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All I want is a regular life.

Go to a ball game.

See a movie.

Is that too much to ask?

I don't know.

Is it?

Well, no, it's not.

But I can't because of the paper.

It's the paper's fault.

Right. You have no choice.

No, I don't.

You read the newspaper in the morning and then feel...

to go out and help the people you've read about. Well, you see, it's not a

typical paper. It's kind of hard to explain. You might think I was crazy,

unless, of course, you think I'm crazy already.

I had a patient once who thought his dog taught him what to do.

In that case, it's a cat.

Excuse me?

The cat comes with the paper.

Or the...

Paper comes with a can. You see, I'm not quite sure which.

Well, in the short term, Gary, my advice is stop

reading the newspaper.

Well, I can't do that. I just can't.

Pick a day.

How about Sunday?

Slowest news day of the week.

Can you stop reading the Sunday paper?

Stop reading.

Sunday paper.

That a boy.

Now, I want to see you three times a week.

I have, um... Mondays at, uh, 11 .30

or 3 .15.

And, uh...

Wednesdays at 4.

What if you knew beyond a doubt what was going to happen tomorrow?

What would you do?

There's no easy answer for a guy who gets tomorrow's news today.

Forget it, pal.

I didn't order these. Somebody did.

These are the ugliest wine glasses I've ever seen.

You'd have to be blind to order something like this. I'm sorry. You've

take these back.

Morning, Chuck.

My new stemware come in yet?

Your new stemware?

Yeah, I ordered it last week.

Since when do you order anything without telling me?

Since Gary put me in charge of inventory.

Oh, he did?

Yeah. Well, he didn't tell me.

Well, he did. Well, he shouldn't. Well, he didn't. Well, he shouldn't. Gary,

excuse me.

Did you tell her she could order the wine glasses?

Remember last week? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I might have done that.

Oh, thanks for telling me.

Oh, yeah, you're welcome.

What's wrong with you?

Oh, nothing.

You know, I don't have much of a life, do I?

I mean, I get up in the mornings and I get the paper and then I go out and I do

what the paper tells me to do and then I come back and I go to bed and...

Then I get up the next morning, I do the same thing all over again, don't I?

I hate to tell you this, pal, but you didn't have much of a life before you

started getting that paper. You know what? This morning, I thought I heard

cat speak to me.

The cat?

Yeah, but it wasn't. It was the psychiatrist.

Psychiatrist? In the dream.

Ah. Hey, you know, he had some pretty darn good things to say to me.

The cat?

No, the psychiatrist.

He told me that I should take Sundays off from the paper and that I should

Then I got to thinking, well, maybe we should take Sundays and have a brunch

here at the bar when the Bears play, just like old McGinty used to do. That

completely against our marketing strategy, Gary.

Yeah, but it would make my whole life a whole lot better.

Oh.

Well, if that's what you need to do, then that's what we'll do, Gary. Well,

good. That's wonderful. Then that's what we'll do.

Where are you going?

Me? Oh, I'm going over to St. John's Hospital. There's a...

A sleep -deprived surgical resident who is about to take someone's kidney out.

But it's the wrong kidney. It's the usual.

Wait a minute. We've got some unfinished business here. Oh, I'm sure you can

take care of it.

No, we can't take care of it. Just wait a second. Now, Marissa here is ordering

wine glasses out of a Salvador Dali catalog.

Excuse me? And she tells me that you put her in charge of inventory.

Now, is that true or what? I need to know these things.

You know what I'd really like the both of you to think about?

It's Sunday and the Bears game.

And brunch.

Third and six for the Bears under a minute remaining.

He's going to have to throw it, Pat.

There's the snap.

Damski has a man over the middle. He's got it.

First down, Bears, and the Dolphins 40. That's five in a row for Damski.

Just a replay.

Quick drop, quick release.

Eight yards.

What a performance by regular Joe Damski.

75 yards in the air, three touchdown passes, and now Damski puts the Bears in

position to win it. Just under 30 seconds to play.

I'm here, Joe.

I'm here.

I'm here too, Joe.

I'm here too. I don't care.

Whoever she is, I'll care.

You just can't say enough about the guy. I mean, he comes out of retirement and

plays like he never missed a snap.

You know, Damsky's turned this entire team around. Hey, Butkus, for your

information, there are ten other players on the field. Like my husband.

Amanda deserves all the credit. I mean, where are we without Joe?

Amen. You shut up. You want to, girl. That man of yours is one delectable

of pie. Go, Joe.

I can't take it, Kat.

The Bears won't like it. You can tell me. I told you I don't know nothing.

Eighteen seconds to play. Bears trailing by five as Damsky comes to the line.

That's right.

You've got to tell me what's going to happen.

I love you, too.

Here's the replay.

See what happens?

He waits till the last second before he got rid of it.

He'll remember that one.

Oh, Chicago's holding its breath right now, I can tell you that.

Wait a minute, he's moving now.

And damn, she's up. Now there's a Chicago bear. Somewhere, you gotta

George Hallis is smiling right now.

He's gonna be fine. He'll be just fine.

Look at him waving and everything.

Hey, Joe!

You felt guilty? Yeah.

You were enjoying yourself.

Well, yeah.

No, it's because I didn't read the paper.

And did the world fall apart?

No, it didn't, but I thought I should have been doing something or helping

someone. Should, could.

This compulsion of yours to do good, this leads to craziness. You know that,

don't you?

Do you think that it's crazy to want to help someone?

To help your friends on occasion, people you know, that's healthy.

But to feel that you must help total strangers all the time...

Now, that's madness.

Yeah, but the paper... Enough with the paper.

This paper is making a nutcase out of you.

You know what the real issue is?

Avoidance.

Avoidance of what?

You tell me.

What is it within you makes you so afraid that you think exclusively about

others ignoring your own needs?

want to be a regular Joe.

But you won't let yourself be a regular Joe.

You must see the contradiction in that.

Gary?

We

do

not need embossed matchbooks.

We do if we're going to have a cigar room. Who's idea was that?

My? Really?

Gary, you tell him that there's no smoking in my restaurant.

Your restaurant? Now it's your restaurant? I think it's more my

anything, than your restaurant. Keep it down, would you?

I thought it was our restaurant, the three of us. What are you talking about?

It was never supposed to be the three of us. It was supposed to be you and me.

I can't take it anymore. I will not work with this woman. Either she goes or I

go. No, I mean it.

Marissa. Fine.

Working with this turkey is too hard for anyone. Even my dog can't stand him.

See what I mean?

Beneath that angelic facade is a cauldron of boiling hostility. Now, wait

second. We can work this out. No, we can't work this out. You're so busy

around trying to save the world that you don't even see what's going on

underneath your own nose.

She says tomato, I say tomato.

She says potato, I say potato. You get the picture? I can't take it anymore.

I've had it. Now, what's it going to be, Gare? Her or me?

Well, I... Now, listen. He thanks a lot for your vote of confidence, huh?

Now, wait a second. Chuck, forget it. I quit.

You're going to go after him, aren't you?

No, I'm not going after him.

I'll let him cool down a little bit. I'll let him just be Chuck.

Look, Gary, I'm sorry. Maybe... No, no, no. It's not your fault.

It's my fault. It's not just I hate to admit it. Maybe he's right. I haven't

been paying enough attention to this place. I haven't even been able to pay

enough attention to my life because of this.

Because of this. Because of this paper, huh?

back suit for divorce.

What?

Oh, I think I'm going to wait for my husband.

All right.

This compulsion of yours to do good, this leads to craziness. You know that,

don't you?

To feel that you must help total strangers all the time, now that's

Gary? Huh?

Huh?

Gary, what's going on?

Ah, this paper's making a nutcase out of you.

Excuse me a minute, would you?

My name's Gary Hobson. I run this place.

Are you okay?

Oh, I'll be fine.

Thanks.

Because if you're not, you could use my office to powder your nose.

Thanks. That'd be great, actually.

Here you are. Thank you.

Aren't you... Colleen Dansky.

I've followed your husband's career.

Actually, I'm supposed to meet him here in a few minutes. He's coming here?

Yeah, but I'm afraid it's not such a happy occasion.

Please sit down, Miss Damsky.

Thanks.

Is there anything that I can do for you?

Well, not unless you're a marriage counselor.

No, I'm not.

Well, that's too bad, because these are my divorce papers.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Yeah, me too.

When Joe and I first got married, he was out of the game.

He promised that we were going to settle down and start a family and lead a

normal life, but Joe just can't stay away from football.

Well, he's a great quarterback.

Yeah, everybody says that. He acts like he's a big kid.

But he's 37 years old, and he has had concussions, and he has a bad back, and

has bad knees, and he is out there being chased by 300 -pound linemen who can

run a 5 -4 -40. I mean, how long do you think that his body can take that kind

of punishment?

I... I'm sorry.

I was divorced.

And I got to tell you something.

I hate to see it when people give up when they're still in love.

And it seems to me, it sounds like you're still in love with your husband.

don't know Mr. Damsky personally, of course. But, well, if you leave your

husband, it seems to me you would force him back into playing football, which is

exactly what you don't want him to do.

And if you did that, well, he'd have nothing else in his life.

Well, I'm hardly in his life right now.

Well, maybe he doesn't see it that way.

Maybe he doesn't know exactly what's going on, what was everything going on,

that he doesn't know exactly how to deal with it.

I don't know.

Great, thank you. Well, Colleen.

So you're back here.

Hey, Doug.

Hey.

So this is Gary.

This is his place. How do you do? Fine. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. Hi, Joe.

Hi, what's your name?

Robin. Robin.

Why don't you get the Damskis another table in the back in a private area?

No problem.

This way.

Thank you for the information, Gary. Maybe I can just talk to you about this

later. Sure, that would be fine.

Nice to meet you. Yeah, me too.

You know, I'm your biggest fan.

I even liked you when you played for the Vikings.

My brothers wanted to kill me, but I didn't care.

It's a shame Chuck's not here to see this. Regular Joe Damski at McGinty's.

There you go, Jimmy.

Thanks. You're welcome. Take care.

Oh, if you could make it out to Chuck.

Wait a minute, I know you.

You're the guy from the restaurant, Larry.

Dad, Gary, whatever.

Who's Chuck?

Chuck's my business partner over at the restaurant.

Well, that's all looks like a tattoo of you.

You ever play?

A little bit, a little high school, a little less college, a wide receiver

mostly. Really?

Let's see what you got.

Shotgun formation, squad to the right, let's go.

Second sound, let's go.

Whoa.

Hey. Hey, that's not bad.

I play a little quarterback, very little.

Did you ever think about the pros?

No. That's all I ever thought about.

You got a pen? No.

Your wife mentioned that.

My wife?

At the restaurant, we were talking about football and stuff.

Oh, did she say anything else?

No.

Oh, well, here you go.

Well, thanks. I've got to hop the bus back to work.

All right, take care. Thank you. Yeah.

Hey, you want a lift?

No, I couldn't do that. Go on, hop in. I'll give you a ride.

All right.

Well, she was up to that, huh?

What? Colleen.

Oh, well, I think she was concerned, yeah.

She wants me to quit. Do you believe that?

She thinks I've had my bell rung too many times.

She's probably right, too. You know, I can hear a few skewers rattling around

there. Damn concussions.

She did mention something about symptoms.

Oh,

I get needs mixed up occasionally, but everybody does.

You know, I had a friend in college. He got hit in the first quarter.

Concussion. Played the rest of the game afterwards. He didn't remember a thing

about the whole game.

Doc told him if he got hit again, he'd kill him.

So what'd he do?

Oh, he quit.

He's got a computer company now, a white kid. I keep in touch with him.

Well, teach his own, I guess, huh?

Do I understand that you knew her quite originally because of the injuries?

Oh, that and Carlene.

I was tired.

She was beautiful.

Like an angel.

She convinced me that I could get over a football, you know.

Well, I believed her for a little while.

So what made you change your mind?

Well, it's not the money, you know. I got plenty of that.

You know what it's like to trot out in the field with the game on the line and

you got millions of fans waiting for you to pull off another miracle?

Well, I'll tell you something, Harry.

Gary.

At that moment, at that very second, you just feel like you're going to live

forever.

I don't know.

I'm not a football fan.

I'm sure your wife doesn't feel that way.

Colleen is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I know that.

But you saw me out there the other day. We could go to the playoffs, and I'm

just not ready to quit.

That's all.

I mean, I know I have to someday.

It's not today.

Schmuck. Been almost a week and you still feel like a schmuck, don't you?

Yeah.

It's a complicated world, kiddo.

You tried to help Colleen and Joe.

What more could you do?

But they still love each other.

You want a headline?

I'll give you a headline.

Love does not conquer all.

They're adults.

You're an adult.

Live your life.

I'm trying. Well, try harder.

Look what this compulsion has already cost you.

Your peace of mind.

Your best friend.

What's next?

You're right.

And what are you going to do about it?

I'm going to stick to the plan. And I'm going to stay away from the paper on

Sunday. And I'm going to watch the Bears game.

Good.

And whatever it says, ignore the paper.

Do nothing.

Nothing? Well,

come on in.

Do nothing.

It's Sunday. I get a break.

Welcome to Historic Soldier Field on the shores of Lake Michigan. This stadium

has seen a lot of great sporting events at this time, but none more unexpected

than the football game about to be played here today. Do you believe in

miracles? Join us as the fairy tale continues for the city of Chicago, where

their beloved Bears take on the Washington Redskins.

Then comes out of mothballs to play in, well, Super Bowl form.

Well, now, of course, Joe can't scramble like he used to on those banged -up

knees, but I'll tell you something. He still gets plenty of zip on the ball.

It's been a long time since the Bears were playing with so much at stake. Too

long. This is a city that's starved for some postseason play.

Well, hey, man. Where are you? I thought you were coming over.

Well,

how about the second half?

But I'll tell you something else about this whiskey team.

They're smart. Yeah. Physical.

Sure. Whatever.

Okay. Bye -bye.

Redskins won the toss, and here comes the kick and run away. Long, high kick.

Redskins try to run it right up the middle.

Big mistake, Pat. There was no seam there.

No,

the trick is to stop the straight kick returner specialist before they get up

ahead of the team. Of course I'm okay.

At the Bears, I got my bloody man. I got a brunch. What more could I want?

Chuck's not here. That's his decision.

Paper day, that's my decision.

Sunday's my day.

I'm going to enjoy my day even if it kills me. Come on, Bears!

We're under two minutes now. The Bears trail by seven.

And this is where Damski really shines, the two -minute drill.

Come on. Bears come to the line. Damski in the pocket. And he has the man to the

right. It's Fuller.

First down, Bears on the Washington 17, a 20 -yard pickup.

Man, did he drill that one. I mean, that's what you call a pro.

Another huge first down for the Bears. Joe Damski has just gone over the 200

-yard margin.

And we still have an entire half a football to play.

Mario, clean it up.

But the gang told you ten minutes ago to take out those coffee grounds. Move.

Paper towels cost money, Mario.

Get some newspaper.

To be honest, I don't understand. Come on, Marcello.

24 -23 as Marcello lines up for the kick.

Here we go, and it's... Still good.

You stink, Marcello.

I can kick better than you.

You've got to wonder what's going through Marcello's mind right now. I'm

to the kitchen.

I can kick better than that guy.

Marcello, you're leaking all over the place.

I don't believe you.

I don't believe it.

I'm watching the game. Look, when the cat have a bladder problem, he's going

get hit with 12 seconds left in the game. He's going to go into a coma. We

to do something about it. What do you mean we, Kimo Sabe?

I need your help.

Oh, this is so typical.

Suddenly you need my help. Where before I'm nothing but a pain in the butt, now

you can't do it without me, huh? Now listen, you got to admit I have a point.

No, I got to remember I'm going to strangle you in a few seconds.

All I'm asking for is a loose end.

R -E -S -P -E -C -T. Find out what it means to me.

You through?

Not quite.

The second half's just begun. Now we don't have much time here.

Will you help me?

Pat O 'Brien along with Dick Butkus.

After an explosive first half, neither team has been able to put points up on

that board. Well, both defenses have tightened it up, especially the

secondary. And, you know, it looks to me like the Bears' offensive line is

beginning to tire.

Joe's going to have to scramble, and on those bad knees, that could be a

problem.

This game's been sold out for weeks, Gare. How are we going to get in there?

Well, we'll just have to think of something. I don't know. My connection

right out.

I can't breathe in this thing. Come on, just keep walking.

All right, but I am not doing this for you.

I'm doing this for the city of Chicago.

My trainer. How you doing?

Oxygen. I need oxygen.

I don't think this guy saved anyone.

All right, where are you?

Yeah, you, me, and 60 ,000 screaming fans.

Now what?

We play.

Just under eight minutes, Bears trail by one, and fans are looking to Damski for

another miracle finish. Come on, we're going to stop Joe. What do you want us

do, go out in the field and tackle him?

Here's the snap.

Damski jumps it off for maybe a three -yard gain.

Look, he's brought down to the locker room with five minutes to play to have

leg checked out. Then he comes back up top. That's when he's hurt. So come on.

Wait, where are you going?

I'm going down to the locker room. And how do you expect us to get into the

locker room? The same way we got into the stadium.

Oh, no. I'm not putting this thing on again. It stinks.

I've had it.

Hey! Come on, Smokey. I'm breathing noxious fumes in here.

Five minutes on the clock now and ticking down, and the Bears' offense

to struggle.

Damski drops back. Whoa, you've got to pick up that blip. Keep down.

Damski's brought down for a six -yard loss and appears to be hurt, Dick. No,

it's his left knee. I mean, it's been bothering him the whole half.

Talk about a bad break for the Bears.

Down a point with five minutes to go.

You've got to wonder how many more games those knees can take. I mean, after

all, he's in.

Let's take a look, Joe.

Wait a second.

Wait a second.

Look, it's just a bruise.

You don't have a prayer without Joe.

We'll be back.

We'll be back.

What happened to Gary?

Couldn't take the suspense?

I have no idea where he is.

That should give you enough support.

Great. Let me get out of here. Whoa.

Redskins ball. Take your time.

Hey, I don't like the way that brace is riding.

Sit back down here a minute. I'm going to make a couple of guns.

I don't want that thing locking up.

Okay.

Find that out.

That feel any better?

Joe?

Colleen? You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Is he fine, Jack?

Still in one piece.

Great. Tell him I'll wait, would you, Doc? Thanks.

Colleen, I can't have you coming down here, okay? I'll talk to you after the

game. No, you won't, Joe.

Why?

I can't do this anymore.

Why? I never wanted to come between you and football, and I didn't think that I

had to.

But it is very clear what you are married to, and it is not me.

Colleen, this is not the time to have this discussion.

You are not the only one who is getting hurt out there, Joe. I mean, you have no

idea what I feel every time you put on that uniform.

And I love you.

I love you too much to watch you get crippled, Joe.

So you go out there and you win one for the Bears.

And I will read about it in tomorrow's paper.

Colleen, wait.

leading by one with under four minutes remaining.

Perot takes the snap and he passes over the middle. First down, Redskins. Didn't

I tell you? Look out for the... In a minute, there's a flag on the play

Redskins. Woo!

That's a huge victory.

And the first and ten is now third and eleven. Hey, Joe.

Joe, hey.

Whoa, whoa, hey. How you doing? I'm a big fan of yours.

How'd you get in here?

Oh, we're just maintenance crew. We're checking on the... What?

I got a game. Hey, Joe.

They stopped him, Pat.

The Redskins will have to punt it away. The Bears will have one more chance.

Now, the question is, where's Dansky? Joe, where are you? Joe, we need you.

I should be back by now.

Marcelo. The place kicker.

I hate that guy.

Oh. Well, let's get money.

Punk.

Close the door.

Lock it.

Hey, Joe, is that you?

It's stuck.

Who's this?

Security. Where's Joe?

Uh, he's, um, calling nature.

Well, listen, we got the fallback. We need him.

Hey, he's coming right out. He just said be patient for a sec, you know?

He's human.

Hey, who is this?

Come on, open up.

I'm gonna go call someone.

Oh, no, no. Oh, yes. Oh, no. Uh, listen.

In another minute, they're gonna force this door down.

and they're going to see you and me and two chloroform bear players.

It's your call, buddy.

One foot in front of the other.

All right.

That's the worst thing that can happen, huh? You take the snap, you get

flattened, an ambulance comes, and then, uh, that's it from under here.

The 20 million Bears fans counting on you.

All right? Let me do all the talking.

Hey,

look, here's Joe!

Joe, thank God. Hey, what's with the visor? He had an eye problem. It's

It's cornea. How come he can't talk? He broke his jaw, too. His jaw's wired

shut. His jaw? He thought it was his knee.

You know, the jawbone's connected to the knee bone. It's connected to the eye

socket. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can't call plays, huh?

Talk good.

Get over here.

Joe can't talk. You've got to call a staff for him. Uh, 93.

White cross.

Go. Now, you got it? Go, go, get stuck.

Listen to that crowd.

Damski's back and so are the Bears' chances.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

Well, whatever they did to him in the locker room, Damski doesn't even look

the same player.

Well, he's got a knee brace on his left knee and a visor, which I never seen

before. There's a report now from the field that he has a scratched cornea and

broken jaw.

And he's still out there.

Unbelievable. You've got to love a guy like that.

14 seconds left. Ball on the Redskins, 40. No timeout.

Well, that would be a record kick for a good place kicker. And unfortunately,

the Bears don't have a good kicker.

So it's all on Damski's shoulders as the Bears break from the huddle.

Shotgun formation.

Fuller split left.

The crowd's on his feet. This is it. The entire season on the line.

If the Bears win, they're in the playoffs.

If they lose, it's way till next year. Banksy seems confused, Pat. That injury

may have shook him up more than we know. Conklin's calling the signals. Very

long count.

Play clock down to three seconds.

Come on, come on. Snap the ball, will you?

Makes a great move on Curtis, and it's a foot grace to the sideline.

First down, it's a six, a 34 -yard play.

Hold it, Pat. Damski's hurt.

Damski's not moving, and there's a flag on the field.

Here's the replay. Joel rolls right, avoids the tackle, but Rask keeps after

him, and down he goes.

After he released the ball, Pat, I mean, that's definitely roughing the passer.

Look at his head snap back.

Man, I hate to see that.

Take it off, Joe.

He's moving.

No, no.

Don't touch his helmet. He's right. Don't move his head. Get a stretcher in

here. Get a stretcher.

All right, he's walking.

He's back.

One,

two, three.

You're going to be all right, buddy.

All right, Joe. Take it off.

Hey, Masello.

Masello. Come on. Yeah, you. Remember, we've got a game to win.

Huh?

Four seconds on the clock. Ball on the Redskins' six.

It all comes down to the foot of kicker Tony Masello. Stay with him. I'm going

to check on the X for you. Masello's missed one extra point already today.

You know something? I hate kickers. I mean, you spend 59 minutes in a war, and

then it all comes down to a skinny kid who grew up playing soccer.

We will keep you updated on Damsky's condition as soon as we get anything. In

the meantime...

We've still got a one -point game down on the field. Four seconds left. This is

it. Metello's coming on for what will be a 23 -yard field goal attempt.

This will be an automatic for most kickers. We're doomed.

That face.

He stinks.

Yeah, but Metello isn't most kickers.

I mean, look at the guy, Pat.

Look at the crowd.

I've never heard them so quiet.

Well, the hopes and dreams of an entire city are riding on this kick.

Well, you're right about that. We're talking about three points that will

the difference between disaster and triumph.

It's good. Bears win.

I don't believe... It's good.

Bears win.

I don't believe it. The ball bounced off a red -skinned helmet, hit the right

upright, and somehow got through.

Joe?

Joe, are you all right? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little... I'm just a

little... But I'm ready to play.

Marcello? Send me in, coach.

If you're in here, then who's out there?

There you go.

Hey, what up?

How you doing?

I'm freezing!

Put this on.

Can we go now?

Yeah. Pretty great kick, huh?

Tell us about that last drive, Joe. Well, to tell you the truth, Dick, I

remember too much. I've seen the replay.

It doesn't seem to be me out there. That made me realize something.

I mean, I love this game.

It's all I've ever known.

But I think there comes a time in every athlete's life where he has to face the

fact that he's just too old to play anymore.

And that time is now.

Frankly, life without football scares the hell out of me.

But a future without my health and my wonderful wife, Colleen,

well, that scares me a lot more.

So I'd like to thank the Bears and the city of Chicago.

They're the greatest fans in the world.

And I'll be cheering with you all the way to the Super Bowl.

Goodbye.

Good luck, Joe.

Well, Pat, regular Joe just dropped another bomb. But you know something?

I think this retirement is for good.

Back to you, Pat.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Quarterback regular Joe Damsky shocked the fans here in Chicago by announcing

his retirement. Damsky brought the team from the cellar all the way to the

playoffs. He left the game as he arrived to class act a leader by example.

What is this?

That's a peace offering. Two Chuck, regular Joe Damski.

Now you think you can buy my love with a football?

So you need my help at McGinty's, huh?

You belong there.

And Marissa?

Well, she's part of the team, too.

She doesn't know anything about running a restaurant.

Well, that's another thing.

It's not going to be a restaurant anymore. We're going to turn it back

tavern that it used to be. No more fancy wine glasses, no more cigar rooms.

You're going to be around this time?

Well, as much as I can. I've still got to deal with the paper.

What about Sundays?

Even the big guy upstairs rests on Sundays.

Well, look what almost happened today.

I thought you wanted your life back.

Well, I've been thinking. Maybe this is my life. And maybe if...

Maybe if I didn't get the paper, I'd still be helping people.

That's you, Gare.

Always looking out for number two.

Maybe.

Anyway, the fact of the matter is, I don't need much to

make me happy, Chuck, and a place to call home and friends to share it with.

I mean, what do you say?

Partners?

We need cocktail napkins. Right.

Hey, no more.

Chuck, you're a whirlwind. I've got to stay on top.

Business is up 40 % since I convinced Gary to turn this place back into a

bar. You convinced Gary? That's right. I've got to go. I'm busy. Busy like a

little beaver.

Take care of those, buddy.

Make sure all the tables have pretzels, okay?

Damien, this one. No more.

What's with Chuck? It's like he's a whole new Chuck.

Not entirely.

Gesundheit. Now, I love what you're doing with the place.

You made the right choice, Gary.

Always listen to your heart.

What's in here counts.

Good luck.

Do you know that man, Gary?

I don't know if I do or not.

Well, they say crime doesn't pay, but it makes great television.

Let's see if Perry Mason can smoke out a rat next on Hallmark in the case of the

scandalous scoundrel just moments away.