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Trying to get yourself killed?

once in a while.

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.

Dad?

Say hi.

Come here.

Hurry up, Chuck. Why do I have to do the video?

Why can't Grandpa Jerry?

Grandpa Jerry's the sandbag. The what?

The sandbag. He gets to hold the baby while the moil does the procedure.

Lucky him.

Justin, who's your favorite uncle? You are, Uncle Chuck. That's right, and

you forget it. You need a haircut.

Join the army, son.

I can't believe I'm related to that guy.

Couldn't they have done this in the hospital? It's tradition.

Besides, they say it's totally painless. The baby doesn't feel a thing.

Mom, go over there.

Grandpa Jerry.

You'll be holding the badge. I won't drop it. You know this is a position of

great honor.

I'm Jerry. Jerry.

What am I doing?

These are my people. That's my third cousin about to get his... What are you

doing here? That's why I'm here.

The whole thing will be over in a matter of seconds. Oh, my God.

The poor kid. You've got to help me, huh? Oh, my God. I can't even pronounce

that word.

Stop the moil!

Hey, what's the camera? Dare you interrupt this ceremony? This man's

needs medical attention. Look at this guy. He's an accident waiting to happen.

I appreciate the advice, Chuck, but you know what? I am a doctor. I'm board

-certified in cardiology and neurology. Every family function, I've got to hear

about Arnie the doctor. Chuck, why can't you be a doctor like Arnie? I'm sick of

it, Arnie!

You know, actually, I don't feel so good. I know, sit down. Somebody call a

paramedic. There's one outside.

Who's in the neighborhood?

Oh, no, I'm going to be all right.

Oh, my God, if that had happened during the brisk.

Fishman, you know what you did?

You saved my son's future.

Exactly. Thank you. Yeah, don't mention it.

Is he going to be okay?

You were terrific. Oh, it was nothing.

Do I know you?

My name is Chuck. Chuck Fishman. I'm Arnie's cousin.

Ellen Goodman.

Ellen.

Ellen, and how do you know Arnie and Eileen?

I'm their rabbi.

I should be going to temple more often.

loud, don't you think? What?

The music. It's a little loud, don't you think?

Not my music.

Tony. Ah, Mr. Hobbs. Just the man I wanted to see.

The music.

It's good, yes?

It's loud.

Love song.

You have to play it loud.

Tony, the neighbors are complaining.

Oh, yes. There was a day I've been.

Everything you hear.

Tony, they're calling in from Scope.

Now you make a tease.

But for you, Mr. Hobbs, I turn on the music.

And maybe you do me a favor. What is that?

Hamburger patties.

I call it a hot burger.

Why?

It is obvious, you know.

It is shaped like a heart.

That's not what I mean, Tony.

What I'm asking is, why are you making hamburger heart?

Because my own heart is bursting with happiness, which brings me to the favor.

Today is the day, Mr. Hobson.

After today, nothing will be the same.

Why is that?

Because today I am a man.

I'm going to ask Miss Abby, the woman of my dreams, if she will go out with me.

Oh, that's very nice.

That's wonderful.

What's the favor? I need the afternoon off.

You need the whole afternoon off to ask a girl out?

Well, I need the time to prepare.

Mario. Hey, Mario.

Hey, where's Mario?

Where'd he go?

I beg of you. I never asked you for another favor in my entire life.

Get up off your feet. Would you just be back by dinner, huh?

You are a god among men.

How else could I be? I am in love. I drink with the happiness.

Drifting all over me. Me too.

Listen, I gotta talk to you. I got trouble.

What kind of trouble?

Big trouble.

It's the rabbi.

What rabbi?

From yesterday.

Oh, the nice rabbi from yesterday?

Nice? Gare, she's more than nice. That is one hot rabbi.

I mean, you expect that kind of look from a nun.

You know, like Julie Andrews or Sally Field, but a rabbi?

I can't get her out of my head.

So what's your problem?

Problem?

She's a rabbi.

Well, rabbis can date, can't they?

She talks to God.

Chuck, phone call.

Who is it?

Rabbi Ellen.

There you go.

Tony. Hello, Miss Abby.

I'm glad to see you.

You are? I'm always glad to see you.

You're my big success story.

I am?

I've turned you into a lover.

Yes. Yes. A book lover.

Yes. Books.

And I'd love to see that someone who loves books as much as I do.

Yes. Well, I wanted to ask you... You have great

expectations. Yes, how do you know?

You checked it out last week.

Ah, Dickens.

Yes. That little peep. He has such a spunk.

Is there anything I can help you with?

Yes.

I wanted to ask you... I wanted to ask you... Yes?

What I mean to say is... Do you have any more recommendations?

Don't make a mess of it, huh?

Buddy, I am floating.

Got a date with a rabbi, huh?

She could be the one.

A chance encounter of biblical proportions.

Two lonely people needed a bris.

And it's all because of you. Me?

Yeah. If you hadn't crashed that party, none of this would have happened.

I could kiss you.

You don't have to do that.

Come here, you little cutie.

Stop that. What's wrong with you?

I got things to do, I tell you.

Woman, help. I saw her.

Juggler's hack from... Hey, you!

Mark's clothes.

Two to your commercial.

Hold it right there.

Naked.

Saved my life.

I just want you to know, Mr. Hobson, I had everything under control.

You know, I could have saved him. Well, I know you could have, Tony. Obby was

never in any danger. I was ready.

And I realize that now. I could have run like that. I mean, very fast.

Tony, uh...

Just to make one thing clear, though, you know, I'm not trying to move in on

your territory.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'm talking about Abby, you know. It was the right place, right time. But of

course, Abby, she's not my property.

I mean, if you were to try and woo her, impress her with your horseback riding

bravado, I couldn't.

No, wait, but I'm not trying to do that.

Okay? Sure, sure, sure, okay.

Hey, how you doing? Whoa, whoa, whoa.

What's with all that?

You ever read the Talmud?

No, I can't say so I have.

There's no way I'm going to get through this thing before tonight.

I'm hoping to find out how it ended. I can't even read Hebrew.

Why this?

I got a cram.

I got to figure out how I'm going to fill two hours of conversation with a

rabbi. Why don't you try talking to him?

I'm making a horrible mistake, aren't I?

I mean, who are we kidding here?

Me and a rabbi?

I skipped out on my own bar mitzvah.

I ended up going to a movie.

Any which way but loose.

I love that monkey.

Chuck, can I ask you something? Two hours ago, you were floating. Now, it's

disaster. It's Chernobyl. I'm doomed.

It's all your fault. My fault? If it weren't for you, I would have never met

that rabbi. Now, wait a second. You're not shoving this responsibility off on

me, pal. Yeah, you. You and that stupid paper of yours. I gotta go. Sure, leave

me now. Now that I'm pouring my guts out to you. What do you want me to do for

you? I want your advice. Now, tell me. What would you do if you were in my

situation? I wouldn't tell her about the bar mitzvah.

Gary?

Ab? Hi.

Oh, you must be looking for Tony. I came here to see you.

To thank you.

Oh, you already did.

Not for this morning, I didn't.

Excuse me? You saw me on the street. You told me to take my head out of my book.

I knew I had seen you before.

You may not believe me, but I've seen you many times before.

Oh, well, that's because I get around town. Look, I'm kind of busy right now.

Not in the flesh.

In my dreams, Gary. That's why I've seen you.

I read a lot. I'm a librarian.

Of course, you know that already, don't you?

I have a drink.

Maybe some coffee or water.

We're out. But, of course, there's a coffee shop on the way to the library,

they have fantastic espresso.

Bastardo! Tony! No speaking.

It's not important what you say.

You are a dick in the grass.

Miss Abby, I... Tony, this isn't what it looks like. Tony, Tony!

Oh, Tony, he's such a sweet man. I could hardly believe he'd get so angry about

anything. You know, Abby, you shouldn't underestimate Tony, because Tony, he's

very passionate. So am I, Gary. Can I admit something?

I read romance novels.

Does that shock you?

Does it shock me? Well, no, it doesn't, but... Pretty silly, huh? I mean, I did

my doctoral thesis on Russian politics.

Well, right now, I've got a crisis in the kitchen. I speak four languages. I

spend my days surrounded by the classics. Dante, Dostoevsky, Dickens.

great books, every one of them. But not the kind of books you want to take to

bed.

It is hot in here.

You don't want to take your coat off because it's cold outside. Do you

in fate, Gary?

Fate? Que sera, sera. What will be, will be. That nothing can change it.

Nope, but Tony does, and Tony's right. Do you believe that if two people were

meant to find each other, they will?

Yes, I do.

Say no more.

Abby, listen to me.

Oh,

my God, I'm speaking French.

I do that when I get excited. Abby, you... I did it again. I did it.

Goodbye,

Gary.

Bye.

Who was that?

That was a woman that I helped today.

Twice. She thinks it's fate. She thinks we're supposed to be together.

Maybe she's right. Maybe it is fate.

No, it's not fate. She's accident prone.

I'm sorry.

She's in love.

She's in love with the wrong guy. She's supposed to be in love with Tony.

So what are you going to do?

I'm going to fix it.

To pick up the pieces.

Hey, can you turn it down a little bit?

Somebody breaks your heart.

What are you doing?

Look, Tony, I didn't know she was going to come by the bar.

This morning, I didn't even know that was the woman you were talking about.

Well, how could I?

Do you see the way she looks at you?

No, I hadn't noticed.

It is like once upon a time, someone asked her the most important question in

the world.

And when she looks at you, she sees the ants.

Well, no, I bet you're wrong there. Not about this.

I go to the library. Twice a week I see her.

She recommends books.

Some are good.

Some I do not understand.

But I read them all.

Not for the stories, but to see what she sees when she reads them.

So when I read the books, it's like she's in the room with me.

Tony, have you told Abby this?

I try.

But the words, they get stuck right here.

I am not like you, Mr. Hobson. I don't ride the stallions. I don't rescue women

from falling swords.

How do you do that?

Look, Tony, the words, everyone, their words, they get stuck.

Well, if you don't tell Abby, you're never going to know how Abby...

Really feels.

You all right?

I'll try.

Well, no, Tony, don't try. Do it.

I will do it. Good. I will tell her how I feel. Good.

Salute.

Tony,

we're closing.

Miss Abby, I need to ask you something.

Sure, more recommendations.

You have changed my life, Abby.

Tony! No, no, no, no.

It's hard for me to get these words out. And if I don't do it now, I may never

do it. And then I will be lost. So please, let me finish.

Abby, ever since the time I first saw you, I have been living a lie.

I tell myself it is just an infatuation. It will pass.

But I know it is not true.

I tell myself it is okay not to know if she shares my feelings.

That it is better not to know.

To hope that she does is enough.

More lies.

It is not enough, Abby.

And I have to know.

Probably you...

Fear, you do not know me very well, but I love you, Abby.

And I have to know, how do you feel?

Tell me what happened.

Feelings are not a negotiation.

What's that?

It is what Abby said when I told her how I felt.

She said that she was sorry.

She wished she could return my feelings, but she could not.

what I asked her.

Have you looked inside your heart?

She just shook her head.

Feelings are not negotiable.

Tony, maybe you should give her some more time.

You are not listening, Mr. Hobson.

She told me she's not in love with me.

She's in love with you.

I was better off before.

When at least I still had hope.

Well, now, wait a second, Tony. It's all right with you, Mr. Hobson. I wish to

be alone with my misery.

Please.

Bad date.

Spill it.

I blew it.

I completely blew it.

It was like I left part of my brain at home.

Oh, come on. It couldn't have been that bad.

Gary, I told the truth.

You told the truth about what?

About everything.

So, uh, did you have a good day?

Oh, yeah.

It was busy.

I had a funeral in the morning.

I'm in a board meeting, and then I helped three students back -to -back on

bar mitzvah speeches.

I skipped mine.

What?

My bar mitzvah. I skipped it. I thought you should know.

That's okay, Chuck.

I'm not a religious cop. I'm just a rabbi. I don't speak Greek either.

Greek? I didn't assume that you did.

I'm just telling you that because the last time I was here in this restaurant,

was on a date with this gorgeous model.

Anyway, I tried to impress her by ordering in Greek.

Before she arrived, I had a little chat with the waiter.

He told me what to say.

You didn't tell her about your brother and the candy at Halloween?

Oh, yeah. That came out before the appetizers. When I was a kid, I stole my

little brother's Halloween candy.

He was on crutches.

Broken leg.

Now, how hard that little guy had to work to get that candy?

Why? I don't know.

There I was, sitting across from a rabbi.

And it was like God himself was listening in.

I was it. I was just compelled to tell the truth.

Fate brought us together, and the truth tore us apart.

Hey, Chuck.

Phone.

I'm so ashamed.

Gary Hobson.

Yeah, oh, that's... What's that? A rump roast.

What's it look like?

It's your lucky night, lover boy.

Thanks. Sign here.

is like a tenderloin on a spit.

Well, I'm sure you'll feel better in the morning.

I don't think so. But thank you for saying that.

I'm not going to believe this.

She'll have to see me again.

The rabbi.

Ooh, those are beautiful.

Where are they from, Abbey?

Tony?

I'll lift Tony up.

Don't worry about him. Listen, back to me. The rabbi called.

He told me that I was one of the most interesting guys she's ever met. We got

another date.

Great. You know what? This truth thing, I think there might be something to it.

What am I going to do about Abby?

My advice?

Try the truth.

Now, look, Abby, I don't want to hurt you, but here it is.

I don't share your feelings.

You're trying to protect me. No, I'm not trying to protect you. What I'm saying

is... You're married, aren't you?

Huh? You've got a wife.

And you don't love her anymore.

Maybe you never did, but she's sick.

Todd said she's dying.

Even if she wasn't, you'd never leave her. Because you made a commitment to

And in a world of broken promises and shattered dreams, you are the kind of

that stands by his commitment. Yeah, but Abby, listen. No, I'm not married. I

was married.

Why?

Left you alone with a lifetime of memories.

No. I know.

You have suffered.

But life has given you a second chance and you must grab it, Gary. Grab it with

both hands.

Chuck. Ellen, hi. I'm sorry I'm early, but I was in the neighborhood and I...

No, that's not true.

Actually, I... I just couldn't wait to see you.

I'm glad.

Oh, come in.

Okay.

These are for you.

Oh, Chuck.

They're beautiful.

Well, let me go put them in some water.

Do you want something to drink? No, I'll wait until we have dinner. Okay.

Well, why don't you take off your jacket and make yourself comfortable.

Oh, they're really beautiful.

I've always loved roses.

Chuck.

Who's Abby?

What? This card. It says, to Gary from Abby. Let me see that.

Oh, the stupid floor. They must have changed the order.

And I had roses, too.

No, that's not true. Actually, these were sent to my partner, and it didn't

like he wanted them, so I took them.

I mean, I figured, why waste the 50 bucks? Not that you're not worth 50

You're worth much more than 50 bucks. You're worth a million, billion, zillion

dollars.

Okay.

I like a man who's practical.

It was honest.

I like you.

You do?

Just, um, get rid of the card next time. Right.

Mr. Hines, my name is Chuck Fishman, and I'm the guy that dinged your blue

Mercedes last weekend.

Well, actually, it was more than dinged. I imagine you need a whole new door.

Anyway, I can be reached at McGinty's Bar, and we're listed in the phone book.

Thank you.

What was that all about?

The truth, Gare.

The whole truth and nothing but.

I'm telling you, it's going to be my new motto.

So you're clicking with the rabbi, huh? Oh, yeah, the truth.

What a concept.

How's it going with Abby?

Oh, I told her the truth.

It didn't work.

Yeah, well, truth's not for everyone.

I'm in a real mess.

Abby thinks you're a hero, right?

Yeah, that's not me. It's the paper.

What if the paper made someone else a hero for a change? What if the paper

thought someone else was a hero?

You mean Tony?

And down comes the duck.

Wait a second. Now, the paper comes to me. I'm not supposed to loan out the

paper. What, it comes with instructions?

I don't think so.

Well, no, it doesn't. But look, the paper got you into this mess. Let it

you get out of it. Well, how do you suppose it's going to do that?

Boy meets girl.

Boy loses girl.

Boy gets paper.

Paper helps boy get girl back.

Gary loses girl. End credit.

I suppose, yeah. If it was a small story, something

minor, something harmless, something like this.

I don't understand.

What do you want me to do?

I just want you to watch after her. It's a dangerous park. I don't want anything

to happen to her. What is going to happen?

Nothing's going to happen to her, Tony, because you're going to be watching.

I'll be right back.

Abby.

Oh, Gary.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Would you like to take a stroll?

Later, Mr.

Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

Come on.

Here's the board.

That's 500 benches apart. You've got to pick mine.

They're here.

What are you doing, Gloria? I told you don't feed the pigeons at my bench. Oh,

leave me alone, Herb. You don't own the bench.

Give me the pigeons.

Hey, what are you doing? I knew you'd call.

Call it bait.

Call it intuition.

I was looking at the phone and I got one of those tingly feelings.

You ever get one of those?

Abby, I don't think you heard what I was trying to say in the library.

Oh, my God, look.

That man's trying to steal that woman's purse, Abby.

Aren't you going to stop him?

Me? No, I'm not going to get involved.

I'm not the hero.

Why,

look.

That looks like Tony.

That is Tony.

Now, that's a brave man.

What are you doing?

What

are

you doing?

Take it your experiment of turning Tony into a hero didn't go too well, huh?

Train wreck. Yeah, that's what I figured.

Thought you had a date with a rabbi.

Oh, yeah.

She invited me to her service, her gig.

I left early.

Isn't that kind of a frown upon?

I couldn't take it anymore.

You should have heard her sermon.

We all know the story of Daniel.

Thrown into the lion pit, kept alive by virtue of his honesty.

Tonight, I want to talk about the Daniels among us.

People who can teach us something about the truth.

And I want to talk about one man in particular.

This is a man who is not afraid to admit that he cries regularly.

This is a man who has no need to create a fake persona, a shield.

This is a man who is proud to show the world his flaws.

Yes, he can be...

Shallow, but honestly shallow.

And yet, like the rest of us, he can be superficial and vain.

But honest about it.

Always honest.

Like the time he took his date to a Greek restaurant.

Obviously she likes you. I mean, the guy she's describing, it's you. That's just

it. I couldn't stand the guy she was describing.

Who could?

I'd like to track that guy down and beat the living snot out of him.

That guy is ruining it for everyone else. He's raising the bar to a level of

impossible height.

He's a wimp, a loser, and a jerk.

And where's the ball game? The guy she was talking about was me.

Fishman, I'm looking for Chuck Fishman.

What do you need?

I'm looking for Chuck Fishman.

Who are you?

Hines.

Chester Hines.

Fishman trashed my Mercedes.

Which one is he?

Him.

Hey.

Here.

Put this on.

What's that?

It's my heart.

Believe me, a couple of weeks, no one will notice.

That guy was pretty fast for his size, huh?

What happened to the new Chuck? You know, the truth, the whole truth,

but the truth, Chuck.

It got old.

Tony! No!

You! Do not say a word to me!

Chuck, someone's looking for you up front.

Tell you what, I'm going to let you have your privacy.

Tony.

Tony.

What happened today at the park?

It was all a mistake.

It was my mistake.

No.

The only mistake was me thinking that a woman like Abby would ever be

interested in a man like me.

Congratulations, Mr. Hobson. You have won.

But I beg you, take good care of Abby.

What?

Where are you going?

To Palermo, where I will sit and wait for word that you have died.

Because until you do, no man stands a chance with Abby.

I'll finish packing in the morning.

The victim was attending a weekly meeting at the Bronte Reading Society.

Abby?

Gary! Hi.

The Nelson Reading Room, the Bronte Reading Society, they're meeting today?

Yeah. Where are they doing that?

At the end of that hall.

angry they plumbed out into Mississippi on top of Wuthering Heights.

My love for people resembles the eternal rock city.

A source of little light but necessary. Get out of the way,

would you?

You'll just save anyone, won't you?

Abby. You're just an indiscriminate saver.

Excuse me? No, no, don't try that puppy dog look on me. Save it for the Bronte

Society women or the Jane Austen group. They'll be here at three. Maybe you got

lucky. One of them will have a coronary. Abby.

Look, Abby. I thought what we had was special.

We don't have anything.

That's what I've been trying to tell you, but you don't listen.

Look, Abby, you're a very smart woman. You memorize more books than I'll ever

read. But for such a smart woman, sometimes you can be very dense.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means open up your eyes. You blew it.

There's a guy out there who's in love with you. A real guy, not a romance

guy, but a guy who would give up his life for you.

And I think if you just lift your eyes up out of your book and look around...

I think you might feel the same way for him.

I gotta go.

I like you, Ellen.

I really do.

It's just... I'm gonna get right to the point here.

You and me, it's not gonna work out.

I can't do it anymore.

The problem is...

The problem is that the truth, and I mean this literally, the truth

hurts. Oh, God, how did that happen? Ever since I met you, my life has

taken a turn for the weird.

The weird?

You've had a tremendous impact on me, Ellen.

You've changed my life, and I don't like it.

Oh. Last week, I dented a guy's blue Mercedes.

And, uh, like an idiot, I gave him my name.

He came to see me yesterday.

And he hit you in the face?

No, not me. He popped my best friend, Gary.

It was the guy who came in after him.

The cable guy. The former cable guy. I gave him 50 bucks to get free HBO two

years ago. So I called the cable company because, you know, total honesty, and I

told him exactly what happened.

He lost his job, and, uh, he wanted to talk things over.

So you're breaking up with me because when you're with me, you're...

Honest.

Compulsively honest.

Truthful.

Nice.

I see.

That's certainly a new one.

Well... I'm sorry.

Well, I'll be seeing you around.

You mean that?

No.

Maybe on the high holidays.

Buy a ticket.

Right.

Dear Miss Abbey, I am finally through with trade expectations.

I apologize for its lateness.

Attached, please find my overdue fine of $1 .24.

Thank you for all your book recommendations.

You're a kind, patient woman.

I am returning to Sicily, but I will think of you fondly.

My feelings remain unnegotiated.

Antonio.

Thank you.

Ah, that's cold.

So it's all over for Tony, huh?

It's too bad.

Love is tough.

Oh, you got that right, Rob.

You know, there are some mysteries that will never be solved.

Here comes one of them right now.

Excuse me.

Gary.

Abby, we're kind of busy right now, so... Actually, I was here to see Tony.

Tony?

Tony's back in the kitchen, but he's cleaning out his stuff.

Tony.

Abby!

What are you... I made a mistake.

I thought... I had fallen in love with a hero.

But I had no idea what a hero really was.

Anyone can run around and save princesses from burning castles. That

take a hero. It just takes good timing.

But two days ago, I met a real hero.

A man who had the courage to stand in front of the woman he loved and show her

his heart.

And you forgive me.

Well, somebody packed my bag.

I'm going straight to hell.

I did it. I dumped the rabbi.

You got socked in the eye by a rabbi?

Well, not quite. It's a long, complicated story, Gary.

Ice.

Thanks. I'll get you another one.

You know, Garrett...

This love stuff, it's all it's cracked up to be.

Right now, I am inclined to agree with you.

Gary.

This

is

a nice work.

You have a visitor.

Gary Hobson?

Huh?

I just wanted to thank you for saving my life.

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