. Thank goodness for this storm.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, the storm, it's over.

So I can go?

Yeah, go on.

didn't let me fool for a second. Oh, come on, Dad. How can you sit there in

shorts and tell me that?

Oh, great. So everybody's happy now except good old Carol.

Yep.

Oh, that better be that clown or else... Hello.

I'm Carol, Luann's friend. This is my brother and my father. Let's go.

Did I ever tell you about the Halloween night I had when I was about your age?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. With the yellow eyes.

No, these are orange eyes.

But that's getting ahead of the story. No, this was a Halloween night, much

this. I was about your age.

I don't have any candy. I gotta give them fruit.

Oh, come on, Dad. Don't give them fruit.

What else do I have?

You give them some money.

Yeah, or I could give them one of my kidneys.

Hi, I'm Larry Leakey, Luann's friend. I'm here to pick up...

Seabird.

You heard dates? Yes.

Well, then who'd she leave with?

I hope Luan didn't exaggerate too much about me.

So, what line of work are you in?

Procurement.