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Why does society bother getting together at all if it's not for the star and

help of the weak?

Well, you know, there's an old saying, anyone who's under 30 who isn't a

socialist has no heart, and anyone over 30 who is has no head. Oh, well then,

I'll stand under 30 and then let the workers of the world unite!

Let the workers of the world unite!

Let the workers of the world unite!

You know, I just had a scary thought.

Well, summer's almost over. It's a few days until school starts, and this whole

thing actually seems to be working.

Johnny, I can't get the wheels to stop grinding.

Think I need oil or something? You know what? I'll take it to Homer's bikes down

on the promenade, and Homer will fix you right out.

You know, actually, you just need to turn the barrel adjusters a quarter turn

a time until these shifts are smooth.

Barrel adjusters? Yeah. Let me show you.

Turn it about six or seven times.

Dr.

O 'Keefe, you are a man of many surprises.

My dad always used to tune up our bikes right before school started.

He was going to show me how this year.

Well, I hate to leave you lovely folks, but I, Supreme Monarch of Real Estate of

Playa Linda, Admiral Bay, and the whole Sunshine Coast, am on my way to finalize

a sale of 917 South Dinden Drive.

oh and i have a uh x -ray sympathy anybody please okay anybody who thinks

surfing near the rocks is fun deserves something but it ain't sympathy yeah i

need setting a wonderful example for the next generation oh hey listen i gotta

meet callie at the promenade you guys want to give me a ride okay kids the

school supply bus is heading out of the station

So I'm looking for kids to dinner and a movie and ice cream and maybe another

movie.

Are we actually alone?

Where do we start?

Thanks for stopping by, but I think Johnny can...

Handle the axle rods all by himself. Screw the axle rods.

We're former employees, Johnny.

Both of us.

Lauren?

Took her eight short weeks to snake your promotion, get the head office wrapped

around her bony, witch -like finger, and clear us out.

She's having lunch with the axle rods as we speak.

Where are you going?

To get drunk. And to drive my car off the pier.

Want to watch?

You seem really good.

I guess that when I'm with you, I just feel better.

Me too.

Do you realize that this is the first time it's been just you and me?

There's always a million other people around.

I know.

Speaking of one of those millions of people, any news on the Sarah front?

No, nothing.

Except that her parents found out that she took her passport with her, so I...

guess she could be anywhere in the world.

I feel really guilty about things, but one person in the world, I'm glad she

isn't, is here.

Don't talk to me about feeling guilty.

I thought I told you.

Volleyball training.

Six miles a day. You want to pace up?

I don't even think you're getting out of this.

Attention. The lighthouse is back on.

Okay. Come on, guys. I really

miss my sister.

You should have seen her getting the kids ready for back to school. It was

she was conducting an orchestra.

Well, you've got four conductors.

Could you imagine what that would sound like? Four conductors conducting one

orchestra.

We had a fight that morning.

Last thing I ever said to her was this really angry, I gotta go.

Oh!

Oh, no, no, no, no. Yes, yes, yes.

You staying over would be too much of a statement right now.

Would it be a false statement?

Oh, he asks her again.

Would it be a false statement?

It's a beautiful day.

Such a beautiful day.

Nikki? I don't have the recipe.

But you watched Mom make it.

She always made me turn it around when she put in the secret ingredient.

The nice gay Nathan.

Oh, I don't know either.

It's a family policy that you don't get the secret until you get married.

Just not the last night of summer without great -grandma Charlotte's

apple cobbler.

You know, Nikki, your Aunt Grace sent a bunch of your mom's cookbooks and about

a ton of handwritten recipes. They're in a box under the stairs on the way to

your room. I'm really busy today, but maybe you could look through it.

Um, actually, I was going to go hang out with Amber and Cameron.

Um, actually, I'll look for them when we get back.

Thanks, Nikki.

Hey, Nick, um, are you okay?

Yeah.

You're sure?

Yes.

I'm really, really okay.

All right.

Clean the chimney, kids. Back -to -school Santa is coming down.

With electronics for all, huh?

And for the kid, with all the excuses as to why he can't make it out of bed in

the morning, his very own combo CD radio alarm clock with six ambient sound

settings. Huh?

There you go. And for the girl, there's way too much on her plate.

A 300 megabyte personal organizer with a built -in MP3 player and a little

keyboard right there. Look at that. Wow.

I love it. And for the surfer dude, who does not even have a computer of his

own.

Um, he's out.

Johnny, you don't have to. I had a good week. Don't deprive me of my pleasure

here, okay? I know how things are right now. So just let me pick up some of the

slack. Whoa.

Look, it's even got Twilight in the Amazon.

Good, good, good, good. Look out. There you go.

What are you talking about? Other people have said that I snore. I don't know

why you're taking the minority position. Oh, how many other people? I'm doing

the asking here, not tell me the truth.

Okay, well, if you did snore, I wouldn't tell you because to my ears it would be

sweet, sweet music serenading me to sleep and I wouldn't want you to stop.

Three weeks under the same roof and we still haven't killed each other.

Unbelievable.

You think this or this one? Because this one matches the bedspread I like, but

maybe contrast is better.

What was that?

Nothing. The contrast is better. I hate it when you lie to me about what you're

feeling. I'm trying to make this place ours, and if that freaks you out, then

I... Okay, that's it.

We're going.

Where? So curtains are us, whatever this place is called.

You don't have to do... I don't have to do anything.

I do what I want to, when I want to, and I want this now.

Let's go.

I need to speak to you. I was in the middle of a... You were fantastic last

night. Fantastic.

You made Donatella laugh.

Nobody makes Donatella laugh.

Thanks. I mean, I was just trying to do what I... I'm saying something

important.

I need you close with me.

I need you in New York.

Full time.

It's not now or never.

It's not black and it's not white.

Anything works.

Anything takes more than a few days and a long,

long night.

Don't put your heart against the world.

You can't do it all alone.

And if you could, would you really want to?

Even though you're a big, strong girl.

Come on, come on.

It wasn't in there. I'm really sorry, Derek, but you know what?

I've got a great idea for something special we can do tonight.

You don't have to do anything.

Yes, we do.

Come on.

I saw one of his dresses in the magazine when I was six years old, and I knew

then I wanted to be a fashion designer.

Wow.

That one.

That one he designed for Grace Kelly. She wore it once, and then it went

straight to a museum.

Cristobal Valenciaga.

Oh, even the name is a work of art.

Cristobal Valenciaga.

Oh, I like the way you say that.

Okay, I hereby declare, firstly, that it's a crime to try to do any work or

anything useful on the second to last night of summer.

And secondly, it is now officially limbo time!

Limbo time, everybody!

Let's get started!

Okay,

here we go.

Somebody's going to have to start thinking about dinner.

It's not dinner I'm interested in.

It's breakfast.

Oh.

Come on, my place.

You can be home before the brood even wakes up.

I don't think the brood is ready for that.

I spend too much time out of the day saying goodbye to you.

Come on, keep going.

I told you, I told you.

Who's hungry here, huh?

I am. Yeah, well, everybody put on something moderately presentable because

are going to be celebrating the end of summer at... The Pelican's Nest. Oh,

really? That is so expensive. Hey, hey, hey.

That's just none of your business, young lady. Okay.

Johnny, you're going to have to keep... And that is none of your business

either, young lady.

Johnny! Yeah? Come on. You want to play with us? You got it. All right.

The world has officially ended. I had my plan again for European history.

Guess who else is?

Good, we can stuff together.

What, is she really that bad?

Three hours of homework a night is not unknown.

Well, let's do study together.

My place or yours?

What is it?

Nothing.

Callie, I'm really here.

I swear, for the first time all summer, I'm here.

And it's not because of Sarah. I know that.

Really, it's nothing.

Hey, you got me.

How did he know we were here?

I called the board. I had them back.

I figured it out.

Do it, do it, do it.

Nice!

I'm sorry I didn't include that fact in the press release.

Perhaps if I'd been informed of the existence of that fact before I issued

No, Anastasia.

I didn't say anything.

Oh, my God, there is a horrible car accident up ahead. I'm going to have to

you back.

Excellent.

Perfect. Thank you.

Okay, your swim jacket in the plum, I think, will be appearing as a hot pick

the new and notable section of the next issue of Gotham Weekly. You did it. You

got me in new and notables.

You are a genius.

I know.

Okay, so back to the important stuff. A guy...

who appreciates early Balenciaga. Is there something you want to tell the

about Dr. O 'Keefe?

Oh, no, my friend.

Believe me.

Oh, ho, ho. I like the sound of that. Details, please. Not if you stretch me

across a rack. Oh, come on. It is better to live vicariously than not at all.

I'm sure you do just fine.

Yeah, I will tell you all about it when you have a free decade or so.

So tell me, is that a good thing?

Is what a good thing?

Being stretched on a rack?

I mean, last week I'm fine.

And I'm standing here today and all I want to do is see Simon. Just to tell

about my day or to have him... Oh, ridiculous.

Oh, come on. To have him what?

Have him tell me a hundred random facts about something I've never heard of.

You don't get it. I hated school.

Something is seriously up with me.

You know what? I have a lot of phone calls to make, and you are making it

impossible for me to get any work done.

Very funny. No, no.

Funny nothing.

I do not want to see your face around here until tomorrow. You scram.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

So, do you like it?

Oh, baby. I love it. I'm wild for it.

I mean, look at these flowers.

I put them everywhere. This is for the alien who's taking control of Jay

Robertson's body.

Go home to your galaxy.

Baby, this is me. You know, I'm making the place beautiful for you. I mean,

at this.

This. Don't you like it?

Yes, it's exactly what I wanted.

I guess it just comes down to those three little words.

Cut the crap.

I was at the shop today, and Sheila called.

She said, can you tell Jay that I can't make it to lunch tomorrow?

Sheila, yeah, I ran into her.

And we kind of made a lunch date.

Not really a date, but I haven't spoken to her in a year.

So why now?

Baby, I... Don't even.

Okay, you know when you wipe out and you feel like the wave is...

Crushing the breath out of you.

Well, that isn't exactly how I feel right now, but it also isn't exactly not

I'm feeling.

So you deal with that by going to see your ex -girlfriends and telling me what

want to hear.

Don't I get any points for being honest just now? A heartfelt confession is the

ace up a liar's sleeve.

If this was a bad idea, if there's something out there calling you...

Go answer it. No, no, no, no, no, no. The answer is here.

The answer is you.

I just get scared.

But I'm here.

I'm here.

You know, it seems like it's been a billion years since the day we met. I

Like, it's amazing we were eaten by dinosaurs on the way home from camp.

How do you think of Jordan?

Jordan?

Cool. Really, really cool.

I could have done without that second really.

Oh, it's okay. One of these days, you and me. No, no, no, no, no. This world

does not need another Ava and Johnny.

I mean, she finally realized that although Johnny is a very nice fantasy,

is the real deal.

Yeah, well, my dad thought my mom was the real deal.

Now she's dating her yoga teacher, and he's gone from a glass of Merlot before

bedtime to a bottle of Merlot before dinner.

You know what?

How about we join everything this school year so we don't have to think about

anything bad?

I mean, we'll join the literary magazine, the French club, auto shop,

everything.

Will you do that? Will you join absolutely everything with me?

I don't think that'll help.

You know what? I have to go inside because I promised Eric that I would

with him today.

Um, Nikki, are you sure you're okay?

I'm great.

Really.

See you later.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, and look at that one.

Wow. Make a wish.

Me too.

Ava.

Whenever anybody says my name, Ava, followed by a period, I know something

is coming.

No, it's good. It's all good. It's too good.

See, I knew it.

See, um... We're at the event horizon.

It's a point in a black hole where once you cross it, the gravity is so intense

that there's no going back.

And, uh... See, I'm not afraid of that line, but there's just something I need

to know before I can cross it.

If this...

It's just a little fun before school starts.

I can take that as it comes.

But it's gotten a lot bigger for me.

And for me to keep going down the road like this, I just need to know that we

see at least the same hazy outline of what's ahead.

I've had a hand in raising maybe 2 ,000 kids.

But I never for one second didn't want at least one of my own.

Go on.

Look, I'm not asking for her.

Yes or no, this second.

Okay? But I do need to know whether or not you want that, too.

Well, I've known you for a month.

It's true.

And I have three kids.

I just learned you know what's in

my heart.

the only guy I know that would say in my heart.

I hope that's a good thing.

Yeah, that's a good thing.

When I came here

last year, I thought, wow, new school, new people, no preconceptions. I can be

whoever I want.

But I ended up being the same old me.

Do you think the same old me is, like, pathetically over -eager and uncool?

Well, if you weren't that way, I never would have met you.

This is really nice.

Wait a sec. Do you hear that?

Is that the marching band I hear coming out for a little night practice? Very

funny.

Six years of Scouts wasn't for nothing.

Be prepared.

Kelly, what's wrong?

I knew this would happen.

Why do you think I was so afraid to be alone with you when the only thing in

world I wanted was to be alone with you?

I rush things. It's what I do. Look, I'm an idiot.

You didn't rush anything.

You're wonderful.

It's me. I'm just, I'm not going to do that.

And that's fine.

We're in no hurry.

It's still okay if I tell you that it's not about you at all.

I'm not going to have sex, not at this point in my life.

You waiting until you get married?

Why does there have to be a reason? It's just the wrong thing for me for right

now. I'm sorry I'm not Sarah.

I don't want you to be.

Callie, why are you getting angry with me?

I'm not mad at you.

I love you.

That's me being crazy again to say that, but it's true.

I love looking at you. I love the sound of your voice.

I want to be with you all the time. Do I have to have sex with you for all that

to count?

No.

You're going to have to be more convincing than that. Come on, that's

unfair. What kind of guy do you think I am?

Just a guy.

I should go now. No, Kelly, please, just stay. Look, I understand.

No, I should go.

I'll see you in school.

No, no, Kelly.

Churches.

Did it help?

Did what help?

Surfing like that. I saw you out there.

Did all that wild, abandoned blow the crawling ants of uncertainty and

out of your brain?

Actually, it did. Well, that's good.

Guess who's here.

I can't believe he came over just like that.

He had a bike repair appointment with the little one who's getting dressed

now. So, I take it there was drama last night.

He jumped about 20 squares.

How can he do that when I've finally cleared a little bit of the chaos out of

life?

I guess I'd better go talk to him.

Well, no, no. Actually, I was inquiring about the sales management position, but

plain sales would be fine for prep work.

You mean like sprucing up the houses for the sales force before the buyers even

get to... No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I do know how tough the economy is right now. Believe me. And I will do...

Okay, now you've got to make sure when you torque the adjuster that you're not

just moving it along the spoke thread. All right? Give it a shot.

Now, when you tighten the spoke one -quarter turn, there's a risk that first

-eighth turn, they'll get counter -torqued in the spoke.

All right? And then the threads only get a one -eighth turn. Hey, hey.

Easy on the kid. You're stressing him out. He just wanted to learn how to true

wheel. Well, why don't you tell him in English? Tony, it's okay. Hold on a

second, Derek. Hold on.

He's not getting his Ph .D. in bicycle repair.

I think if it was over his head, he'd tell me. It shows how much you know

the mind of a westerly. Excuse me?

He was telling you.

Kids don't always use their words. You know that? I think I know a little bit

about how kids communicate.

Let me tell you something, Mr.

Communicator, Mr.

Educator. That kid was hurt, and you're stressing him out. Stop raising your

voice at me. You know better how to raise that kid than I do. I'm not going

back off. Hey!

Knock it off. What are you two doing?

And in front of Derek. And if anybody says... He started it. I'm the one who's

going to get physical.

I should go.

It's probably not a bad idea.

Derek, I'll see you later.

Derek, give us a second.

Go.

You need to get a hold of yourself, or you're going to do more damage than

you've already done. I'm sorry, but I'm under a lot of pressure. We're all under

a lot of pressure, but what you did out there was outrageously out of line.

I've got to go to work. No, you know what, Johnny?

You've got to stop.

You and I have been doing this dance for a really long time and I am finally

ready to move on and I think that you need to face that.

There is nothing I'm not facing.

You know how you're going along in life, and you're doing this, you're doing

that, and everything seems so important until then there's, like, no reason to

any of it?

Kind of like when Wile E. Coyote runs off the edge of a cliff and everything's

going fine.

Until he realizes that there's nothing underneath him. Yeah, and then... Wow.

Yeah.

Why were my parents even born?

Why? I think I'm looking at part of the answer to that.

Are you born so that I can miss them like this?

And then for me to grow up and have kids of my own, and then for me to die?

I know what end of discussion, because if I let myself think about my mom and

dad, then I'm just going to start crying, and I'm never going to stop, and

I'll just dissolve into this puddle of nothing.

You know, I don't think that Catcher in the Rye is exactly what you should be

reading right now.

Why?

Holden Caulfield had it all figured out. I mean, everything was so stupid and

there's no point to any of it.

Yeah, but I think you should be reading about the Greek myths.

No, I wouldn't sacrifice to the gods.

No, no, no. The Greek myths aren't about the gods.

They're about the heroes.

Nikki, you're a hero.

Right. Oh, come on. With everything that you've been through and the spirit that

you bring to everyone around you, What did every one of those heroes have to go

through before they could fulfill their quest?

They all had to go into some really dark place and face this great thing they

could think of.

Before Ulysses could make his way back home, he had to go down into the

underworld, right? Meet all his comrades that he lost and mourned for in the

war.

Walk away, Jay. Baby, baby, what do you think of this?

Jay, it's not centered.

Why does it have to be centered?

It's off balance.

Paintings should be centered.

Says who?

Says nobody. I just think it looks better that way.

No, no, you said they should be centered, like it was some sort of rule.

Some things just look better a certain way.

Really? Well, let me tell you this. I'm not following any rules in my own house.

Your house?

Yeah. Well.

Why don't you call Sheila? I'm sure she wouldn't mind things thrown about

wherever they may fall.

What's she... You know what? Put it wherever the hell you want it.

Hi, gang.

You okay?

Colby, would you mind if Dave and I... Oh, fine, fine.

I know when I'm not wanted.

Coffee anyone?

You know what? You can just bring the grounds. I'll eat them with a spoon.

Well, I can't wait to hear. I had one of the most amazing

nights of my life last night.

Sean Combs is asking me advice. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

P. Diddy?

Sean is asking me advice on how to approach the Scandinavian market.

Diane von Furstenberg borrowed my lipstick.

And then...

Anastasia hit a waiter.

What? Right in front of me because he smirked at her.

Wow, you think he'll sue?

She cried, she begged his forgiveness, and then she offered him a job.

No.

She's asked me to move to New York, apartment included, so I can be close to

all the time.

And?

I have to let her know right away.

Hi, delivery from Playa Linda Realty. Please sign.

Last few things out of Johnny Durant's desk. We need to get him out before the

new crew came in.

New crew?

Wait, does Mr.

Durant no longer work for Playa Linda Realty?

That's certainly the impression I got.

Well, since when?

Beginning of the week.

See you later.

Yeah, Johnny Duran here.

Hey, Ava.

Yeah, I'm just showing some places in Admiral Bay. I'll be home.

I guess there's no secrets in Violinda. Come home now.

No, I'm not coming home.

Okay, then I'm just going to come there.

Hey, Ava. Just stay put. I will be there in five minutes.

I've spent my whole life trying not to be my father, and now I'm finally him.

Without a job.

Letting everybody down.

When your father lost a job, did he spend his last dime buying expensive

for everybody?

Yeah, except it was usually somebody else's last dime.

Johnny, the kids don't have to keep that stuff. Just tell them. I'm not telling

them anything.

Not until I get another job, and it appears that nobody in Southern

is hiring at the moment.

I had lined up an outfit out in Dallas and no one has to bring me in.

You mean move to Dallas, Texas? I'll tell the kids that there's a better

opportunity and that's something I had to take. But I don't want you to go.

Maybe it's for the best.

Stupid bike.

I'm sorry, Derek.

I lied to you. I never really looked in the box for the recipe.

I guess I was too scared to.

But maybe if we do it together, it won't be so scary.

Okay.

You should.

Mom,

the timer went off.

Mom's handwriting.

You can barely tell with all the food that's all over it.

That was when I spilled the molasses on it a few years ago.

You were chasing your imaginary cat.

It wasn't imaginary.

It was just invisible.

Right.

I have a secret ingredient.

All that, and that's what it is?

That's Daddy's class ring.

That's the ring Dad gave to Mom when he asked her to go steady with him.

Can you believe they were younger than you are now, Braden?

Sorry. Everything is going to be exactly the way you want it. Everything.

You don't get that it's not about making me feel like everything's okay.

It's not about playing house.

We're just starting. Starting down the road

to hell.

Erica, this... Look, I found a place. I'm going to go look at it.

I love you, Jay.

I do.

But this...

Hi.

Can I ask you something?

No. No. It's not about that. Who cares about that?

Kelly, will you go steady with me?

Varsity. Kennedy High. We're the All -State Champs 2003.

So, what's your answer?

What do you think?

I'm happy.

Ava. Hey.

Hey. Listen, I want us to raise children together.

Brayden and Derek and Nikki.

Not that I could do as good a job as Susanna and Jay and Johnny, but I want

be part of the team.

The other day I called my folks and I said, I'm done.

You make sure that there's tornadoes with Sini and baked Alaska on the menu

the rehearsal dinner because I found her.

Ava.

I'm in love with you.

And I know that you're not where I am.

But I just need to know, before I get any closer to the event horizon, that

there's at least a chance that someday you might be.

Because I want you to be my wife.

We found it!

And Ava!

We found the blueberry apple cobbler recipe.

Oh, that's great!

Hey, Simon, could you run to the store and grab some apples?

Yeah. Thank you. Sure, sure.

Well, come on!

Thank you so much for helping, Simon.

We just need to take this cobweb.

Ava!

Ava!

Look, Ava.

Everything I've been fighting my whole life, I just want to throw it into the

fire and burn it.

I want to give it a shot.

Johnny, what does that mean?

It means...

I mean, so we walk out onto the tightrope, and we... Aunt Ava!

Can we have dinner on the beach?

Um, well, sure, but there's so much to carry, honey. We have extra hands.

Johnny, can you help me out with the table?

Uh -huh. Come on.

Thank you for bringing us to the end

of summer.

Thank you for everybody being here, happy and healthy.

Thanks for taking us to whatever lies ahead.

Amen. Amen.

Can you get me one?

Thank you.