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Ooh, Mr. McDermott. What a beautiful suit.

Meeting a VIP this morning?

My gran and her best friend.

I haven't seen gran in five years since my last trip home. Oh, so she's never

seen your home.

Well, I hope she enjoys the tour. All 344 rooms worth.

Thanks, Billy.

I'm off to the airport.

Park waiting.

You, uh, anything I can do before I go? Everything's under control.

You're really pulling out all the stops.

Hotel limo, new suit.

I hear you set aside the cabin suite.

Well, she's the only grandmother I got.

You'd care to join us for lunch?

Oh, I'd love to, but I have a lunch with a potential client.

Well, can't you reschedule? It's family.

Your family, Peter.

I'm sure she'd love to have some time with you alone.

Well, I've told her a lot about you.

She'll be disappointed.

Does she know we're no longer involved?

Oh, Peter.

I'll tell her. I promise.

Okay, what about lunch?

You'll love her. She'll love you.

I'll pick up the check.

It'll be great.

What do you say?

I say go or you'll miss your flight.

Go.

Compliments of the hotel.

Breakfast never looks so good.

Last night was terrific.

The wedding?

Yeah, I had two. I was thinking about after that.

Call your parents.

Tell them the good news.

Let's see. Mom, Dad, hi. Las Vegas was great. I won $43 in the slot machine. I

saw Wayne Newton in concert, and I married a piano player I met in the

lounge.

Hi, Mom.

Song stylist who happens to do a mesmerizing rendition of You Light Up My

If it hadn't been for that, I'd be back in Des Moines right now preparing lesson

plans on Shakespeare's comedies.

Bye, Mom.

Whoever that is, get rid of him.

Yes? Oh, the other one he married.

What? It could be worse, I suppose.

Pardon me?

Should I know you?

It's early. Maybe you have the wrong room.

Kyle Stanton, sweet.

Yes, it is. Kyle?

Kyle? Kyle?

Yeah.

Father, what a pleasant surprise.

You have to know he is totally irresponsible.

Has been all of his life.

He's a womanizer, a gambler, and you can't trust him in anything he says.

You're Kyle's father?

Well, it's very nice to meet you. I'm Nancy Rose.

Uh, Stanton. Nancy Stanton.

I guess I'm not used to it.

I'm sorry.

Well, that's understandable.

How long have you known each other?

My Vegas sources say six days.

A week.

A week.

Forgive me.

I obviously misjudged the depths of this relationship.

Dad, I know it sounds corny, but it was love at first sight.

First thought of what?

You or your money?

Money? What's he talking about?

Well... Well, have this marriage annulled, and you will come back to L

me. You obviously can't be trusted to make your own decisions.

We're talking annulment? Why are we talking annulment? We're not.

He is.

Just a minute, Mr. Stanton. You know it takes two to annul.

Oh, you're a fighter, huh?

But I've never met a gold digger that didn't have a price.

What is going on here?

Dad, she doesn't know.

Oh. You mean to tell me that you believe that she doesn't know that you're the

heir to Stanton Foods?

You're one of those Stantons?

Why didn't you tell me?

Kyle, you lied to me. I didn't lie to you.

The subject just never came up.

So now you know.

You're married into money.

Why isn't that good news?

I don't know. I just...

else haven't you told me? Nothing to be upset about, Miss Rhodes.

We'll have it all straightened out for lunch.

Oh, well, fine.

You two just straighten this all out.

I'm going for a walk.

I'm getting dressed.

Then I'm going for a walk.

You're destroying my marriage. I hope you're happy.

me that this is all yours. Half mine, Grant.

The way Catherine talks, I'm going to think you own all of San Francisco.

Well, if I know my grandson, he will. Just give him time.

Okay, here we are, ladies. The Cabot Suite.

Oh.

This is a palace, Peter.

It's lovely. You have a sitting room, two bedrooms, two baths, fireplace,

of televisions, anything else you need. Oh, you're too good to us. Well, I'm

just glad you're here.

Look.

You too, Roz. You've been so close to our family. It's been a long time.

Thank you.

Okay, anything else I can get you?

No, Eric. I think that should do it for now. Oh, thanks, Mr. McDermott. This

one's on the house. Any relative of yours is a relative of mine. Well, you

what I mean. Enjoy your stay.

I'm not interrupting anything, are I? No, no. Come on in.

Roz, Grant, I'd like you to meet... Christine Francis.

Oh, I'd know you anywhere.

Hello, Christine.

Hello. Your pictures don't do you justice.

You're much prettier in person.

Oh, I like this woman, Peter.

Well, I was saying to my grandson on the way from the airport that it was about

time that I met his girlfriend.

And what did Peter say?

I told her.

And I said he was a fool to let you go.

Well, I hope this doesn't mean you won't have lunch with us.

Well, Christine has a meeting.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that.

We'd so love to have you join us.

But it's nothing I couldn't reschedule.

Why do you do these things?

The disappearing ex.

Spending sprees and now this.

You know, it's time you grew up and took stock of yourself.

Come into the company.

There's a seat on the board with your name on it.

Dad, you've got plenty of trained executives who'd kill for that seat.

They are not my son.

My only son.

My future is not frozen foods. I'm a musician.

My life is music.

When are you going to let go of this crazy romantic vision of life, take on

responsibility? Oh, I thought marriage was a responsibility.

Marriage to the right woman.

Nancy is the right woman. I love her. And I'm going to go after her.

You know it'll never work out.

Well, stay tuned.

I might surprise you.

Sorry. Now, he gets on his horse, so proud, all ready to make his first

jump. And off he goes, over the hedge, right into the pig trough.

Oh, the pigs were feeding.

It scared him half to death. Not to mention the reaction of the pigs, I bet.

My brother had moved the trough. It was a joke.

Where do you fit into all this craziness, Roz?

Oh, Catherine and I have been friends since we were little children.

And we always kept in touch.

Even after she deserted me and moved to the big city.

You're looking at the pioneer career woman. Roz was a designer. She owned her

own company.

But she always came back to visit.

Holidays, special occasions. She was like part of the family.

What was it like for a woman to be independent back then?

Terrifying. But I was lucky. I had an enlightened boss.

Yourself, you mean?

Exactly.

I was working as a seamstress in a local clothing factory, and I had some ideas

about some designs.

So I'd sneak into the workroom every weekend and try to put them together.

One day, the supervisor caught me. I thought I was going to be fired.

But he took one look at the designs, and he loaned me money to go to New York.

Suddenly I was getting postcards from Roz from all over the world.

Paris, London, Hong Kong.

You've led quite a life.

I've always admired you for what you accomplish.

Roz got to do some things that most of us only dreamed of.

Well, it wasn't all as glamorous as it sounds.

Neither was raising a family.

Mind if I join you?

The public park?

Nancy,

I'm sorry. I should have told you, but I had to be sure.

All my life, I've never known if people like me for me or if they like me for my

money.

I let you know more about me in a week than any person I've ever met.

I mean, I was with Warren for two years. Warren?

Why didn't you marry him?

Well, I didn't want to rush into anything.

Look,

the point of this whole thing, it's so unlike me.

There's something about you made me go crazy, made me irrational, made me marry

you.

That's the truth.

Kyle, I can't handle lies.

I never could. I don't know how to tell him. I don't know how to deal with him.

You're right. You're right.

No more secrets, I promise.

You're very welcome.

Kyle?

Hillary.

Aren't you going to introduce me?

Yeah.

Hillary.

Meet Nancy, my wife.

Nancy, meet Hillary Sinclair, my... Fiancé.

Fiancé.

A nap was just what the doctor ordered.

Well, you've had a long, hard day.

Probably too much of a strain for you. But you'll feel better after you see the

specialist tomorrow.

We'll see.

Rod, I'm so sorry about lunch. I don't know what got into me.

I didn't mean to monopolize the conversation or take your time away from

But that's why we came, isn't it? So you could spend time with him, too?

Did you decide yet?

Yes.

I'm not going to tell him, and I want you to promise me that you don't either.

I had thought it would be the right thing to do, but now I don't.

Whatever you think best.

His mother died without knowing.

I don't think it'd do any of us any good if Peter knows that I'm his real

grandmother.

You can almost understand not telling me about the money, but forgetting to

mention you're engaged?

I never think of myself as being engaged.

My father's crazy about her, but it just doesn't feel right.

So what? Marrying me was your way of letting her down easy?

Nancy, you can't just leave.

Watch me.

I love you, and I know you love me. You may not like me very much right now, but

you do love me. Face it, Kyle. We just confused a good time with an emotional

commitment.

quiet tonight, and here I thought it was being a perfectly charming date.

Oh, you were, dear. It's just that it's been a long day, and I'm not a teenager

anymore. I'm not even 70 anymore.

You passed your curfew, huh?

Well, that's my fault. It's just so good to see you, and Roz, too.

I'm just sorry she was too tired to join us.

You do like Roz, don't you? Oh, always have.

Well, she's an amazing woman.

A successful career lady, a world traveler.

She's had it all.

Except a loving family.

I guess that makes you a pretty amazing woman, too, huh?

Lucky, maybe, but certainly not amazing.

I've just been a wife and mother and grandmother.

Nothing very special about that. Hey, nobody talks about my grandmother that

way.

They'll call us when the Des Moines airport reopens.

Boy, that must be some blizzard.

Until then, we can put you in room 510.

Doesn't have a view of the bay.

Oh, I'm sure it's fine.

I'll have a bellman show you up. Oh, thank you. I can manage.

Something tells me the honeymoon's over.

Miss Rose, just the person I hoped to run into.

I wonder, do you have time for a little chat?

We might as well get this over with. I want the annulment after all. That's a

smart move.

Kyle can be impossible sometimes.

Better you found out now.

I've learned to put up with his little quirks, but it took years.

I'll get the papers to you right away.

Believe me, I'm as anxious to put this behind me as you are.

Listen, do you want me to take this meeting? Then you can spend some more

with me. No, I appreciate it. Christine, good morning. Good morning.

I thought you two were already out for the day.

Just going. My appointment was changed.

Well, I'd be happy to drop you off, but in my car, three's definitely a crowd.

Well, why don't I get a driver from the hotel?

Maybe you could take just Roz.

After all, it's her appointment.

Well, sure, I'd be happy to.

If you don't mind.

Will you be all right?

Oh, of course. Of course, I'll write some postcards, or maybe I'll do

wild and crazy and get my hair done.

See you later.

Would lunch with me qualify as wild and crazy?

Christine, you must have a thousand better things to do.

A thousand things to do, yes, but not one of them better.

What do you think?

All right.

Someone's at the door.

Listen, I'm going to see you in a couple of days.

I love you, too.

Excuse me. What?

You're divorcing me?

To be accurate, I'm annulling you.

Takes two to annul, remember?

You married me while you were engaged to someone else.

The way I see it, that's love for you, not Hillary. All my life, I've been

waiting for someone like you. You're the only one who understands me. The only

one who wants me to be what I want to be.

Give me that.

I was impulsive, I know. I'm sorry.

But it took me so long to find you.

I couldn't let you go then any more than I can let you go right now.

I want to believe you. Then do. Why is that so difficult?

Never mind. I know the answer, but you've got to believe me.

I love you and nobody else.

And I don't know how else to say it.

That way was just fine.

I certainly appreciate this, Peter.

Oh, I'm happy to do it for you.

You really know how to treat a lady.

But then you always did, even as a little boy.

I remember your first date.

She wasn't the prettiest girl in school, but she was one of the smartest. And

her name was, uh, Carol... Applegate.

But how, uh... Catherine used to write me every week.

I knew about your first step.

Your first day in school, your first real love.

She was so proud of you.

She always liked to talk about me.

I just didn't realize it was in such detail. You should have told her you

weren't really interested.

But I was.

I shared her pride.

I still do.

Thanks.

Live dangerously. Have an eclipse.

I will if you will. I hate to spend alone.

I was forced into it. You're a witness.

It's no wonder that Peter always talks about you when he calls.

It sounds silly, but even though we've never met, I've begun to think of you as

a granddaughter.

Is there any chance of you two getting back together again?

I don't think so.

But don't give up on him. Some lucky lady will snatch him up.

Well, I can't wait forever.

I'm not getting any younger, you know.

Something tells me you've got a lot of good years left in you.

You never can tell about the future.

And sometimes, even the past isn't dependable.

Something wrong?

No, no, no, it's nothing, dear.

Catherine, Peter thinks there is.

You know, you and I, we're very much alike in our concern for him.

It's just a decision I have to make.

It affects Peter and Roz, too.

And there isn't much time.

If I'd known you were waiting for me, I would have been here sooner.

Darling, I've got something special to wear for you tonight. Wait till you see.

Hillary, we're not going out tonight.

No dinner?

No, and no wedding next month.

Well, the arrangements are made. The invitations are printed.

You're just having pre -wedding jitters.

I'm already married.

Well, your father's handling that.

Look, look, look, look.

I'll reimburse your parents for any expenses.

You're trying to tell me something. Right.

Go ahead.

Let's get it out in the open so we can go on with our lives.

What I'm trying to tell you...

is that there's no way in the world we're going to be married. If we went

through with this, if I got an annulment and married you, it would all be a lie.

I don't love you.

I don't want to hurt you, and I don't expect you to understand.

Kyle, you don't understand.

I'm pregnant.

Peter, when Roz and I were 18, she met a wonderful man.

The kind of guy every young girl dreams about.

Handsome, smart, kind.

They planned to marry, but he was shipped off to the war.

Six weeks later, he was killed.

Roz was devastated.

I had no idea.

Unfortunately, she was left with more than just memories.

She was pregnant.

And in those days, a woman wouldn't dream of raising a child without a

She had to put the baby up for adoption.

Oh, it hurt her so much.

And I couldn't bear the thought of it either.

So I convinced your grandfather, we were newlyweds at the time, that it'd be

better for the child if we raised him than for strangers.

Peter...

That child was your mother.

Roz was your real grandmother.

Roz is my grandmother.

I've carried that secret with me for so long.

And you're just telling me now?

Why? Roz wouldn't let me.

And my mother?

That's the way Roz wanted it.

And I was afraid that... If your mother knew, she might think less of me

somehow. My mother died without knowing you'd let that happen?

So what now? What's expected of me?

I pretend I don't know?

That's what Roz wants.

Oh, she couldn't bear it if she knew that I told you, Peter.

It's her heart.

That's why we came to San Francisco.

To see a specialist.

Her heart?

There's got to be something I can do.

Spend some time with her.

Let her get to know you.

Damn it, that's not enough.

Peter!

It has to be enough.

Why couldn't you have told me years ago? I don't care what you promised her. I

suddenly don't even know who the hell I am.

I just find out who my grandmother is, and now... It's almost too late.

Take your time.

I don't think I'll go with you today.

If you don't, you'll be suspicious.

I just think that you two should spend some time alone.

Maybe you're right.

Of course I'm right.

I'm your grandmother.

I'm ready to hit the town. What's the first stop?

The lady's choice. Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, you name it.

Catherine. Why aren't you ready?

I think I'd like to spend the day here, you know, catching up on my needlepoint

and relaxing.

Well, there's so much to see.

Well, to be honest, I have a little headache, and, well, you two run along

without me. I just slow you down today.

Not a chance. If you don't go, I don't go.

You're not going to stand me up now, are you?

Oh, go on.

I'll be all right.

It's a vacation, so...

Vacate?

Well, if you think so.

Feel better, darling?

Pregnant?

Well, no wonder you disappeared last night.

Must be rough having to tell your wife that your fiancé's having your baby.

I would have told you sooner, but I had too much to drink. My lips wouldn't

move.

Well, now, I suppose you want the annulment.

Look, I don't think there's any other choice.

Not with a child involved.

I'm beginning to think you're the child here, Kyle.

You're playing with people's lives and emotions.

Look, I don't consider our marriage a game.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Hurt me? Don't flatter yourself.

You're doing me a favor.

You live your life on some kind of emotional roller coaster. I'm not ready

that kind of ride.

Sign the papers.

I'd appreciate it if you'd just leave.

Nancy. Will you just go?

Good thing Claire.

You and Marcus just delivered these for you. Where would you like them? Oh, the

sofa would be fine.

All right.

Oh, hello, George.

Where's Kyle?

Well, he'll meet us at the restaurant later.

Oh. Okay, anything else, ma 'am? No, that's fine.

George, would you mind?

There you are, son.

Thank you, sir. Have a nice day.

When the going gets tough, the tough goes shopping.

And shopping.

And shopping.

Oh, my, my.

What's all this?

Some new outfits for the honeymoon.

Ski clothes?

What gets cold on the slopes of the star?

Skiing's such a good idea for someone in your condition.

What condition?

You're not pregnant, are you?

Well, of course I am.

I just thought...

I'm not.

But I had to find a way to keep him.

Don't give me that look.

You want this marriage as much as I do.

But lying to him like that about a child of all things.

You want me to tell him the truth?

Say the word.

All fair in love and business. You said that yourself, George.

You and I, we're more alike than you know.

Oh, besides,

by the time we leave Gstaad, I'll be pregnant.

I promise you.

I love seeing those tall hips going under that bridge. Oh, I want to take a

picture. Stay right there. Okay, how about right here? All right.

I'm going to take one of you. No, no, no. I don't photograph well. I'll break

the camera. Well, I'll risk that. Over there with the mime right now.

Okay,

ready?

Wait a minute.

All right.

Beautiful.

Thank you.

What was that for?

For one of the happiest times in my life.

Then you're going to have to keep coming back here, huh?

I'd like to.

Thank you. Let me see.

You know, if anybody's going to break the camera, it'll be me.

Ah!

Oh, Peter! Ross?

Peter!

Ross, what is it?

Oh, my God. Hold on, Ross. Oh, my God.

Come on. Did somebody get an ambulance?

Ah!

Oh, my God.

The airport is open, and I have you booked on the first flight to Des

Miss Ruth.

Miss Rhodes.

Sorry, things turned out as they did.

Thanks.

Miss Rhodes.

Nancy.

I was hoping to catch up with you before you left.

Something else?

No, no.

I only wanted to give you this.

A little something for your trouble.

Should cover your room.

Maybe a flight home.

Mr. Stanton, I don't want your money. I never did.

I married Kyle because I loved him.

It

was

the coroner.

The doctor's away for...

Is there anything we can do? There's nothing we can do. All we can do is

I promised Roz I wouldn't say anything.

But she made me promise.

You already told me, and I believe you.

With the doctors.

Can I get you something?

Having you here is all I need.

Thank you for being a good friend.

I haven't been good enough, I'm afraid.

I've kept Peter from you all these years.

Kept him from me?

You wrote letters, sent me pictures, and let me visit.

Hoping that that would be enough.

To tell the truth, Roz, I was so afraid of losing him to you.

You had such a glamorous life.

How could I compete?

Now, let me tell you something.

I resented you for a long, long time.

You had my child, my grandson.

I had no right to be jealous. You did a wonderful thing for me.

After all, I gave up my baby.

You only did what you had to do.

It was the society that we lived in.

Maybe I should have started a social revolution.

In Nebraska?

Oh,

did I tell you?

Daddy went out to the house we wanted. You wanted it. Oh, you'll love it, too.

Anyway, it was still available, so he put a down payment on it as a wedding

gift. And Mother found the Italian designer who's doing the whole place

us. Very clean, very modern.

All you have to do is sign the check.

You've really got everything worked out, haven't you?

Well, not everything.

I could use your opinion on the floral arrangements for the wedding.

Nice of you to include me in the big decisions.

George, I think Kyle's losing his sense of humor.

Maybe it's time you had a heart -to -heart with him.

You're quite right, Hillary.

A heart -to -heart with my son is long overdue.

How about some dinner?

You haven't eaten all day.

You go.

I'm fine.

What about Gran? Did she eat?

I'll check. She's still on the waiting room.

You know, for somebody who didn't want to get involved with my family, you did

pretty good job.

They're wonderful women.

Both of them.

Yeah, I know.

Do you?

Catherine needs you as much as Roz does right now.

Maybe more.

She's feeling so alone.

As if all the years she's spent with you have been discounted, just forgotten.

Not forgotten.

It's just different now.

Catherine doesn't understand that, Peter.

And frankly, neither do I.

I wouldn't expect you to.

What in the world is going on with you?

This all happened so long ago.

What possible difference can it make now?

What possible difference?

I'll tell you.

It's the difference between a lie and the truth.

If my mother had known the truth, she might have been closer to Roz.

She might have had a better education, got to travel, might have had to work

her life.

She might have married somebody she deserved.

Not a drunk who beat her.

You never knew my mother, Christine.

She was one hell of a woman.

But nothing came easy for her.

You know, the truth might have changed all that.

Yes, it might have.

But it doesn't change the fact that Catherine loves you more than you know.

And she was there for you your whole life.

Welcome back.

Not for much longer, dear.

What do you mean?

A few more days and you'll be walking out of here.

I don't think so.

But it's okay.

I'm not afraid anymore.

What kind of talk is this?

No grandmother of mine is just going to give up.

What are you saying? You know, but Catherine promised.

It's a promise she never should have kept.

Oh, don't say that. I thought you'd hate me for giving up your mother.

It was so, so difficult. Our times were different and people were different.

Your mother needed a family that I couldn't give her.

She needed one.

What Catherine has in abundance is love.

Took a lot of courage to do what you did.

I always knew you were a great lady.

I love you, Grandmother.

That was beautiful.

I wrote it for Nancy the night we met.

Play some more.

You want me to play?

You know, that was our song.

Your mother's and mine.

Every time I hear it, I feel lucky.

The years that we had together.

We were all luckier than Kyle.

Kyle.

Did I ever tell you how much I disliked that name?

It was your mother's idea.

After two daughters, I wanted a George Jr.

But your mother wanted you to have a special name.

She wanted you to have your own identity.

It's taken me 30 years to understand what she was trying to say.

What are you saying, Dad?

This music business.

You seem pretty good at it.

Maybe you should pursue it after all.

You really mean it? I think I've been the irresponsible one in this family.

Trying to make you into George Junior.

Now, I want you to go out and do what you want.

Do what you have to do.

You mean with my music or... With your life.

Hillary lied about being pregnant.

She what?

She... She's not pregnant?

She's not the kind of girl I want my son to marry.

She's not good enough for you.

Not like Nancy.

She was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Who knows if she'll still have me.

I have no choice.

Father tore up the annulment papers.

If you two will excuse me, I've got to see a man about a plane ticket.

Hey, Dad.

Thanks. Hi.

Hi.

I was afraid I'd lost you.

Impossible.

We're both so crazy, who else would have?

Yeah. Looks like we're stuck with this relationship.

Besides, it can only get easier.

I hear the first nine days are the hardest.

I didn't cry when she died.

A tear just went there.

It's all right, Grant.

Doesn't mean you didn't care, Catherine.

I guess... I guess it's because I can't really believe that she's gone.

It happened so quickly.

We were girls together, Roz and I.

Seventy years.

We'll both miss her.

She was family.

But you, you're my grandmother.

Nothing can ever change that.

Mom told me about the day I was born, about how difficult the birth was, and

you were there, holding her hand.

singing old songs to her.

I remember.

She was so frightened.

But we pulled her through.

She always said you both gave birth to me.

If she'd known the truth about Roz, it wouldn't have changed how she felt.

You were always her mother, Catherine.

And you'll always be my gran.