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Look at this place.

I promised you a palace, didn't I?

Yes, Eli.

What's the matter, sweetheart?

Nothing. It just throws me when you live up to one of your promises.

Don't be like that, Max. It's going to be terrific. They're going to love you,

just like I do. And why am I supposed to hide while you set up this little

charade? Have your hair done. Have your nails done. Buy something sexy. You know

something, Eli? There is a limit to what that piece of plastic can buy.

Morning, sir.

Hi.

Eli Gilmore.

I'm expecting two very special guests.

Menu, menu.

Give me something that rhymes with menu.

Uh, venue.

Venue?

Venue. Very good.

You ought to have been a lawyer.

I'm planning on it. If we change the menu, we'll have to change the venue.

good. I like it. Matthews and Clark.

Excuse me?

Matthews and Clark, as in Rogers and Hammerstein.

Two -bedroom suite with a piano?

Oh, right. You're the songwriting team.

Not to be confused with Lewis and Clark. They climb mountains.

It's been a while since we've been up that high. I'm Clark.

Oh, okay. Can you? Can you?

Can you? That's good.

Rhymes with menu.

Great. Very good. You should be a team.

Not a bad idea.

Not so bad. If we ship the psychiatrist, we can free up the Lafayette room.

You'd never cram everyone in there.

Well, I checked the guest list. It's a perfect fit.

Oh, really, Peter? I don't think the junior chamber of commerce will

being packed like sardines. Why don't you leave it with me?

Because I am the chairperson.

Do you think I enjoy having to supervise every detail of this luncheon myself?

Victoria, is something wrong?

Oh, thank you, God.

I'm sorry, Peter. I woke up with a splitting headache.

I just don't think that two days is time enough to get it all together.

Sure it is. We'll just have to do a little brainstorming.

Will you settle for a light drizzle?

Hi there. What can we do for you?

We're the Gilmores.

We're supposed to meet somebody under the clock?

Afraid we don't have a clock.

Eli Gilmore. Your father's in the Berkshire suite, ready and waiting for

special guests.

You sure he's here?

This little fella's as reliable as R2 -D2.

Okay, Josh, go tell Mom it's all systems go.

They're products of a broken home.

We understand.

Oh, please don't sit me next to the Whartons.

I cannot relive their trip down the Amazon one more time. No problem, and

see you at the budget meeting.

Uh, Peter, maybe you could take it this time.

I have my physiotherapist, I have my lawyer.

You still have any problem with your back?

Yeah, well, that little fender bender turned into a ride in a blender.

Maybe you ought to get out from under all this for a couple of days or a week.

No, no, let's not take it too seriously, and then maybe it'll stop taking me so

seriously.

Think you remember who we are?

Look who's here!

I missed you guys.

Look at you. Let me... How did you get so tall?

Huh? Look at that. Come on in here.

Wow.

Fantastic.

Your horse come in?

Hey, nothing's too good for the Gilmores. Ain't that right?

Oh, would you put those in there, please?

Hey, Josh.

You still got quarters coming out of your ears, man.

Well, it's been a long time.

Six months.

I never stopped thinking about you.

You know how work is. You don't have to apologize.

We've been busy, too.

Yeah.

Mom keeps us hopping.

Oh, yeah, here you go.

Thanks.

So, uh... How is your mom?

The least you could do would be drop up here and say hi to the old man.

No, she's on her way to Tahoe. Her first vacation in years.

Well, it's just you and me, kids. What do you want to do first?

Let's go bike on a training bra.

Josh! It's okay for Eli to know you're in training.

But Mom says she doesn't need one yet.

Oh.

I'm going to tell you a secret.

When I first met your mom, she didn't need one either.

I got a smile out of you.

I think I've found the Larkin.

Good.

By the way, those aspers ever come in?

I'm not sure I love them without the logo.

Maybe they'll hang around longer.

I come back to find the Windsor suite occupied.

Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Cabot. There was a note now on that suite for the

Michelsons. Well, the Michelsons won't be arriving for two days.

I'm sorry, but where's the problem, Victoria? Christine took care of it the

way possible.

The way she took care of the seating chart for the Jaycees?

What's wrong with it?

Looks like she gets you sitting next to the president of J .C.'s. I thought you

liked it.

How can I make out these names scrawled in?

Don't we have secretaries with typewriters?

You want to tell me what's wrong?

What's wrong is that everyone suddenly seems to have risen to some level of

incompetence.

Now, you please ask Miss Francis do we do this chart properly.

Come on, Victoria.

I don't mean to seem unreasonable, but I will not have my authority undermined.

The St. Gregory is my hotel.

If I have to run it all by myself, I will.

Oh, hiya, kid.

Sorry I'm late.

I got into a big game with a guy on the plane, and he lost everything by

Chicago, so I kind of had to let him break even, you know?

I, uh... Wait a minute, wait a minute.

I got a good idea. I'm starving. Why don't we run down to Ernie's and have

nice linguine and clam sauce? Larry, we have exactly three days to pull this

revival together.

Well, okie doke, whatever you say. Thank you.

Let's see what kind of a piano they got for us here.

Speaking of revivals, who'd ever have thought we'd get together again, huh?

Long time since we've shared the same bedroom.

And it's going to be a lot longer. Just keep your mind on the piano.

All right.

better pedals and bicycles.

While you've been carousing, I've completely rewritten lyric for the

number.

That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Well, thank you, darling.

I mean, the original lyric had the sweetest words you ever wrote.

And it only took you 25 years to say so.

Well, I haven't seen you in the last 10.

And you know something?

What?

You're even better looking.

Divorce agrees with me.

Okay, I give up.

Now, here's what I have in mind for the second act curtain. Good. Lots of

kettles and cymbals and excitement and razzmatazz.

Larry.

What? It's supposed to be tender.

Romantic. Oh, come on, Fran. You're out of it. You're thinking of the old days.

They don't want melody today. No, they want rocko, sacco, disco, weirdo. They

want sex.

I know.

Okay, what have you been up to?

Seen any good movies?

Uh -uh. Mom says they're all too violent.

And they use women as objects.

Well, she's right.

Not like the old movies.

Love, romance, adventure.

Desert Islands.

They had it all.

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.

Uh, speaking of Desert Islands, how's business?

Business is great.

I just sold a yacht to an Indonesian prince.

I sailed all around this island looking for buried treasure.

So, what's happening with your mom?

You mean men in her life?

A couple. Nobody.

A couple of nobodies, huh?

Sounds like nothing's changed.

Well, so long as she's happy.

Are you happy, Eli?

I'd be a lot happier if you'd call me Dad.

Mom said that was your downfall.

What, honey?

Your taste in women.

Well, I fell in love with her, didn't I?

Still seems a shame.

Pretty lady eating alone.

Well, why don't you ask her to join us?

It's a dirty job.

Somebody's got to do it. Oh, Josh.

Don't be nervous. He's got a way with girls.

Yeah? Got something from this old man, huh?

He's a little young for you.

Don't you have any older friends?

Yeah.

But that's different.

How come?

Just things you can't talk about to 13 -year -olds.

Well, you can talk to me.

Once a year.

Eli Gilmore.

Meet Maxine Johnson.

It's a pleasure.

It would be so nice of your son to ask me to join you.

You must be Quinn.

I must be.

Hi. Hi.

Cheers, everyone.

Well, I can't understand it. She's never spoken to me like that before. Don't

make too much of it. She still heard it.

From her accident?

That was two months ago. Well, she's still got muscle spasms in her back.

Plus, the accountant stormed the beach today.

Oh, Uncle Sam's quarterlies are due.

Yeah, that'll put anybody in a bad mood. Ah, Peter McDermott, Christine Francis,

Charles Hamilton.

How do you do?

Oh, Christine, why don't we have lunch the next day?

I'd like that very much, Mrs. Kemp.

Good night, you two.

Well, I guess she's feeling better.

Well, maybe the accountant said good news.

Think the IRS is sending a refund?

Good news, not a miracle.

If I didn't know better, I'd say that was the face of a guilty man.

No way.

I love him, don't I?

Is that why you haven't seen him in six months? Knock it off, Maxine.

I've been dragging my tail around the South Pacific trying to stay afloat, and

you know it.

Poor Eli.

Boats and Indonesian princes are a lot easier to maneuver than children, aren't

they?

They doing anything?

It's only been five minutes.

What's taking so long?

Mom always said Dad was a slow starter.

How long do you think they've known each other?

A lot longer than dinner.

You glad to see him again?

He is kind of neat.

You really miss him, don't you?

Don't you?

Late show. Looks like it's still going on.

It was a monster movie.

Wow, must have skipped the pants off of you.

Yeah.

How'd you know I like breakfast in bed?

Because you like Eli.

We didn't know how you liked your eggs.

Scrambled okay?

Why not?

Just like my brain.

Oh, Mrs. Cabot.

I talked to the Lawrences, son. Look, I want to hear about it, but I'm on my way

to the pharmacy.

May I pick up something, Mrs. Kevin?

Oh, thank you, Mark.

Yeah, it's just my prescription.

How are you feeling?

Just about reached my limit. Oh, I'm sorry.

You know, I always feel a little better after therapy, but it doesn't last.

Are you sure it's not something more serious?

So they tell me.

Sit down a minute.

I certainly was a sitting duck.

Talk about being in the wrong place.

Yeah, that's why they call them accidents.

Now, tell me about Lawrence.

Well, Jim Lawrence is one bright young man.

I think he'd make a good security man.

Are you tuning that piano, or is that the first act finale?

You can get some of that bite into your lyrics. We might have something.

What rhymes with limbo?

Bimbo. Speaking of bimbo, are you in that Betty creature still?

She ran off with the pool man.

What's this, going to be a trip down memory lane?

Don't worry.

It's all paved over.

While we're on the subject, what's with you and the junk man?

Morty was in reclamation.

That's garbage, isn't it?

He was a wonderful man.

And a great tennis player.

You've got to be kidding. He was 147 when you married him.

He died about a year ago.

While eating a pastrami sandwich.

I'm sorry about that, kid. I really am.

Well, it's nice to know you could be sorry about something.

Hi, Mrs. Campbell.

Listen, I'm sorry, but your doctor has to call in the refill.

Oh, but this is ridiculous.

This is just a muscle relaxer. Well, just call your doctor.

Don't tell me what to do.

You just thought it wouldn't matter that I was in pain a little longer.

I'd like to help, Mrs. Campbell. How? By lying to me? I don't need that kind of

help. I'm sorry, I don't... But obviously not sorry enough to do one

little favor.

I find one competent person in this hotel.

thing can come.

She had some shopping to do.

You like her, don't you?

Come on, guys. I just met her.

You don't have to pretend. You were in bed with her.

Quinn. Who knows all about that stuff?

Mom doesn't believe in keeping us sheltered.

You gonna marry her?

Don't you guys know that marriage is the main cause of divorce?

Well, you got a boat business now and some money.

You guys know what a bum is?

You're looking at him.

I've always had both feet planted firmly in the air.

What are you talking about?

I'm a glorified delivery boy.

I haven't got a boat business, Josh.

I deliver them to fat businessmen and skinny rock stars.

Then why did you tell us you did?

Because I can't handle failure.

Just like I couldn't handle your mom.

The mortgage, the bills, the job, the... And the kids?

That's not true.

Not that part.

Then why did you leave us?

Other kids get to see their fathers.

When you left us, you really left.

Anyone out there to talk to, to touch. That's good.

To hold not too gently, to care not too

much.

Anyone willing to give without fear,

to tremble with longing but not...

I like it.

Well, I have to rework the bridge.

Yeah. Isn't it somehow a little familiar, though?

It ought to be.

It's you.

What do you mean, me?

Well, it's us, really.

Me trying to be close and you always running away.

What is this, musical therapy?

Oh, you don't have to feel so threatened. I don't feel threatened.

I know you don't care, but when we wrote this show, something very special was

happening in our lives.

Special? What was that?

We were in love.

You used to tell me every day how much you loved me.

Yeah.

And then they got married.

Not easy playing daddy, is it?

Why don't we talk about my better traits?

Sure you have some?

Well, I must if you stay with me.

I don't know. I really don't. We're still strangers.

After a year?

I like you.

We have a lot of fun. But I don't think I've ever met the real Eli.

He's like a soft -shell clam buried very deep.

Are you working up to something here, Max?

I want to know about us.

Am I a kept woman? Is this a love affair or what? I thought we agreed to keep

everything loose.

Is that what you want?

What do you want? I asked you first.

All right, I give in. I love you.

I don't want you to give in.

Sorry, Eli, not the right time for this, is it? Not with your kids.

I guess our non -relationship is just something else to put off dealing with.

Thank you.

Kai, how has she been feeling?

Dr. Killen came by this afternoon.

Everything seems fine.

Yeah?

Oh,

for God's sake!

Watch where you're going!

Mrs. Cabot, may I... You can start by getting rid of that waiter.

Sorry I'm late.

Oh, well, you're just in time to see me humiliated in front of my friends.

Does Dr. Kellen know how many pills you're taking?

I don't like what you're implying, Peter.

I'm implying that drugs and alcohol don't mix. You know that. Oh, I see.

you accused me of being a drug addict. Now I'm an alcoholic.

Really, Mr. McDermott.

You are overstepping your bounds.

Victoria, this can't go on. You've got to get yourself some help. The only help

I need from you is for you to keep your wine waiters from attacking my guests.

Your turn.

I don't feel like playing anymore.

What do you want to do?

Go home.

Hey, come on. You're not getting ready.

We're tired, Eli.

Do you have to keep calling me Eli?

Well, when someone's never around, it's sort of hard to call him Dad.

Honey, if this is the way you feel, why did you come?

Mom made us. No.

We wanted to come. Quit the... You're too young to remember.

Remember what?

All the promises you made and never kept.

Someplace else was always better than with us.

You didn't even want to be alone with us now.

I thought you'd like Maxine.

That's not the point.

You don't care anything about us.

Other fathers used to read their kids Robinson Crusoe. You had to be Robinson

Crusoe.

Why don't you say something, Eli?

Tell her she's got it all wrong.

Because you got enough of it right.

I told you I was a bum.

I'll call your mom in the morning.

Have her come pick you up.

I can't wait.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Will you be needing me for anything, Mrs. Cabot?

No.

I'm going to bed. I have a splitting headache.

Dr. Killen, please. Victoria Cabot.

Oh, yes. Yes, he has my number.

Well, don't you have any idea when he's going to call in?

Thank you, Crichton, my good man.

You're doing an admirable job.

His name's Ralph.

At these prices, you can be Crichton for an evening.

Who are you sending the bill to?

Or aren't you going to pay it?

Aren't you ever going to forgive me, honey?

Maybe I changed.

How? You're still playing games.

Look.

I know I ran out.

I know I messed up this weekend.

I wanted to come back a big shot.

King of the South Seas.

I wanted you to be proud of me.

I don't. But it didn't turn out that way, did it?

Well, that's my luck.

If my ship ever did come in, there'd be a dark strike.

Look, I'm a lousy father, I know.

I have never stopped loving you.

And I would really appreciate it if you'd both try to believe me.

Just this once.

Gwen!

Ask Rachmaninoff over there to hold it down. We're working here.

And another candle. I'm going blind at this point.

Never mind what you're thinking.

And what am I thinking?

That I'm a cold, unromantic fish.

I'd never say that about a fish.

By the way, how is it?

How's what?

You're fish.

You ruined my appetite with the romantic fish talk.

Keeps giving me the evil eye like I did something wrong.

Have you done something right?

You said you liked that melody I wrote this afternoon.

Listen, lock me up in a room with you for two days, I'll say anything.

You know something, Fran? You're bitter.

And don't change the subject.

What do you want from me?

All right, so... Maybe I don't write tunes as good as I used to.

Oh, Larry.

You're the one who's bitter.

And it's affecting your work.

We got a show to do.

Waiter.

I'll take a check, please.

And the tablecloth.

It's what you wanted, isn't it?

I can't wear it yet anyway.

Quinn, wait.

Stay a minute.

Do you remember when we'd spend weekends trekking through the woods?

Still got the scars on my legs.

You always took us to the thickest parts.

But we had fun.

It was okay.

Remember how we'd think we were lost and that we would come into open country

and we could see for miles around?

Beautiful, wasn't it?

I really don't remember.

I do.

A lot.

How I hurt you and Josh.

Not because... I wanted to.

But because I was scared and lost.

Everything was closing in on me.

You're lost because you're dreaming.

You've been listening to your mother again.

Okay, maybe she's right. Maybe if I weren't such a dreamer, some of my

would come true.

I need you, Quinn.

I don't need you.

I love you, Daddy.

Please don't lose us again, please.

Really did it? Just quit cold?

Yeah, that's why I asked you up.

I'd like us to make a new beginning, Peter.

Well, we never end it.

How are you feeling?

Absolutely terrible.

Well, then you better just take it easy until you're ready to go back to work.

I know.

I'm ready now.

I'll handle the J .C.'s luncheon today.

Well, until my hotel.

Well, then forget it. I'll see you at the J .C.'s.

Try and keep me away.

You know, it's pretty hard this way.

Doesn't Dr.

Kellan think that slow withdrawal is safer?

I know what's best for me.

I'm not an addict, you know.

I'm going to be job hunting around here.

And as soon as I get something lined up... You know, there's a real nice

down the road from us.

I can get you a room.

I can.

Shall we?

Mr. Gilmore? Mr. Eli Gilmore? That's me.

Oh, there's coffee at the desk, sir.

Thank you.

If your mom comes, don't let her hide in the car.

I don't suppose you could program this thing to find me a job, too.

That means you're going to stay with Dad?

I don't know.

Got an opinion?

It'd be good for him.

I'll tell you one thing. I really like you guys.

Then you're going to leave him?

I can't spend the rest of my life sailing around on other people's boats.

Car broke down again, right?

Daddy, what is it?

Is Mom going to meet us up here?

Kids, there's been an accident.

Mom?

You have to be very brave.

How brave?

The plane from Tahoe went off the runway.

No!

You called Dr.

Kelsey. For God's sake, you've got to get off this stuff slowly.

Your body needs time to adjust.

Why do you want to hurt me?

You and I see me weak and helpless.

Don't you see it getting worse?

You can't quit cold. You're hurting.

You think you've got me just the way you want me, don't you? Victoria, you're

hooked on that stuff.

How dare you?

It's going to be okay.

The doctor will be here any minute.

But you won't be here.

I'm still running this hotel.

You're fired, Mr. McDermott.

Easy, Victoria.

Get out!

Or do you want me to call security?

Producers, I don't know why we can't go over there right now and show them the

stuff ourselves.

Saul doesn't like to be sold.

He and the director want to feel it out for themselves.

I swear, I don't know what's wrong with the musical theater today. I really

don't. Larry, the show ran 560 performances.

Do you still have to be reassured?

That was 25 years ago, kid.

You don't need a little vote of confidence?

Sure, but I don't think I'm going to get it.

Hey, you know what? I like to talk sex when I'm working.

And who is talking sex?

I'm talking tenderness, affection.

Yeah, but with you, tenderness and affection means love and commitment.

You know something, Larry?

You and Baby Gran deserve each other.

You can both grow old together.

But, Eli, why can't they tell you more than that?

Don't they know her children are here?

All right. Yeah, I will.

Bye.

She's still critical. That's all they could tell him.

Well, why couldn't we go?

Honey, not until the doctor says so.

Look, the ambulance got there right away. Your mom's got a real good chance.

We'll never see her again.

Will we?

She's going to pull through. I know she will.

Eli's waiting at the hospital. He's not going to let her.

You can say it.

I know she's going to die.

Now, you listen to me.

Don't you ever give up on someone you love.

Not when they need all the good thoughts you can send them.

Mom said I wasn't ready for it yet.

Quinn, I'm so sorry.

What's going to happen to us?

Eli doesn't want us. Don't say that. Of course he wants you.

It all wouldn't have happened if we hadn't have come here with Eli.

I just wish he would have stayed away forever.

It's all his fault.

How is she? I'm glad you're here.

Dr. Kellan can't convince her that what she's doing is wrong.

She's still fighting.

She's in terrible pain, but she won't let me take her off the medication

gradually. Is there anything I can do?

She's very strong -willed.

She thinks she can beat this all by herself.

Maybe she can.

And kill herself in the process.

She's suffering anxiety, tension, agitated depression, and a potentially

withdrawal.

Victoria, I thought we could... I don't want you eating.

I told you.

You've been dismissed.

Always one of my favorites.

It's all cold.

He loves it.

Now I can see that you're thrilled.

I thought you needed a little touch of approval.

I figured he'd love it.

Listen to Mr. Confidence.

I remember when we first wrote the show, Sol said we were geniuses.

And you bought champagne for everyone at Sardi's.

I'll buy you again.

What's the matter, Larry?

Fran, I don't want you jumping to any conclusions.

But it hasn't been the same without you, kid.

Are you thinking of a revival?

At least a reprise.

Anyone out there to talk to, to touch, to hold

not too gently, to care not too much.

Anyone out there to say it's okay.

To hold out a hand, to show me the way.

Someone to cling to, oh mothers above.

me squeeze my hand.

She couldn't hear me.

Oh, Eli. I just kept saying it's me, Eli.

I squeezed my hand, squeezed my hand for the kids, for Josh, for Quinn.

Squeezed my hand. You've got to believe she's going to make it.

She's going to die.

I know she's going to die.

It's so unfair.

I gotta talk to the kids. No, not like this. Not now.

Max, I've spent my whole life saying not now.

Not like this.

My kids need me.

There's no change.

I'll take a shower and then we'll all go back to the hospital.

We won't give up.

Your mom's fighting like hell. We won't give up.

Whatever happens, we're a family.

I'll always take care of you.

I love you two more than anything else.

In the world.

And I will.

I will always take care of you.

Peter, you aren't leaving, are you?

You didn't take me seriously about the firing.

Oh, actually, I was just cleaning up a little.

You accumulate so much junk in your life.

You usually accumulate the things you care about, but you want to keep close

I suppose.

I never want to lose you, Peter.

But Dr.

Kellen has convinced me to go back on the medication, and then he'll decrease

the dosage little by little.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

Will you forgive me, Peter?

You don't have to ask me that.

I hope you'll always be a part of the St. Gregory and my life.

Hey, just think of me as an old pair of slippers you can't throw out.