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♪ There's a time for love And a time for livin' ♪

♪ So take a chance And face the wind ♪

♪ An open road and A road that's hidden ♪

♪ A brand-new life Around the bend ♪

♪ Nights are long But you might awaken ♪

♪ To a brand-new life ♪

♪ Brand-new life ♪

♪ A brand-new life Around the bend ♪

Oh, yeah!

It sounds like a tropical paradise.

It's 85 degrees, and the water temperature's 82?

I don't believe it. Hold on.

Mona, I don't mean to pry,

but what are you doing?

Stealing food.

Who says marketing is a chore?

Hi. What?

You're gonna send me a ticket

to go to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend?

Ah! Ask him if he's got a friend who likes redheads.

It's Grandpa Nick, calling from Florida.

Oh. Hi, Nick!

Yeah, yeah. It's Mona.

Oh, Grandpa, do I have to?

Okay. He says, "Kissy, kissy. Muah, Muah."

Oh, good old Nick. Still blowing hot air, heh.

No, Grandpa, I'd love to come see you,

but I have to talk it over with Dad.

No, he wouldn't believe that I'm going on a field trip

to a convent.

[SCOFFS]

Okay. I'll call you later. I love you too.

Tell him ta-ta and smoochy-woochy.

No way.

Okay. Bye.

[GIGGLING] Oh! Oh!

Oh, a weekend in Fort Lauderdale, whoo!

This calls for a major mall run. You wanna help me shop?

You're on. And help me pack?

You're on. And convince Dad to let me go?

You're on your own.

Oh. I gotcha.

You do that one more time,

and you are in big trouble.

I'm shaking.

[LAUGHS]

Dad, you know, there's a three-day weekend coming up,

and I've always felt holidays should be spent with family--

You know, sharing the holiday spirit,

giving thanks, worshipping together.

Sam, it's Columbus Day.

Yeah, but, uh, Columbus was Italian, you know,

and I believe that all good Italians

should spend the holidays with relatives.

Even if they have to go

all the way to Fort Lauderdale to do it.

Aha. So that's what this is all about, huh?

Hey, not for nothing, but my idea of a holiday

does not include Grandpa Nick.

Good, 'cause he didn't include you.

All right, well, let me tell you something else.

You are not going alone.

Oh, Dad, but he's already paid for my ticket.

Come on. He'll take her around show her the sights.

What, Nick Milano's lifestyles of the poor and sleazy?

Dad, you're not being fair.

Nick has really settled down in the last year.

He hasn't been indicted for anything.

He's probably under an assumed name.

Nick may have his faults,

but he'd never let anything happen to Sam.

Dad, I'm not a little girl anymore.

Please, please, please, please, please, please.

Up periscope.

Beep, beep, beep!

[WHISPERS] Oh, Jonathan!

Fire torpedo to F1.

Hit! All right,

another torpedo to F1. Jonathan,

you already sunk my battleship.

I know. Now I'm going for the survivors.

Well, that's my little bad seed.

Well, Samantha's on her way.

Right about now, she should be enjoying

her complimentary beverage and her honey-roasted peanuts.

You see? Everything went fine.

Now I hope you did not

make a spectacle of yourself at the departure gate?

Who, me? What, are you kidding me, Mona?

I'm not one of those overprotective fathers.

I gave her a little kiss, a hug,

then I checked the pilot's breath. Ugh!

Yeah. You know what, though. I miss her already.

Ah, it's good for you.

Every once in a while,

parents need a break from their kids.

I took 1958.

Really? I didn't notice.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Bower residence. Yeah.

Hey, Bambi, how are you doing?

Hey, it's Nick's girlfriend.

Hey, Bambi, I'm glad you called.

Samantha got off fine. In fact, are you ready?

Her plane's gonna land on time, heh. Yeah, go figure, heh.

Heh. What--?

What? You're putting her on the 4:00 flight back? Why?

Well, is there something wrong?

I mean, is Nick in trouble again?

What?

Tony...

...what's wrong?

Is Nick in trouble?

Uh, no. Nick's not in trouble.

He's dead.

Hey.

I still can't believe Nick is gone.

Just think, checking out at the racetrack,

with a fistful of winning tickets in one hand

and cheese nachos in the other.

Knowing Nick, that's how he would have wanted to go.

Uh-uh. That was his second choice.

Oh, Mona.

Did Nick go to heaven or hell?

Oh, I'm sure he went to heaven, honey.

[CHUCKLES]

Why do people have to die anyway?

Well, sweetheart, because, um...

...death is just part of the natural scheme of things.

It's just something you have to learn to accept.

There's a time to live and there's a time to die.

And a time for every purpose under heaven.

[SARCASTICALLY] Turn, turn, turn.

Ahem, Jonathan...

sometimes I don't think of death as an end,

but more like a beginning,

with a door opening to a whole new world.

It could be very exciting.

[CHUCKLES]

[NORMALLY] Oh, uh...

Uh, death, uh, well, let's see...

I don't know, Jonathan, I mean, like, uh, death,

death is like a baseball game, you know...

You know, you, you play hard, and sometimes you strike out.

Sometimes, you hit a home run with the bases loaded.

In Nick's case, sometimes you get caught

fouling the ball, heh. But, uh,

But you give it all you got, you know, and then,

at the end of the ninth inning.

you pick up your glove and you, you head for the old dugout.

So, Sweetheart,

do you understand what we're saying

about why people have to die?

Yeah. You guys don't know, either.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Pretty smart kid. Yeah. Mm.

Well, listen, I gotta go.

I wanna be at the gate

the minute Sam steps off that plane.

This is not going to be easy for her.

She was crazy about Nick.

Yeah. [DOOR SLAMS]

SAMANTHA: Anyone home?

Sam?

Hi, guys. What's for dinner?

Sam, what are you doing here?

Your plane doesn't land for another hour.

Well, the 4:00 flight got delayed till 5,

but the 3:00 flight left at 4, so I got on that one.

Oh.

Well, uh, did Bambi tell you why she was sending you home?

Yeah. Grandpa's dead.

Sam, I'm so sorry.

I know it must hurt.

Yeah! Tell me about it.

I was really looking forward to this weekend.

Now I'm stuck with a new bathing suit,

and no tan lines.

Hey, wait a minute, honey.

Are you saying that's all you're upset about?

No. I had to watch Howard the Duck on the plane,

both ways.

Sam, what about your grandfather?

Oh, well, Bambi was really shook up,

you know, crying and everything.

I just had to tell her, look, people live, people die.

Oh, sweetheart, come here.

Dad, don't.

There's no reason to get mushy.

Let me know when dinner's ready, okay? I'm starved.

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Hi. Hi, Angela.

What's all this?

This is Nick's estate. It came express mail this morning.

His entire estate came in this envelope?

Yeah. Nick never owned more than he could grab

for a quick getaway, know what I mean?

I've been trying to figure out

how come we didn't get along,

and I-- I can't do it. I--

I don't know, I guess I was always on his case,

but then again, he didn't care too much for me either.

Hey, look. These are his favorite loaded dice.

Hey, look...seven. Heh, heh!

He had them bronzed.

A Tony Micelli baseball card.

What?

Must have really meant something to him.

Yeah, because it has absolutely no resale value.

Hey, look at this, look at this. Here's Nick holding Sam

when she came home from the hospital.

Oh, isn't that sweet? They're both bald.

Oh!

I'm sure she'd love to have this.

I don't know, Angelino.

Samantha's still making out like--

Like Nick's dying was no big deal.

Well, I know.

People go through stages in dealing with grief.

She just isn't at the point where she's ready to open up.

Yeah, well, that's not healthy.

You know, because she's Italian, heh, heh.

And us Italians, we gotta express ourselves,

otherwise our-- Our insides get all clogged up.

It's ugly.

Hi. Hi.

Hi, sweetheart. Hey, where you been?

Just walking around.

Yeah? I'll tell you what.

How about we shoot some hoops?

One-on-one?

Horse? I'll spot you an H.

No, thanks.

All right, all right. This calls for drastic measures.

We go to the mall, you see an outfit,

I buy it. No questions asked, huh?

Dad, if I wanna go shopping, I can go by myself.

[WHISPERS] It's okay.

Here, Sam.

What are those for?

You're supposed to give flowers when somebody dies.

Thanks, but...

I don't know what good they're gonna do to anybody.

I went through a lot of trouble to get them.

All right. All right.

Who ripped the geraniums out of my window box?

Uh-oh, um, I'll put them back for you.

Hey, how do you like that, huh?

Hot geraniums. Nick would've loved it.

Hey, Sam, Sam, this stuff came today from your grandfather.

Something here I think you should see.

Dad, I've got things to do.

Sam, this is important.

It's from your grandfather. I want you to hear it.

"I, Nick Milano,

"Leave this as my last will and testament.

"First things first.

No funeral, and no tears. Got it?"

Got it.

Yeah. "And if you wanna remember me,

"you go to Bruno's restaurant

"And order the spaghetti carbonara.

"It's full of cholesterol,

But what the hell, you don't live forever." Heh.

[MONA CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

"I, uh, I wish I had more to leave,

"but whatever I've got

goes to my beautiful granddaughter Sambina.

Especially my love."

So what do you say, Sam?

A little carbonara over at Bruno's?

Would you just lay off?

I'm sick of hearing about Grandpa.

Get it through your head.

He's gone!

I, uh... I can't get through to her.

Hi.

Hi.

We thought you'd be here.

I felt like being alone.

Maybe I should've tried the roof.

We would've tracked you down.

Look, if you're gonna try to talk me into

going to Bruno's tomorrow night,

would you do it fast? I'd like to get back to reading.

Ah...

Sears catalog, huh?

1967.

Oh!

Boy, those Nehru jackets were sharp.

Sam...

I'm gonna level with you.

We do want you to go to Bruno's tomorrow night.

It's what your grandfather wanted.

And it would be good for you.

And your father,

and maybe Bruno could use a little business.

Heh.

I'm not in the mood for pasta, okay?

Sam...

I was your age when my father died.

I know, and you hid up in the attic too?

Or was it the closet?

No, it was the basement.

And it wasn't Angela. It was me.

You? MONA: Mm-hm.

I just couldn't handle it.

And I-- I just fell apart.

But I was very lucky...

because I had someone to lean on.

Oh, Mother. [CHUCKLES]

Well, it's true.

No, no. Don't be silly.

You were the strong one.

You helped me through it.

Baby. Oh, Mama.

Okay, okay, okay. I'll go to Bruno's.

Just stop with the sappy stuff, okay?

[CHUCKLES]

Thanks a lot.

Well, here we are.

Yeah.

You know, Sam,

this was your grandfather's favorite restaurant.

He ate here every night,

except when the government was paying for his meals, heh.

You know, Sam,

this is supposed to be a celebration, you know.

So I mean...

You know, it's the way Nick wanted us to say goodbye.

Why do you wanna say goodbye to him?

You never liked him much, anyway.

Hey, that's not fair.

Come on. I mean,

I didn't like some of the things he did,

but he was your grandfather

and my father-in-law, and I loved him...

in a weird kind of way.

And I thought you did too, sweetheart.

Of course I loved him!

I loved him a lot!

Now, doesn't it feel better to say it?

All right, we'll have a nice dinner.

Good evening, and welcome to Bruno's.

I am...Bruno. [CHUCKLES]

I am...Tony, heh, heh.

And this is my daughter...Samantha.

And there's gonna be two ladies joining us...shortly, heh.

I heard you requested Nick Milano's table.

Yeah, right near the antipasto.

You're friends of Nick's?

No. We're relatives.

Wait a minute.

You're Sambina?

Yeah.

Ah, you are pretty.

This is one time Nick didn't exaggerate.

Heh, well, I hope there was one other time.

He says your carbonara's the best.

And he's right!

So how is Nick, anyway?

He hasn't been around.

He's dead. That would explain it.

You're kiddin', right?

Ah, no, Bruno, she's not.

[SPEAKS IN ITALIAN]

What happened?

He's dead, okay?

Just like my other grandfather,

my grandmothers, my mother...

everybody who ever meant anything to me.

[WHISPERS] Take it easy, sweetheart.

Next it'll be...

[NORMALLY] Me?

Please, not in my restaurant, okay?

Samantha...

Are you...

You worried about me dying?

Dad...

...everybody else does.

[VOICE BREAKING] It is not fair.

I mean...

I loved Mom so much.

I loved Grandpa.

And I love you.

Oh! Okay... All right, sweet--

Okay, sweetheart, all right.

I know. I know.

I miss him so much. Okay.

All right. I know it hurts.

I know it hurts, but listen to me.

Listen to me, you--

You can't use that as an excuse

to stop loving people.

Because, you know, when you stop loving people,

then you're not really living anymore.

And Nick knew that.

He lived every minute, no guarantees.

Even when things were bad.

I mean, when he was locked up,

and when he lost your mom.

And he never stopped loving people.

Especially you.

I can't believe I'm never gonna see him again.

Yes, sweetheart, but if you keep loving him,

then you keep his memory alive.

Yeah?

Yeah.

[WHISPERS] Okay.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

got any room here for a couple of working girls?

[NORMALLY] Yeah, sit down.

Just don't hog the breadsticks.

Okay. Hi, sweetheart.

Okay, everybody, let's party.

All right! Let's party.

A little house wine--

Ooh! --on the house.

Ooh! Thank you.

Nick's favorite month. [LAUGHS]

And for Sambina, a little house grape juice.

I think you're gonna find it tastes a little complex,

but unpretentious.

Mmm, excellent bouquet.

Aww!

And you won't need these tonight.

I'm having the chef prepare for you

a medley of Nick's favorite dishes.

Oh! Well, we're gonna be here a while.

[LAUGHS] And a lot fatter too.

Hey, come on. A toast. Hey, cheers.

Excuse us.

Bruno told us the bad news.

We were friends of Nick's.

TONY: Oh. Some of us closer than others.

Now, uh, I was closer to Nick than anybody.

I was his parole officer.

I was his investment broker.

Oh, you-- You mean his bookie?

You could call it that. [TONY LAUGHS]

Well, this is Angela...

Hello. Hi. Hi.

...and Mona... [ALL GREET]

and this is my daughter, Samantha.

Ah, Sambina. Sam...

Ah, he was always talking about you.

I remember how proud he was

the day he got you that beautiful stereo system.

He never gave it to me.

Yeah. I, uh, made him return it to the owner.

Oh, ha, ha!

Um...

So how'd Nick buy it.

He had a heart attack at the racetrack.

That's the way he would've wanted to go. Heh, yeah.

Uh-uh. Second choice.

Knew him well, did you?

Oh, yeah! Nick and I go way back.

How far back did you go?

Isn't this lovely?

All of Nick's friends and relatives

gathered together to honor his memory

Look what I found.

This belonged to Nick.

I think he would want you to have it.

Really? Gee, I-- I wonder what it could be.

It's Nick's tab.

"480 bucks!" Oh, wow.

Nick was a good customer.

He just wasn't a paying customer.

You got me again, Nick.

That's my grandpa.

Hey, hey, hey, Tony, let me help out with that.

I mean, I made a lot of money off of the guy.

Yeah, Bruno, I'll chip in.

Well, then, let me see what I've got.

Not nearly enough.

Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Let me be a sport, huh.

After all, I didn't send flowers.

All right. Bruno!

[ALL CHEER]

Listen, I'd like to propose a toast.

Dad...

can I do it?

Aw, of course, sweetheart.

To my grandfather, Nick Milano...

...who I love very much...

...no matter what he did...

...and who I will always love.

Goodbye, Grandpa.

To Nick.

To Nick. To Nick. To Nick.

Come here, you.

♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

ALL: ♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

♪ For he's A jolly good fellow ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

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